Edward Hopper | Magic Realism painter

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) was born in Nyack, New York, to a middle-class family.

After he graduated high school in 1899, his parents, though supportive of his artistic ambitions, encouraged him to pursue commercial illustration.

He studied at the Correspondence School of Illustrating in New York City for a year before enrolling in classes at the New York School of Art in 1900, where he switched his focus to fine art.

There, Hopper studied under William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916) and Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929), who encouraged their students to paint the everyday realities of the world around them.

Giovanni Prini | Figurative sculptor

Lo scultore Giovanni Prini (1877-1958) nasce a Genova. Conclusi gli studi all'Accademia Linguistica di Genova esordisce esponendo una scultura in gesso dal titolo "La tentazione di S. Antonio" alla XLIII Esposizione di Belle Arti di Genova.

Si trasferisce a Roma alla fine del 1900 e qui conosce Duilio Cambellotti e Giacomo Balla.

La sua casa-studio di via Nomentana, animata dall'ospitalità della moglie, la poetessa Orazia Belsito, diviene presto luogo di ritrovo di giovani artisti come Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Duilio Cambellotti e Gino Severini.

Arthur John Elsley | Genre painter

Arthur John Elsley (20 November 1860 - 19 February 1952) was an English painter* of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, famous for his idyllic genre scenes* of playful children and their pets. He achieved great popularity during his life and much of his work appeared in calendars, magazines and books.

Elsley was born in London, one of six children of John Elsley, coachman and amateur artist, and Emily Freer. Elsley's father had exhibited at the British Institution Exhibition in 1845 but later in life contracted tuberculosis which forced him into early retirement.

Ora Tamir, 1980 | Fly with me

Born in Israel, Ora Tamir immigrated to California. Ora’s Oil Paintings are purely intuitive, surreal with a futuristic quality and haunting beauty.

The images are personal, touch the soul and have a distinct unique feel to them. Each of Ora’s original oil paintings are a long labor of love. The first step is an idea.

A wooden board is coated with gesso (a painter’s medium) and sanded until a very smooth undercoat results.

Jérôme Birti, 1988 | Abstract Portrait painter

Jérôme Birti was born in Brussels, Belgium where he now lives. From his early observations of life around him as a child to the now ever developing artwork, the same drive and focus animates his swift hand and sharp stance.

Movement interwoven into a knot that loosens before the eyes. Those words seem to encapsulate his art.

Ichiro Tsuruta 鶴田-郎, 1954

Ichiro Tsuruta è nato nel 1954 nella città di Amakusa, nella prefettura di Kumamoto.

Era un ragazzo che andava a giocare sulle montagne e nei fiumi vicini subito dopo essere tornato da scuola, ma fin da allora dimostrò anche un talento artistico, vincendo sempre premi nei concorsi di disegno.

Intorno al secondo anno di scuola media, Tsuruta iniziò a nutrire ammirazione per Keiichi Tanaami, Akira Uno e Tadanori Yokoo ed altri, ed il suo obiettivo era diventare un illustratore.

Dopo il diploma di scuola superiore, Tsuruta proseguì gli studi alla Tama Art University, dove si laureò in graphic design.

Martin Pate | Ballet Dancers

Martin Pate graduated with honors from Ringling School of Art in 1981. His figurative works won acclaim in the Sarasota area by such notables as Thornton Utz who declared a life drawing by Martin as the best work in the 1981 student show.

His love of figurative works has led to numerous commissions over the last 30+ years including a 20+ year association with the National Park Service.

Martin's personal paintings and drawings have won awards* in local, regional and national shows.

Boris Dubrov, 1979

Boris Dubrov was born in St. Petersburg. At the age of five he surprised his parents by his unique art abilities.

So, they decided to take him to the Art school where he got necessary knowledge of painting and graphics which he later developed on a professional level.

In 1994 Boris entered the Art-Restoring Lyce...um "Kupchino" where while studying he got interested in surrealisme.

The Administration of this Lyceum arranged the first exhibition of his works in the field of surrealisme.