Stefano Bruzzi | Macchiaioli painter

Stefano Bruzzi (1835-1911) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes, with children and animals, in a style that recalls Filippo Palizzi.

Born in Emilia, he initially studied in Piacenza under professor Bernardino Massari.

At the age of 19 years, he was sent by his father to study in Rome for four years, becoming a follower of professor Castelli.

The Luminist Movement (1850-1875)

Luminism, late 19th-century painting style emphasizing a unique clarity of light.

It was characteristic of the works of a group of independent American painters who were directly influenced by the Hudson River school of painting.

The term, however, was not coined until 1954 by John Baur, director of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

The most important painters in the luminist style were John Frederick Kensett, Fitz Hugh Lane, and Martin Johnson Heade; the group also included George Tirrell, Henry Walton, and J.W. Hill.

Steve Henderson, 1957 | Romantic painter

About his art, Steve says: "I look for, and paint, beauty, as a counteracting effect of our media-saturated fascination with ugliness.

Yes, the world is a brutal place, but it is also our home.

There is peace, serenity, quietude, thoughtfulness, majesty, grace, joy, and hope in this home of ours -- and that is what I paint".

L'arte surrealista di Gennady Privedentsev, 1955

A surrealist artist Gennady Privedentsev / Геннадий Приведенцев was born in Krasnodar City.

Studied at the Kuban State University at the faculty of technical and graphic arts. Graduated from the University in 1981.

A member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 1991.

A participant of the city, regional, zonal, republican, and international exhibitions since 1980.

Kahlil Gibran | Quotes / Aforismi

Pablo Picasso | Le couple, 1904

"I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers!".

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart".

“We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side".

"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need".