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MARKETING DIRECTOR:
ROMAN GUTMAN
CONTRIBUTORS:
DR. IDA SALAMON
MIGUEL BERMUDEZ
PAULA SOITO
JASMINE SUKARY
ANASTASIA TSYPKINA
ON THE COVER:
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WITH JÖRGEN GOLZ BY VIAN BORCHERT
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MEET THE
CONTRIBUTORS
DR. IDA SALAMON Director of the Jewish Community of Belgrade, I was
I was born in Belgrade, I am living in Vienna and I am employed at the University as a research assistant.
traveling often between the both cities and many I authored an exhibition at the Ethnographical
other destinations. Museum in Belgrade entitled “Between Tradition and
Due to the wide range of study programs available Fashion – Garments of Belgrade Jews at the End of XIX
in the Humanities at the School of Philosophy at the and the First Half of XX Century.“
University of Belgrade, I decided to pursue a degree in Currently, I work in the marketing, sponsoring, and
Ethnology and Anthropology, where I completed my the event management branch of the Jewish Museum
doctorate on the Serbian diaspora in Vienna. Vienna, as well as a freelance journalist for various
Before working as the Cultural and Educational media outlets.
PAULA SOITO
Paula Soito is the Founder and CEO of artsrow.com Her company, Arts Row, Inc., offers leading business
- Arts Row, an arts industry journalist, and creative development and growth guides for a global
business coach. audience of creative professionals and amateurs
She is a self-starter and thought leader for the next alike. Arts Row's mission is to help artists turn their
generation of artists and a regular contributor to talent into profits and build the lifestyle they desire
Art Market Magazine. as a creative entrepreneur.
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MIGUEL BERMUDEZ. MEB 3
I frequently participate in auctions in London,
International expert of fine art, collector, journalist Amsterdam, Vienna, Copenhagen, New York, San
of fine art and international art fairs at Art Market Francisco, Paris, Munich, Berlin and Milan and
Magazine. have published academic articles and contributed
I have attended most major art and antiques shows research to The Orders & Medals Research Society
in the United States and Europe including The New of Great Britain, The Vatican Secret Archives, The
York Winter Show at the Armory, The Chelsea Show Chancellery of the Order of the Thistle in Scotland,
in London, Le Biennale de Paris, The European Fine Sotheby’s Orders and Medals, The Chancellery of
Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht and antiques shows in the Orders of Knighthood of the Kingdom of the
Zurich, Vienna, Munich, Prague, Milan, Geneva and Netherlands and many others.
Basel.
ANASTASIA TSYPKINA
Anastasia - half Jewish and half Russian started with Art, architecture, traveling, and meeting creative
the studies of linguistics and literature in Russia and people – That's what she considers as the main
after graduation in 2016 decided to get a master's sense and purpose of life. What makes her especially
degree in faculty of arts in Brno, Czech republic. happy? Share what she sees, hear, and experience
with readers, with someone who wants to go ahead
Her main fields of interest and hobbies are not
of routine and be involved in LIFE FROM ALL ITS
limited only by the world of literature. Actually, she
wants to know everything about everything. SIDES AND VIEWS.
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Jörgen Golz
Chief Director, Discovery Art Fair
FRANKFURT | COLOGNE | BERLIN
W
hen it comes to or online platforms are playing The visitors enjoy an abundance of
discovering young, an important role, and numerous paintings, drawings, and graphic
up-and-coming art, highly talented artists are choosing prints, and sculptures, installations,
it's hard to miss the the path of self-marketing. photography, or urban art, from
Discovery Art Fairs. large-scale pieces to miniature
The popular German art fairs are For many newcomers, in particular, editions in pocket-size format.
held annually in Cologne and the Discovery Art Fair - showcasing Above all, besides the most recent
Frankfurt, two metropolises that are a diversity of contemporary art from works, which have just been
particularly known for a lively and around the world - has proved to be created in the studios, visitors
traditional art scene and are home a springboard to success. also experience a lot of surprising,
to many art collectors. Clad in a friendly and original, and innovative works.
communicative atmosphere, the A selection of art that is definitely
The Discovery Art Fair's special organizers invite all visitors to worth discovering.
characteristic: A carefully curated enter the dialogue with artists and
selection of renowned and young gallerists and connect with the It's a pleasure to announce Art
galleries, projects, and solo artists international art community. Market's new collaboration with
present themselves under one For new buyers as well as experts or the prestigious Discovery Art Fair
roof. In this way, the Fair reflects experienced collectors, every edition and publish this most interesting
the spirit of the times and current guarantees an exciting art fair exclusive interview with the man
developments in the international experience and, last but not least, behind the one of the largest and
art market. In addition to an excellent opportunity to discover most popular German art fairs,
established galleries, increasingly lots of new and (still) affordable Jörgen Golz.
innovative projects such as pop- contemporary art.
up stores, alternative art spaces,
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Fair Director Joergen Golz © Photo by
Stefan Maria Rother. All rights reserved.
Our aim is to establish a solid community of Since then, the art market has become much more
"friends of Discovery Art Fair," who will be delivered diverse. We are increasingly seeing individual artists
annually with a great variety of extremely fresh, young, who are deliberately seeking the path of self-promotion.
and affordable artworks. There are numerous temporary projects, producer
galleries, or online platforms emerging that present
A. M.: You have more than 15 years of experience exciting and high-quality art in addition to traditional
as the Discover Art Fairs' managing director, which galleries. So we are very happy to have opened the door
gives you a complete picture of the art market field's to an art fair much wider from the beginning, to have
developments during these years, in sales, exhibitions, made it much more accessible. The development of the
and collector's interest. last few years proves us right in this.
If we compare the current period to 15 years ago, what
are the most important developments you have seen The orientations and preferences of art lovers and
during those years? collectors have also become more diverse. Fewer and
fewer are allowing their tastes to be dictated by self-
J. G.: When we started many years ago to develop appointed art market experts. They prefer to embark on
a fair concept that unites galleries, project spaces, their own journeys of discovery into the world of art and
and individual artists without gallery representation buy what appeals to them personally the most.
under the roof of an art fair, we were absolute pioneers A good example of this is the triumphal march of the
and outsiders. It was a time when only the established street and urban art, which met with great interest
galleries got visibility at the art fairs. among the younger public - that is so important for the
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Fair Director Joergen Gotz ©
Guided tour at Discovery Art Fair.
Photo by Thomas Gessner.
All rights reserved.
continued existence of the art market - often part of the family tradition, while
and thus found its way from the streets in Frankfurt, we have a financially very
of the metropolises into the galleries strong environment.
and museums. We are also seeing that This also has an effect on the
many artists are working across genres composition of the exhibitors at our
and are not easily pigeonholed into fairs. Also, the location, the exhibition
traditional categories. Today, we see hall play a decisive role. Last year,
artists working with various modern for example, we were able to occupy
means of the digital world and art with a very large hall in Frankfurt, which
interfaces to design, architecture, or enabled us to set up large sculpture
various natural sciences, to name just spaces.
a few examples.
Berlin is where our roots are - we
A. M.: You are the head manager of are the oldest art fair in the capital -
three art fairs located in Frankfurt, but unfortunately, we had to realize
Cologne, and Berlin. Would you say that the purchasing power here is
each art fair has its unique artistic considerably lower than our other two
style and approach based on the locations. Therefore, we are currently
location and visitors? suspending our fairs in Berlin.
After all, our main task is to bring our
J. G.: Absolutely. Each of our fairs is exhibitors together with an audience
always curated for the specific city and that is as optimally suited as possible
location. In Cologne, collecting art is and to ensure many sales.
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A. M.: Let's talk about the art it's not so much the well-known still represent something like insider
featured in these art fairs. Over and renowned names that count tips:
100 galleries are exhibiting along in encouraging people to buy art.
with local and international artists Rather, it's about an individual taste, Russian-born artist Katerina
and fine art photographers in each a personal approach, which leads to Belkina uniquely combines visual
event. Can you point on the 'most the fact that one absolutely has to art forms with digital image editing
Wanted' artistic style by collectors have a work of art. in her works. Belkina herself has
in the past few years? Therefore, we often experience that a triple role in the process: she
if the art - regardless of the genre - is a motif, director, and visual
J. G.: Traditional art disciplines such tells a special story, reveals a special artist all at once. Her mysterious,
as painting or sculpture are still view of the artist, conveys an intense "painted" photographs have
very popular. Mixed media works, emotion, then it finds its fans. already been shown in numerous
unusual materials, and techniques renowned exhibitions. She has
are also in demand. Among the A.M.: Can you share with us some been nominated for the Kandinsky
younger target groups, urban names of newcomers at the Art Fair Prize in Moscow (the Turner Prize's
art and editions are among the who became shooting stars? Russian equivalent). She has been
bestsellers, partly because they are awarded the International Lucas
often more affordable. Quality and J. G.: I could mention many names Cranach Prize and the prestigious
originality always play the decisive of artists here, who have been Hasselblad Masters Award.
role, of course, but the courage to shown at our fairs, who have
experiment is also rewarded. made international careers in the Working mainly in public spaces,
When collectors say, I've never seen meantime, and who certainly have French street artist OX is one of the
that before, it definitely catches a great future ahead of them. most acclaimed in his field. The
their attention and often increases Let me point out three examples billboard artist participates in major
their buying mood. In our segment, here, which some readers may urban art festivals and biennials,
young and up-and-coming art, already know, but for others may and his works, often designed with
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Katerina Belkina © Fly. All rights reserved.
wit and humor, are part of renowned collections in 2019, caused quite a stir. In the Czech Republic
such as the URBAN NATION Museum for Urban and Slovakia, the Czechoslovakia territory, the
Contemporary Art in Berlin. In 2017, we presented versatile artist is one of the most important players
numerous of his unique works in Cologne and in the contemporary art scene. His often socio-
realized a large billboard art action in public space critical works are exhibited worldwide and can be
together with him. found in renowned collections such as the Czech
The large-scale installation "Birth of Nobody" by National Gallery, Slovak National Gallery, or the
Slovakian artist Viktor Frešo, presented in Cologne Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.
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Table Top Bibi on the Ball. 2018.
Oil on Resin.61x46x33 cm ©
Sculpture by Carole Feuerman
presented by Galerie Klose.
All rights reserved.
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Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt
2019. Booth Galerie Barbara Discovery Art Fair Cologne.
von Stechow© Photo by Booth Ateliers im Delta ©
Thomas Gessner. All rights Photo Stefan Maria Rother.
reserved. All rights reserved.
A. M.: Are you an art collector, and group of friends is growing. That's will have to stay with yourself and
what are your personal favorite wonderful to have companions in your preferences until the rest of
artistic styles or favorite artists? these irritating times. Even though your life.
What is the most precious artwork I am fascinated by kinetic art, there
you possess? is no special style or direction. A.M.: You are the head of the
The single artwork must cause an Art Fair for almost two decades,
J. G.: Yes, I collect art, and I do impact, regardless of whether it's starting with "Berliner Liste" in
it in a spontaneous and pulse- style, material, or price. And I think 2004. What is the secret of your
triggered way. I don't have the I have to belie your expectations: sustainability performance?
aspiration to build up a systematic There is no single artwork over
collection. Every piece of art 5.000,00 € in my collection. If you J. G.: You mean, is there a secret
surrounding me has its own little go through the art world open- recipe for persevering this long? The
story, and the purchase was not minded with some sensitivity, you beautiful and exciting thing about
planned. Every piece is placed in will find extraordinary artworks the art world is that it is constantly
my house- I don't have a stock. for reasonable money: Trust your changing, new ideas, new concepts,
They are like friends, and I want own judgment! Buy what you like. new techniques...
them to be around. Every year the Trends will come and go, but you So if you stay curious, open-minded,
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Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt
2020. Booth Galerie
Bengelstraeter © Photo
Stefan Maria Rother.
All rights reserved.
"
On the one hand, artists have to of the first absolute lockdown in Germany,
finance their lives and cover their we were very happy to be able to hold
expenses; on the other hand, our Frankfurt fair in the fall. Impressively,
we all realized how important the live
they often do not yet have a big
presentation of art is. This may be different
name that ensures them large collector for large and well-known artists, but those
circles and secure high-priced sales. who are not yet established, who do not
Appropriate pricing is composed of yet have large collector circles, are clearly
dependent on the fact that there are sales
many aspects. and presentation platforms where you can
The artist's position in the art market present your art live to a large audience.
certainly plays an important role,
We also organized two virtual fairs in 2020
as well as the size and type of the
to bridge the time when everything was
artwork." really closed and to help our exhibitors
present their art in the online sector.
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Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt
2020. Artwork by Hans Kotter
presented by Schlieder
Contemporary ©
Photo Thomas Gessner.
All rights reserved.
However, especially in our field of emerging art, J. G.: First of all, it has to be said that there is no
I would put it this way: An online presence can be such thing as a single art market. If you take a closer
a useful addition to marketing activities, but it look, you will see that several art markets exist in
definitely does not replace personal contact and the parallel and differ significantly in their characteristics
artwork's direct experience. and functional mechanisms. The question of future
prospects must therefore also be considered in a
Last year and this year, too, it has meant for us more differentiated way.
to invest a lot of extra time and a lot of money to
realize real art fair events. To organize fairs that are At the moment, it looks like the high-priced art
successful for our participants and at the same time market can also achieve relatively high sales in online
safe for everyone involved. We proved that this is trading. But it is hard to predict how quickly and if at
possible in Frankfurt, where very good sales were all the protagonists there and the international jet-
reported and at the same time there was not a single set public will fly around the world again to acquire
case of infection. However, this meant in the run- artworks in the millions as investment objects.
up to the event that we had to deal very intensively It may very well be that things will change there in
with authorities, new regulations, hygiene concepts, the coming years and that there will be even more
disinfectants, masks, etc. Almost everything had to concentration on a few large global players.
be thought of in a new or different way. Looking at However, the sale of the works we are talking about
it positively, however, we were able to gain a lot of here represents only a small percentage of the total
valuable experience from which we can certainly art market.
benefit this year as well.
What is much more interesting and decisive is what
A.M.: How do you see the future of the art market in happens below this elitist sphere, there where young,
general? fresh art is created and built up, where it is decided
T
he motto in addressing new target groups,
"We've there are challenges to be mastered In Cologne, we have a special
always done it everywhere, but also sustainable situation, as there has not been
successes to be achieved. an art fair in this tradition-rich
this way" has had its day. region with an incredible density
If you want to succeed A.M.: What are the highlights of the of collectors for more than one
in the future art market, upcoming Art Fairs? and a half years. We would like
Will there be some changes and to make a suitable offer to the
you have to be open for
surprises, and what are you hopefully shopping-hungry but
changes". focusing on at the Fair this year? also heterogeneous public, which
- Jörgen Golz. combines the young, emerging art,
Discovery Art Fair COLOGNE which continues to focus on our
what the contemporary art scene of will take place on June 25th – fair, with established positions.
tomorrow will look like. And this is 27th, 2021, and the FRANKFURT Thus, visitors, this year can enjoy
where I see as a decisive factor how Discovery Art Fair is scheduled for the world-famous relief-like works
flexible, how innovative, and how November 5th – 7th, 2021. by Günther Uecker or the masterful
courageously the art market players hyper-realistic sculptures by
will act or are already acting. The J. G.: The selection of participants American artist Carole A. Feuerman
motto "We've always done it this for the next two art fairs is not yet presented by Galerie Klose, as well
way" has had its day. If you want complete; exhibitors can still apply as relevant positions from the field
to succeed in the future art market, for the Cologne fair until the end of of urban art, which the renowned
you have to be open to change. April and for the Frankfurt fair until Cologne gallery 30works has in its
Whether online or offline, whether the end of June, but I can certainly program, or the young talents of
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Rotterdam's Chrysalid Gallery, which specializes in We have already had fairs where we had to
art photography and hybrid art. reject more than 50 percent of the applicants,
For Frankfurt, we are also planning large sculpture which then depends above all on the size of
spaces for this year, which already enriched our fair the available fair space. On average, however,
last year and were very well received by the public. we have to turn down about 30 percent.
Above all, of course, there will be much that is new, It is important to us that our selection of
surprising, and worth discovering at both fairs. participants is based on the quality of the
works and the entire art fair program's
A.M.: Do you have a plan B in case you have to diversity. As they exist in the vast majority of
postpone the upcoming Art Fair in Cologne due art fairs, many other criteria do not play
to the pandemic situation, or are you positive a role for us.
that the problem in Europe will be solved until We believe that whether you have fixed
summer? premises and regular opening hours, or even
whether you have an art degree, should not
J. G.: As sorry as I am, unfortunately, we have to play a decisive role. It's the art that counts.
assume that the pandemic problem in Europe
will not be solved by early summer. For us, this A.M.: You offer free coaching to the art fair
means that in addition to Plan A, we must always participants. What are you going to teach
work on Plan B and Plan C. In other words, we are them?
currently preparing everything to be able to hold
our art fair planned for June on time, successfully J. G.: We are especially focused on young
and absolutely safe for all involved. However, galleries and projects as well as emerging
since we have all had to learn that nothing can be artists. For some of them, the Discovery
guaranteed, and especially in times of pandemic Art Fair is the first art fair in which they
circumstances that can change from one week to participate, many of them have little
the next, we have to be prepared for anything. experience on the art market floor, and
In order to keep the financial risk of a fair even more, experienced gallery owners and
registration as low as possible for our exhibitors, artists are always happy to learn something
we have decided that, in the case of a fair new. That's why we offer free coaching
cancellation, they can postpone their participation for our exhibitors at every fair. We always
to one of our upcoming art fairs in Cologne or choose different topics and invite experts
Frankfurt without financial loss. It is essential, to take part. For example, in the past, the
especially in such uncertain times, to maintain focus was on self-marketing or trade-related
continuous and sincere contact and exchange with communication; this year, the focus is on
all parties. Whether with applicants and exhibitors, the professional use of suitable social media
partners, service providers, location operators, or channels.
authorities. We are all in the same boat and are
trying to master these difficult times together as
best we can.
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DISCOVERY ART FAIR Frankfurt. ©
Foto Stefan Maria Rother. All rights
reserved.
But even beyond this coaching, our team is always open guided tour, which I highly recommend for newcomers
to questions and offers support in many areas. Whether and experienced pros alike. We call the tours "Curators'
it's about art transportation, hanging, or compiling Choice" because each curator sets his or her own
suitable press material, we don't see ourselves simply personal focus, explains background information,
as organizers of an art fair but rather as supporting and and reveals one or two secrets behind many works of
accompanying partners. art. These tours provide a very special insight into our
exhibition program.
A.M.: Are you also offering some guided tours for the
visitors? A. M.: What advice do you have for the emerging artists
struggling with determining the prices of their works
J. G.: What is true for our exhibitors is also true, in a of art?
modified form, to our visitors. We also want to address
younger, new target groups and get them excited about J. G.: Pricing is always a difficult subject and depends
contemporary art with our fairs. Even someone who on so many factors that it is hard to give general advice
has little previous knowledge and has perhaps never here. Then, there's the psychological aspect: How can
visited an art fair before should feel comfortable with I give an appropriate price to such a personal product,
us. That is why a relaxed and open atmosphere is so a unique piece that's practically a part of me? If we're
important to us, and you will always find someone who talking about our market segment, then, of course, it's
has an open ear for whatever question you may have. always a balancing act. On the one hand, artists have to
On each day of the Fair, one of our curators offers a finance their lives and cover their expenses;
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Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt ©
Photo Stefan Maria Rother.
All rights reserved.
on the other hand, they often do not yet have a including me, would have thought how fragile our
big name that ensures them large collector circles existence and our accustomed way of life would
and secure high-priced sales. Appropriate pricing prove to be. How quickly it can happen, practically
is composed of many aspects. The artist's position overnight.
in the art market certainly plays an important role, It comes as little surprise to me how unable
as well as the size and type of the artwork. In the politicians and administrators are to cope, how
beginning, I recommend visiting many exhibitions greedy some crisis profiteers prove to be - whether
and fairs, exchanging ideas with colleagues and politicians or corporate leaders - or how certain
professionals, and comparing yourself price-wise with sections of the population oppose scientific
artists of the same field and similar career level. knowledge and take refuge in unreal conspiracy
In any case, you should not start too high because theories. There are certainly still many reasons to
you first need to be noticed and build a customer worry, especially because we are far from being
base. As with many other questions, our curators and able to foresee the economic consequences of the
I are happy to advise on the pricing of the works we crisis. How little is being done for visual artists in the
exhibit. current situation is scandalous. We, humans, long for
transcendence. A need that art satisfies.
A.M.: Some two years ago, you said, "It's the state Something is comforting about being able to surround
of the world I worry about – both physically and oneself with art in these times.
ethically." Are your worries getting even stronger We are currently living through a crisis that raises
after the crisis we all go through? many new questions.
Overcoming this crisis will lead to an increase in the
J. G.: Certainly, the global corona pandemic and its importance of art and the art market. In this respect,
effects have also influenced my view of the world. I'm not worried about the future of art in the medium
When I gave this interview back then, no one, and long term.
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Discovery Art Fair Cologne 2019.
Installation by Viktor Freso presented by
ArtCampaign © Photo Stefan Maria Rother.
All rights reserved.
"
If you stay curious, open-
minded, and interested, this
creative world offers so much
that one lifetime is too little.
You gain a lot of experience over
time, you overcome many hurdles,
but it never gets boring.
Every edition of our fair offers so
much that is new. It's not called the
Discovery Art Fair for nothing".
- Jörgen Golz.
I
was born in Belgrade, I am living in Vienna and I am
traveling often between the both cities and many other
"
destinations.
The single artwork Due to the wide range of study programs available in the
Humanities at the School of Philosophy at the University
must cause an of Belgrade, I decided to pursue a degree in Ethnology
and Anthropology, where I completed my doctorate on the
impact, regardless Serbian diaspora in Vienna.
Before working as the Cultural and Educational Director of
of whether it's style, the Jewish Community of Belgrade, I was employed at the
University as a research assistant.
material, I authored an exhibition at the Ethnographical Museum
in Belgrade entitled “Between Tradition and Fashion
or price." – Garments of Belgrade Jews at the End of XIX and the
First Half of XX Century.“ This exhibition was awarded the
- Jörgen Golz. “Event of the Year in Serbian Photography” by the National
Center for Photography. In my essay, “Solidarity and
Identity”, published in the “Annual of Social History”,
I described how members of the Jewish Community of
Belgrade spent three months in Budapest during the 1999
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THE LIVING
By Daric Gill
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THE LIVING MACHINES
By Daric Gill
The Living Machines is a series of interactive robotic installations that
mimic the emotional nuances of living organisms through light, motion,
&/or sound. Complex characteristics like excitement, extraversion,
shyness, persistence, the ability to dream, etc., are the delicate
interactions that make up how animals behave, not just how they
physically move around.
Using a broader perspective of biomimicry, this work doesn’t seek to
simply imitate the physical form, articulations, or dexterity-of-motion
for industrial gain. The goal is to fascinate, engage, inspire,
& reflect on our own social or emotional significances using interactive
feedback. These machines are explorations into the remarkable world
of emotional intelligence.
Combining interests in engineering, science, technology, & art, The
Living Machines are truly an interdisciplinary endeavor. Investigating
the more intimate characters of life (like personality) is something
that persists throughout all of my work. As my understanding of new
technology becomes stronger, so too does the reflective possibilities of
this series.
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Daric Gill © All rights reserved.
THE LIVING MACHINES
By Daric Gill
Daric Gill, b. 1982, USA, is an Interdisciplinary artist; Exhibited in Galerie
Raskolnikow, Germany, CICA Museum, South Korea, Galeria-Taller Lolo,
Cuba, John F. Peto Museum, NJ, Edward Hopper House Museum, NY,
Pizzuti Collection Museum, OH, Columbus Museum of Art, OH, & George
Billis Gallery, LA & NYC. 2019 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellent
Award, 2019 Artist Exchange in Dresden, Germany, 2018 Greater
Columbus Arts Council Visual Arts Fellow. MFA, University of Cincinnati.
BFA, Columbus College of Art & Design. Former adjunct instructor,
Columbus College of Art & Design.
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THE LIVING MACHINES
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Interior detail of lights
& electronics
"The Shy Machine":
Interactive robotic
kinetic light sculpture.
62 cm tall x 62 cm
wide x 53 cm deep.
2018.
Daric Gill © All rights
reserved.
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"The Imagination Machine":
Interactive robotic light sculpture.
Height dimensions variable x 574 cm
wide x 122 deep. 2019
Installation at Columbus Museum of
Art. Daric Gill © All rights reserved.
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Interactive robotic light
sculpture that communicates
with NASA's database.
Motion sensitive & is
additionally triggered when
the International Space
Station is over its location.
Reclaimed airplane wing,
LED lights, Wi-Fi enabled
Adafruit Hazzah32 micro-
controllers, Adafruit
Adalogger with Real-Time
Clock, PIR motion sensors,
electronics, and poplar.
(Installation at Columbus
"The Imagination
Museum of Art) Machine": Interactive
robotic light sculpture.
Height dimensions
variable x 574 cm wide
x 122 cm deep. 2019
Daric Gill © All rights
reserved.
Variation #2. Motion sensitive "breathing"
pulsating lights. Hand-bent reclaimed
poplar, PIR motion sensor, white LEDs,
Arduino micro-controller, electronics.
(Hanging detail)
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Getting to know:
MAREO
RODRIGUEZ
"Matter IIs
Conden
Condensed
Lig
Light"
"My work explores
the strength of the
topography and natural
territory, conceived as
an energy living mantle
constantly moving;
Epidermal stratification
wrought by time, with
a telluric language
emerging, pressing,
gravitating, revealing
through the landscape.
I seek to cover different
scales within my
artistic approach,
from the massiveness
of the mountains and
rocks, through its
decanting process and
fragmentation up to the
stone as the basic unit.
I am interested in the
matter as condensation
of light and its process
of transformation and
expansion of energy over
time, releasing weight to
return to the origin".
- Mareo Rodriguez
MAREO RODRIGUEZ. MELT 7 ©
All rights reserved.
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Getting to know:
MAREO
RODRIGUEZ
Leila Antakly discovered the work of Mario
Rodriguez, an incredible artist born in
Mexico City, raised in Medellin, Colombia,
and currently based in Barcelona.
His work tributes the power and beauty of
nature in its most raw forms, reminding
us of the Earth's surface, volcanic rock,
glass, different textures, and the complex
interplay between their light and shadows.
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LEILA ANTAKLY: How did you get into the arts?
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MAREO RODRIGUEZ. DESERT SKINS 3.
170 x 140 cm (66 x 54 inches).
Acrylic on Canvas. © All rights reserved.
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MAREO
RODRIGUEZ
mareorodriguez.com
Instagram: @mareorodriguez
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LEILA ANTAKLY
L
eila Antakly is the founder and editor of Ninu
Nina, a creative platform featuring curated
interviews with the world's most inspiring
creatives since 2008. She began her career as
a fashion assistant at Italian Vogue magazine in New
York City, where she was involved in the production of
some of the most iconic Vogue covers in the late '90s
under the creative direction of Franca Sozzani.
painting trained my
-Chi- Yu Lin
Full
Fill the desire, need to be Full;
Fill the gap, need to be Full;
Fill the omission, need to be Full.
Looking into your heart,
contentment is better than riches. Chi- Yu Lin. Full. 2019. Oil painting.
116.5 x 91 cm © All rights reserved.
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The Forest Series
Strong
Eye-catching appearance, strong, and
standstill. Lush and dazzling. Find the core
value. Show the brilliant.
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C
hi- Yu Lin (b. 1965) is a Taiwan-
based artist; he creates unique art
in a special technique to highlight
environmental issues. Lin has
developed the Chopped Weave Method for
his painting, using brushes, scrapers, and
knives. In his work, he is trying to pass his
essential message:
Render the consumption of 'Deduction'
and the regeneration of 'Increase' by
accumulating piles of paint and scraping off
and erasing.
Express the importance of cherishing
nature, deliver the message with artistic
creation. The object will be simplified to
break up by taking deconstruction; re-
combined the scattered objects by taking
structuralism. Just like weaving, express
the texture of the concept.
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Veracity
Gentle power meets love;
Strong power nurtures the
next generation.
You are the wind, I am the
rain, dancing with you in the
wind and rain.
You are the tree; I am the
root, staying with you to grow
strong.
Women who are true to
themselves are the beauty
that never fades.
I
create my own "copping and weaving" drawing
technique as the 21 Century is innovative.
Using 2D image synthesis, 3D scene simulation,
and 4D virtual reality have been on track.
Digital arts can be seen everywhere in our life
nowadays. The flat print, the different material
printing, and 3D printing are making printing
quality much better than before.
Traditional painting is easily imitated by computer
AI. Real art will face big changes and influence.
Thinking about how to keep the value of hand-
painted drawing? The original creation is the
answer.
Thus, I make painting, weaving, sculpture in one
fusion. Using a knife instead of brushes, like the
sculpture on the canvas, presenting a new art Chi- Yu Lin. Seeds and origin.
style. 2017. Acrylic painting.
60 x 120 cm © All rights reserved.
The result is warm, with oriental restraint and
Western freedom, just like Yin and Yang of Tai Chi,
Seeds and origin
Including restrained emotions in freedom".
Light but heavy; soft but firm. Seeds drifting in the wind,
Love is hiding in the manly swimming I want to fly, fly into your eyes
skill and the feminine body in the which looking at me.
ocean. Following fate, searching the Stand, eyes to eyes with
true love, exploring the process of a true heart.
reproduction. We are here waiting for you,
waiting with a burning heart.
Chi- Yu Lin. Companion. 2017.
Acrylic painting. 60 x 120 cm © All Chi- Yu Lin. Meet. 2017. Acrylic painting.
rights reserved. 60 x 120 cm © All rights reserved.
Waiting is like a
long chain.
In the layers
of time, still
remember the
warm and sweet
last night.
Looking for a
fragrance, try to
put together our
mutual memories.
T
Accompany Series
Sublimation
Facing difficulties often has no way to solve them. to realize. Just jump out of the
desire swirl, look at your heart, find
When something is unsatisfying, I always want to escape.
the true face of your soul.
Wanting to have it all but cannot have it all at the same time.
If I hesitate in making a decision- I will lose other opportunities. Top: Chi- Yu Lin. Sublimation. 2017.
Discarding some at the right time is a pearl of valuable wisdom. Acrylic painting. 60 x 120 cm
© All rights reserved.
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Chi- Yu Lin. Blend. 2019.
Oil painting. 116.5 x 91 cm
© All rights reserved.
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"copping and weaving"
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VIAN BORCHERT
ALBEIT ABSTRACT IN NATURE
ian Borchert is an award- within the USA and internationally
V winning contemporary
expressionist artist who
considers her art as visual
poems. She is a graduate and
"Notable Alumni" from the Corcoran
in major cities such as NYC, LA, DC,
Miami, London, and Rome. She
exhibited her art at prestigious
places such as "Art Basel Miami
Beach" Spectrum Miami, 1stdibs
College of Art and Design George Design Center, Chelsea, NYC, and
Washington University, Washington, the LA Art Show. Represented in
DC. And is also an art educator noted galleries such as Lichtundfire
teaching fine art classes in the in NYC, bG Gallery in L.A., and
Washington DC metropolitan area. Alessandro Berni Gallery based in
In Borchert's resume, you will find NYC and Italy.
many groups and solo exhibitions
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Borchert's work
has been featured
in the international
press, including
at The Washington
Post, ARTPIL, Art
Reveal Magazine,
Vie magazine, 300
magazines, Happen
Art, The Miami Art
Scene, DC Modern
Luxury magazine,
NPR's Art Beat, and
others.
Nostalgic.
Acrylic on canvas. 60×91 cm. 2020.
Vian Borchert © All rights reserved.
I
am an expressionist My artwork, 'Albeit
artist; I consider all abstract in nature',
my work to be visual offers symbolism
poems. referencing the status
For me, nature of a mysterious
is fundamental future and how life
and plays a very is such a precious
essential role in commodity.
my life. Thus, I am My artwork also
a nature lover - mother showcases a sense
nature is my sanctuary of identity of who I
and my ultimate am as an artist: my
solace. I am an avid hopes, aspirations, and
nature observer, where dreams.
contemplating upon Consequently, the
nature helps me reach work becomes a bridge
inner peace and attain of reflection and
moments of zen. connection to the past,
present along with a
sense of wonder to
what the future holds.
Wavy.
Acrylic on canvas. 60 × 91 cm. 2019
Vian Borchert © All rights reserved.
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VIAN
BORCHERT
ALBEIT ABSTRACT IN NATURE
Website: www.vianborchert.com
Facebook: @Vian Borchert Fine Arts
Twitter: @ViansArtCorner
Instagram: @vianborchert
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BADRIA SHAMSI
The beauty of art in its essential
and simplest forms
U
nder Sea Water - Journeys to A World
of Beauty and Peace
bright daylight, and soothing of the heat on the background as Right Page Bottom: Summer shade,
colors of greens of plants. I love well as the big strokes of the brush 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 72 X 56 cm.
Badria Shamsi © All rights reserved.
the shades of plants in summer, to bring the subject of the plant or
the smell of flower's essence flower forward.
and different fruits, and I like the
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Lilies @night, 2020.
Acrylic on canvas, 41 X 31 cm.
Badria Shamsi © All rights reserved.
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@night, 2020.
Acrylic on canvas, 92 X 61 cm.
Badria Shamsi © All rights reserved.
Vintage, 2020.
Acrylic on canvas, 61 X 51 cm.
Badria Shamsi © All rights reserved.
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T
he Enchanted series
My garden has many
different flowers.
Roses are the most
graceful and elegant
flowers in the world;
painting them gives me
happiness and joy.
Sadly, flowers and roses
do not live long; I always
enjoy painting them on
canvas to keep them in
memory.
Enchanted 7, 2020.
Acrylic on canvas, 51 X 61 cm
Badria Shamsi © All rights reserved.
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Flowers around me, 2020.
Acrylic on canvas, 56 X 51 cm
Badria Shamsi © All rights reserved.
BADRIA SHAMSI
Email: artesse7@yahoo.com
Website: saatchiart.com/badriashamsi
Instagram: @Badria.s.art_
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Keith Josiah AS
REVEALING MYSELF
AN ARTIST
Untitled. 1980. Acrylic on canvas.
121 cm x 91 cm. 2018
Keith Josiah © All rights reserved.
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Keith Josiah
REVEALING MYSELF
AS AN ARTIST
I am Keith Josiah, born March 26, 1997. I don't have an extensive artist resume or
I am a 24-year-old painter, poet, and rap artist credentials because I never thought I was good
whose main goal in life is to impact lives around enough. Many people, including my family,
the world. My art is my own self-expression that didn't know about my relationship with art.
I hope impacts people by provoking It wasn't until recent years that I realized that
self-reflection. I can leave my mark on this world with it.
I have been fascinated with color for almost my I can change lives, I can inspire, I can give hope
entire life, and while I've always used color and through my works. Although I still struggle
shapes to express and bring my imagination to with insecurities, this realization has made me
life, I was never confident in myself enough to braver. I may not have professional means, but
call it art. all I ever needed was a chance.
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Anatomy of the Angel.
Acrylic notebook and coffee over
the canvas.
91 cm x 121 cm. 2020
Keith Josiah © All rights reserved.
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Untitled 609. Acrylic gesso and coffee
on canvas. 121 cm x 91 cm. 2019
Keith Josiah © All rights reserved.
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Keith Josiah
Untitled Good and Damaged. Acrylic
and spray paint on a t-shirt stretched
over canvas. 76 cm x 110 cm. 2020
Keith Josiah © All rights reserved.
Instagram: @iamandretn
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Gold List Award Artist human wonders, hopes, and
DAPHNE HOREV doubts. It detaches the subject
matter from the realistic context
Engaging with art for me is like and elevates it to a metaphoric
diving into my microcosmos level.
self and beyond. To my deepest I paint for many years. In recent
feeling, the world that surrounds years I have been using digital
us, flowing through our human tools in my art.
GALA SEMENOVA is a something absolutely
prism, giving us its unique human I print my limited edition
self-taught Fine Art Portrait personal that frequently is
and personal interpretation. artworks on different materials
Photographer who lives shared by many yet hasn’t
In the interface zone between such as silver metallic foil, silver
and works in San Diego, been acknowledged or
the raw world of ‘things in metallic rag, plexiglass, and more,
California. She was born in exposed. With each portrait,
themselves’ and the world as in order to get varied qualities
Tula, Russia, in 1981 and she aims to reveal the
we know it, art happens in an and a different appearance and
relocated to the States vulnerable woman inside to
alchemical-magical-synergistic impact.
in 2009. Her journey allow space for recognition,
process. I turn some of them into mixed
to discovering her own healing, and empowerment.
media works, adding gold paint
femininity revealed a deep Semenova’s photography
I was born and raised in Israel, and gold leaves. So far, I have
connection to women as presents women and their
but I see myself as a global artist exhibited my art in Tel Aviv,
the subject of her artistic stories and documents their
who deals with human matters. Milano, Venice, Rome, Las Vegas,
expression. Every expression lives in such a feminine,
Flying cranes that embody for New York, Bogota, and Manila.
of femininity—a woman’s powerful, and touching way.
me the spiritual power to make My artworks are printed in art
personal story, her cultural Each photograph she takes
a leap of faith into the unknown magazines like ‘Art International
context, every defeat, and reflects a part of her, of who
often pass through my works. Contemporary,’ ‘Art Market
victory—sheds light on the she is.
Primordial conch shells, guarding Magazine‘ and ‘Israeli Art
complexities of her own
in their womb the secrets Market.’
womanhood. Semenova’s
of eons, ripples reflections
work is a response to the
in which reality becomes an
pressure-filled, patriarchal
ever-changing impressionist
culture she left behind
vibration, mythological heroes
in Russia and the youth/
that emblem in their stories deep
Daphne Horev – Magical starry beauty, a power-obsessed Galina Semenova.
existential psyche truths -they all night culture she now experiences “Journey into Thyself.” #1
are themes in my art. Digital Art. Limited edition 1/75. Fine Art Photography. Limited
in America. She strives to
I often use gold paint in my Print on a silver rag. edition of 1/30
Manually signed and numbered. capture women’s true spirit, Giclée Print 40.6 cm x 50.8 cm
works. To me, gold color grants 100 x 100 cm. *Can be ordered in amplifying and revealing (16″ x 20″). Manually signed and
a halo of secular holiness to various sizes. numbered.
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DARCY GERBARG While the images may
“Darcy Gerbarg has long appear to have elements
been established as one of reminiscent of a traditional
the major pioneers in the still-life or landscape
digital art field. Gerbarg painting abstracted, further
continues to push the limits study reveals unexpected
of digital technology in her visual turns. The paintings
latest group of billboard-size have a new pallet and feel,
paintings and large-scale resulting in an updated
sculptures.” esthetic, markers of-our-
- Museum Director and Curator, time.
Cynthia Goodman
Gerbarg’s “pictures
I straddle two worlds: challenge viewers to
The Art World and the determine what is real and
Computer World. My work what is an illusion”
is a record of what the latest - Curator, David S. Rubin.
technology is capable of in
our time. I am fascinated
by visual complexity that
incorporates real and
virtual objects, captured as
a painting in a 2D picture
plane or experienced in a
fully immersive 3DVR world,
a Techspressionist painter.
STONE CHUN SHI is a Chinese American artist based in New York Gerbarg incorporates the
and uses the term “Oil Cube” to describe his innovative oil painting artifacts of the times,
method. “traces of the technology
Each of his paintings consists of tens of thousands of three- in the image that then
dimensional colored cubes made from premixed oil paint. becomes physical”
Stone’s work covers a variety of subject matter, including Chinese - Curator, Stina Gustafsson. Top: Darcy Gerbarg –
and US currency; pop culture icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Marginalization. VR ART. 2021.
Digital Prints on Canvas. Limited
Miles Davis, and Taylor Swift; Buddha; the Cross; and Mona Lisa. edition 1/150. Manually signed.
With their sculpted brushstrokes and exuberant color palettes, 24″ x 48″ , 60.96 x 121.92 cm.
Stone’s paintings give the impression of abstract Art from up close
and photo-realistic figurative Art from a distance. Stone conveys Left: Stone Shi – Miles Davis. 2019
Original unique Art. Oil on canvas.
a sense of complexity in his artworks and is interested in creating 46″ x 38″, 116.84 x 96.52 cm.
a balance between pop Art and fine Art. Signed.
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GOLD LIST AWARD ARTIST KATHRYN JACOBI
REBECCA GABRIEL is a prominent Rebecca Gabriel’s published
USA realist artist. She holds an MFA monograph, “A Woman’s Journey – “I am a classically trained, contemporary
from the University of Massachusetts A Life in Art,” has received critical realist painter and printmaker who has
in Amherst. Gabriel has also studied acclaim. Dr. Jean Houston asserts, been working professionally for over 50
in Europe through Naropa University “Rebecca Gabriel gives us potent years, exhibiting in galleries and museums
in Denver, CO. An exclusive interview insight…into the artist at critical times.” throughout the United States, Canada,
with Rebecca Gabriel, published Art critic and author Robert C. Morgan and Europe, and have had over 50 solo
recently on the International Art writes, “Her ingenuity in perceiving exhibits. Over my life as an artist, I have
Market Magazine Issue #46, April her subjects…depends on an ability to always worked on two consecutive
2020. Also, She participated in the understand painting as a language.” bodies of paintings that are distinct and
most recent XII Florence Biennale in separate from each other. The first group
Italy. Her work has been exhibited Rebecca Gabriel has been awarded is from direct observation or based on old
at the Schneider Museum of Art, by the University of Massachusetts a photographs and relates to my experience
Ashland, OR; Denver Art Museum, CO; special Fellowship in Art and a Haines of the world. The second group derives
De Cordova Museum, MA; Oakland Foundation Grant. Her work has from my imagination, the paintings
Museum, CA; Herbert F. Johnson been featured in Calyx, Studio Visit, collectively weaving a narrative of my
Museum, Cornell University, NY; etc. American Artwork, and World of Art inner life and its journeys.
A one-person retrospective was held MOMA Issue magazines.
at the Rogue Gallery and Art Center in She was a participating artist in I was born in Manhattan in 1947.
Medford, Oregon. the ISRAELI ART MARKET GROUP I attended UCLA, UC Berkeley, and
EXHIBITION 2020 and 2021. California State University Northridge,
Gabriel’s work has been selected where I received her BA in 1978 and her
for an extended loan in the MA in 1980”.
Executive Chairman’s office at the
National Endowment for the Arts in
Washington, D. C. She is represented
by Gallerie Karon in Ashland, Oregon, Rebecca Gabriel – Irises Kathryn Jacobi – Miranda #1. 2000
Original Art. Oil, pastel, mixed Original Art. Oil on panel.
as well as, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery media on canvas. 20″ x 16,” 18″ x 12″. 45.72 x 30.48 cm. Signed.
in Portland, Oregon. 50.8 x 40.64 cm . Signed.
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IGOR EUGEN PROKOP Reinhold Meissner one of the HELENA BARBAGELATA Her artwork takes a
most amazing natural slopes. (1991). personal approach to
“I love the sea, the grass, the This is what I see from the Model, multidisciplinary social, political, cultural,
tree, the animals, the animate height of 11.000 meters. artist, and activist. Ph.D. and environmental issues,
and inanimate world. But through my microscope, in Philosophy of Science, drawing her inspiration from
The material. I can sense the cavalcade of Applied Cognitive Sciences different human and natural
Am I perhaps a narrow- similar momentary magic as & Mathematics, University subjects, combining real-life
minded materialist? No, well. I am an earthling like so of Salamanca/University experiences with poetical
the spirit is immaterial, but many, seemingly animate and of Athens. She was the symbolism, and arranging
the material is the worldly inanimate creatures of God recipient of several awards them into new conceptually
manifestation of the spirit. abounding with colors and and grants from the Onassis layered pieces. Helena is
When I worked as a dental shapes. As time passes by, Foundation, Università also an author and curator in
technician, I had to cast I have experienced during my di Trieste, Universitat de several cultural publications.
metal and mold wax, plaster, trips that all this is perishing. Barcelona, among others.
and porcelain. I was not I do not want my children, my Member of the Society of
captivated by this narrow students, the explorers of the Jewish Artists (SoJa) and
range of people. I studied future not to be able to see the Organization for the
Biology and drawing and also this magic. I am presenting Visual Arts Democratization
taught them; I was wandering some fragments from the (OBDK).
around in the world, loved endless world and giving Her artworks combine Left: Igor Eugen Prokop. 2021
THE CHEMISTRY OF HAPPINESS.
the colorful, transparent them to the spectators with mixed media, sculpting, Original Art. Acrylic on canvas.
world of the Cuban seas, love.” painting, video, sound art, 128 x 168 cm.
the whirling movement of and printmaking techniques. Signed.
the barracudas, the endless These are Igor Jeno Prokop’s She held numerous solo
and timeless space of the words about himself, and collective exhibitions Top: Helena Barbagelata – ZENAM I
Original Art. Acrylic on canvas.
Mongolian deserts, the his philosophy, and his in Europe, South America, 50 x 60cm. Signed.
chaotic and artistic magic understanding of the world. Australia, and the United
of Indonesia, enjoyed skiing States.
among the peaks of the
Elbrus considered even by
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ANDREY WAGNER is a self- Andrey Wagner – Starry
Starry Night
taught fine art photographer
based in Tel Aviv. Fine art photography.
“Through my photography, I’m Quality print on high-
quality paper, Canson
expressing my vision and my EDITION Etching Rag,
esthetic point of view. printed on various sizes,
By capturing Art created either start from 90CM on the
long edge, up to 170CM.
by nature or the human, I find Limited edition of 6 only.
this process extraordinarily Each print is manually
joyful and fulfilling”. signed and numbered.
PHIL MCKAY is a self-taught group was interested in ARIK BALTINESTER only when you enter, for the viewers.
international award-winning my artistic style. I started “I have no other you can discover
digital artist from Liverpool. creating a book cover for country.” the true beauty of Sometimes it is
Mckay creates book covers many influential authors. The beauty of nature. a place where
in artistic style, and he has I have designed book cover nature here in Israel My work is many people walk
created over 20 artworks for art for many famous authors. is within reach, characterized by two through the day and
books of famous authors. I created art, but I never Around the corner, different approaches everyone sees it but
Phil Mckay’s work has been had a subject or style of art in the most visible to photography, The few people look at it.
exhibited in respectable that I wanted to be known place or in the least first is a planned
galleries across the world. for until I came across two predictable place. photograph in which My work is hardly
“My art style is surrealism, surreal artists. Rene Magritte Just take a minute I study and research digitally processed
and I am very influenced by and Storm Thorgerson. and look around on the subject, and unless I presuppose
Rene Magritte and digital Rene Magritte was a Belgian you”. only then, I leave for that the printed
graphic designer storm surreal artist whose art I the field. image will have
Thorgerson. really admired. He created In recent years, I The second is a the character and
My journey into digital scenes of everyday life with have been focusing random photograph appearance of digital
art started in 2005. I was surrealism as his art medium. on photographing of a passing mirror. art.
just learning the basics of Storm Thorgerson was a Israel’s landscapes, It can be any animal, I photocopy myself
photoshop and 3d modeling. graphic designer best well nature and animals. changes in weather on several types of
Over the months, I gained known for creating the art During my work and lighting, etc. media according
more experience, and for Pink Floyd album covers. as an aerial I often go out to the subject
my artwork was getting After being familiar with photographer I saw equipped with a matter and thus I
good publicity through art these two artists’ work, many sites that made camera and the fact succeed in infusing
websites that had come I understood the direction me curious to travel that sometimes the appropriate
across my work. I wanted to go and the art and wander about random photographs atmosphere with the
I was invited to give I wanted to create”. them. I have visited are what create viewer.”
interviews in art magazines; places and sites that interest and curiosity
A book cover publishing
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DOTAN MAOR, 44, Rehovot Israel,
Dotan Maor – Creation
Fine Art Photography. Quality print on
Professional Photographer. Fine Art paper. Limited Edition 1/10.
Fine Art Photography. Quality print on Fine 70 x 50 cm. Manually Signed and
numbered.
Art paper. Limited Edition 1/10. Dotan Maor’s fine art photography prints
70×70 cm. Manually Signed and numbered. are also available in various formats and
An electric yellow rowboat off the different, much softer, visual effect
coast of Maine clearly represents and images that are truly limited
my work, as does brown-toned editions of one”.
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TRISHNA PATNAIK, Holds a traveled but a journey that I
BSc (in Life Sciences) and MBA look forward to every day.”
(in Marketing) by qualification Trishna also conducts painting
but an artist by choice. workshops across Mumbai and
A self-taught artist based other metropolitan cities of
in Mumbai, Trishna has India.
been practicing art for over Trishna is an art therapist
15 years. After she had a and healer. She works with
professional stint in various clients on a one-on-one basis
reputed corporates, she in Mumbai.He fancies the
realized that she wanted to do art of creative writing and is
something more meaningful. dappling her hands in that
Tamara Mints – Hedgehogs, early summer 2020. She found her true calling in too, to soak in the experience
Original Art. 50 x 60 cm. Oil on Wood. Signed.
her passion that is painting. and have an engagement
Trishna is now a full-time with readers, wanderers, and
TAMARA MINTS (TAMAR “I am working in style that professional painter pursuing thinkers.
DAN) – Is an artist and evokes avant-garde and her passion for creating
graphic designer. Avant- picturesque conceptual and exploring to the fullest.
Trishna Patnaik – Bylanes
Original Art. Acrylic on Canvas. 16 x 20 inch.
garde is characterized by an expressionism. I have been She says, “It’s a road less 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Signed.
experimental approach to art painting and drawing since
beyond classical aesthetics, childhood. I have received
using original and innovative classical fine arts training
means of expression, emphatic rooted in the Russian tradition
symbolism, and artistic images. of academic realism, but
The concept of the avant- in my creative work, I use
garde to a large extent eclectic an experimental approach
in nature. “Born in 1970 in that goes beyond classical
Kishinev, Moldova, I began art aesthetics, using original and
studies in 1982, under Natalia innovative means of expression
Alexeevna Vasilieva’s guidance and emphatic symbolism.
at the Schusev Art School. I try to be spontaneous,
Mints has a bachelor’s degree sometimes eclectic, and
at A. I. Repin College of Arts in sometimes realistic.
1990, where I studied painting I am constantly studying world
with Igor Leonidovich Liberman art, literature, cinema, and
and Mikhail Shevelkin, Who other art forms. My second
lives and works in Israel, education and professional
Known for Traditions of experience as a graphic
Russian Avant-guard and neo- designer involve working NATIA MALAZONIA
expressionism”. in international advertising "Malazonia is dedicated to technological processes that
Tamara is a regular participant agencies, such as JWT, brand distinguish her from contemporary painters. Yet, her work's
in exhibitions in the for electricity store, TBWA, content depends heavily on her emotional state, which,
municipality of Rishon Le Zion Tamooz, BBDO, and Grey alongside her affinity for color, is the driving force behind her art.
and Kanar House, Rishon Le Advertising. "At each stage of the process, I gain new, invaluable experience."
Zion, Art Gallery Bat-Yam Today, I combine my work as
Israel, in the Russian cultural a graphic designer with the Natia Malazonia – Beautiful Betta Fish
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GOLD LIST AWARD ARTIST a group of sculptures she
ORNA L.BROCK was born created (1995) from The
In Jerusalem, Israel. She is Foundation for Supporting
currently living and creating Artists of the United Kibbutz
her artworks in Jerusalem, in Movement. Her artworks
her own studio. have been featured in solo
For many years, she lived in and group exhibitions such as
Galilee in the north part of the recent one “Surfaces”
Israel and became a member ITS LIQUID International NOA REICHENBERG, born for flaws and imperfections,
of “Kibbutz Hassolelim.” Art and Architecture Festival 1983, an Israeli-based artist. trying to fit into the beauty
She studied Fine Arts at 2018 in Venice, Italy. Noa holds a BA in Arts and ideal advertised by the media.
Oranim Institute of Art and She had participated in Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, She raises questions regarding
Design in Israel and has exhibitions and art shows Israel (2010), and an MA in the way we perceive reality –
a Bachelor of Education In museums and galleries Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, are there not always “filters”
(B.ed) degree from Oranim in Israel and around the Israel (2014). obstructing and manipulating
Academic College of world. In recent years her our vision?
Education in Kiryat Tivon, Art is focused on creating In her art, she uses a technique
Israel. She lived in London, installations, Painting, of Cerne reliefs and glass paints Each of her artworks is regarded
U.K. for several years, where Photography, and video art. on mirrors to create geometric as incomplete until a person
she continued her studies Her artworks are included in abstractions. By taking mirrors stands in front of it, changing
in Fine Arts at Hampstead both galleries, museums, and out of their original context and it by being reflected through
School of Art London, and private collections. deconstructing the viewer’s the geometric abstractions,
Photography, in Kingsway (Such as the Peace Art field of vision, she studies the textures, and transparencies,
College London, the U.K. Collection of Dr. Fischer. The connection between visibility becoming a part of a work
During her stay in London, Art Collection of the Kibbutz and identity through the art of art. Each artwork is thus
she exhibited two solo Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel, prism. perceived differently, changed
exhibitions. She displayed And private collections in by the person observing it.
large oil paintings, aquarelles, Israel, the United States, The geometric shapes
and dry-point prints and Japan, and Germany.) Her correspond, creating elements Her works have been exhibited
participated in a selected artworks were published of symmetry or asymmetry in nationally and internationally,
group show at the “Bankside” in international catalogs, changing compositions that including at Haze gallery,
Gallery, the Royal Society of magazines, and DVD express movement. The use Berlin (2021), CICA museum
Painter-Printmakers. publications in Israel and of mirrors as the basis of the of contemporary art in South
She received an award for abroad. artworks creates an art form Korea (2020), Menier Gallery
that is not indifferent to its in London (2019), Nachum
ORNA L.BROCK – Untitled. 2009. Top Right: Noa Reichenberg – “Order &
reality. Rather, it is responsive Gutman Museum, Israel (2019),
Acrylic on canvas. 25 x 25 cm. Signed. Chaos” to its environment and puts the and last year in a solo exhibition
Unframed. Original Art. Cerne reliefs and glass paints person observing the art – in at ZEZEZE gallery, Israel (2019).
on a mirror.
62 cm x 20 cm. its center. Her art is meant to
change the way we commonly
use mirrors as means to search
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GOLD LIST AWARD ARTIST That is because the artist
EMERICH MEERSON, a french always looks for the truth
designer and painter born in hidden behind the visible world.
Germany, lives and works in Sometimes profusely,
Paris. sometimes sparsely, he
It is hard to classify Emerich transmutes the vibrations of
Meerson as a school – style or the material, the coexistence
trend because of his abundant of order and disorder, the
creativity and the constant movement toward becoming
pursuit of plastic expression. rather than an image stuck in
His Individuality is strong and the present.
recognizable in all his work, His work is rich and enriching.
which is, first and always, full of
emotion.
To look at one of his drawings, Right: Emerich Meerson –
one of his paintings, one of “Discovery”
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Anat Perl – Harp of David Qumran medium Stone
Size: (average): 10″ * 4.7″ * 1″ inches (250 * 120 * 25 mm)
Weight (average): 780 KG
Material: Jerusalem stone, 24-K gold plated brass, pure silver
(925 sterling), Pyrex glass, silicon cap, handmade processed paper.
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