Leonard Cohen / Michael Parkes | Questo è per te.../ This is for you

Questo è per te

è il mio intero cuore

è il libro che ti avrei letto

quando fossimo stati vecchi

Adesso sono un'ombra

Sono senza pace come un impero

Michael Parkes

Danielle Richard, 1954 | Romantic Realism painter

Danielle Richard is a contemporary painter based in Quebec City, Canada, where she was born and educated.

Very early in life, she was fascinated by the world of pictorial art.

For as long as she can remember, she has always been surrounded by the tools “for making works of art": gouache, distemper, pastels, etc.

Upon reaching adolescence, she wasted no time deciding on her future...

"I loved painting and it seemed only natural for me to become an artist!"

Denis Nolet, 1964 | Romantic painter

Canadian painter Denis Nolet preferring moonlight to sunlight.

He paints scenes saturated with the romance of the night.

Denis Nolet was born in Quebec.

Denis Nolet prefers the mystery of the night to the rays of the sun, which explains his penchant for the colors he uses.

Night owl himself, it is while people sleep that the artist works.

Leonard Cohen / Jack Vettriano | Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now

dance me on and on dance me very tenderly

and dance me very long we’re both of us beneath our love

we’re both of us above

dance me to the end of love

William Brymner | Impressionist painter

William Brymner, CMG RCA (1855-1925) was a Canadian figure and landscape painter and educator.

In addition to playing a key role in the development of Impressionism in Canada, Brymner taught numerous artists who became leading figures in Canadian modern art.

Madeleine Gross, 1993 | Abstract artist

Madeleine Gross is a Toronto-based artist who combines photography and painting to represent how we live in both reality and fantasy.

She photographs idyllic scenes from across the world - beaches, lakes, snow-covered mountains and medieval cobbled streets - and paints vibrant strokes over selections of the people, objects, and landscapes.

The result is a unique aesthetic: part photo, part painting, photorealism and abstraction in one frame.

Tim Fu | AI Futurist Architecture Designer

Tim Fu is a renowned Canadian architectural designer, specialised in advanced computation and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Emerging from Zaha Hadid Architects, he has founded Studio Tim Fu, a high-tech design practice pioneering the integration of AI into visionary design.

As an active educator, he has run workshops at Harvard GSD, PA Academy, and lectured in various universities and conferences globally.

Autumn Skye, 1983 | Visionary / Magic Realist painter

Canadian artist Autumn Skye Morrison lives, breathes, and dreams art, and has done so since she was old enough to hold a pencil and reach for a piece of paper.

Her childhood and early adult years were spent travelling the landscapes of both her wild Canadian backyard and distant international shores.

Through her wanderlust, she developed a deep reverence for the beauty of nature and the diversity of humanity, and continuously endeavours to translate this inspiration through her work.