Michel Ogier, 1943 | Visionary painter

Michel Ogier, 1943 | Visionary painter

Michel Ogier was born beneath aerial bombardments on the 19th December 1943 in St Etienne in France.
In 1960 he joins the Bellecour print works in Lyon to learn the trade of retoucher in heliogravure and for sole baggage at that date “a prize for an ardent disposition for gambling”.
During this period, he likes Maurice de Vlaminck for his tormented skies; Bernard Buffet for his rigid lines; George Dumesnil de Latour for his purity and Salvador Dalì for his imagination.


Frank Morrison, 1971 | The Urban Jazz

Frank Morrison, 1971 | The Urban Jazz

Frank Morrison | African American painter | The Urban Jazz

Born in Massachusetts then brought by his family to live in New Jersey at an early age, Frank Morrison was reared and spent his formative years there, an affable, precocious and inquisitive youngster whose curiosity about everything around him seemed limitless.
Then, as an energetic pre-teen, he was interested and enthused by the youthful fads, interests and activities which marked his world: the neighborhood D.J's with their followers and fans at neighborhood parties, the colorful ‘tags’ of local characters which were splashed across fences, parks and buildings, and the loose-jointed "B" boys and break-dancers who enlivened week-end party scenes.

Martha Nieuwenhuij, 1946 | Fiber Art

Martha Nieuwenhuij, 1946 | Fiber Art

Martha Nieuwenhuijs born in Amsterdam, spent her early years in Paris and then moved to Turin - Italy in 1966, where she attained a university degree in political sciences and where she currently lives and works.
In 1973 she began to experiment with Fiber Art creating wall hangings in mixed techniques and promoting Fiber Art in Italy where it was practically unknown.


Arunas Zilys, 1953 | Mythic Surrealist painter

Arunas Zilys, 1953 | Mythic Surrealist painter


Arunas Zilys creates mysterious paintings of haunting beauty. "Birdman", "Guardian Angel", "Offerings", these popular Zilys titles invite you into another world.
Fantastic hybrid creatures stalk through a pointillist landscape of vivid paintbox colors.
Calmly they stare out from the canvases, inviting you to join them on their mysterious quests.
Symbols and myths swirl about in a mosaic of meaning.

Paul Ozhgibesov

Paul Ozhgibesov

Павел Ожгибесов was born in 1973. From 1982-1988, he studied at a private art studio. In 1988, he was accepted to Chelyabinsk Art College and graduated from the college in 1992. For his degree work, he created illustrations for the poetry of Daniel Harms. From 1993-1995, Paul studied at the Yaroslavl Theatral College with a focus in specialty theater production designing. His favorite art mediums are easel painting and drawing. Paul lives and works in Moscow.
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