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Interview with Michael Kaphengst

Interview with Michael Kaphengst

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, painting

During my childhood, I often tried to block out my everyday struggles, not wanting my friends to see the pain I was experiencing. This effort to separate my personal turmoil from my interactions with others taught me the importance of resilience and empathy. In my art, I channel these personal experiences into a broader narrative, aiming to evoke a shared emotional response. By transforming my individual pain into a universal language, I hope to connect with others on a deeper level, allowing them to find their own reflections and meanings in my work.

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 Amanda Wall

Interview with Amanda Wall

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting, painting

As a critic and as a studio assistant, your focus is on established artists and their work. You have to shift gears from your own practice to how the process of production works on a large scale and understanding their voice. You have to quiet your own voice so you can listen to them. I have learned so much concentrating so intently on other artists. I really admire Jan (Huttner from FF2), Carole and Michael. You have to be an entrepreneur and a high profile artist or writer. It's a huge responsibility. I think often about how I would operate my practice at that level of success.   

Lucas van Eeghen

Lucas van Eeghen

ContemporaryArtCurator
Art Review, Contemporary Art, painting, 3D

Van Eeghen's work could be described as a symphony of texture and depth, with each piece offering a tactile experience that draws viewers into a multi-dimensional space. His technique is reminiscent of the impasto style used by old masters like Vincent van Gogh, where thick applications of paint create a physicality that adds emotion and movement to the piece. However, van Eeghen extends this concept into the third dimension, breaking free from the confines of the canvas in a way that the old masters could only metaphorically achieve through their dynamic brushstrokes.

Interview with Paul Ygartua

Interview with Paul Ygartua

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, painting, Interview

Paul Ygartua is a painter and muralist with bases in Canada, France, Spain and England. He has single handedly painted some of the largest public space murals in Canada and the United States. His most famous works are his “Heritage Series” depicting North American Natives (Native Heritage Mural, Chemainus, BC) and other ethnic and cultural groups. He is renowned worldwide for his monumental murals. “The World United ” (100ftx25ft/3,048cmx762cm) being one of his most notorious, commissioned by the United Nations for the United Nations Pavilion at the World Expo 86 Vancouver and his largest to date “Legends of the Millennium”, over 9,000 square foot (24ft x 390ft / 731cm x 11,872cm).

Sergey Piskunov

Sergey Piskunov

ContemporaryArtCurator
hyperrealism, painting

A burst of emotion, forcing the artist to turn inside out his soul and leave it on the canvas – that’s how the Ukrainian artist Sergey Piskunov sees the work of his life. Hyper-realistic paintings, possessing their own charm and character, children of unique inspiration – they like no other reflect the inner state of their creator, the depth of his personality, exposing him to the outside world. Today the works of Sergey testify his talent not only in Ukraine, but also in Germany, Great Britain, USA, Switzerland and many other countries.

Michael Mutschler

Michael Mutschler

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, painting

Michael Mutschler is a German artist who has become known in recent years for his contemporary expressionist paintings and sculptures. He was recently asked at an art fair what inspires him: "I am very interested in the emotional moods that drive people. Uncovering the actual motives for action of each individual," he says, "is best done with the artistic means of Expressionism.