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Artists Describing Their Art:

Benno Fognini - 1994 grundete er in Baden AG das Atelier Benno. Als fotographischer Autodidakt mit einer Ausbildung im Bereich der chemischen Forschung konnte und wollte er sich nicht auf das konventionelle begnugen. Es folgte monatelanges Experimentieren mit den unterschiedlichsten Techniken und Materialien, welche aus der Anfangszeit der Fotografie stammten. Tagelang verbrachte er in seiner Dunkelkammer auf der Suche nach neuen Rezepturen und Techniken. Durch dieses Experimentieren eignete er sich tiefgreifend Kenntnisse der Ferritypie, des Gummidrucks, der Herstellung von Albumin-Papieren sowie alter Tonungs- und Flussigemulsionstechniken an. Bald darauf folgte eine erste Ausstellung mit ,,Badener Ansichten". Durch die Begeisterung an Oldtimern reiste er von Rennen zu Rennen und sammelte Material von alten Autos und Flugzeugen. Das dumpfe Drohnen der Motoren, der Duft von Benzin und ol und die berauschende Dynamik dieser alten Vehikel liessen ihn nicht mehr los. So entstand 1999 ein grossformatiger Oldtimerkalender mit einzigartigen Unikaten. Nach der Ausbildung zum Diplom-Astrologen 2002 begann er sich mehr und mehr in Richtung Malerei zu bewegen. Anfanglich mit der Spruhpistole, spater dann immer mehr mit Pinsel und Spachtel - immer auf der Suche nach der dritten Dimension. Seine Bilder sind gepragt vom Gebrauch unterschiedlichster Materialien und Techniken. ...

Hubert Cance - "Multi-talented artist Hubert Cance has an astounding range of work, from fanciful illustrations of knights and medieval machinery to mystical, beautifully crafted paintings. Born in Aurillac, France, Cance's youthful imagination was stimulated by growing up in a house filled with books on local history, folk stories and classical culture. Following his military service, Cance worked as a freelance pattern designer for a variety of scale-modeling firms, a position that strengthened his technical skills. His concise illustrative work has been published in numerous books and periodicals from England to Japan. Cance's attention to detail is a dominant force in his paintings that is rivaled only by his boundless imagination. His audience will revel in Cance's imaginings, a world of elemental spirits, ancient forests, and epic battles. Cance is adept at capturing more delicate moments as well, such as in his landscapes of flowing pine trees or the still waters of Venice cloaked in moonlight. Hubert Cance lives and works in France." (ArtMine) "Hubert Cance is an artist with a draftsman's hand and eye. His work ranges from fantasy explorations of the worlds of mysticism and shamanism to highly formalized aviation drawings and mechanical representations. The...

Francoise Issaly - Involved in the visual arts for more than twenty years, my work includes abstract painting, drawing, and occasionally installation art and photography. My approach is serial and cumulative and involves multiplication, superimposition, and/or repetition. My images, gleaned in the course of my travels and intellectual wanderings, are heterogeneous in origin (animals, artefacts, scientific literature, etc.), and I blend them in a systematic and formal way until the possible combinations have been exhausted. My works present dream-like images where the figurative and the formal are melded together; vaguely recognizable forms emerge from a ground that appears homogeneous but whose meaning eludes us. The resulting compositions can give rise to multiple interpretations. By focusing on both ambiguity and familiarity at once--and through numerous variations--I seek to create visual spaces where various realities overlap. My goal is to convey the difficulty of being in the in-between, the oscillation, the blur, and the viewer is constantly coaxed to go there. My interest in the "in-between" goes back to my teenage years when I was studying a text by the philosopher Blaise Pascal in which he writes, "Car enfin, qu'est-ce que l'homme dans la nature ? Un ...

Boyko Asparuhov - An imaginative expressionist,Boyko,s oil paintings are a treat to the eye and the soul with their strong brilliant colors,fantasy characters and symbolic elements fused into a bold,graphic style."My work conveys the positive energy of the universe-love,romance,dreams,music,nature,beauty and freedom,"says Boyko. Born in Pleven,Bulgaria in1959,Boyko began painting at age six.After graduating from the Bulgarian Academy Of Fine Art,he muved to Prague in the Czech Republic where he operated his own gallery until 2005 year. Boyko lives and works in Chicago,United States...

Dune Tencer - I have been told that I need to find a style, a theme, or a signature look to my art. Well I have. I love painting the landscapes of America's Southwest and my home state of Texas. I love painting the texture, color and size. Now that being said I find painting abstract and inks very freeing, relaxing and the inks are just down right fun. On occasion the canvas has a mind of its own and a painting just wants out. A good example of this can be found in the Geisha. My daughter challenged me to paint a really big painting. I had a roll of canvas, 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. Overwhelmed by the size I threw on some black paint and some red paint, spread it around. I then hung it from the ceiling of the studio and stepped back. There she was all I had to do was the finishing embellishment and 45 minutes later there stood the "GEISHA". This is not the sort of thing that happens often but what fun when it does. I hope you enjoy seeing my art as much as I do making it. Thank you. ...

Jacquie Vaux - My goal as an artist, is to present a beautiful veiw of wildlife in the form of fine art paintings.I strive to show the vivid colors and patterns in the most appealing compositions. I also demonstrate natural behavior and some element of habitat that most beautifully presents this subject manner in the most visually exciting format. I respect and appreciate the wildlife I depict in my paintings. I study and work on improving my technical expertise. This is a never ending process which I address on a daily basis. I have a strong work ethic which allows me to stay focused in order to complete large complex works. I look forward to painting larger paintings of big animals such as elephants, giraffes and cape buffaloes. I am also eager to paint more botanical and floral paintings. ...

Mila Gvardiol - Landscapes of soul are landscapes painted in all available colors on the palette of human sense and pointlessness. In such poetics love and hate live together as an important form of contradiction in the human soul. They have so much juice of life, overflowing abundance, as well as a multitude of sandy wasteland, because what is left of everything, in the end, is only a pale trace, and from a lot of people and things there is nothing to remain. The one who knows the secret of life would never recommends giving up. He recommended existence, always a new departure to the adventure of meaning even though we know that the meaning itself does not exist, unless we find it. ...

Clari Netzer - My paintings are characterized by dualism and color rooted in Mexico where I grew up. I make use of contrasting elements which eventually reach balance and harmony: warm and cold colors, rounded shapes and sharp combinations that create tension and interest. I intend to denote a state of two parts, a view about the relationship between mind and matter where two opposites co-exist in harmony. The colors, lines and forms are a continuous challenge that leads me to constantly experiment with new styles, from figurative to abstraction, my artworks show a prominent harmonious composition, symbolisms and figures that add a dimension of mystery to the pictorial narrative, yet are full the senses and share meticulous aesthetics ...

Richard Harpum - I find painting to be one of my most satisfying pastimes. Although I drew and painted as a youngster, a career in the British Army followed by many years as a senior executive in business, meant that I did not start pursuing my passion again until I was in my 50s. I am so glad that I did. Although I love the Impressionists, the engineer in me means that I have a great deal of difficulty being "loose" in my own work. Having tried and failed, I decided to take the route of being a realist artist, and recently coined "High Definition Art" as my slogan. However, I am not interested in achieving photorealism. I want people to see that my pictures are paintings, and would hate the thought that someone had to take a close look to discover that one of my paintings was not a photograph. My time-consuming technique pretty much prohibits painting en plein air, so I use photographs for reference in my studio. Consequently, I take a camera everywhere, although this drives my wife nuts! However, I deliberately avoid painting a direct copy of any of my photos. Indeed, with each new painting, I seem ...

Lana Picciano - Musical compositions are everywhere in nature. Most of my inspiration for the artwork colors and compositions are derived from landscapes, their light, color and moodiness. The sounds, the colors, and the the quiet spaces, touch me and stir the energies of my soul. I connect to the spirit that lightens our hearts and feeds the soul. My work is upbeat and joyful. The colors are bright and can be very playful. The art takes on a life of its own and becomes one with the surroundings. Nature has many colors, sounds, rhythms and moods. All of them are inspiring are inspiring to me. The painting is borne from within and finds its life in visual art. I begin with small colorful sketches using pastels, guache, oil pastels, etc. The colors and shapes are pushed around on art paper until they begin feel right. Little by little the colors and shapes are worked and re-worked, pushed and pulled. Once I am satisfied that the identity of the sketch is clear, I translate onto canvas with oil paints. The oil paint medium when applied to the canvas creates additional changes. The oils are worked very thin in layers. As the layers ...

Winnie Davies - I started my initial art training with traditional Chinese painting and Chinese Calligraphy. I've found that the traditional art training gave me a good foundation for my further development of art, even in oil painting and sculpture. I love art of all forms and all media, art shouldn't have any limitation....

Nguyen Huu Thuan - Artist Nguyen huu Thuan was born in 1956 in Hanoi - Vietnam. Self-studied in painting in secondary school. In 1974- entered Architect Faculty of University Construction, after that joined the army as amilitary truck driver. This helps the person to visit many places in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia for drawing people and landscape. In 1989- worked as a driver at the Vietnamese Embassy in Prague(former Czechslovakia). Thus having chances to visit Poland, Austria, Germany, Russia and learn from other painters on streets, parks, artist's museum... Since 1995 to 2009, Thuan participating international exhibition in Japan, Singapore, South-Korea and solo exhibition 12 times in Vietnam and The United State of America. Thuan like very much to paint oil on canvas and draw about still-life, Portrait,landscape. Having painting is displaying in Korea Culture Art Research Institute and SoKa University of America....