Masayo Odahashi, 1975 | Glass sculptor

Masayo Odahashi / 小田橋昌代 was born in Mie, Japan.

She earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Aichi University of Education in Japan, Her master's degree was in fine arts, with an art education specialty.

In 2010, she had a solo exhibition, Inner Sight, at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark.

Her work is in the permanent collections of the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung in Germany, and Glasmuseet Ebeltoft.

Thierry Lechanteur, 1968 | Voyage imaginaire en Art Nouveau

Thierry Lechanteur is one of the pioneers in the use of Artificial Intelligence in Belgium and in photography, creating images that transcend the limits of reality to offer a surprising visual experience.

At the crossroads of artistic photography and technology, Thierry Lechanteur, an experienced artist born in Liège, skillfully combines traditional photography techniques with cutting-edge digital manipulation.

By exploring the frontiers of AI in the art world, he questions the limits between man and machine, while bringing a new vision to the world of photography and digital art.

Yuri Denissov, 1962 | Figurative painter

Franco-Russian painter Yuri Denissov lives and works in Antibes and participates in the cultural life of the Côte d'Azur.

His father was a philosophy professor.

Denissov studied at the Fine Arts School of Saint Petersburg, diploma with honors "Excellent", in 1991.

Thanks to his academic training and his realistic painting technique, Yuri Denisov manages to create lively compositions that bring scenes from everyday life to life.

Carlos Morago, 1954 | Romantic painter

Carlos Morago is the painter-poet of stopped moments, buried silences and empty spaces.

Carlos Morago unfolds his melancholy splendor and demonstrates how painting is first and foremost a matter of gaze and sensitivity.

Carlos Morago was born in Madrid, Spain.

In 1980 he began exhibiting his work in El Ferrol, Spain and his interpretations of the elements of nature and interiors have been shown in different exhibitions around the world ever since.

Marfa Tymchenko | Master of decorative painting

Marfa Tymchenko / Марфа Ксенофонтівна Тимченко (1922-2009) was a famous Ukrainian folk artist, master of decorative painting, Shevchenko Prize winner(2000), Kateryna Bilokur first Prize winner.

Specializing mainly in decorative graphic art and the painting of china, she also works in decorative monumental art, book design, poster art, underglaze painting, and painting on wood.

Peter Hartwig, 1963 | Abstract painter

Peter Hartwig is a Dutch painter.

Hartwig studied at the Academie Minerva in Groningen, Netherlands.

He mainly works with oil-on-canvas in a figurative style with impressionistic paint strokes.

His work is based on direct observations, memories and elements from the fantasy world.

Kenny Harris, 1974 | Naturalist painter

Kenny has been a fixture in the Los Angeles art scene since arriving in Venice Beach in 2001.

He has made a career out of describing his environment both at home and abroad.

He has traveled around the world depicting subject matter both grand and mundane.

Drawn to quiet subjects, his muted palette and spare spaces evoke a calming energy.

Judy Nimtz, 1973 | Figurative painter

Judy Nimtz was born in Taiwan and raised on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii.

After completion of her MFA in 2008 from Laguna College of Art and Design, Judy made Southern California her home.

Nimtz has exhibited her work in several solo and group exhibitions in the Los Angeles area including a joint survey exhibition with Kenny Harris at The Santa Monica College Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (2012) and multiple Artist-In-Residencies in Siena and Tuscany, Italy (2011-2015).

Anish Kapoor, 1954 | Sky Mirror | Steel sculptures

Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor, CBE, RA is a British-Indian sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art.

Born in Mumbai, Kapoor attended the elite all-boys Indian boarding school The Doon School, before moving to the UK to begin his art training at Hornsey College of Art and, later, Chelsea School of Art and Design.

His notable public sculptures include Cloud Gate (2006, also known as "The Bean") in Chicago's Millennium Park; Sky Mirror, exhibited at the Rockefeller Center in New York City in 2006 and Kensington Gardens in London in 2010; Temenos, at Middlehaven, Middlesbrough; Leviathan, at the Grand Palais in Paris in 2011; and ArcelorMittal Orbit, commissioned as a permanent artwork for London's Olympic Park and completed in 2012.

Igor Medvedev / Медведев Игорь, 1961

Игорь Медведев was born in Novopskov, Ukraine.

In 1985 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Electronics Techniques, physio-chemical faculty.

His first personal exhibition took place in the Youth Dramatic Theatre in 1990.

Thereafter he was regularly exhibited by the leading galleries in Vilnuce, Kaunas: Juste, Contemporary Art Center, Russian House and others.

Berthold Woltze | Genre painter

Berthold Woltze (born 24 August 1829 in Havelberg; died 29 November 1896 in Weimar) was a German genre painter, portrait painter, and illustrator.

Berthold Woltze was a professor at Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School.

In the period from 1871 to 1878 he published numerous of his works in the Gartenlaube newspaper.

One of his most famous works is Der lästige Kavalier (The Annoying Gentleman).

He was the father of the architectural painter Peter Woltze (1860-1925).

Samuel Palmer | Romantic / Visionary painter

Samuel Palmer RWS Hon.RE (Hon. Fellow of the Society of Painter-Etchers) (1805-1881) was a British landscape painter, etcher and printmaker.

He was also a prolific writer.

Palmer was a key figure in Romanticism in Britain and produced visionary pastoral paintings.

Palmer painted churches from around age twelve, and first exhibited Turner-inspired works at the Royal Academy at the age of fourteen.

He had little formal training, and little formal schooling, although he was educated briefly at Merchant Taylors' School.

Giuseppe de Sanctis | Genre painter

Giuseppe De Sanctis (1858-1924) was an Italian painter, primarily of portraits and cityscapes.

He was born in Naples. His father, Cesare, was a businessman who loved music, art and the theater.

He was, in fact, a close friend of Verdi, who attended Giuseppe's baptism.

As a result, contrary to the experience of many other aspiring artists, his family encouraged his desire to become a painter.

Gilberto Geraldo, 1962 | Figurative painter

Born in Sao Paulo, Gilberto Geraldo started his dedication towards paintings and drawings by the age of 11 with a clear goal of becoming an artist.

By the age of 16, he was made a member of the Artists Association of Sao Paulo.

Nevertheless he was not intimidated by the premature and ascending success of his career, moving on into his studies and researches, searching for the excellence of his art.

Zaha Hadid, the great Dame of Architecture

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid DBE RA (Arabic: زها حديد Zahā Ḥadīd; 31 October 1950 - 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognized as a major figure in architecture of the late-20th and early-21st centuries.

Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Hadid studied mathematics as an undergraduate and then enrolled at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in 1972.

In search of an alternative system to traditional architectural drawing, and influenced by Suprematism and the Russian avant-garde, Hadid adopted painting as a design tool and abstraction as an investigative principle to "reinvestigate the aborted and untested experiments of Modernism [...] to unveil new fields of building".

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.

Greg Beecham, 1954 | Wildlife artist

Greg Beecham has been painting full time since 1978.

He has specialized in wildlife art.

Greg’s vision is to "sculpt with paint" - that is to paint in such a way that there is not only the illusion of dimension, but genuine depth to the paint itself.

He believes that if he can speak with paint more than detail, that the net result will be a life expressing realism.

Gertrude Fiske | Impressionist painter

Gertrude Horsford Fiske (1879-1961) was an American visual artist, figure painter, still life painter and landscape painter.

Fiske was part of the Boston School of painters in the early 20th century.

She was the first woman appointed to the Massachusetts State Art Commission in 1929.

Fiske was born in Boston and was the daughter of a prominent local lawyer.

J Louis, 1992 | Dynamic Impressionist painter

The artist J Louis paints exquisite, abstracted forms creating a vibrant story that cleverly directs viewers toward personal introspection.

J Louis considers himself a Dynamic Impressionist, constructing what he calls "moments of fleeting light, abstracted space and cleverly posed subjects".

"I have always been fascinated by visual harmony", J Louis explains, "by figures that give voice to an emotional and spiritual dialogue".

Fillide Giorgi Levasti | Post-Macchiaioli painter

Fillide Giorgi Levasti (Florence, 1883-1966) was, undoubtedly, one of the most important women painting in Italy in the 1900s.

Deeply influenced by the Macchiaioli movement, Giorgi Levasti (1883-1966) became a student of Giovanni Fattori, attending the Scuola Libera del Nudo at Florence’s Academy, where she made anatomical drawings from live models.

Eléonore Sieulle | Expressionist painter

Eléonore Sieulle: "I focus on expressiveness and emotional feeling and I rely on the momentum of my hand.

Through the speed of execution, I try to establish the immediacy of a movement and make apparent the primitive power of instinct.

Through drawing, I want to draw what is invisible to the naked eye. Drawing is the right to tumult.

Pavel Shumov, 1964 | Impressionist painter

Павел Шумов was born in Yalta.

He graduated from the art school named after F.Vasiliev in Yalta(1978), the secondary art school named after B.Ioganson of the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts of Russia named after I.Repin (1983).

He is a member of the National Union of Artist of Ukraine since 2002, a member of the International Arts Fund since 2005, a member of Union of Arts of Russia since 2014, a member of International Association of Art AIAP UNESCO.

Alexandra Manukyan, 1963 | Surrealist symbolism painter

Alexandra Manukyan was born and raised in Armenia.

She graduated from Fine Art College, and subsequently State Pedagogical University, where she majored in Teaching Fine Arts.

Upon Immigrating to Los Angeles in 1990, Alexandra's focus turned towards fashion.

She graduated from fashion school and worked in the industry as a designer for two decades.

Osho Rajneesh: "Se l'amore diventa profondo, resti in silenzio"...

• "Fa' di ogni passo una tua scelta. Crea te stesso e assumitene l'intera responsabilità".

• "La vita ha due polarità: l'essere e il fare. L'essere è la tua natura: è sempre con te, non devi fare nulla per averlo. È qualcosa che esiste già, che sei fin da ora; non è qualcosa che possiedi. Non esiste nessuna distanza: sei già il tuo essere. Il fare è una conquista".

• "Il problema autentico è risvegliare nell'individuo quel tanto di consapevolezza capace di generare in lui il desiderio di divenire libero, intelligente, autorealizzato e pienamente consapevole".

• "L'ego è uno sforzo costante per andare controcorrente".

Rene Magritte

Vincent van Gogh's suicide letter

Vincent van Gogh was an influential artist during the nineteenth century.

Widely believed to have been struggling with depression and insanity, he went out to a nearby field and shot himself in the chest, before stumbling back to his house where his brother Theo cared for him for two days, before he finally died.

Although he had sent a letter to Theo only three days earlier, he was carrying another letter to his brother on his person at the time of his suicide, largely seen as a suicide note.

Van Gogh severed his own ear with a razor in 1888 | The Courtauld Gallery London

Vincent van Gogh | Studies of heads

Van Gogh considered the modern portrait to be the most important genre for painters.

"What I’m most passionate about, much more than all the rest in my profession - is the portrait, the modern portrait.

I seek it by way of colour, and am certainly not alone in seeking it in this way’, wrote Vincent to this sister Willemien in 1890.

Vincent van Gogh | Head of a woman | Van Gogh Museum

Rosa Schweninger | Genre painter

Rosa Schweninger (1849-1918) was an Austrian painter.

She came from a Viennese artist family; she was the daughter of the painter Carl Schweninger the Elder (1818-1887) and sister of the painter Carl Schweninger the Younger (1854-1903).

After her first painting lessons with her father, she studied painting from 1869 to 1871 at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, under Friedrich Sturm (1822-1898).

Aimé-Jules Dalou | La Belle Époque sculptor

Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) was a 19th-century French sculptor, admired for his perceptiveness, execution, and unpretentious realism.

He was one of the founders of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was the first president of the sculpture section.

Kobayashi Noriyuki, 1986 | Nihonga style painter

Kobayashi Noriyuki / 小林範之, a contemporary Nihonga (Japanese-style) painter from Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Working from the belief that one thread connects all life, Noriyuki Kobayashi forms his subject matter with thin gold lines that intersect to create a woven pattern full of life.

The geometrically sublime results are graceful landscapes and dynamically posed animals that race across the sky.

Kobayashi's utilization of traditional materials and techniques mixed with vibrant subjects celebrates the brilliance and interconnected nature of all living things.

Kehinde Wiley, 1977 | Symbolist painter

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco describe Kehinde Wiley:

An Archaeology of Silence as "the senseless deaths of men and women around the world... transformed into a powerful elegy of resistance".

Kehinde Wiley is an American portrait painter based in New York City, who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of Black people, frequently referencing the work of Old Master paintings.

He was commissioned in 2017 to paint a portrait of former President Barack Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, which has portraits of all previous American presidents.

Zygmunt Bauman | Amore liquido / Liquid Love

"Amore liquido: Sulla fragilità dei legami umani" è un libro del 2003 di Zygmunt Bauman (Sociologo e filosofo polacco, 1925-2017) che discute le relazioni umane nel mondo liquido moderno (postmoderno).

Il libro fa parte di una serie di libri scritti da Bauman, come Liquid Life e Liquid Times.

Joe Webb | Embrace blue

Mary Whyte, 1953 | Watercolor painter

Mary Whyte is an American figurative artist known internationally for her watercolors of contemporary people.

Her works are in private, corporate, university and public collections nationwide, and have been featured in numerous media outlets including CBS Sunday Morning, PBS and NPR.

The author of seven books including We the People: Portraits of Veterans in America, Whyte’s work has also been featured in many international publications, including periodicals and books in China, Russia, France, Germany, Canada and Taiwan.

Elizabeth Okie Paxton | Modern still life / Interior painter

Elizabeth Okie Paxton (1878-1972) was an American painter, married to another artist William McGregor Paxton (1869-1941).

The Paxtons were part of the Boston School, a prominent group of artists known for works of beautiful interiors, landscapes, and portraits of their wealthy patrons.

Her paintings were widely exhibited and sold well.

Aleksandre Vashakmadze, 1994 | Inspired by Van Gogh

Aleksandre Vashakmadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia.

He started drawing at the age of 2 and quickly grew to paintings in his childhood.

His love for art never stopped, but continued into college and after.

The purpose of his paintings is to show Gods creation in his perspective, he brings to life in his paintings his inner world, dealing with things such as trauma, madness, joy, and an inner childlike kindness.

Raghunath Sahoo | Capturing Life with Watercolor

Indian professional painter Raghunath Sahoo is a famous watercolorist from Bhubaneshwar, who is reaping the fruits of his hard work.

He completed his studies in art from BK Art College in 1995.

He is an artist who discerns between realistic paintings and paintings that are inspired by reality.

His inclination towards painting real life scenes including children, old people, and still life is appreciative and something beyond understanding.

Salvatore Quasimodo | The Sea Still Sounds / S'ode ancora il mare

Già da più notti s’ode ancora il mare,

lieve, su e giù, lungo le sabbie lisce.

Eco d'una voce chiusa nella mente

che risale dal tempo; ed anche questo

lamento assiduo di gabbiani: forse

NatureSms

Hamish Blakely, 1968 | Figurative painter

British painter Hamish Blakely was born in Canterbury and developed an interest in art from an early age.

He recalls: "I was approximately seventeen and seeing the paintings up close, noticing the luxuriant, sometimes messy concoction of paint, the washes, the texture and nuance, spoke to me in a way that I found sacred and spellbinding. I just wanted to use paint and see where it would take me".

L'arte di Edoardo Celli che conquistò il Van Gogh Museum

Edoardo Celli, in arte sbracegram coltiva la sua passione per il Photoshop da autodidatta e non ha mai lavorato in un settore creativo.

L'artista fiorentino ha iniziato il suo percorso attraverso l'arte quasi per gioco, gironzolando per le strade di Firenze, fotografava scorci e monumenti che poi editava con Photoshop, dapprima inserendo semplici siluette - come King Kong sulla cupola del Duomo, od il mostro di Loch Ness che spunta nell'Arno, poi giocando con opere d’arte conosciute.

AI Art | Il mondo parallelo

Google: "Vogliamo portare i vantaggi dell'Intelligenza Artificiale a tutti"

"Vogliamo utilizzare l'Intelligenza Artificiale per aumentare le capacità delle persone, per consentirci di realizzare di più e permetterci di dedicare più tempo ai nostri sforzi creativi" - Jeff Dean, Membro Senior ii Google

La missione di Google è sempre stata quella di organizzare le informazioni a livello mondiale e renderle universalmente accessibili ed utili.

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.

Vincent van Gogh inspires AI Art

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch post-Impressionist painter, 1853-1890) became famous after his suicide, aged 37, which followed years of poverty and mental illness.

Despite his tragic life, van Gogh’s exceptional talent and painting style continue to captivate art enthusiasts worldwide.

In an intriguing blend of van Gogh’s artistic legacy and cutting-edge AI technology, these images capture the essence of van Gogh’s characteristic brushstrokes, color palette, and emotive quality, paying homage to his genius while showcasing the potential of AI in art.

Pablo Neruda | Ode to Tomatoes / Ode al pomodoro

The street

filled with tomatoes,

midday,

summer,

light is

halved

like

a

tomato,

its juice

runs

through the streets.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir | Melon et tomates | Christie's

Aileen Lanuza, 1981 | Pop Surrealist painter

Aileen Lanuza entered the University of the Philippines Diliman to study fine arts majoring in visual communication in 1999.

Come 2008, she held her first one-man show and has been part of auctions and publications the same year.

A prolific artist, Lanuza has shown works in different countries around Asia and Canada.

She has also been awarded top prizes in art competitions, and at one point, her works were recognized by the Malacañan Palace.

Kostya Lupamov, 1977 | Abstract painter

"Painting for me is the best way to come to terms with myself" - Kostya Lupanov / Константин лупанов.

Kostya Lupanov or Konstantin Lupanov / Константин лупанов was born in Krasnodar, Russia, where he still lives and works..

In 2004 he graduated from the Art and Industry Academy of the Krasnodar State University of Culture and Arts.

Participant of collective exhibitions in Krasnodar and St. Petersburg, author of several personal projects implemented in Russia, France, Italy.

Expressive in character, complex and at the same time simple in composition, Konstantin Lupanov's painting attracts more and more attention of professionals and lovers of fine arts.

Diane Eugster | Impressionist painter

Born in San Mateo, California to an artist Mother, Diane started manipulating paint at an early age.

Her first job at the family art supply store gave her the opportunity to pour through a multitude of books and experiment with a myriad of materials.

Diane’s oil paintings are recognized for their Contemporary Impressionistic style.

In her own words “it’s all about the focus, the purpose, the one strong statement”.

Hayk Shalunts | Surreal Lady

Hayk Shalunts, based in Los Angeles, creates surreal digitally manipulated AI art of women infused with nature and abstract creations.

Often incorporating female faces within trees, his intriguing artwork is a great way to create a refined and thought-provoking atmosphere.

Emily Dickinson: The Poets light but Lamps / Accendere una lampada e sparire..

The Poets light but Lamps

- Themselves - go out -

The Wicks they stimulate

If vital Light

Peter Paul Rubens | Saint Simon, 1610-1612 (detail) | Museo Nacional del Prado

Warwick Fuller, 1948 | Plein air painter

Warwick Fuller: "I want my pictures to sing the songs I sang when I painted them. My hope is that if I can paint with the joy of that moment, something of my emotional responses to the moment will shine through".

Warwick Fuller is a renowned proponent of plein air impressionist painting who has been painting professionally in Australia for over 40 years.

Fuller lives on the fringe of the Blue Mountains, in a remote location deep within the Kanimbla Valley.

Perched high on a hillside and with breathtaking views of stunning local scenery, he doesn't need to travel far for inspiration.

Gis De Maeyer, 1942 | Figurative sculptor

Gis de Maeyer is a Belgian sculptress who was born in 1942.

Education: Academy of Fine Arts Aalst, Anderlecht and Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.

We are always in awe of Gis De Maeyer's ability to capture sentiments so beautifully with her bronze sculptures.