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Keeley Bill Mack Isaac Maimon Peter Max Thomas McKnight Gary Mirabelle Burton Morris Alexandra Nechita LeRoy Neiman S. Sam Park Royo Viktor Shvaiko Paul Wegner Michael Wilkinson |
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Yaacov Agam is an Israeli-born artist of profound versatility and inventiveness. Internationally recognized as a master of kinetic and optical art, Agam is one of the world's foremost artists. His ability to create multiple illusions is what makes Agam Israel's most renowned artist today. Howard Behrens has been painting windows with views that are at once totally identifiable and completely imaginary. He has traveled the globe in search of the beauty and light which infuse his paintings. A true American Impressionist, Behrens has revolutionized the use of the palette knife, laying the paint down in pure, unadulterated form. Behrens relies solely on the use of the palette knife in defining light, color, line and texture. Romero Britto is a Brazilian artist who became one of the most recognizable and celebrated artists after he brilliantly incorporated the Absolut logo into one of his paintings, The Prince of Pop. Britto's style combines pop art, cubism and graffiti art. His technique of using bold colors and thick black lines makes his work easily recognizable. Janice Darr Cua has continued to perfect her artistic style of Neo-Classicism over the past three decades. An innate reverence for the great masters of the Renaissance and Classic tradition are combined with an innovative approach to visual effects, which characterize her paintings. The diverse talents of Darr Cua, adept in varying media, are portrayed with skill in her elaborate scenes of women, men, angels, Old World statues and horses. Erte, born Romain de Tirtoff, was known as a painter, sculptor, lithographer and set designer. He designed costumes for the legendary dancer Anna Pavlova and the performer spy Mata Hari. From 1915 to 1936, Erte designed every cover of Harper's Bazaar. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia Erte said he decided to be an artist from the moment he could use colored pencils. Roy Fairchild was born in 1953 in Surrey, England. His surfaces are rich and sumptuous and he uses varied interwoven elements such as fabrics and flowers in his work. The crumbling plaster work of ancient frescos are also alluded to in his use of plaster as a base for acrylic and oil over painting. Charles Fazzino is a trained primitive artist known for cheerful, three-dimensional artwork of urban life. His work screams with color, activity and vivaciousness that only Fazzino can bring to life on paper. Ferjo, born Fernando de Jesus Oliveira in Bahia, Brazil in 1946, the artist who goes by the simple name of Ferjo is one of the most dynamic and intriguing artists on the contemporary American scene. Ferjo's surreal, even metaphysical way with a canvas has been lauded earlier, with Ferjo winning the prestigious Crescent Scholarship; at the Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts, and the New York Council for the Arts Award for Excellence in portraiture. David Gerstein was born in Jerusalem and studied at the Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem; Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris; Art Students' League, New York; and St. Martin's, London. Gerstein's art is made of placing several steel panels together with separators to create a three-dimension feel. This style is completely his own and is fun and energetic. Michael Gorban had the honor of being the youngest artist to display his work at the distinguished Hermitage Museum. His paintings were hung adjacent to artists such as Kandinsky, Dali, Rubilov and Andre. Gorban's use of light and shadow in his still life paintings gives them a romantic and timeless quality. Stephen Holland is one of the nation's foremost contemporary artists using athletes as subject matter. His fine art education, years of experience and his love of sports give Holland's paintings emotion and depth. Howard Jason has been working professionally as a sculptor since 1989. His remarkable combination of talent and diligence have brought him great success at a young age. Howard Jason's work is currently shown in many fine national and international galleries and he is also working on monumental size sculptures. Mario Jason exacts the closest possible control of all stages of the physical production of his work. This accounts for the unvarying high quality of each bronze sculpture. Mario Jason's style is traditional realism which makes it possible to express such quality, richness and classical attitude. Classicism is infused with the fantasy of dance, and it is the emotion of movement that captures the viewers. Jiang Tiefeng has created a vehicle for his exotic vision through rich color technique and love of line. Jiang expresses himself forcefully through dancing lines which ambiguously interweave figures and field. The founder of the Yunan School of Art, Jiang is clearly the leading exponent of art in China today. Steven Kaufman, born in New York City's South Bronx, was fortunate enough to meet Andy Warhol and become his assistant. Here, he would learn from experience at The Factory as he developed his own artwork. Kaufman seeks to find society's common denominators. He is an artistic journalist commenting on history, past and present. Ken Keeley is internationally known for his tight, yet unpretentious, renditions of famous and obscure New York City scenes. He has picked out the most significant people and events of the last 100 years and using his photo-realist style creates art that remembers. Bill Mack, a master artist for more than 30 years, has created relief sculptures for collections and galleries worldwide. Unquestionably the finest living relief sculptor, Mack has revived the long-lost alto-relief methods used centuries ago in classical art and architecture. Isaac Maimon, an Israeli artist, paints languidly beautiful women. Fluid lines, rich and vibrant colors, static tableaus about to break into motion, lavish patterns and textures, timeless...this is the world depicted in the works of this master painter sculptor. Peter Max has gone from visionary pop artist of the 1960s to America's contemporary painter laureate. His vibrant colors create and important dimension in the history of American art. Born in Berlin and raised in Shanghai, Tibet, Israel and France, Max's pan-cultural background has made his work rich in artistic diversity. Thomas McKnight sees the world in brilliant fantasy. He translates his perception into magical canvases with vibrant, uplifting colors. "The images I make relate to a lifelong search for paradise, a land of harmony where the sun shines forever on a sparkling blue sea. Sometimes the search is within and results in fantasy realms whose landscapes are strewn with classical architecture and mythological beings. The other search is for the perfect Italian fishing village, the ideal tropical swimming pool, the Greek island where delight will flow most smoothly." Gary Mirabelle, a New York artist, draws inspiration from life. What makes him so penetrating an observer is his keen sensitivity to nuances of appearances, atmosphere and mood. The interpretation of those themes is bound to tug at our sense of reality and be impossible to dismiss at a glance. Burton Morris uses bold lines, shapes and color illustration to define what is the New Pop art movement of today. His unique style is colorful and energetic. Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985. She began working in pen and ink at the age of two. By age five she had graduated to watercolors. At seven she was using oils and acrylics. Her first exhibition was a one-women sho, held at a Los Angeles Public Library when she was eight years old. Her talent was instantly recognized as crowds came to see "The Petite Picasso." Now, she has become one of the most recognized artists in the world. LeRoy Neiman is generally considered to be the most popular painter and printmaker in America. He is best known for his depictions of sporting events and leisure activities. With his unique style, Neiman is one of the few 20th Century artists who has become a household name in many American homes. S. Sam Park was born in Seoul, Korea. After graduating from Jung Ang University he moved to France where he was greatly influenced by the French Impressionists. He continued to study and his style has evolved into a combination of impressionism and hyper-realism. Royo, born in Spain, captures his land of birth with dramatic color and texture. He depicts his subject matter in a unique way, capturing the light and shadows by using a classical style. He uses sweeping brushstrokes and heavy impasto to create not only the image, but also the mood and atmosphere. Viktor Shvaiko, a Russian artist, beckons the viewer into the open doors and narrow alleyways. There may be a glowing fire or a drink poured, but as we peer inside much remains obscured. The rest of what we see is reflection and our imagination hastens to fill in the scene. Paul Wegner captures the essence of American life and the country's heritage in his sculptures. Wegner approaches sculpture with the idea of illusion. Internationally recognized, Wegner's depictions of jazz musicians in bronze sculptures has won his awards from the Blues Foundation. Michael Wilkinson is a sculptor, poet, storyteller and architect who, through the uplifting power of his art, raises our consciousness to a higher level of life appreciation as well as thrilling us with pure beauty in endless guises. By means of innovative technical approaches to the ethereal and mesmerizing medium of acrylic, he beckons us to look into his rich and imaginative world only to permit us passage into our own. |
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