Artists Describing Their Art:
Emilio Merlina - I was born in 1950 in the North East of Italy from a polish mother and a sicilian father. I toured the world until I was 35, then I returned to Italy and picked up again my old passion painting and sculpture. As for myself, I can only say thoughts and paintings, paintings and thoughts. Everything maybe useless, however everything is life. i?1/2The human being leaves its signs, graffiti, indian dreams and imagination. Now I only have left a few more possibilities to express the colors which are not. Only the sign, scratched, angry or brushed is the witness. The sign has passed from there and there it has lived.i?1/2 Emilio Merlina Some hear if a door opens Others hear a latch which opens or closes Others more they hear the Angel when he turns over a page of the Great Book From the novel Missa Sine Nomine By Ernst Wiechert I have words which relegate my hunger And the hunger which owns my body but which do not confine them I have words which are both my confined hunger and body By the Italian poetess Paola Lovisolo ...
Leonore Marie - And my aim in my life is to make paintings, as many and as well as I can then, at the end of my life, I hope to pass away, looking back with love and tender regret, and thinking, Oh, the pictures I might have made. From a letter by Vincent Van Gogh. see leonoremarie.com...
David Robertson - For me, art is personal exploration. Unlike other art forms, the process of creating a piece of art from a raw stone is the art of subtraction. As a piece is being created, each stone represents new and interesting challenges. Each piece is transformed by sculpting and by finishing. It is often the case, for me, that a piece will change from my original conception to a finished product because as the piece takes form, it shows new facets and fissures that must be incorporated into the finished product. I want my art to amuse and interest individuals who view it. A great reward for me in displaying my work is to see a smile on a patronaEURtms face. For the most part, my subjects are easily recognizable and are titled to reinforce the message of the work. ...