Artists Describing Their Art:
Kenneth Coleman - I don't have much of an artist's statement. Mostly I construct, or try to construct pictures. I react to, and interact with, various materials, colors, images, textures, marks. Everything I see, smell, taste and touch informs everything that comes after. Inspiration is trumped by work over time and lots of trial-and-error. Although I have chosen a very specific and limited theme, there is no political or social statement intended. I try to make the pictures interesting or entertaining ("entertaining" is that artistic blasphemy?) for myself and maybe for a few others. Occasionally I succeed, often I fail. I keep at it. ...
Sylvia Buehler - The career of artist Sylvia Buehler The Swiss artist is not easily pigeon-holed. Her skill, which has grown and developed over the years, is seen in a wide variety of techniques and objects in acrylic, oil, gouache, pastel and silk painting, as well as in textiles and sculptures. In many respects, the artistic career of the 42-year old from East Switzerland is unusual. It began in 1986, when Sylvia Buehler modelled true-to-life figures with great attention to detail. Their artistic value was quickly recognised. In 1994, her work was acknowledged and honoured internationally for the first time when, as one of 650 participants from 13 European countries, she won 1st prize for her "Uhrenmacher" (watch-maker). In 1996, more of her dolls won silver and bronze at "Eurodoll" in Bregenz (Austria). At one of her first painting exhibitions in 1995 (silk painting), the Swiss biscuit manufacturer ARNI purchased the painting "Appenzeller" to put on tins that were sold to the Far East (Japan). These tins are now traded as rare collector's items. Sylvia Buehler has lived and worked for more than 20 years in Herisau, in the canton of Appenzell Outer-Rhodes. In this time, ...
Andy Ender - My Themes Are: Sociology, Reclusion, Accumulation, Ethnology, Urbanization, Symbols and Social Problems "Farben sind die Freude des Lebens. Kunstler wird man aus Verzweiflung." Ernst L. Kirchner "Die Affen leben gut bei den Bananen!" Andy Ender - studioandydna "Die Kunst ist wie ein Schrei, den niemand hort und doch irgendwann wie ein Lichtstrahl sein Ziel erreicht." Andy Ender - studioandydna ...
Wojciech Lorbiecki - There is nothing better in the world than waking up in the morning and looking at a just-finished but still-wet painting. It is like a long-awaited gift from a mysterious person. I believe that the final result is more expression and emotional influence than form. I love discovering new techniques, mixing them together and using them to enliven. With each work, I strive to push myself to the very limit of ability, crossing it, and leading me to discover within myself an even higher ceiling ...
Justin Moshaty - "A sketchbook is like a diary; even if there are no words at all, time and situation are glued to every line. Although the intention of the artist may not be to keep a journal, unintentionally a sketchbook becomes one," as said by German artist Wayne Horse. I present a diary to a public through a visual narrative. The images are made up of imaginary characters and environments, but are based on the narrative of daily life events that one might find in a diary. Some of my characters come from teen culture magazines or children's books. It is evident there is a narrative in my work, but it's not necessarily accessible to the viewer, it is coded and keeps the privacy of a diary while being out in plain view. Many diaries and sketch books have been coded. Leonardo da Vinci used his signature mirror writing. It perpetuates the idea of them being mysterious and private. My images have a sense of humor, but it's not direct, so the viewer isn't always completely aware of it. It shows the world we live in a truthful, but expressive and hidden way. The array of mediums I...