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Daniel Guillen
 
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Painting and other forms of art media have allowed my outwardly reserved persona, which most see, to translate into a stronger and more translucent form of abstract and figurative expressionism. In my artwork, I have chosen simple lines and colors in keeping with the simplicity of the construction of each shape. The expressive style enables me to create forms that are influences from nature, architecture and the human body. I have chosen paper and pastel for most of these artworks. I also use rags, paper, wood, razor blades, oils, and turpentine to blend colors. The lines, shapes, smudges, sharp and uneven edges, are done purposely to create a raw look.
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"Life"
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"Before I Knew You"
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Sisa Jasper
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I've loved creating art from an early age. My fourth grade teacher entered my work into a national art contest, without my knowledge, and I won. Next day, they announced it at school and I was bombarded with cameras from the local news and a columnist from a magazine - I felt like a movie star.
Since then, though, I have learned to value the artistic process and the art itself. I prefer to create abstract art as I get to be surprised by the end result. This reminds me that my talent doesn't belong to me... it's just of me... through me... intended to create an emotional response in me and in others.
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"Soba 1"
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"Soba 2"
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Sandra Schawalder
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My paintings are the key to my personality. They come about, largely spontaneously and reflect the joy and gratitude that I find in my artwork. I regard painting as my mother tongue. My works are elements expressing my joy and enthusiasm for art. They are the result of complementary colour contrasts and highly differentiated material structures that form the basis of my painting style. Technically, the paintings result from a “layer by layer” process where I use a combination of Acrylic, Sand, Collages, Brush and other, occasionally unusual, tools to work the surface and achieve the effects I want.
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"Elements 137"
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"Elements 139"
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Gayl Sharabi
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The most gratifying experience is the act of creating. It is as though music plays through me and the brush is the dance. Creating is the most wonderful experience. I see science and art as an expression of each other. My art is a compilation of many kinds of media. I illustrate my ideas and many times tie science and art together.
In my new work, delineation of boundaries vanishes when the repetitions of infrastructures are revealed. When geometrical fractals are combined with infinitesimal cells or cell structures, size becomes inconsequential. The combination of these structures, with our visualization of life, reveals a connection between dimensions.
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"Turbulence & Tranquility 2"
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"Integration 3"
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Vladimir Titov
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My most profound memory of my childhood is of being taken for the first time to visit the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad, where I was introduced to the work of impressionist artists. I had never seen anything like it and it made a great impression on me and my development. Later on, cultural influences also left their mark on me--both the literature and the artwork of my native Russia have been very important to me as a person and as an artist. Painting is very necessary to me, a fundamental part of who I am. The hardest time in my life was when I had no oil paint. It is how I express myself and also is a vital part of how I relate to the world; every time I paint a picture I experience something new.
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"Pict 10 (Comp. 2008)"
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"Pict 01 (Comp. Flight)"
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Nina Tuqtaman Valetova
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I have found that once the difficulties of acquiring technique have been surmounted, the process of creating art becomes itself a meaningful and often enjoyable experience. It makes it possible to leave the world behind for a while and forget personal troubles in creating something unique and special. I think of creativity as a precious gift, given to a person for the duration of their stay on Earth, which can be used to great effect. I find it allows me to see the world from another side. Creating another world, unfamiliar and absurd, I try to break stereotypes. I try to unite form and meaning, and embody reflections, intellect and art, as well as emotions. It seems to me that my paintings have an energy, ancient and martial, that exists independently of my will. I try to direct this energy to make the world better and brighter.
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"Claustrophobia"
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"Degradation of Nation"
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