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Around the World in 7 Days

Great Banyan Artpresents

Around the World in 7 Days

Curated by Sonali Batra

22nd - 28th of March 201711am - 7pm

SAFFRONART, THE CLARIDGES HOTEL NEW DELHI

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Great Banyan Art presents an eclectic collection of compelling contemporary artworks from across the globe at ‘Around the World in 7 Days’. The show exhibits avant-garde works by artists from 19 countries as diverse as The United Kingdom, Turkey, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine, United States, Canada, Mexico, Israel, Russia, Indonesia, South Korea and Kenya.

The artworks curated for ‘Around the World in 7 Days’ reflect and respond to today’s highly digitised world, where we are constantly influenced and shaped by pop culture movements such as consumerism, relationships, materialism, cult-movies, comics, infatuation with sports and prominent world personalities. For the Millenials travel has become easy and accessible today. We can virtually traverse great distances across the world in a matter of seconds. Technology has made it easier to experience diversity of culture, international sensibility and aesthetic sense. To highlight the cosmopolitan nature of the world we live in, ‘Around the World in 7 Days’ seeks to open a window between International art and Indian collectors.

Many of the artworks curated for this show belong to the genre of pop art. Some works are satirical and a comment on how urban life pressures are shaping our society. For example, Budi Ubrux’s work of haunting faceless figures wrapped in newsprint, depicts the power and politicized nature of media and its impact on society. Similarly, Deny Pribadi’s paintings portray humans as predators and their innate greed and need to dominate, colonize and fight even if its done for levity. Gabriele Sermuksnyte’s works refer to a vacuous existential crisis that many experience due to their virtual identity on social media networks, which constantly and increasingly alters our sense of reality. Gülin Hayat Topdemir delves into the subconscious and the dark side of human nature. She narrates and paints metaphors in tones of surrealism to convey her story.

There is significant influence of pop art in the collection. Alessio Bolognessi’s work is inspired by the father of Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein but introduces his own character of ‘Sfiggy’. Similarly, Pepijn Simon from Netherlands re-visits old masters from the 17th and 18th century but gives his works a contemporary edginess. Iskandar Fauzy from Indonesia, paints a tribute to the late actor, Heath Ledger who created an iconic Joker for the new millenium and made his mark in the history of pop-culture. His artwork immortalises Ledger in a manner reminscent of Warhol’s artworks of Marilyn Monroe. Mexican artist Marcela Montemayor paints pop art objects, which have the ability to generate emotions of joy and take you back to your childhood. South Korean artist Jinho Kee’s playful balloons depict an accurate metaphor for life - the vicious cycle of tension and relaxation and the ephemeral life of balloons.

I hope the show engages with viewers and allows them to appreciate and respond to the whimsical, at times intriguing and yet relatable artworks, influenced by popular-culture.

The show embraces works by artists such as Budi Ubrux, Iskandar Fauzy, Gulin Hayat Topdemir, Pepijn Simon, Deny Pribadi, Alessio Bolognessi, Lesley Oldaker, Ion Vacareanu, Carla Sa Fernandes, Maria Aparici, Alexander Illichev, Emil Aziz, Gabriele Sermuksnyte, Pascale Taurua, Sivan Sternbach, Francesco D’Adamo, Karen Wong, Marcela Montemayor, Jinho Kee, Laura Stockl, Elaine Kehew, Maria Folger, Valérie Andriantsiferana, Vadim Panchenko and Ivan Pili.

Sonali BatraCurator & Co-founder, Great Banyan Art

Great Banyan Art is an online gallery based in New Delhi, India. Since 2004, when Great Banyan Art was founded, the online gallery has continuesly consigned works to leading auction houses in India and overseas, and focussed on private sales.

Great Banyan brings together a range of artists, genres and time periods across the globe on one platform. The gallery takes great pride in its collection, which includes a range of works by leading Indian masters, modernists and contemporary artists. Featured Indian artists include F.N Souza, S.H Raza, Tyeb Mehta, M.F Husain, Ram Kumar, Krishen Khanna, Jamini Roy, Ganesh Pyne, Akbar Padamsee, Atul Dodiya, Anju Dodiya, as well as International contemporary artists such as Geraldine Javier, Louay Kayali, Annie Cabigting, Ahmad Zakii Anwar and Sung Ha Ahn amongst many others.

In the past year, the online gallery has decided to exhibit their works through curated offline shows. Since ‘Tales of Art’, Great Banyan’s show of 30 emerging international contemporary artists, the gallery is focused on bridging the gap between international contemporary art and Indian collectors.

About Great Banyan Art

Around the World in 7 Days

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Participating Artists

01. Alexander Ilichev

02. Gülin Hayat Topdemir

03. Budi Ubrux

04. Karen Wong

05. Laura Stöckl

06. Alessio Bolognessi

07. Maria Folger

08. Valérie Andriantsiferana

09. Jinho Kee

10. Marcela Montemayor

11. Deny Pribadi

12. Vadim Panchenko

13. Ivan Pili

14. Iskandar Fauzy

15. Pepijn Simon

16. Lesley Oldaker

17. V c reanu Ion Marian

18. Pascale Taurua

19. Gabriele Sermuksnyte

20. Maria Aparici

21. Emil Aziz

22. Sivan Sternbach

23. Carla Sa Fernandes

24. Francesco D’adamo

25. Elaine Ke hew

There is no gainsaying that as part of a global community with evolved tastes and lifestyles at the crossroads of international cosmopolitanism, our admiration, collection or investment in not just Indian but inclusively worldwide contemporary art should not be in question. Yet, our knowledge of such art remains minimal because our exposure to it remains limited to museums overseas where we recognise and are drawn to the masters. But who are important emerging or established artists? How do you find them?

I must confess to my own ignorance in this regard. Of course, there are strong contenders and artists around the world whose works we have not seen, heard or even read about. Partly, this is a function of geography; partly, it has to do with our own limitation – mine included – that curtails our interest in art to the purely domestic or regional. While Indian art addresses our own concerns and reflects our own culture, as citizens of the world we can as easily understand and assimilate a language and context that may not be situated within our own borders but reflects those of each one of us in style and context.

It is thus with great curiosity that I look forward to Sonali Batra’s second curatorial venture, Around the World in 7 Days. The great variety of artists she brings together from several countries enhances our understanding of the development of the language of art around the world. Does it have similarities with Indian contemporary art? I daresay it does. Like me, I know there will be many wanting to partake of her visual smorgasbord and to learn that art speaks in many tongues but has one purpose: to educate and entertain us about the times we live in.

Ashish AnandMD & CEO

DAG Modern

Foreword

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Alexander Ilichev paints portraits using spots of color, lines and dots creating a textural appearance. He focuses on coloration, which make his works appear natural and fluid thus producing an effect of lightness and breadth. Although the artist doesn’t intend to paint psychology or the depth of a life lived by someone, in a surprising way this all emerges by itself. For Ilichev, this is a mystery inexplicable.

ALEXANDER ILICHEV

Girl | Acrylic on canvas | 47 x 39 inchesPortrait | Acrylic on canvas | 55 x 39 inches

RUSSIA

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Gülin Hayat Topdemir, lives and works in Istanbul. Her eerie works delve into the subconscious to narrate the dark side of human nature, which is reflected in her choice of colors and technique. Gulin uses chiaroscuro -an oil painting technique, developed during the Renaissance, that uses strong tonal contrasts between light and dark to model three-dimensional forms, often to dramatic effect. With this technique, she masterfully constructs an atmosphere in which her stories unravel. Her works can be seen in the collection of the 21C Museum (Kentucky, USA), MOCAK–Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków (Krakow, Poland) and private collections in Europe, Middle East and Turkey. The artist’s works have been auctioned at Christies Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Dubai.

GÜLIN HAYAT TOPDEMIR

A circle of MemoriesOil on canvas59 x 78 inches

TURKEY

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Many viewers will initially confuse the intricate detail and texture of Budi Ubrux’s paintwork for mixed media. However, this oil on canvas work is by one of Indonesia’s most progressive and radical artists. Most of Budi Ubrux’s artworks are almost immediately recognizable, as he is known to paint haunting faceless figures draped in newsprint print. The newsprint wraps itself around human life, effacing, suffocating and blinding the figures within. The beings ‘wrapped in newspaper’ are a metaphor for untruthful news coverage and the real issues, which are dissolved and hidden. His paintings are powerful satirical observations of the heavily politicized agenda of contemporary society. Budi’s works depict themes of political oppression, the ironic role of the media, and above all, a strong sense of disappointment in individuals and society. His works are social commentaries of how our reality is shaped by what we read in the media, in particular newspapers. The artist has held solo exhibitions in Indonesia, Italy and Singapore. His works have also been auctioned at leading auction houses across South East Asia.

BUDI UBRUX

INDONESIA

Siapa Lawan Siapa Kawan | Oil on canvas | 55 x 47 inches

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Born in Hong Kong, Karen currently lives in Canada. She is passionate about representational art. For her, art is a unique window to better understand the human condition. Her strong interest in psychology and the human subject matter leaves a strong imprint on her work — she searches for both visual as well as psychological charge. Karen’s works can be found in private collections in Canada, the United States of America, Europe, and Asia.

“Blue obsession” is a figurative painting in which the artist plays with the contrast between blue and yellow dominating the composition. The female figure embraces the small blue drapery with a quiet expression, as if probing something with thought.

KAREN WONG

CANADA

Looking back | Oil on canvas | 40 x 30 inchesBlue obsession | Oil on canvas | 24 x 20 inches

“Looking back” depicts a young woman with a suitcase on a road in an open, mountainous landscape. The scene suggests an ambiguous situation where the woman is neither leaving nor arriving. She seems to be caught in a quiet state where the viewer is invited to imagine her inner state.

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German Artist and Fashion Designer Laura Stöckl draws her inspiration from colours and cultures of the multiple metropolis she’s lived at. Currently, she designs for the women’s leather goods team at Louis Vuitton. Laura’s approach to Fashion and Art, which in her universe merge seamlessly into one another, is based on a passion for colour and material experimentation to express emotions and subculture. Her artistic influence is drawn from modern and contemporary movements with a particular focus on Western Art from the 60s and 70s. In her works she draws upon emotions and events of her own life, telling them in a colourful narrative and experimenting with techniques. This particular painting is about a painful but thrilling and passionate love story. It is about a relationship against all odds. The couple in the painting face a million reasons why they should not work, however when they are together, a magnetic love and attraction holds them together. It is about the exciting moment when it all started and they both knew it might end badly but did not care. The artist purposely researched and cut out newspaper headlines and articles about scandal to reflect - in a heightened way - what the couples friends and family were thinking about as well as what was going on in their heads.

LAURA STÖCKL

GERMANY

Love Will Tear Us Apart | Mixed media | 31 x 23 inches

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Alessio Bolognessi is inspired great Pop Art masters works. This particular work is named after the father of Pop art, Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein is known for his many comic book-based works, which tackle relationships between men and women by telling their story and thoughts through relatable images - the type you look at and instantly feel connected to, due to its commonness. What matters is that the characters current state of mind matches those of many in the modern society, regardless of the fact that it is just a figure made of black lines and red dots.

Alessio Bolognessi’s works are known to be centered around a tiny white fictional character ‘Sfiggy’. Sfiggy is a character alter ego of the artist that has become the main protagonist of his works. He is meant to be the (anti) hero of our times. The artist believes ‘Sfiggy’ represents all of us and is the part of our souls that still wants to remain a child. He is amazed by life, while facing it with the self-consciousness and responsibility of an adult. ‘Sfiggy’ doesn’t want to forget, he wants remember all the experiences - positive and negative, joys and sorrows, successes, adversities and passions. All of them have to be a heritage for our souls. ‘Sfiggy’ and the overall activity of Alessio is a work in progress as much as we all are- continuously evolving.

ALESSIO BOLOGNESSI

ITALY

Roy | Oil on canvas | 32 x 32 inches

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Maria Folger is a photorealist painter who lives in Los Angeles. She uses acrylic and oil paint to create portraits of women, playing on sexuality and femininity. Maria often depicts lingerie-clad beauties, vampy red lips, and patent heels but juxtaposes these subjects with pizza slices and pineapples, adding a humorous tone to some of her sensual works.

Valérie Andriantsiferana is a french artist who’s paintings marry aesthetics, meaning and emotion. This painting depicts human beings reaction’s to sensitive incidents, behaviours and information that potentially threaten to hurt us. In the frame, Valerie paints a cactus, which represents the aggressiveness of the world and a woman who protects herself from the violence by hiding her eyes, under the illusion that she is mentally and physically safe. Valerie paints about with the gap that exists between what we think and what we say; what we feel and what we show. Her works depict the dilemma human beings face of being torn between their true inner self and external appearance.

MARIA FOLGER VALÉRIE ANDRIANTSIFERANA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FRANCE

The girl who didn’t want to see the world | Acrylic on canvas | 51 x 31 inchesBreakfast in bed | Acrylic on canvas | 48 x 36 inches

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Up, up and away are the words that first come to mind when looking at artworks by South Korean artist Jinho Kee. Balloons’ seems to be a photograph at first glance. However, upon a closer look, this oil on canvas hyperrealism painting skillfully captures the reflection of light on the surface of the balloons through the subtlety of the brushstroke. Jinho Kee views balloons as an accurate metaphor for life - the vicious cycle of tension and relaxation. He believes in the Latin expression ‘carpe diem’ and ‘memento mori’. Carpe diem translates “seize the day” where as Memento mori means “remember that you have to die” - reminding you of the transience nature of carpe diem. Although all balloons are eventually disposed, they are known to elevate the spirit of the crowd. The artist believes in enjoying the present as though you’re at a carnival, where you’re not conscious of time and feel as if you’re in timeless eternity. Jin-Ho Kee has held 16 solo exhibitions and attained several Public Contests. During his career he has participated in over 200 exhibitions. Currently, Jinho Kee is a member of the Korean Fine Arts Association.

JINHO KEE

SOUTH KOREA

Balloons | Oil on canvas | 28 x 24 inches

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Marcela Montemayor is an artist from Mexico who is inspired by hyperrealism. She paints to awaken her viewers senses, especially taste. Although her paintings cannot envoke taste, she hopes her viewers endure the feeling of desire through sight. Marcela paints pop art objects, which have the abilitiy to generate emotions of joy and take you back to your childhood. Her vibrant works emphasize on the delight of a treat and the overwhelming need to taste the sweetness. Metaphorically speaking, her paintings depict extending pleasure and suppressing pain & discomfort that restricts us. Marcela has held several solo and group exhibitions in Monterrey, Mexico.

MARCELA MONTEMAYOR

MEXICO

Pop soda | Oil on canvas | 35 x 43 inches

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Deny Pribadi, from Indonesia, presents a unique combination of abstract and figurative style of paintings. The characters and symbols he explores in his works come from the diversity of his imagination. His paintings depict the story of humans as predators and our greed of always wanting to dominate, colonize and fight – all just for fun. He paints with emotion in a spontaneous style, which reflect his feelings. Pribadi’s works have been exhibited in several exhibitions aross Indonesia and auctioned at auctions houses in Indonesia and Singapore.

DENY PRIBADI

INDONESIA

Hunting | Acrylic on canvas | 55 x 47 inches

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A graduate from the National Academy of Art, Lviv, Ukraine, this painting is from the artists “The Moment” collection. The collection is about moments, which all of us have experienced and reminisce about. However the feelings and memories we associate with these moment are never the same; they differ from person to person.

VADIM PANCHENKO

UKRAINE

Italian artist, Ivan Pili’s paintings with disarming ease give its viwers minimalist scenic essence and expressiveness. Ivan explores the style of realism, refining his technique of using shadows and light.

IVAN PILI

ITALY

The illusion to hold a wedding bouquet | Oil on canvas | 35 x 23 inchesThe beginning of the exploits and the adventure | Oil on canvas | 55 x 55 inches

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Indonesian artist Iskandar Fauzy is known to play with cultural icons, art world geniuses, high-profile politicians and fictional film characters to create acts of visual provocation. He invites viewers to take a journey with him and imagine how it would be if these situations were made real. This particular painting is a portrait of the late hollywood actor, Heath Ledger, who is best known for his iconic role as the Joker in the movie, The Dark Knight. The late actor created an iconic Joker for the new millennium and made his mark in the history of pop-culture. Iskandar Fauzy has exhibited extensively in Indonesia including at the National Gallery of Indonesia and Jogja National Museum and internationally in Singapore and Hong Kong.

ISKANDAR FAUZY

INDONESIA

Fake Ideology | Acrylic on canvas | 63 x 55 inches

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The works of 17th century Italian and Spanish masters live on through the dark and sometimes disturbing works by Pepijn Simon. The artist explores how far he can go in eliminating details from the face without losing recognition. For Simon, his old masters painting are an attempt to give historic paintings an update in today’s time and an examination of the choices made by its creators.

PEPIJN SIMON

NETHERLANDS

Diego Velazquez

Portrait of Pope Innocent X In 1650 one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age, Diego Velázquez painted a portrait of the pope during a trip to Italy. Many artists and art critics consider it the finest portrait ever created. It is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj in Rome. A smaller version is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and a study is on display at Apsley House in London.The painting is noted for its realism, in that it is an unflinching portrait of a highly intelligent, shrewd but aging man. The pope, born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj is dressed in linen vestments, and the quality of the work is evident in the rich reds of his upper clothing, head-dress, and the hanging curtains.

Francis Bacon Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X In 1953 artist Francis Bacon painted a distorted version of the Portrait of Innocent X by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez from 1650. The work is one of a series of over 45 variants of the Velázquez painting, which Bacon executed throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. The picture was described by Gilles Deleuze as an example of creative re-interpretation of the classical. Although Bacon avoided seeing the original, the painting remains the single greatest influence on him; its presence can be seen in many of his best works from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. In Bacon’s version of Velázquez’s masterpiece, the Pope is shown screaming yet his voice is “silenced” by the enclosing purple coloured drapes and dark rich colors. The dark colors of the background lend a grotesque and nightmarish tone to the painting.

Study after Velazquez, Francis Bacon & Sergej Eisenstein, Pope Innocent X | Oil on canvas | 55 x 39 inches

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PEPIJN SIMON

NETHERLANDS

Saint Jerome Writing (remastered)Oil on canvas55 x 39 inches

Another work by Simon, Saint Jerome Writing 2015 (remastered) is a remake of the original work Saint Jerome Writing, also called Saint Jerome in His Study or simply Saint Jerome, an oil painting by Italian painter Caravaggio. Generally dated to 1605-1606, the painting is located in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. The painting depicts Saint Jerome, a Doctor of the Church in Roman Catholicism and a popular subject for painting, even for Caravaggio, who produced other paintings of Jerome in Meditation and engaged in writing. In this image, Jerome is reading intently, an outstretched arm resting with quill. It has been suggested that Jerome is depicted in the act of translating the Vulgate (A translation of the bible).

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Simon is known to use old credit cards rather than paint brushes to craft powerful images in his works. In his works, he applies white paint to his black backgrounds without sketches or photographs in order to catch the emotions of his subject in that moment. That, says Simon, is how he conveys emotion in his work. For Simon, the dark paintings are an expression of miscommunication between people and their reflected emotions. The artist has exhibited in Netherlands, Belgium, England and at the Rotterdam International Art Fair.

Lesley is a UK visual artist, currently residing in Zurich, Switzerland. Her limited colour pallet evokes a suggestion of mood and place, encouraging the viewer to personally explore and interpret the painting. Lesley has exhibited in the UK, USA ,Switzerland, Slovakia, Italy, India and China, and has her works in private collections in UK, USA, Bratislava, China, Australia and now India.

PEPIJN SIMON LESLEY OLDAKER

NETHERLAND UNITED KINGDOM

Study of a Horse | Oil on canvas | 55 x 40 inches Waiting | Oil on canvas | 43 x 43 inches

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Lesley Oldaker’s paintings depict modern day society and the transient nature of moving figurative groups and their interaction with the space around them. The artist paints public spaces, which communicate a sense of continual movement and fluidity of form, giving rise to a sense of displacement and question of belonging within our shared urban environment.

LESLEY OLDAKER

UNITED KINGDOM

Who Am I | Oil on canvas | 40 x 70 inches

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V c reanu Ion Marian lives and works from Timisoara, Romania. In his works he paints extremely personal images, which reflect the reality he experiences, in Romania. His works are inflenced by the environment that surrounds him, which he paints just as it is. An important aspect of his works is the emphasis he puts on colour.

ROMANIA

Pascale is a French artist who is inspired by women’s faces, beauty and sensuality. Her art is influenced by her own story. She was ‘Miss France’ at the age of 18. However a few years after her entrance into the world of beauty and success, she met with a traumatic car accident that left her face partially disfigured. Till date, the artist bears traces of the trauma and asymmetry of the face. Since the accident, art has become her outlet for the heavy physical and psychological trauma she faced. In her work she seeks women who reflect perfection of symmetry in order to use it as a mask to work on herself. To master this, she chooses close ups on large canvas with a smooth and realistic paint. The artist has participated in the Contemporary Art Fair Glasgow, Edinburgh Art Fair and held exhibitions across France and the UK.

PASCALE TAURUA

FRANCE

The French Shoes | Oil on canvas | 47 x 29 inches

Tttt5545 | Oil & acrylic on canvas | 47 x 47 inches

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Gabriele Sermuksnyte is a painter of the young generation. A graduate of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, she has held several solo exhibitions in Lithuania and participated in exhibitions in Lithuania and the Netherlands. In Sermuksnyte’s large-size canvases, dramatic Baroque-style colours and contemporary mythology of popular culture are combined. ‘Here flies the little bird’ refers to the absurdity of creating a myth about oneself on social media networks. The artist depicts the gaining momentum of social media and its ability to powerfully adjust reality.

‘Saccharine Unicorn’ depicts the world of present-day princesses and their pastimes with the help of references to widely known fairy tales. The main characters of Sermuksnyte’s compositions are women and girls whose faces are either not depicted at all, or hidden under masks, and any vestiges of emotion or character are eliminated. These passive decorative bodies are meant for wearing jewellery, designer clothes, and for filling the pages of fashion magazines. While representing the bodies as objects, the artist draws attention to the feminine-related gender stereotypes existing in society.

GABRIELE SERMUKSNYTE

LITHUANIA

Saccharine Unicorn | Acrylic on canvas | 63 x 55 inches | Acrylic on canvas & wood | 59 x 51 inches

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A figurative expressionist from Spain, for Maria, the making of art is a powerful form of communication that expresses the nature of the human condition. The artist describes her portraits series as, “A portrait is a chain of events recorded in one single work where the mind is absorbed in the moment of moments.” She believes that art should bandage the distance between the artist and the observer in the hope that the image will remain in their memory forever.

MARIA APARICI

SPAIN

Girls at Ascot | Oil on canvas | 67 x 63 inches

Sharon Stone | Oil on canvas | 67 x 22 inches

Tribute to MJ | Oil on canvas | 48 x 35 inches

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Maria’s works capture the combination of her state of mind and personal observations. Maria believes she has always had a good eye and observed situations and people differently to most. She states “The eye, part of the brain, transforms the world into neural images, creating pictures of not what we see but what we feel about what we see.”

MARIA APARICI

SPAIN

Oil on canvas67 x 63 inches

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Emil is an artist from Turkey. He is the son of well-known artist, Reflik Aziz. Emil is inspired by impressionist paintings; his pastel palette work ‘Young Ballerina’, reminisces the impressionist times. Emil has had solo exhibits across Turkey and also exhibited his work in Portugal.

EMIL AZIZ

TURKEY

Young Ballerina | Oil on canvas | 43 x 35 inches Metallic Pink Helium Heart | Ceramic Sculpture (To be mounted on wall or ceiling) | 19 x 18 inches

Sivan Sternbach studied ceramics for 6 years in Israel. She currently works in Tel-Aviv where she produces ceramic balloon sculptures. According to her, the ceramic works she makes are the purest expression as to how she lives her life. She uses everything she see’s, touch’s and tastes as inspiration. In their playful and tactile qualities, her balloons reflect human beings natural appetite for freedom and connection to the present moment. Her balloons—in varying sizes, colors and levels of inflatedness—hope to trigger positive childhood memories. She hopes they have the potential to capture a person’s fleeting, happy memory and render it timeless. Her balloons can be found in many private collections worldwide.

SIVAN STERNBACH

ISRAEL

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CARLA SA FERNANDES

PORTUGAL

Carla Sa Fernandes is an abstract painter from Portugal who is renowned for her vivid abstract works. Her creations are absolutely spontaneous and emotional; they come from within. A student of The College of Fine Arts of Oporto University, Portugal, describes her abstract expressionism works as free, intuitive, spontaneous, visceral, intense, colorful,explosive, intimate, passionate, warm and genuine. She wants people to feel her works rather then view them; she wishes viewers have no preconceived ideas and no one seeks to rationalize them.

Emotional Creation #50 | Oil on canvas | 39 x 59 inches

The artist has exhibited nationally and internationally and worked with serveal galleries. Her works are part of private collection worldwide, namely in Argentina, Australia, Belgium , Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and now India.

All in #4 | Oil on canvas | 23 x 35 inches

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Francesco D’Adamo lives and works in Bologna, Italy. Since 2012 he has taken part in several solo and collective exhibitions in Italy and exhibited in several international events in Europe and Asia.

FRANCESCO D’ADAMO

ITALY

World to Come | Acrylic, Enamel, Gesso and Oil on Wood | 39 x 27 inches

For Elaine, her artworks are an act of communication, through which her viewers can understand her narrative and symbols. Repetition is a big theme in her work along with bursts of coloured pigment. Kehew has held several solo exhibitions in and around Nairobi. She has also exhibited with the National Museums of Kenya and Circle Art Agency. Her collaborations with Mark Attwood, master printer, have led to the inclusion of her work in the public collections of The Smithsonian Museum of African Art, the University at Madison, Wisconsin and the University of Johannesburg, and The University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, SA. Kehew’s paintings and prints also hang in private collections internationally.

ELAINE KEHEW

KENYA

Dance of the Scarlet Ibis | Oil on canvas | 26 x 20 inches

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