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SEPTEMBER 2007 Nº. 1 Vol. 6

Featured Artists
SEPTEMBER2007

• Tim Vanhaeren • Gerrit Hahn

• Cesc • Mate Steinforth
• Mathieu Hubert • Nathan Cooper
 September 2007 • N°1 Vol.6
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SEPTEMBER // 2007
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Adela Leibowitz______________________________________________________ USA
Alejandra Guerrero_ ______________________________________________ Colombia
Aleks Sennwald_ ________________________________________________Switzerland
Amaranta Martinez *piktorama*_____________________________________ Venezuela
Andreas Shabelnikov_________________________________________________ Latvia
Angelika C. Braun_ ________________________________________________Germany
Carlo Moretti_________________________________________________________Italy
CRRC / Carment aka Rhino________________________________________ Indonesia
Cesc________________________________________________________________ Spain
Chad Kouri__________________________________________________________ USA
Daniele de Battè_______________________________________________________Italy
Roland Hananto__________________________________________________ Indonesia
Francisco Miranda________________________________________________ Argentina
Gabrielius Mackevičius_ ___________________________________________ Lithuania
Gerrit Hahn______________________________________________________Germany
Hanneke Treffers_ ___________________________________________ The Netherlands
Janette Chien_ ______________________________________________________ China
Jola Kudela_ ________________________________________________________ France
Jose Alves_ _______________________________________________________ Portugal
Kenneth Yee_________________________________________________________ USA
Kim Rae Taylor_______________________________________________________ USA
KOBO (Kelvin Osorio)____________________________________________ Venezuela
Linda Lencovic_________________________________________________ Canada/UK
Lydia Selimalhigazi aka LYS___________________________________________ France
Marek Haiduk_ ___________________________________________________Germany
Mate Steinforth_ __________________________________________________Germany
Mathieu Hubert_____________________________________________________ France
Nathan Cooper____________________________________________________ Australia
Rod Hunt_____________________________________________________________UK
Tim Vanhaeren____________________________________________________ Belgium
Victor Salciotti_______________________________________________________Brazil
 CONTENT
featured artists cesc............................................................18
nathan cooper............................................30
tim vanhaeren............................................48
mate steinforth .........................................68
gerrit hahn.................................................94
mathieu hubert........................................102

illustration crrc.............................................................09
amaranta martinez.....................................10
& mixed media chad kouri..................................................12
ronald hananto...........................................17
francisco miranda......................................27
hanneke treffers.........................................40
jola kudela..................................................44
kobo (kelvin osorio)...................................47
lydia selimalhigazi aka lys..........................57
marek haiduk.............................................60
rod hunt.....................................................64
victor salciotti............................................66

art digest art digest....................................................76

photography alejandra guerrero......................................79

andreas shabelnikov...................................86
angelika c. braun........................................90
janette chien............................................101
jose alves..................................................114

painting adela leibowitz.........................................121

kenneth yee..............................................125
gabrielius mackevičius.............................132
kim rae taylor...........................................134
linda lencovic...........................................138
carlo moretti............................................142

drawing aleks sennwald.........................................145

daniele de batte........................................146

credits......................................................149
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‘banana kill’ by crrc IC09
IC10 ‘under the sea’ by amaranta martinez *piktorama* IC11
IC12 ‘ha’ by chad kouri ‘untitled’ by chad kouri IC13
IC14 ‘untitled’ by chad kouri IC15
IC16 ‘y’ by chad kouri ‘born free’ by ronald hananto IC17
 cesc THE MAGIK 7
7. How do you see yourself five years from now? How do you see your artwork evolving from now?
My artwork is in a starting point. I am really excited because I think that I - as anybody work-

featured artist 25 years old • spain

1. What type of medium do you work with and explain how you use it? (Paint,
design, photography, collage)
ing hard- can do really well, but I still don’t know where will it end up! I hope my skills to be
improved in order to express myself in many mediums, and achieve my aims. Basically, I think
it’s all about enjoying one’s work.
When starting a new design, (no matter if it will end up in a T-Shirt, Vinyl on a wall
or digital print), I sketch with pencils on paper. Mainly, though, I work with my
computer, using vector and 3D software. Furthermore, I love investigating differ- Name: Cesc
ent mediums, let’s put painting, stencils, sculpture... Age: 25
Email: cesc@ceskills.com
Website: www.ceskills.com www.myspace.com/ceskills
2. What was your main interest in producing this artwork, or is there a statement
you wanted to convey?
There’s no ultimate idea in my works. I just love doing it and I somehow can’t
help it, but if you take a close look you’ll appreciate this funny & happy atmo-
sphere I feel much close with and which I’d like to convey.

3. Tell us about your creative process, do you have any rituals, routines you follow?
How does your artwork come together? (Do you use found objects, image banks, etc)
I always take my time to think properly about any new concept or work. It’s
almost a state of mind. Once I’ve got it, I develop the idea sketching with pencil
until I find the right form. Then, by means of my computer, I finish the whole
process. It’s been quite a long time since I’ve been searching and developing my
own style, so in my opinion, it ends up coming together naturally. When doing il-
lustrations, I keep the ones I like much for the type of form or detail, discarding
others that I don’t like so much. So I’m still exploring and I think that it’s always
going to be like that.

4. How did you get started with your artistic career?

I think it’s after working loads that you can get to an interesting point. That’s why
half a year ago it became my aim to make a brand new illustration every week. As the results
improved, I got gradually stuck to it.

5. What would you say is one of your greatest accomplishments?

Just a few months ago, I took part in an exhibition in Barcelona with five other European art-
ists. The relationship with them was great and the exhibition space excellent. There I had a 3
x 10 meters wall and complete freedom. I designed a huge vinyl piece to stick on the wall with
many of my characters. The result was amazing!.

6. Where does your inspiration come from? Or is there any particular movement, artwork or
artist you find yourself influenced by?
I’m fascinated by the Japanese culture, it has always been a referent in my work. I love his art
and his anime and manga characters. I’m really keen on Takashi Murakami’s work; he’s one of
my favorite artists. I also track the Designer Toys stuff since long ago, I like it a lot because It’s
a mixture between design, painting, sculpture, converging in a really complex artwork.

IC18 the magik 7 - cesc - featured artist ‘happy climate chaos’ by cesc IC19
IC20 ‘bomb’ by cesc IC21
IC22 ‘family’ by cesc IC23
IC24 ‘hell’ by cesc IC25
IC26 ‘le toy’ by cesc ‘untitled’ by francisco miranda IC27
IC28 ‘untitled’ by francisco miranda IC29
 nathan cooper
THE MAGIK 7
featured artist 25 years old • australia
1. What type of medium do you work with and explain how you use it? (Paint,
design, photography, collage)
It’s really just a mix of all of the above and a few more. Depending on what the
project requires I’ll use the best medium suited for the project. I prefer to do line
drawing most of the time, then scan, cleanup, and finally recreate as vectors. I’m
also starting to experiment more with real textures in my vector work, which
seems to be working well.
2. What was your main interest in producing this artwork, or is there a statement
you wanted to convey?
Well each artwork has it’s own purpose be it a project submission, a competition
entry, freelance project or personal artwork. For example the tee shirt graphics
for Noisebot where simply funny scenarios involving food, the Vormator project
was a test in producing art within strict guidelines. Emergency was simply my
take on the theme for that week on Illustration Friday. I usually try to develop
my own personal interpretation within a style that is best suited for the message.
This is why my style is quite varied. I find tee-shirts are one of the best mediums
to use for expressing personal statements or just random thoughts.
3. Tell us about your creative process, do you have any rituals, routines you fol-
low? How does your artwork come together? (Do you use found objects, image
banks, etc)
Basically I’d start with a mind map of keywords regarding the project, this would
then usually produce a few good ideas to explore. Research for reference imag-
ery. Lots of sketching and tracing and sketching again. Ink up the final illustra-
tion. Scan, Detail and then recreate in Illustrator. Then final coloring. Print and
recheck until desired.
4. How did you get started with your artistic career?
I guess it all started as soon as I could use a pencil. But the real turning point was when I was
17 years old & in my final year of high school. That was when I realized that I would like to
become a graphic designer, but I never could have imagined back then that I’d actually be do-
ing what I am today. Straight out of high school I completed a 9 month course in multimedia
then started working as a web designer the following year. Now I’m 25, and at the moment
I’m pushing pixels for Sulake the peeps behind Habbo. I’m also doing my own projects and
freelance work on the side.
5. What would you say is one of your greatest accomplishments?
- Winning the final for a lego building competition when I was 9. I built 4 different insects.
Kapow! the competitors didn’t know what hit them :)
- Getting the latest version of my website live after a 1 year hiatus :)
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- Learning how to play “Drifting”, by Andy McKee, on guitar (I still need to work on this a little
more, gotta get the flow going)
- 2007 has been a great year as I have pushed myself as an illustrator more than ever, so I guess
that would qualify as well.
6. Where does your inspiration come from? Or is there any particular movement, artwork or
artist you find yourself influenced by?
- My inspiration comes from everywhere and anywhere. It could be a song, movie, cartoon,
website, eating, walking outside, dreaming, random thoughts. I also have a heap of toys around
my workspace, so when I’m bored I can watch Astroboy battle Blaster and Tooth :) It’s also a
good idea to have a selection of books on hand for references and idea seeds. Here’s (The fol-
lowing are) a few illustrators/designers that I think produce some awesome work; Jon Burger-
man, Hydro74, Quickhoney, Nate Williams, Maki Maki, Eboy, Presstube, Iso50, DGPH.
7. How do you see yourself five years from now? How do you see your artwork evolving from now?
My artwork is in a starting point. I am really excited because I think that I - as anybody work-
Wow five years, that’s a long time. It’s kind of hard to imagine what I would be doing then as
I sure didn’t think I’d be where I am today 5 years ago. But here’s a short list of things I’d like
to achieve;
- I would like to publish a book of my selected projects & another book of my photographic
works.
- Start making a bimonthly zine.
- Stop working a 5 day week.
- Write a childrens book.
- I’d like to be healthy, happy, wealthy and travelling around the world.
I think my artwork will definitely evolve overtime as I learn new techniques and mature as an
illustrative designer. It will be interesting to see how my style evolves over time and the way
it’s influenced by the world around me.
peas.
Nathan
Name: Nathan Cooper
Age: 25 years and counting
Email: hello@nathancooper.com.au
Website: www.nathancooper.com.au
‘vormator’ by nathan cooper IC31
IC32 ‘emergency’ by nathan cooper IC33
IC34 ‘afros’ by nathan cooper IC35
IC36 ‘noisebot’ by nathan cooper ‘tees’ by nathan cooper IC37
IC38 ‘vormator’ by nathan cooper
IC40 ‘chinatown’ by hanneke treffers ‘oldtimer’ by hanneke treffers IC41
IC42 ‘flower forest’ by hanneke treffers IC43
IC44 ‘secret garden series’ by jola kudela IC45
IC46 ‘secret garden series’ by jola kudela ‘untitled’ by kobo (kelvin osorio) IC47
 tim vanhaeren THE MAGIK 7 third exhibition of Desktopography.net. And that they actually were approved. It’s really fun-
ny, this question actually makes me realize that I haven’t accomplished really much yet. But

featured artist 19 years old • belgium

1. What type of medium do you work with and explain how you use it?
I’m young, right?

6. Where does your inspiration come from? Or is there any particular movement, artwork or
artist you find yourself influenced by?
(Paint, design, photography, collage)
I love to work with stock photographs, mix them together... It’s really a challenge Random daily events have helped me a lot with concepts and ideas to work with. It’s really
for me to create a realistic looking result. I’m always trying to come up with really weird… like for example I’m sitting on the bus, looking out the window, watching some kids
abstract or absurd concepts and each time I want to get the shades, the lighting running and playing around and *plop* an idea pops up. Also I’ve learnt a lot of new tech-
and depth as realistic as possible. Also I love to integrate 3D renders or 2D shapes niques by just watching great, more experienced designers.
in photographs again aiming for that realistic look. Like that 3D/2D shape actu-
ally really was there while that shot was taken, you know. 7. How do you see yourself five years from now? How do you see your artwork evolving from now?
I hope I’m working for some kind of a graphic studio, gaining some experience, hopefully
2. What was your main interest in producing this artwork, or is there a statement working on web design for a big company. In my opinion my artwork still has a lot of room to
you wanted to convey? improve and I still have a lot to learn. I can’t tell how my work is going to evolve. But what I
These works are personal experiments and works for some online art groups. know is, that I love design and I will always love it.
I want to be good at what I do and these works represent the path I’m walking
toward that goal. Name: Tim Vanhaeren
Age: 19
3. Tell us about your creative process, do you have any rituals, routines you follow? Email: tim@phase02.org
How does your artwork come together? (Do you use found objects, image banks, etc) Website: http://phase02.org
First I always start thinking of a certain concept. Mostly I make my artworks for
art groups with theme art packs so that makes it a lot easier to think of a certain
concept to fit that theme. Anyway If I got something I kind of start drawing it in
my head, trying to imagine how I want it to look but eventually it always turns
out totally different. This happens mostly while I‘m searching for stock pictures
to work with, when suddenly an amazing new idea pops up while watching an
incredible unexpected stock. And again I start drawing this new idea in my head.
When I found all my resources (mostly just 2 – 5 stock pictures), I open up every-
thing in Adobe Photoshop and start mixing it together, trying to let the pictures
flow together like they would on one photograph, one image. Then I start messing around in Ado-
be Photoshop and Illustrator… Actually just having fun until I’m satisfied with the final result.

4. How did you get started with your artistic career?

I was a little gamer when I was 15 and when I joined a clan. They all had a little signature under
their posts on forums, you know those small 400x100 images. And I wanted one just like theirs, so
I began requesting them on other design forums but I was never satisfied. So I decided to make it
myself and you know what… it sucked big time! That’s when I was caught by the design virus. I
kept trying and suddenly they were awesome and people started asking me to make one for them.
One week later I owned my own graphic community that helped me to improve my work, kept
me motivated and got me ready for bigger pieces. Now a couple years later, I’m in my 2nd year
“Cross-Media Design” and want to make graphic design my career.

5. What would you say is one of your greatest accomplishments?

That’s a hard question… I was featured on a couple of big online communities but those
aren’t really accomplishments. I guess I would choose my wallpapers that I made for the

IC48 the magik 7 - tim vanhaeren - featured artist ‘the whale’ by tim van haeren IC49
IC50 ‘wildfire’ by tim vanhaeren in colab. with ewaldb IC51
IC52 ‘confused’ by tim vanhaeren IC53
IC54 ‘lifeless‘ by tim vanhaeren IC55
IC56 ‘here we come’ by tim vanhaeren ‘1800’ by lydia selimalhigazi aka lys IC57
IC58 ‘alice in wonderland’ by lydia selimalhigazi aka lys ‘rock’n fish’ by lydia selimalhigazi aka lys IC59
IC60 ‘equilibrium’ by marek haiduk IC61
IC62 ‘bird on a typewriter’ marek haiduk ‘yellow invasion’ by marek haiduk IC63
IC64 ‘change the world 9 to 5’ by rod hunt IC65
IC66 ‘palhaço colorido’ by victor salciotti
 mate steinforth THE MAGIK 7
the way he used color in his works. Some other great influences of the time was definitely
computer game graphics from the Bitmap Brothers and Psygnosis, to name a few. When I got

featured artist 29 years old • germany

1. What type of medium do you work with and explain how you use it? (Paint,
design, photography, collage) The screen is definitely my medium. Usually I work
directly in the computer, which means in Photoshop for most of the time. I used
to draw a lot, but since I started working unfortunately I have less and less time to
spend drawing. Although I keep drawing ideas and sketches, I’m always planning
to go back to draw a lot.
2. What was your main interest in producing this artwork, or is there a statement
you wanted to convey? A lot of times, the basic question regarding design as op-
posed to art, is if it can exist without a brief. But the projects here are free works.
So there is no client that imposes it’s directive to the projects, there is no brief.
However, most of them originated from collaborative projects, so many times
there was a theme and a deadline given. In that case, the main interest is to follow
the collaborative effort’s constraints and come up with something according to
the given theme in the given time. This is very close to what the work would be
with a client. So here we are again, design seems to need a brief.
3. Tell us about your creative process, do you have any rituals, routines you follow?
How does your artwork come together? (Do you use found objects, image banks, etc)
I start tackling the creative aspect of the project first. This means doing a lot of re-
search and gathering reference. Based on this material I think about the concept of
the piece. I usually start sketching out some basic ideas on paper or in my sketch-
book. Probably the next step already is going ahead and refining some of the ideas
to see how they work out. Sometimes you’re lucky to nail it already with your first
idea, sometimes you have to go down several routes to find a working solution.
older I liked the usual designer’s inspirations like Giger and Escher. In the late nineties, I was
really blown away by the music videos by Chris Cunningham. Probably he still is one of my
biggest influences. Except from those initial sparks I’m always looking around the internet for
new inspirations from the design scene, but also a lot from the arts. Going to exhibitions and
museums is always a great source of inspiration.
A very valuable insight I gained studying in the small and comparably boring town of
Hildesheim was that the real challenge lies in finding an interesting aspect in the details of
dull, grey everyday’s life. A place like New York is full of stories, it’s easy to find impressive
stuff everywhere, but finding interesting ideas in a small, boring city is a lot harder - and a good
training.
7. How do you see yourself five years from now? How do you see your artwork evolving from now?
Although I don’t have an ETA of when I’d like to be in what exact position, I try to define my
goals as precise as possible. I’d like to keep evolving my art and perfecting it. This will go along
with shifting towards different aspects of it. When you begin doing something, the appearance
seems very important - it’s the first thing you perceive, after all. The more time you spend do-
ing something, more conceptional and strategic aspects of your work seem to emerge.
I’d like to keep working in the field of moving graphics in a broader sense. Right now I’m very
interested in how to tell stories. I’d love to direct a narrative piece, possibly finding ways to
develop and combine non-linear narrative patterns.
::peace.mate::
Name: Mate Steinforth Age: 29
Email: hi@mateuniverstte.com Website: www.mateuniverse.com

4. How did you get started with your artistic career?

As long as I can remember, I used to draw and doodle around. It was quite natural for me to be-
come a designer, I really never thought much about it. In 1985, when I was 9 years old, I got my
first computer, which was pretty early for my generation. So I was interested in technology from
an early age on. This naturally led to using the computer as a tool for making images. In my teen
years I became active in the computer art subculture called Demoscene. Eventually that led to
doing graphics for computer games in the late nineties. From there on I chose the classical way
of studying graphic design.

5. What would you say is one of your greatest accomplishments?

I’m really happy to be able to live off doing work I love. I like being able to live in New York and work
for a great company, PSYOP. I enjoy doing artistic side projects whenever I can. If someone likes my
work and maybe gets a little inspired by it, that would be a great accomplishment already.

6. Where does your inspiration come from? Or is there any particular movement, artwork or
artist you find yourself influenced by? As a kid, the first artist which I can remember to have
been influenced by was probably the Peruvian fantasy art painter Boris Vallejo. I just loved

IC68 the magik 7 - mate steinforth - featured artist ‘psst! pass it on monster’ by mate steinforth IC69
IC70 ‘motorola’ by mate steinford at PSYOP, NYC IC71
IC72 ‘punk motherfucker’ by mate steinforth ‘color robot’ by mate steinforth IC73
IC74 ‘hsbc’ by mate steinforth at PSYOP, NYC IC75
 HAPPENINGS | SHOWS | FAIRS | COMPETITIONS
art digest
NEW YORK | IFPDA Print Fair 2007
Acclaimed international art fair IFPDA cel-
ebrates, all week long, the artists committed to
the exploration and execution of print making.
The fair juxtaposes movements and periods in
art focused on fine print, exposing all visitors
to a vast diversity of compelling art. Through
the duration of the Print Fair, the city becomes
an open door for various happenings including
gallery talks, demonstrations, and expositions.
Expo Dates:
Nov 1-3 12 noon - 7pm
Nov 4 1pm - 6pm
Location: 7th Regiment Armory, NYC
(212) 674-6095
info@ifpda.org
www.printfair.com
MONTREAL | DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art
The foundation launches its annual commission with the ambi-
tious project of Canadian artist Nancy Davenport, “Workers”,
an installation which tackles the representation of labour is-
sues as a consequence of globalization. The grant will allow the
completion of Davenport’s project which is planned to be ready
for the 2007 Istanbul Biennial.
DHC/ART is committed to initiate and support the production
of new work by Canadian artists in a variety of media through
an annual grant.
Expo Dates: Nov 1-3 12 noon - 7pm; Nov 4 1pm - 6pm
356 Rue Le Moyne Suite 100, Montreal (Quebec) H2Y 1Y3
(514) 866-6767 info@dhc-art.org www.dhc-art.org
FT LAUDERDALE | Implied Form 07
Implied Form announces its new t-shirt competition created to showcase
creative design and explore outstanding talent. It is a fabulous opportu-
nity for all aspiring artists and designers to showcase and gain world-
wide recognition by submitting their best t-shirt design.
Deadline: Oct 20, 2007
Event Date: Nov 17, 7pm Opening Day from: 3pm - 5pm
Location: Pink Ghost Vinyl Toy Store
21 W. Las Olas Blvd. Suite B, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
info@impliedform.com www.impliedform.com
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SWITZERLAND
Grand Prix International de Photographie
North Pole © Claude Baechtold, Vevey (CH)
The 6th Grand Prix International de Pho-
tographie is a competition open to all
professional or emerging photographers.
Its non-specific genre allows the artist to
showcase their unique project and stand
out from the conventional ones. The
competition will endow the winner with
a cash prize and the selected project will
be exhibited at Images' 08.
Deadline:
Sept 30, 2007
Location:
Images '08
Rue du Clos 12- CP443
1800 Vevey - Switzerland
+ 41 (21) 922 48 54
info@images.ch
www.images.ch
SHANGHAI | ShContemporary 07
ShContemporary makes its debut in Shanghai this September. This Art Fair focuses on creating a meeting place
for leading galleries from around the world and Asia. Asia's vast territory with holds more than 50 countries and
three quarters of the world's population. A melting pot of artistic discoveries
is expected at this event. The fair wishes to encompass an stunning array of
art due to the social liberalization that can be found in large sections of Asia
today. An award of the "Best of Artists" and "Best Discovery" will be presented
at the Preview party given by knowledgeable curators.
Expo Dates: Sept 8-9 10am - 6pm
Location: Shanghai Exhibition Center
No 1000, Yan'an Middle Rd. Shanghai, 2000 -PRC
+86-021-33070050
www.shcontemporary.info
AUSTIN | 2007 Arthouse Texas Prize Exhibition PUERTO RICO
San Juan Poly | Graphic Triennial
Once again the Arthouse brings back to the community fresh
pioneering art work. Five artists were selected from 136 nomi- "Stigma", an exhibition that focuses on
nees to participate in the biennal Arthouse Texas Prize exhibi- the technical process of printmaking
tion. The winner artist Katrina Moorhed was awarded $30,000 and one that is taken into a conceptual
and the opportunity to showcase her work at the Arthouse. The experimentation by the participating
prize was created to provide means for artists to keep devel- artists. Social, personal and racial issues
oping their work and acknowledge accomplished emerging or are some of the themes addressed in the
under recognized Texas based artists. artwork bestow this Fall.
Expo Dates: September 8 - November 11 Expo Dates
Arthouse September 6 - October 28
700 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701 Instituto de Cultura Puertoriquena
(512) 453-5312 (787) 725-5932
vjones@arthousetexas.org www.icp.gobierno.pr/apl/trienal/bienal_
www.arthousetexas.org infogen.htm
CONNECTICUT | 2007 Emerging Artist Award Exhibition
The Aldrich Emerging Artist Award was created and administered
since 1997 by the curatorial staff of the Aldrich Contemporary Art
Museum, which aims to be a resource for selected artists, invited by
the Museum, to gain recognition for their dedication to the visual
arts. Marti Cormand is the recipient of 2007 award, who apart from
receiving $5,000 as cash prize, will debut entirely new work at the
Museum on Sunday, September 16, 2007 exhibition.
Expo Dates: September 16/07 - February 24/08
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Marti Corm
Courtesy of and, Slice, 20
258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877 the artist an
d Josée Bien 07
venu Gallery
(203) 438-4519 pruggio@aldrichart.org www.aldrichart.org
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IC88 ‘zoli suicide’ by alejandra guerrero IC79
IC80 ‘conference room’ by alejandra guerrero IC81
IC82 ‘justine joli’ by alejandra guerrero IC83
IC84 ‘kill memory crash’ by alejandra guerrero IC85
IC86 ‘angel’ by andreas shabelinov IC87
IC88 ‘connect’ by andreas shabelinov IC89
IC90 ‘untitled’ by angelika c. braun ‘untitled’ by angelika c. braun IC91
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 gerrit hahn THE MAGIK 7
featured artist 27 years old • germany
1. What type of medium do you work with and explain how you use it? (Paint,
design, photography, collage)
My medium is photography. Normally I work with colour positive film, 6x7, I
scan the picture and work it out on the computer. Photoshop is my darkroom, I
normally use it to push the look of the picture back to the way it looked on my
polaroids or on the light table, so at the moment it is a very important but still
exchangeable part of the process.
2. What was your main interest in producing this artwork, or is there a statement
you wanted to convey?
The type series was a study for me there is no statement and it was not made with
any intention. It is learning about faces, I can get to know these people which I
actually did not know when I portrayed them. The silence in their eyes lets me
come close to them.
Dom Mladih 2 portraits is a series I took in Sarajevo this February. You see guests
of the reopening festival of a war-destroyed youth house that was rebuilt during
the past 2 years. The pictures are part of a larger documentary project.
The Roma Portraits is also a free work I did in Sarajevo, visiting a Roma commu-
nity. There is no bigger context behind it but the stories of these kids.
3. Tell us about your creative process, do you have any rituals, routines you follow?
How does your artwork come together? (Do you use found objects, image banks, etc)
When I take pictures of someone I usually try to loose control at one point, so
it is kind of the opposite to routines. This seems to be important for me because me and the
person on the other side of my camera are on the same level, and that’s the reason why the
picture is more a portrait of the person on it and of the situation it developed in than a portrait
of myself. I try to not push people. When someone is relaxed it is fine, when someone wants
to play another role it is fine too, I think I can get to his core anyhow in most cases.
My portfolio contains pictures I took for magazines as well as pictures of friends or other free
work. All in all you can say that it is a collection of memories and relations for me.
4. How did you get started with your artistic career?
I started painting and working with metal and other hard material when I was 15. With 18 I felt
like becoming a writer. More or less by accident, I took my first picture when I was 19 years old.
It was Tina’s fault, my then-girlfriend, she threw her tiger-top over my guitar. I started to work as
a photographer’s assistant, I never visited any kind of art school.
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5. What would you say is one of your greatest accomplishments?
The project “this-is” about this youth house in Sarajevo was very important for me. I still don’t know if
we will manage to finish the whole thing with some kind of printed publication, but it was a proof for
me that working on topics that I am interested in with people I like a lot is no fixed but a good idea and
something that really makes me happy.
6. Where does your inspiration come from? Or is there any particular movement, artwork or
artist you find yourself influenced by?
It is difficult to answer this question as it always is a spontaneous decision to take or not to
take a picture. I basically like people, what they are or try to be, or at least I like to watch them.
So maybe biographies are kind of an inspiration, and my own one of course is also part of it.
I like to work on themes and to get deeper into them, I find them more or less only by chance
and then work very enthusiastically on them. I am influenced by music, books, and sculp-
tures, but less in an artistic than an emotional way. Painting, film and photography I would say
is always very present in my life, but I try to free myself of those impressions when I start to
work.
7. How do you see yourself five years from now? How do you see your artwork evolving from now?
Recently, I find myself cutting small clips and working with film stills, so maybe I will move
some steps towards film. At the moment I am pretty happy with my work and it swings in sev-
eral different directions. I don’t have a masterplan, but I know that I am a curious person and
that working with pictures has a really wide range.
Name: Gerrit Hahn
Age: 27
Mail: gerrit@somesome.com
Webites: www: http://www.gerrithahn.de
Project website this-is: http://www.this-is.org
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IC98 ‘britta’ by gerrit hahn ‘fabian by gerrit hahn IC99
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 mathieu hubert THE MAGIK 7
6. Where does your inspiration come from? Or is there any particular movement, artwork or
artist you find yourself influenced by?

featured artist 29 years old • france

1. What type of medium do you work with and explain how you use it? (Paint,
Well I walk around quite a lot so my inspiration comes mainly from the urban surroundings :
architecture, posters on walls, store signs, objects behind windows... I’m fascinated by things
from the past, which is something my father passed on to me. There are photographers
whose work I admire like Stephen Shore, Martin Parr, Philip-Lorca di Corcia or Nan Goldin.
design, photography, collage)
I also very much like Jim Houser’s work.
Well actually I’ve only started using photography for about 2 years. I used to
draw and paint a lot - and still occasionally do - but photography helps me cap-
7. How do you see yourself five years from now? How do you see your artwork evolving from
turing something I can’t by drawing. I wish I could have been a hyperrealistic
now?
painter - Instead I never go out without a camera, you never know what might
I don’t really plan ahead, I just wish that the future will always bring new sources of inspira-
show up...
tion. I’d like to work with larger formats and plan more collaborative projects with artists in
other fields.
2. What was your main interest in producing this artwork, or is there a statement
you wanted to convey?
Name: Mathieu Hubert
These photographs are taken from a series called Wanderland. I didn’t look for
Age: 29
these places, I just happened to fall onto them around a streetcorner while walk-
Email: contact@mathieuhubert.com
ing in town. They looked so empty, devoid of life, yet it seemed that there were
Website: www.mathieuhubert.com
remaining memories. Basically I wanted to bring back life to these uninhabited
places. There’s also a cinematographic approach in these images ; the panoramic
view and the dialogues function together as in post-synchronisation.

3. Tell us about your creative process, do you have any rituals, routines you follow?
How does your artwork come together? (Do you use found objects, image banks,
etc)
I always work on different projects simultaneously whether it’s photography,
painting or installation. The original idea usually turns into a cross-disciplinary
project. My profession has also a wide influence on my artistic work. As a graph-
ic designer I bring a lot of attention to typography so quite often it’s present in
my work. One of my first works was called “Lost & Found”, it was a series of
illustrations and collages on different materials that were found on the street.

4. How did you get started with your artistic career?

I used to teach French abroad (Toronto, CA then London, UK) so I guess I was really influenced
by all the moments I lived there and the people I met. I’ve always drawn and been attracted to
different artistic styles, so one day I decided to come back to France and do what I really like:
Now I’ve got a degree in Graphic Design and I work with a bunch of great and talented people in
a collective called Kolle-Bolle, here in Lyon, France.

5. What would you say is one of your greatest accomplishments?

Going back to school after I was a teacher myself... No really, I would say being able to do something
creative everyday, which is really fulfilling. And exhibiting my new works - Stereoscopik - during the
Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art this coming November !

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IC108 ‘wedding’ by mathieu hubert IC109
IC110 ‘casket’ by mathieu hubert IC111
IC112 ‘phone’ by mathieu hubert IC113
IC114 ‘untitled’ by jose alves IC115
IC116 ‘duality’ by jose alves IC117
IC118 ‘untitled’ by jose alves ‘the king’ by jose alves IC119
 ‘tulip’ by adela lebowitz IC121
IC122 ‘blood root’ by adela lebowitz ‘the green manor’ by adela lebowitz IC123
IC124 ‘black cherry’ by adela lebowitz ‘walk it off’ by kenneth yee IC125
IC126 ‘reality television’ by kenneth yee IC127
IC128 ‘how to be alone’ by kenneth yee IC129
IC130 ‘love is all around’ by kenneth yee IC131
IC132 ‘untitled’ by gabrielius mackevicius IC133
IC134 ‘repose’ by kim rae taylor ‘turning routine into ritual’ by kim rae taylor IC135
 ‘hair series’ by kim rae taylor IC137
IC138 ‘call’ by linda lencovic IC139
IC140 ‘call 2’ by linda lencovic IC141
IC142 ‘untitled’ by carlo moretti ‘untitled’ by carlo moretti IC143
 ‘untitled’ by aleks senwald IC145
IC146 ‘untitled’ by daniele de battè ‘untitled’ by daniele de battè IC147
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