Karol Bąk, 1961

Karol Bąk artista - pittore, illustratore e grafico. I suoi dipinti sono caratterizzati da illusione e surrealismo.

Si è diplomato alla Scuola Secondaria di Belle Arti di Poznań come espositore di interni.

Nel 1984 ha iniziato gli studi presso la Facoltà di Grafica della Scuola Superiore Statale di Belle Arti (ora Accademia di Belle Arti di Poznań).

Si è laureato con lode nel 1989 ottenendo due diplomi sia in grafica con il professor Tadeusz Jackowski, che in disegno con il professor Jarosław Kozłowski.

Chul-Hwan Park, 1964 | Still Life painter

Chul-Hwan Park is a Korean Still Life painter of flowers, with a Master of Painting from Hongik University Graduate School of Fine Arts in Seoul, Korea.

Park’s still-life paintings are of such vivid realism that one nearly expects his flower blooms to exude a fragrance like their real-life counterparts.

One recalls the legendary Korean painter Solgeo, whose painting of a pine tree on a temple wall was so real that it lured birds to nest. Like Solgeo, Park is a true artist of realism.

John Lennon: “Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow”

• "Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow".

John Lennon

• "Love is like wildflowers; it’s often found in the most unlikely places".

• "L’amore è come i fiori di campo; si trova spesso nei posti più improbabili".

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hafsa Idrees, 1992 | Finger painter

Hafsa Idrees is an Pakistani painter and writer born in Islamabad.

- "Art has always been close to my heart and even though I have not received a formal education in any particular genre, drawing/painting is an important part of my life. Since school, I have been experimenting with and enjoying different styles, media and techniques".

"I started with Arabic calligraphy at the age of 10 but I soon realized that I enjoyed painting and drawing too. My subjects then were things and people from my immediate surroundings but with time I started to explore different kinds of paints, pencils, materials and subjects".

Wisława Szymborska | Domande poste a me stessa / The questions you ask yourself

Qual è il contenuto del sorriso

e d’una stretta di mano?

Nel dare il benvenuto

non sei mai lontana

come a volte è lontano

l’uomo dall’uomo

quando dà un giudizio ostile

a prima vista?

Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012)

Léo Caillard, the photographer who dresses classical statues

Leo Caillard is a contemporary artist internationally recognized for the quality of his marble sculptures as well as for his digital creations at the cutting edge of new technologies.

Leo Caillard opens a dialogue between eras through the use of these two mediums and the unique aesthetic of his art, mixing figures from ancient statuary and abstract digital forms.

Born in Paris in 1985, he graduated from the prestigious Goblins school in 2006 then from fine arts in 2008.

He then left for New York for 2 years, the opportunity there to meet the contemporary art scene and start these first digital creations.

Beryl Cook | Naïve painter

Beryl Cook, OBE (1926-2008) was a British artist best known for her original and instantly recognisable paintings.

Often comical, her works pictured people whom she encountered in everyday life, including people enjoying themselves in pubs, girls shopping or out on a hen night, drag queen shows or a family picnicking by the seaside or abroad.

Vladislav Nagornov, 1974

Born in the old town of Penza, Владислав Нагорнов began to paint at the age of six.

At sixteen he joined the Savitsky Academy in Penza with the painter German Jakov.

In 2001 he graduated at the Ilya Glazounov Academy of Fine Arts.

His specialisation in historical subjects requires a strong discipline to recreate the characters, costumes, decoration details and narrative subjects.

He has followed the influence of artists like Ilya Repin, Sourikov and Ivanov among others.

Jeffrey T. Larson, 1962

Jeffrey T. Larson è un artista raffinato di formazione classica ed è fondatore e direttore della Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art.

Larson si è formato alla maniera degli antichi maestri presso il prestigioso Atelier Lack, uno studio/scuola le cui tradizioni e metodi di formazione risalgono all'impressionismo ed alle accademie francesi del XIX secolo.

Ha seguito la sua formazione formale di quattro anni con studi museali negli Stati Uniti ed all'estero.

Anne Hoenig | Figurative painter

Anne Hoenig is a figurative painter from CA.

She shows mainly in Berlin.

Her method leans on renaissance oil technique, depicting intense, intimate moments.

The paintings of Anne Hoenig are defined by nuances and a specific semi-darkness.

Wisława Szymborska | Elogio dei sogni / In Praise of Dreams

In sogno

dipingo come Vermeer.

Parlo correntemente il greco

e non solo con vivi.

Guido l’automobile,

che mi obbedisce.

Caro Guarinos

Keita Morimoto / 森本啓太, 1990

Keita Morimoto was born in Osaka, Japan.

He worked in Toronto from 2006-2022 and now lives in Tokyo.

Morimoto graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design (now OCAD University) in 2012 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Morimoto is best known for his cityscapes and portraits painted with theatrical light that is reminiscent of Rembrandt and Edward Hopper.

Giacomo Leopardi | Il Sogno / The Dream, 1820-1821

Era il mattino, e tra le chiuse imposte

Per lo balcone insinuava il sole

Nella mia cieca stanza il primo albore;

Quando in sul tempo che più leve il sonno

E più soave le pupille adombra,

Krystyna Róż-Pasek, 1981

Krystyna Róż-Pasek was born in Gorlice.

She raduate of the Fine Arts High School in Tarnów - weaving profile.

In the years 2004-2009 she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.

She currently lives and develops her work in Krakow.

Soon Warren | Watercolor painter

Soon Young Warren is a highly awarded artist, teacher and workshop instructor nationally and internationally.

She was born in South Korea and immigrated to the United States in 1987.

A full time artist, Soon has an associate degree in commercial art from Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia, and is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society, Texas Watercolor Society and Society of Watercolor Artists.

Maksymilian Novak-Zempliński, 1974

Maksymilian Novak-Zempliński was born in Warsaw.

In 1999, he graduated with honors from the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw.

He obtained his diploma in the studios of prof. A. Fałat and prof. A. Sadowski.

He deals with easel painting in oil and acrylic, illusionistic painting and occasionally sculpture.

Katrina Pallon | Art Nouveau style painter

Katrina Pallon is a visual artist whose strong imagery and conceptual vocabulary inform her distinctive paintings and drawings that utilise a variety of mediums.

She has actively exhibited under private art galleries and public group exhibitions in Manila, New York, Singapore, and Japan.

She also works as an illustrator and muralist.

Faruk Cimok, 1956 | Romantic painter

Faruk Cimok was born in Reyhanli-Hatay, Turkey.

He graduated from the Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy (now known as Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) Devrim Erbil Workshop.

He depicts the people of the rural part of Southern Anatolia, cotton workers, in crowded figure groups in his paintings.

In a sense, he caricatures, a unique taste of hoarding and anxiety of typology predominate.

Alda Merini: "Tra le tue braccia"

C'è un posto nel mondo

dove il cuore batte forte,

dove rimani senza fiato,

per quanta emozione provi,

dove il tempo si ferma

e non hai più l'età;

Gis De Maeyer

Andrey Figol, 1974 | Impressionist painter

Andrei Figol is a representative of impressionism, a master of landscape.

Andrey Figol's work is a smooth blend of the modern art of painting with its variety of styles and means of expressiveness.

Andrey Figol is able to capture the evanescent state of nature with crisp vividness and emotion.