Religious Art For Sale

Artists Describing Their Art:

Marcelo Novo - Like a musician playing by ear and improvising as he goes, my art begins not with cautious preliminary sketches but working directly on the chosen surface and completing a work in one sitting. When I begin, I never know what will manifest itself. I start by doodling and when I feel as though things are happening, I follow. Whatever is in my mind has to go through my arm, my hand, so to avoid interference I choose materials that let me work quickly. When finished, I don't go back and re-work it. This approach allows a more spontaneous and intuitive way of creating art. My art has its roots in Latin American and European Surrealism, a movement that believes art holds the key to unlock the inner workings of the mind, and reveals aspects of the psyche otherwise hidden. Diverse recurrent symbols appear in my work as manifestations of my life experiences, some of which are closely related to my Latin American cultural heritage and my life in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I find adapting to a new culture both rewarding and enriching. The process is often helped by the intuitive approach with which I create my art. Similarly...

Jo Mari Montesa - Of all the gifts God gave to man the finest is his free will. Second to life itself. It is the essence of man. It is what separates man from all the other creatures of God. By ones choice or action he is judged if he is worthy to be called the man created by God. The child of free will is art. It is man's self-expression. It is synonymous to freedom of expression. Every art is unique since every man is unique. How man perceives art is also unique as how man perceives beauty. As how man perceive life. Art is like life. It all depends to the person's perception. Truly beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. The gauge of how beautiful life is, depends uniquely to every man. A professor of mine once walked in the streets of Manila during summer. It is very hot, humid and dusty. He noticed a very old beggar asking for coins to the passers while bathing to the heat of the sun all day. Beside the beggar was a newspaper stand. One tabloid headline reads'Young Matinee Idol Commits Suicide." My professor stops for awhile and asks ...

Richard Thomson - Magic, Freedom, and the Assemblage Arts. Thoughout my life I have been fasinated by and seeking true magic and the freedom that it implies. Art was, in my mind the gateway to both. In the past, in my journey though painting and sculpting, I could sense the magic but not quite touch it. Then one day the magic reached out to me and that day I went out into the world and sought those things that had power but lost their orgininal porpose. I went into the studio and found my own paintings I felt had no soul and together we found my voice. The stories are about abandonment, regection, fear, love, and of course, Magic. While still bound to the everyday grind, in my studio, with my things, I feel a sense of freedom and excitement for the magic that seems to materialize from the air. I feel there are those out there that have fallen into numbing mediocricy and all they need is a shout to startle them, so this is my shout out. The Art will wake them, so I offer these few items as a wake up call to the community that things are not as ...

Marja-Liisa Iivonen - After painting years (since 1982) traditional oil paintings, mostly portraits and still life, I started experimenting with clay sculptures in 1990 to find something new. Modeling tiny figures in clay, I started using those miniature sculptures as models to my paintings. By 1990-91 I had created my own ism: MARUism- " Manifestations Animees dans la Realite Unique ". Human relations, meetings, feelings and everyday happenings metamorphosed into animal-like forms in colourful worlds, expressed in a kind of subconscious world between Dali and Disney with a touch of Gauguin. MARUISM What is Maruism? - It is a new ism created by me, Marja-Liisa Iivonen. M.A.R.U.; M for Manifestations, A for Animees (Animated, lively), R for Realite (Reality) U for Unique. I grew up with Disney, admire Dali for his skill and brain and love Gauguin's colors. MARUism- " Manifestations Animees dans la Realite Unique ". Human relations, meetings, feelings and everyday happenings metamorphosed into animal-like forms in colorful worlds expressed in a kind of subconscious world between Dali and Disney with a touch of Gauguin. MANIFESTO OF MARUISM Maruism separates painting from the imitation of other artists and artistic movements, isms, and ...

Veronica Brutosky - Figurative work has a place in my endeavors. However, the subjects are not portraiture. The paintings use elements of exaggeration to express deeper element of life. I sometimes paint diptychs and triptychs. Now that I am doing print designs on the computer, I find that being able to create suites of images in which I can shift colors and create beautiful blends is vey satisfying. I still do watercolors. ...

Luis Gonzales - As a response to my disposition of work, it seems that I have been positioned to remind people what they had forgotten, through simple expressions that, although they seem decorative, if utilized correctly, they can put Faith in motion again. A Faith that is very personal to each one of us. .and, if I accomplish that some of the people that examine these works, stop for a moment to consider that what they are seeing is producing something inside, if I accomplish that they recall that at some point what they are seeing meant something, at least I would have reached that small space to lodge the Holy Spirit and He will take care of the rest. ...Like He did with me....

Benjamin Oppong -Danquah - BENJAMIN OPPONG DANQUAH Producer of collarge art, paintings and wall hangings. Potraits, pet portraits and house potraits,Designs for textile prints,logos,illustrations and a painter/decorator. _____________________________________________________ I was born on the 5th of December 1967 in Accra Ghana. Had my O'level at Nsutaman Catholic Secondary School,Ghana. A'level at Wenchi Methodist Secondary School, Ghana. Finally had Diploma of Art at the University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana. OTHER TRAINING Entrepreneurial courses and workshops in Accra, Ghana and foundation course in export marketing.Entrepreneurial training workshop on business management. WORK EXPERIENCE National Service at Asante Mampong National Service Secretariat on projects.As project person,I produce art works for the secretariat to raise funds.As a teacher I also taught Graphic design (Print Making), Picture making and calabash art at Cambridge Junior Secondary, a Private school in kumasi, Ghana.I also taught some senior secondary school students part-time in picture making. I am a member of Watford Area Art Forum, Watford African Caribbean Association in Watford Britain. I have done few art workshops in drawing and painting in Watford. I have my own registered company in Ghana a small scale company (Ben-Art Enterprise) and...

Laurie Huff - Creating art makes me feel as if I am exploring the world with my soul, not just with the five senses. It also allows me to communicate visually with others on a much deeper level than every day communication allows. It is my wish for my art to inspire and give the viewer pleasure, and also to stimulate conversation and wonder. I hope that others enjoy my artwork as much I enjoyed making it....

James Ferraro - GAT5 is an interdisciplinary art collective committed to promoting the Austin art community through the fusion of visual art, design, film, music and theater. Artist, filmmaker and music promoter Charles Ferraro and artist, brother James Ferraro started the collective in 2003. GAT5 has organized a wide range of events and has raised tens of thousands of dollars for the Austin art community and various non-profits including the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and AIDS Services of Austin. During EAST the GAT5 Studio will host a group art exhibit, video installations, Bands, Djs and complimentary food and beverages provided by Austin based restaurants and businesses. James Ferraro, GAT5 co-founder, is currently attending Texas State with a focus on illustration and metal sculpture. Ferraro's illustrative pieces depict introspective views into his interior as an artist. The work features solitary figures with words and phrases while concentrating on stylized realism stemming from life drawing studies. Ferraro's sculptures are freestanding and relief work that consist of recycled steel and found objects. The pieces have a unique industrial style, which the artist has developed over several years. His current series incorporates recycled industrial forms with organic objects taken from nature. The pieces...