All in Painting
The seemingly chaotic application of lines (cross hatches) is intentional, I'm trying to follow in line of the post divisionist paintings, creating a unified fabric of the plane, modeling with parallel hatch marks would go against this, and would make it more of a plastic approach, and would emphasize the distinction of background foreground. In short I'm trying to arrive at impressionistic use of ink as the medium with surreal or symbolic mindset.
My goal is to make artwork that is so beautiful it cuts to the heart of what is true, to create art that is of this moment, but exists as something timeless. It resonates with the person viewing the work as real although it is not quite realistic. It has meaning, although that is not specifically stated because of its use of color or symbolism, or imagery.
After almost three decades of creating art instinctually, I realised my method has a long tradition called Surrealist Automatism. I had finally found a home in Art History. The simple act of putting myself aside and see what wants to be created, has led me on a long creative journey.
Katerina Stavrou is a contemporary visual artist based in Larnaca, Cyprus. She began her academic journey in 2007, studying Visual Arts at the University of Salford, and later graduated with distinction in Fine Art (BA Hons) from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2011.
My artistic practice spans prints, oil paintings, and sculptures—ranging from portraiture and life studies to relief and abstract works. It is driven by a continual investigation into how life’s experiences shape emotions and thoughts over time. In my prints, this is explored through abstract lines; in my paintings, through colour and texture.
Katinka Lampe paints portraits. Or at least, you can clearly recognise the representation of a person. Yet, this is not the main motive of the painting. The portrait merely serves as reason to make the painting. The portrait is the imagery concept. Her paintings greatly appeal to the beholders.
In her painterly practice, Naomi Okubo develops beautiful and seductive images that mask darker themes relating to her adolescence and that are connected to greater problems and inconsistencies in society.
Anne is a Brazilian visual artist who studied Fine Arts at the University of Belas Artes de São Paulo. Her work is distinguished by a unique ability to capture emotions, blending restlessness and tenderness to create vibrant and expressive paintings. Since childhood, art has been a defining presence in her life, profoundly shaping her creative journey.
Rebeccah Klodt stands as a beacon in today’s artistic landscape. Her work is not just relevant; it is necessary. It reminds us that art, at its best, does not tell us what to think or feel. It gives us the space to remember that we already know. In every brushstroke, every textured fold of canvas, and every mirrored glint, Klodt leaves us not with conclusions, but with the courage to keep asking beautiful questions.
In the fluid, ever-redefining world of contemporary visual art, few voices carry both the weight of philosophy and the poetry of form quite like Jeong-Ah Zhang. Born, raised, and based in Seoul, South Korea, she emerges not just as a painter, but as a profound existentialist who uses canvas, color, and symbol as portals to metaphysical dialogue. Her work defies the binary of image and meaning, instead functioning as a continual meditation on what it means to see, to feel, to exist.
To view Sandy Iseli’s paintings is to be momentarily transported. One hears the wind in the grass, feels the warmth of sun on the skin, and remembers that beneath our concrete world lies an older, softer, more vibrant earth. Her mastery of color, emotional intelligence, and unwavering vision mark her as one of the most soulful painters working today. In a world desperate for peace, Iseli does not just offer an escape. She offers a return.
I think of myself as a painter or 2D artist first with no constraints. However, I also find working in 3D to be just as satisfying as painting or drawing or printing when I can physically handle the materials.
After years of creating work, I still find the beginning of a piece to be as exciting as I remember my first efforts.
My way in art is to share my love, my joy of life, and the authenticity of being "human". My artwork evolves to dig into the emotions and the feelings to vibrate the essence of what we are in full truth. I want to show, that it's never too late to realize your dreams and to be yourself. You have all the resources inside you to make it happen.
Carina Francioso is a Canadian Italian fine artist with works held in private and corporate collections around the globe. Her meticulous attention to detail is demonstrated through her contemporary realist oil paintings. The theme of water in Carina’s work is inspired by many years boating with family on Georgian Bay and summers living on the coast of Salento, Italy.
Alexandra Ghimisi is a Romanian-born contemporary fine artist, currently based in Nottinghamshire, UK. A graduate of the National University of Arts Bucharest, where she earned a BA (Hons) in Decorative Arts in 2008, Alexandra transitioned from a successful career in interior design to focus on her passion for painting.
Art affects us directly and strongly. I strive for art to bring people joy, comfort, and positive energy. All my work aims at this. The sea, landscapes, flowers, animals, and people are my favorite subjects and the main objects in my pictures. I love to show the best and most beautiful part of them all.
Can you tell us when you decided to pursue a career as an artist?
I had the enthusiasm for art since I was a child, but when I started painting with acrylics in the mid-90s, I grew the desire to put my messages into pictures and make happy faces. When I was able to sell the first paintings, I wanted to refine my technique and so the next steps came naturally.
Lia is a New York City-based Artist. She graduated with a master's Degree in the New York Academy of Art and the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.
She paints murals, modern and classical works, sculptural art and portrait paintings.
I sometimes refer to my artwork and my life as a whole as walking ‘Between Worlds’ I draw and paint what some people can not see in this 3D reality; the dreams, visions and imagination of realities and dimensions beyond this one. The Light Codes are universal symbols, lines and patterns that resonate positive frequencies with the viewer on a cellular level and are directly transmitted in the presence of the painting
Bukola Dagiloke is a British born, Nigerian award winning contemporary artist with a background in information design and graphic communication. Graduating from the University of the Arts in 2006, Bukola’s love for arts has been consistent and a slow burning talent has emerged.
