Erich Fried / Igor Mitoraj | Non so cosa sia l'amore / I don’t know what love is..

Non so cosa sia l'amore
ma forse
è qualcosa come:
Se lei ritorna a casa da un paese straniero
e mi dice con orgoglio:
"Ho visto un topo d'acqua"
e io mi ricordo di queste parole
quando la notte mi sveglio
e il giorno dopo al lavoro
e ho nostalgia
di ascoltarla

Nelina Trubach-Moshnikova, 1960

Tрубач-Мошникова Нелина Ивановна è nata in Bielorussia.

Nel 1982 si è diplomata alla Scuola d'Arte di Minsk con la prof. А.К.Глебова.

Dal 1983 vive e lavora a Yalta.

Lavora in stile impressionista ed espressionista.

Ha partecipato in mostre internazionali ed ucraini.

Membro dell'Unione Nazionale degli Artisti di Ucraina.

Alex Lashkevich, 1964 | Neo-Impressionist painter

Alex Lashkevich /Алексей Лашкевич was born in Leningrad. He graduated from the Art School at the Academy im.Iogansona Hudozhestv 1982.

In 1989 graduated with honors from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts (Faculty of Architecture). In 1988. posted on the UNESCO project in Alaska (Anchorage).

Sophie Morisse, 1962 | Magic Realism painter

Sophie Morisse was born in 1962 to Mers-les-Bains (France). Live at present in Haute-Normandie.

She has studied during five years in the School of Fine Arts of Rouen, until 1987.

Her professor was then the painter and a sculptor Philippe Garel.

Received the Prize of the city of Poitiers and that of Saint Grégoire in 2001.

The same year, the birth of her daughter Thaïs, first name of Egyptian origin.

Expose in whole France, in particular in Paris region and in Giverny, Metz, Rouen, Nantes …

John Singer Sargent | Portrait of Antonio Mancini, 1902

John Singer Sargent:

“I have meet in Italy the great living painter”!

The “Portrait of Antonio Mancini” was created by the esteemed artist John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) in the year 1902.

Rendered in oil on canvas, the artwork is a fine example of the Realism art movement.

It measures 66.67 by 50.16 cm and belongs to the genre of portrait painting.

Bruno Catalano, 1960 | Symbolist / Surrealist sculptor

Bruno Catalano (Khouribga, 1960) is a French Italian sculptor, most renown for creating sculptures of figures with substantial sections missing.

Originally from Morocco, Bruno is the third and last child of a Sicilian family.

In 1970 the Catalano family left Morocco for France.

In 1982 he started working at the Société Nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée.

Gabriela Garza Padilla, 1965 | Neo-Surrealist painter

Gabriela Garza Padilla was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, an industrialized city in Northern Mexico.

At the age of 14 she began to paint as a hobby.

When she finished high school specializing in Math and Physics, she decided that her path was to be a professional artist and wanted to move to Mexico City to study for a Bachelor's Degree in Arts at the Academia de San Carlos.

Anna Wypych, 1986 | Figurative Symbolist painter

"I take Inspiration from what I see around me, but my personal thoughts are only the starting point and inspiration for the research on the man and his condition".

Anna Wypych’s works of art transcend the commonplace, to enter the realm of the otherworldly.

The starting point of her work and also the main theme, is always a man, but Anna Wypych goes beyond physicality, as if she wants more to capture the spirit, than the body.

She develops images that evoke moods, dreams, and feelings inspired by real life, and which create a remarkably compelling narrative.

The physical nudity and sincerity of her characters has emerged as a hallmark of her work.

Marc Dalessio, 1972 | Pittore naturalista

Marc Dalessio è un pittore naturalista di formazione classica che in giovane età si è affermato come uno dei più importanti pittori plein-air che lavorano oggi.

La pittura calda ed attenta di Dalessio indaga la realtà delle cose, della natura che lo circonda, attraverso punti di vista a volte inusuali.

E’un artista saldamente radicato alla tradizione pittorica del XIX sec.

Dalessio nasce in California ed a soli vent’anni, appena conclusi gli studi in Arte e Biologia, si trasferisce a Firenze, al fine di perfezionare le tecniche pittoriche classiche.

Essam Marouf, 1958 | Abstract Minimalist painter

"… I see my art as more universal. It’s mixed from Egypt, Italy, Holland and the world. It is not a cultural statement, it is a human story…"

"With minimalism in form and colour I try to give my paintings the inner power and spiritual energy.

The two factors that give - in my eyes- paintings their inconceivable power" - Essam Marouf.

Essam Marouf was born in Cairo, studied painting from 1976 at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University in Cairo and graduated in 1981 at the Mural Painting Section.

From 1982 until 1985 Essam Marouf studied at Accademia di Belle Arti in Roma.

He lives and works between Cairo and Amsterdam.

Retro Atelier | Ritorno al fascino che fù

Retro Atelier is a Ukraine-based collective that creates stunning conceptual photography inspired by days gone by.

Its collection features a wide array of series from Art Nouveau-inspired images to unique styles reminiscent of early Art Deco, Pin-Up and glamor photography.

Of the company’s work, Retro Atelier says, “the styles of bygone days, vintage photographs, painting, cinematography and our love for these kinds of art made the work, we moved from dreams to actions”.

Haddon Hubbard | Pin-up painter

Haddon Hubbard "Sunny" Sundblom (1899-1976) was an American artist of Finnish and Swedish descent, best known for the images of Santa Claus he created for The Coca-Cola Company.

Sundblom's friend Lou Prentice was the original model for the illustrator's Santa.

Sundblom was born in Muskegon, Michigan to a Swedish-speaking family.

His father, Karl Wilhelm Sundblom, came from the farm Norrgårds in the village of Sonboda in Föglö of the Swedish-speaking part of Åland Islands, then part of the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland now Finland, and his mother Karin Andersson was from Sweden.

Betsy Brown | Architectural /Landscape painter

New Orleans painter Betsy Brown is delighting us for years. Her unique ability for diversity is part of her large appeal. She can take us to the quaint towns of Yarmouth and Asheville with their sense of family heritage. Betsy brings us to the sultry streets of New Orleans where one can almost hear the mellow sounds of Carmen Leggio’s tenor sax. Alluring European landscapes capture our eyes with the way she creates the magic of distance and the penetrating effect of color and light.

Perhaps it is her attention to detail or the broader effect. Whatever the reason, what touches Betsy personally seems to affect so many others drawn to her work.

Sergio Cozzuol, 1941 | Venice painting

Italian painter Sergio Cozzuol was born in Pola in 1941 and later moved to Genoa. He began his studies under the guide of Professor Giuseppe Rigon, a famous scenographer at “La Scala”, the opera theatre in Milan. Then he attended the School of Arts in Vicenza, northern Italy, with Professors Giuseppe De Pellegrini and Otello De Maria. Sergio Cozzuol paints miniatures on precious materials such as gold, ivory or copper paying great attention even to the smallest detail. His work seems to date back to 18th century; he uses soft tones which can be suddenly enlightened by a ray of sun or obscured by the grey and foggy skies of the northern towns. Indeed, he can be considered a follower of Impressionism, a movement of the 1860s.

Mark Arian, 1947 | Romantic Figurative painter | Part. 1

Combining archetypal elements of drama, romance and spirituality, Arian’s juxtaposition of exquisite figurative rendering with a fiery expression of timeless classical themes give his paintings an evocative and transcendent quality.

His work has been exhibited in top galleries in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Bombay, Paris, and Viareggio, Italy.

His collector list includes such luminaries as the former Princess of Iran, the Prince of Saudi Arabia, George Harrison and Michael Jackson. Jay Rockefeller

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Mark Arian see Mark Arian, 1947 | Romantic Figurative painter.