Brahim Achir, 1956 | Surrealismo Visionario

Brahim Achir nasce in Algeria il 21 gennaio 1956.

Nel 1976 consegue in Algeria il diploma di laurea di perito tecnico superiore.

Vinta una borsa di studio, si trasferisce in Italia dove studia presso l’Accademia Navale di Livorno (anno 1977-78) che però lascia per dedicarsi alla pittura ed alla poesia.

Nel 1979 torna a Roma per proseguire la sua ricerca pittorica, esponendo in diverse mostre collettive e personali.

Giorgio De Chirico | The Metaphysical Art Movement

Giorgio de Chirico, (born July 10, 1888, Vólos, Greece - died Nov. 19, 1978, Rome, Italy), Italian painter who, with Carlo Carrà and Giorgio Morandi, founded the style of Metaphysical painting.

After studying art in Athens and Florence, de Chirico moved to Germany in 1906 and entered the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.

His early style was influenced by Arnold Böcklin’s and Max Klinger’s paintings, which juxtapose the fantastic with the commonplace.

Howard Rogers, 1932 | Figurative painter

Master Artist Howard Rogers is well known for his paintings of rugged cowboys and their horses, paintings of beautiful figures and for his lyrical figurative bronzes.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and sculpting works by Howard Rogers see Howard Rogers, 1932 | Bronze figurative sculptures.

Lotta Blokker, 1980 | Figurative sculptor

When Lotta Blokker (Amsterdam 1980) first encountered the work of the french sculptor Auguste Rodin, during a secondary school excursion to the Musée Rodin in Paris, Lotta Blokker felt that her destiny had been determined. "This is it", she thought, looking at Rodin’s works. At the age of nineteen she travelled to Italy to study sculpture at the Florence Academy of Art.

Her talent was obvious and she started teaching even before she had graduated. The programme had a strong focus on learning the technique of sculpting. Observing, interpreting, drawing, modelling: the hand should follow the eye.

Aert van der Neer | Dutch Baroque Era painter

Aert van der Neer, Aert also called Aernout (born 1603/04, Gorinchem [also called Gorkum, or Gorcum] or Amsterdam, Netherlands - died November 9, 1677, Amsterdam) Dutch painter of the Baroque period, famous for his nocturnal landscapes and winter scenes. His mastery of light effects is revealed in his many darkened landscapes lit by a full moon or a burning building as well as by his sensitivity to the appearance of light on water and ice.

Eric Roux-Fontaine, 1966 | Magical Realism painter

Eric Roux-Fontaine was born in the Savoy Region of France. He enrolled at the Fine Art School of Saint-Etienne at the young age of 17 and graduated Summa Cum Laude 5 years later. Since his first solo exhibition in 1991, he has enjoyed sellout shows and overwhelming success throughout Europe. In 1995, the Musée des Beaux-arts of the city of Chambéry and the Musée Paul Dini of the city of Villefranche-sur-Saône acquired works which to date are part of their permanent collections.

Philip Jackson, 1944 | Abstract /Impressionist sculptor

"My sculptures are essentially an impressionistic rendering of the figure.

Where you see the figure seemingly grow out of the ground, the texture resembles tree bark, rock, or lava flow.

As the eye moves up the sculpture, the finish becomes gentler and more delicately worked, culminating in the hands and the mask, both of which are precisely observed and modeled" - Philip Jackson.

Erich Fried /Lotta Blokker | It is what it is /É quel che è..

What It Is

It is madness

says reason

It is what it is

says love

Peter Gric, 1968 | Realismo fantastico

Peter Gric è un pittore Ceco naturalizzato Austriaco.

Emigrò in Austria nel 1980, studiò in seguito (1988-93) all'Accademia delle Belle Arti di Vienna, dove fu allievo di Arik Brauer.

Tra il 1995 e il 96 svolse vari servizi alternativi.

Nel 2007 si esibisce alla Galerie 10 - Wiener Schule des Phantastischen Realismus.

Mike Wise, 1973 | Plein Air painter

Mike Wise is an Impressionist oil painter best known for his landscapes. His approach to representational art is based in abstract design with loose brushwork and sculptural smears of the palette knife bringing movement and energy to a piece. The intended result is a painting rich in color and texture with a distinct three-dimensional feel that draws the viewer deep into the painted image.

Mike works in what was once an old barn that he converted to a modern art studio. The natural beauty that surrounds him at home on Whidbey Island, as well as having his family around and a lot of good music in the studio while he paints, influences his creative process. 

Wise is a member of Oil Painters of America (OPA) and the American Impressionist Society (AIS).

Claude Monet | Iris, 1914-1917

Iris è un dipinto di Claude Monet. Eseguito probabilmente tra il 1914 e il 1917, è conservato nella National Gallery di Londra.

Eric Bowman, 1960 | Plein Air / Figurative painter

Award winning artist Eric Bowman was born in Pasadena and grew up in Orange County, CA (back when it actually had orange groves).

Essentially a self-taught artist, Eric had a knack for drawing as far back as he can remember, always the class artist throughout his elementary and high school years.

Various art-related jobs such as silk screen T-shirt printer or surfboard airbrush technician led to a lengthy and successful career as a commercial artist, eventually transitioning to fine art painting.

As a painter, Eric has garnered many awards in national and regional exhibitions in some of the country's most prestigious galleries and museums.

His paintings are in collections around the world, including England, Australia, Canada and Mexico.

C.M. Cooper | Ballet dancers

C.M. Cooper* is an American painter, known for working in the Figurative style. C.M. Cooper* was born and raised in Southern California.

Cooper's paintings are marked by a wonderful sense of light and delicate color sensitivity. Her images are filled with a raw sense of emotion and feeling.

She is a full time gallery painter and art instructor.

For biographical notes and other works by C.M. Cooper see C.M. Cooper | Impressionist /Figurative painter.

Fabio Calvetti, 1956 | Figurative /Abstract painter

Fabio Calvetti was born in 1956 in Certaldo, near Florence, where he still lives.

He graduated in a School of Arts and, then, in the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, in painting.

His activity abroad is intense, being based on exhibitions in Italy, the U.S.A., in Germany, Spain, Belgium and, above all in Japan and France.

Bruno Di Maio, 1944 | Ballet dancers

Bruno Di Maio, one of the Italys best Figurative artists, lives and works in Tuscany, Italy.

Di Maio was born in North Africa to Italian parents.

His work reflects his great love for Renaissance paintings, yet at the same time a strong desire for expressive autonomy.

Di Maio tries, successfully, in his allegorical and surrealistic interpretation of present, to give life to the recollect quality of the past.

The originality of his vision is seen in the sumptuous subject matter, the quality of his chiaroscuro and the dramatic light effect on the figures and objects in his paintings.