Artists Describing Their Art:

Eliza Mariano - Art happens when one transcends mediocrity. Art happens when one finds beauty and rarity from the mundane. Art happens when one makes it happen. I have a serious interest in wearable art...also known as statement pieces. With that in mind, I use the body as my canvass and the wires and beads as my medium of expression. Each creation is reminiscent of vines that can be attributed from my Christian conviction about the Vine and Branches. Other than my Filipino temperament, the bold and ambitious orchestra of colors and textures is a reminder of my Creator on how He made all things grand and beautiful. ...

Philip Lendrum - My approach to art is purely experimental at this moment; I am free from formal discipline or instruction, relying on instinctual ideas. Each painting starts as an individual project, unrelated to previous works. In future I might discover a subject or style that I may develop as a signature series. In the mean time I prefer not too; it is enjoyable creating something new with each canvas. At present the 15th century masters and Christian themes interest me, whilst trying to search methods to create them into modern abstracts. Occasionally deviating to impulsive desires for something diverse. ...

Sumana Biswas - Life began, like that of any mortal, with my birth. However, I started 'living' when I began to feel and register the various nuances associated with the two fundamental parts of human existence - joy and sorrow. This process was further augmented by the diverse associations with like-minded people which inevitably develop based on the most fundamental of human associations - the prime one being that of one's family. Concurrently, there developed those emotions which evolve from the complexities and tensions linked with alternating periods of happiness and grief, hope and despair. These emotions can not be properly expressed by means of language - spoken or written. It is the irrepressible urge to express these very 'untold words' which acted as a catalyst to focus all my attention to painting. I felt that it is through this medium that I could express these complex and sensual emotions. To me the very act of interacting with the canvas is a form of meditation. Further, with the hope to rid (or at least alert) society of its present state of disjoint - mostly due to the disharmony that has plagued us in recent times due mostly to atrocities in all walks of life - that ...

Rina Abd Shukor - VISUAL DIARY Documentation of a daily life. . I believe, Only voice from the heart will convey our inner language of imagery. "I am strong and sturdy so are you". Our feelings communicate with what we need. Therefore images express what words cannot describe and visual journaling record the nuances of life's experiences. I remembered a quote by Henri Matisse, he said "Drawing is above all a means of expressing intimate feelings and moods". Telling us that journaling with words is the most common method people use to record their thoughts and life but visual journaling speaks a language deeper than words and it is a way of adding to the pool of remembrance. I use several types of metaphors as a spine and colors as a vein for my visual painting and the dynamic interaction to create a story. Butterfly, lilies, roses, birds, moon, and dandelion are few examples of metaphors in my art journal. I also use some arrangement of words and prose to whisper something from the soul. I defined materials and things around me speak on their own. Everyday is a relationship day through my experiences. It grows and it fades away. I observe it and ...

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