Artists Describing Their Art:

Youri Messen-Jaschin - Youri Messen-Jaschin is an artist of Latvian origin, he was born in Arosa-Switzerland. His artistic studies brought him to the "Ecole Superieur Nationale des Beaux-Arts". He was a pupil of professor and master Robert Cami and also attended the Hautes Etudes of the Sorbonne University, which included, History of Art, with professor Pierre Francastel from the Ecole Pratique, in Paris. From 1962 to 1965 he returned to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, where he worked with the engraver and painter Ernest Pizzotti. He debuted his creations at the Lausanne EXPO, in 1964 (Swiss fair), where he presented his kinetic sculptures of glass and acrylic resin. Youri was searching for new forms of art. He worked two years in "The Center of Contemporary Engraving" in Geneva. But it was in Zurich that he expanded his pictorial perspective with the experience of the circle above the face, influenced by the Swiss painter Friederick Kuhn. From 1968 to 1970, he studied at the University of Hogskolan for design & Konsthantwerk of Gothenburg, where he made kinetic objects of textiles. In 1967, he met Jesus-Rafael Soto, Carlos Cruz-Diez and Julio Le Parc during an ...

Angela Kerbel - Angela Kerbel, Venezuelan-American artist, had her first contact with art at the Caracas School of Plastic Arts while, simultaneously pursuing Journalism studies at the Andres Bello Catholic University in Caracas, Venezuela. Living in London, England, she continued her education at The Tate Gallery and private instruction. Later In The United States of America, she furthered her art education at The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., The Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia. She completed additional graduate level courses at The Florida International University. Angela Kerbel began bringing the reminiscence of Byzantine mosaics to the modern world. in her paintngs She creates the illusion of three dimensionality in familiar real wold images, which have the appearance of mosaics. Her work is characterized by bright, pure and saturated color. At the present time, she is working with the abstraction of Op Art, the style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions concerning the interaction between illusion and picture plane, When the viewer looks at them, the impression of movement, flashing vibrations, patterns, swelling, warping is given.AngelaKerbel is an Art Critic and has participated in numerous newspapers and magazines, as well as solo and collective ...

Jerry Di Falco - Photography inspires my hand-pulled etchings and also serves as a key element in my art. My imagery originates from my own photographs and those of other artists. I research my subjects in the archives of universities, historical societies, libraries, museums, and foundations. I attempt to balance visual gravity with the narrations within everyday scenes . . . I hope to create a convergence between the metaphysical and physical aspects of space, time, and reflection. My examination of the familiar strives to unveil the splendors of life that are masked by our assumptions My stories emerge from beneath the surfaces of that which we overlook as a result of our neglected perceptions . . . of that which is frequently visible but overlooked. Ironically enough, I blame this inability to see reality . . . or what I call, the phenomenology of connectedness . . . on todays infatuation with and addiction to the new technologies of communication. I see my artworks as windows through which people can see the undiscovered mysteries of human consciousness. In fact, my use of multiple etching plates to create one etched design helps to reinforce the illusion of looking at a scene through a window. Each individual area created in my multiple-plate etchings becomes a ...