Artists Describing Their Art:
G Sfougaras - I paint mainly people, that is my passion, but everything is a good subject, including still life and landscape, illustration and visual recording of everyday experiences. The images vary, but my background and my personal experiences shape the work. They represent different times in my life, different circumstances. I am influenced by world art, religion, and my feelings at the time of painting....
Sc Bhattacharya - Plucking Ideas from the boiling Caldron of World Affairs, S.C Bhattacharya is a self effecting Artist of City Beautiful Chandigarh ( INDIA ) was born in Nangal Township on 6/4/1953. He draws Images of Shimmering thought within the Parameters of Poetic Understatement .His large collection of cartoons and Posters, spanning from public health to consumer programmes and world events. A Bengali by birth, he spent his early life at Nangal Township. In 1993 he came to city beautiful chandigarh and started his art work. His cartoons are publishing in the leading Newspaper of India "THE TRIBUNE". His cartoons are also publishing in some other Indian Newspapers. His cartoons are also being telecasted by Zee TV Channel of India in their "Morning Zee" programme from December 2000 to July 2001. His five posters are in the archive of Dansk Plakat Museum ( Danish Poster Museum ), Arhus, Denmark. It is one of the biggest poster museum in the world covering 126 countries in the archive. Dansk Plakat Museum have about 2 lacs posters. ...
Jill M. Armstrong - I love the poetic image and a satisfying leap of imagination. My work is based largely on this premise and for my mixed media sculpture, I juxtapose materials and language with loaded objects (with an existing identity or history), much the same way a poet juxtaposes nouns and verbs. My work often references the body, or suggests its presence. I pull other design forms from plants and animals, but the resulting effect is usually seen as surreal, perhaps because most of the work is made from found objects. Even so, many of my more successful works often look like they grew or evolved organically as opposed to being manufactured. I've often thought that my found-object sculptures are like surreal trinkets. They might be evidence of an unknown culture or someone's personal and private collection of emotionally charged objects. I am inspired by the traditions of Surrealism, Dada, and Arte Povera. As well as building visual art works, I also write poetry. I sometimes merge the two of them and they work well together. ...
Laura Imhoff - My name is Laura Imhoff and I am the owner and photographer of Perception Studio. I graduated magna cum laude from the Myers School of Art, University of Akron in 2006 with a BFA in photography, and minors in painting, art history, and professional photography. While in school, my goal was to practice as many disciplines and approaches to art as possible so that I could gain a true understanding of what it meant to be an artist. But what did that require? It meant, "eat, breathe, and sleep" art. So, that is exactly what I did. While my classes offered technical advice for each discipline I tried, I learned the most from the artists of past decades and my colleagues. Sharing my life and art with them, and vice versa, showed me a world of possibilities and gave me a real appreciation for art in all its forms (and people, too). I decided that art school really wasn't about learning how to BE an artist, but instead about how to defend why YOU are an artist. Being an artist isn't about being techinically the best, which is what I had always strived for...its about the ideas ...
Durre Waseem - Durre Waseem of Corona, a native of Pakistan, has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Punjab University and taught for 10 years at various colleges in Pakistan. Durre moved to the United States in 2001 and became a full time painter. She paints portraits and plein air in oils, pastels, watercolor, ink, and acrylics and captures the local colour of both the people and the place of wherever she may be. Her bold, colorful brushwork and loose impressionistic style effectively capture the energy and feeling of her subject and establishes a direct line of communication with the viewer. Her inspiration is usually an ordinary object, how its identity is defined by its environment, and how it becomes apart of its surroundings. Durre has participated in many national and international exhibitions both in Pakistan and the U.S. ...
Ingrid Kamerbeek - As artist in 3rd generation Ingrid grew up with art. It's like breathing to her. She did oils, pastels, acryls, etc. - all that traditional stuff; but when she discovered the computer in 1999 as art tool she became a "freak" and couldn't stop working with this amazing tool. Today she loves to work "Mixed Media" and enjoys her collaboration with the worldwide artists of the "Webism Group of Worldwide Artists". This group has artists from all fields of art. It is a wonderful community working together not only for art but also for peace and understanding worldwide. If you are an active artist knowing what give and take means come join us:
Mrinal Dey - ABOUT MY WORK From my childhood, I and our family live in a rent house, even in which had a single room and we are six family members, parents and my four brothers. But those times I have no obligation to feel that circumstances, because I had my own restriction and don't feel how long space I need. However, I left it midway when I realized that I wanted to be an artist. Once upon a time I thought I would be a'Revolutionary'. But I am found myself helpless. My middle-class identity taught me escapism. This was a saddening prospect. As a painter I thought I would give vent to my sadness and depict my state of mind. I am still trying to fathom as how this could happen. But now when I recall my past and recall those days I feel how many problems we had. And how could my parents face it every moment. What ever, now I have my own language to express myself. The underlying sadness of the funny feelings is now discernible to me. I believe in my sensibilities. I know where I stand as an artist and as an individual. My...
Manolo Roldan Humpierres - MANDO It draws, to draw, always to draw...... With pride and much admiration to my teachers, great sketchers Dr Pedro Centeno Vallenilla and Roberto Gonzalez of those who I learned the safe outline in the drawing for the office, movements and color of lemos professor Elisa. With school, investigation and the constant work I arrived at a full mixed technique from textures and plastic possibilities without limits (fabrics, wood, paper, etc) every day with more discoveries and new encounter. In the process the thematic one has been varied, until in the year of 1,9991 the Argentine artist Fragnito Daisy invites to me to work with her in a titled project "Root" for the commemoration of the Discovery of America (500 Years). Of the Patagonia until Alaska, I initiate and "descubro"un to me fascinating world in the different indigenous ethnic groups, colors, faces, forms, customs, symbols, music, dances, expressions, rites and the magician. The Children of the Moon (yanomamis) shemales, (histories) Vasijas, particular collections of pre-Columbian ceramics, mud Gods, utilitarian ceramics, all this and but as inexhaustible source for my work. Beginning with "FRAGILE" in the year of 1.992. Of the pre-Columbian Art la"Venus...
Dion Mcinnis - Anyone can take a photograph...push a button. The magic is in the seeing...seeing with all your senses. My work, no matter the subject, comes from seeing with all my senses and then creating to share with others. www.PoetVision.com...
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 ...
Esu Marco - Marco Esu was born in San Gavino Monreale (a small town in Sardinia) on 16 December 1973. He took his first steps in the art world when he was just 8 years old, initially showing interest in the figurative arts. Subsequently, thanks to his sisters who were studying piano, Marco began to take an interest in music and with some help from them, he learned his first tunes. When he was about fifteen years old, Marco began to study the guitar and create his first melodies in his own distinctive style, eventually making him stand out from the others in his field. Being self-taught initially and listening to a wide range of musical styles, including Jazz, he grew to love improvisation, which will often feature widely in most of his concerts. Having studied the guitar for two years, Marco then decided to learn the technical side of music from Antonello Lixi, a guitarist he held in high esteem. Lixi taught him the technique and theory involved with his instrument and also instilled in him a passion for South American music, which was an important part of the maestro's repertoire at the time. Marco also studied with other maestri ...