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Interview with Tatyana Palcuka-Rikane

Interview with Tatyana Palcuka-Rikane

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

Deep and complete knowledge of my profession are proven by long years during which I was learning and improving myself as a professional.

My creative work is first of all characterized by many exhibitions, publications and positive feedback from students, colleagues and art critics.

The basis of everything still remains academic professionalism. Even it is not a leading value in the arts currently – good master of his handcraft should combine talent and professionalism. It is definitely an advantage and provides additional quality to the work results.

My creative work is too long and varied to be described in one page.

Interview with Tomáš Bittner

Interview with Tomáš Bittner

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

my transition from traditional woodworking to abstract painting is in complete correspondence with my inner search for myself. Since childhood, I have been afraid to be myself, afraid to have a different opinion than my family, which I grew up with. Self-denial led me to alcohol addiction and in therapies I learned the depths of feelings and experiences. This relieved me of my fear and I felt the need to spread these beautiful self-knowledge further. Abstract painting gave me space to explore and spread the energies that every feeling, every emotion and every one you know.

Interview with Boguslaw Lustyk

Interview with Boguslaw Lustyk

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, painting

My creative process has been guided by two maxims that I learned in school. First is "the multiplicity of reality in art" and the other is "I do not seek I find" that refers to Picasso's statement. Combined with my emotional and open attitude to the world, they give me a wide range of choice and interpretation of topics, means of artistic expression, fascination and creative excitement.

Interview with Vasco Diogo

Interview with Vasco Diogo

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

Working with different media and exploring boundaries between different media requires a lot of research and several years of practice and experimentation. Sometimes you have to focus on a single medium for some time – as I am now doing with electronic music and poetry – to establish theoretical, practical and technical links to other forms of expression you feel more comfortable with. Combining different artistic languages is always putting yourself in a position of fragility and emotional risk, as if you were understanding the whole universe for the first time. That also involves what is now called an aesthetics of failure.

Interview with David Burch

Interview with David Burch

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

Although I grew up in  Edmonton, Alberta I left the province in 1967 at the age of 23 moving to Toronto where I lived until 1995 when I was country a professorship at Columbia University and then lived in NYC until 2007 thus most of my adult life was spent in large urban environments. I only started to paint at the Art Students League of NYC (ASL) in the late 1990s having been given a set of beginner art supplies by an appreciative house guest who was a cousin and a painter having attained a MFA at the University of Alberta, The very instant the brush with oil paint hit the tiny canvas board I was hooked for life. Having said that living in an extremely urban environment influenced in many ways what I chose to paint where my colourfield paintings were just that - colourfield paintings with little reference to abstract landscapes.  

Interview with Cher Pruys

Interview with Cher Pruys

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting, Interview

Cher Pruys was born in Regina. Over the years she lived in many places including Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Fort Frances, settling into her present home in Devlin, on the banks of the Rainy River with her husband Mark, 4 dogs and 2 cats. By age three, Cher was seldom found without a drawing tool in hand. She worked in pencil, charcoal and ink over the years, until, she picked up a paintbrush at the age of 35. Beginning with oil paints, she found her chosen mediums in acrylic, water color and gouache. Although self-taught, her dedication and talent have seen her work juried into 626 International exhibits. She has won 969 awards for her work in International Juried Exhibits.

Interview with Olivia-Patricia Terrell O’Neal

Interview with Olivia-Patricia Terrell O’Neal

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting, Interview

Patricia Terrell was raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Attended four universities and received her Master’s Degree at the New York Academy of Art (with honors). Studied and influenced by Lewis Cohen, Martha Erlebacker, Vincent Desiderio, Steven Assael, and Carmen Cereceda.  She also traveled through Italy and worked in sculpture at the studio “Cooperative in Pietresanta, Italy.

Interview with Alex Funes

Interview with Alex Funes

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

My Mexican heritage has been a fundamental influence on my artistic vision and style, especially in digital art and photography. Growing up in Mexico exposed me to a rich cultural tradition full of vibrant colors, deep symbolism, and a strong connection to spirituality and nature. These influences are evident in my use of color and form, as well as in the themes I explore in my work.

Interview with Zebulun Lund

Interview with Zebulun Lund

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview

I am from Nebraska. Themes about homesteading, pioneering, and manifest destiny have been present for as long as I can remember. I think it's curious that all of these structures were made 150, 100, 50, even 15 years ago in the spirit to establish something. There is a sort of rah-rah about these things, aspects both more or less innocent. Now they are being whisked away and returned to nature by herself and in many cases as if they'd never existed. It's really quite spectacular phenomenon. I'm more interested in asking the general question about the specific observation than I am making any statements on Amercian cultural identity and transformations. They certainly exist; I'm simply not smart enough to conceive of or make any comments for my works contributions to these conversations.

Interview with Ana Sahami

Interview with Ana Sahami

ContemporaryArtCurator
Interview, Painting, Contemporary Art

One of my primary approaches is to treat typography and graphic elements as complementary rather than dominant forces within the painting. I see them not as separate additions but as woven threads that are part of the fabric of the artwork. For instance, when incorporating text, I often think of it as a texture or a pattern rather than straightforward lettering. I’ll layer it within the painting, allowing it to merge with the background, fade into the colours, or intertwine with other elements. This way, it becomes a subtle whisper rather than a shout, adding depth without stealing focus.

Interview with Ute Bivona

Interview with Ute Bivona

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

Ute Bivona is an experienced German painter who has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. As a child, she often felt abandoned and alone and fled into the magical world of colors, painting, drawing and reading to feel better. Through her lively abstract compositions, she tries to express her moods, thoughts, fears, hopes, sadness and joy and to take the viewer into her joyful, peaceful and, above all, colorful world.

Interview with Xiaorui Huang

Interview with Xiaorui Huang

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

Xiaorui Huang is a Chinese human rights social commentary artist based in New York. In 2012, she ventured to Ipswich, England, to attend St Joseph's College, where she pursued her A-levels with a major in Fine Art. After that, she moved to New York, earning her B.F.A. before obtaining her MFA from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 2023.

Interview with Andriette Chrisoleen

Interview with Andriette Chrisoleen

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

Andriette Chrisoleen is an artist whose work blends imagination with reality to create ethereal worlds on canvas. Her art offers a colorful escape from the everyday hustle, inviting viewers to explore vibrant dreamscapes filled with hidden details and surprises. Inspired by the natural beauty and cosmic wonders she has encountered in her travels through Europe, the USA, and Africa, Andriette creates paintings that are both visually stunning and emotionally impactful.

Interview with Pawel Borzym

Interview with Pawel Borzym

ContemporaryArtCurator
Interview, Contemporary Art, Art Installation

Meet Pawel Borzym , a self-taught artist born in 1982. He creates unique and thought-provoking pieces using bullet shells as his medium. His work centers on exploring the juxtaposition of soft emotions and hard materials, resulting in a powerful and striking visual contrast. With an innate ability to transform something often associated with violence and destruction into a medium for artistic expression, Pawel's art encourages viewers to consider the complexities of the human experience. He is committed to pushing the boundaries of traditional art forms, and his work has been featured in galleries and exhibitions across the country. With each piece, he invites the viewer to look beyond the surface and explore the deeper meaning behind the materials. He is always exploring new ways to use bullet shells as a medium and his work will be appreciated by many. 

Interview with Dominique Deve

Interview with Dominique Deve

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

French artist Dominique Deve possesses the artistic talent to vividly portray human beings as we know them: not shiny, sleek and perfect in their mental and physical form, but full of emotional frailty and physical flaws. He has a keen eye for the immense diversity of people who surround us and their unique characteristics. Deve's portraits make us wonder who these people are, what has happened to them and where do they come from. We may not know them personally but we recognise them. An original artist with a deft brush.

Interview with Alida Velea

Interview with Alida Velea

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview

My values represent the landmarks according to which I approach a subject that I want to present through art. They serve as an inner compass, and my way of expressing them has evolved with my growth in this field. I am part of a community of artists interested in exploring places, spaces, people, and objects. I try to be involved in presenting events and analyse how they continue to have an impact over us. Sensitivity to the social environment and respect for the past, for me, entail bringing old models into the present to engage in a silent dialogue with my audience. And, as the viewer reacts, the enthusiasm for the new may call into question the perception of the old, of identity, and of themselves.

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