The Voice Within - Ricardo Reis
by Ana Rita Pires
As the world was changing, Ricardo Reis kept his camera near. Emotionally driven, the shooting was electric. Ricardo, with his international repertoire, had access to travel, other cities, situations, people – feeling various energies. All...
Read moreInterview Ellen Davidzon: Light, and the other side
by Alice Broeksma
Ellen Davidzon, Amsterdam-based and self-taught in art, with a degree in psychology, is known for her oil paintings with beach- and city scenes full of light. Seascapes, skies, sand, happy days on the beach, timeless and free. The city -Amsterdam...
Read moreInterview Feike de Vries - Juggling art
by Alice Broeksma
When very young it was clear the Dutch artist Feike de Vries had a real talent for drawing. His first career choice was primary school teaching, but during his training he also attended night art school in Leeuwarden, capital town of Friesland. He...
Read moreInterview Dominic Brown - That magic feeling
by Alice Broeksma
In his own country the Dutch artist Dominic Brown is known for his contemporary mural art printed on pillars, electricity boxes and walls. His ‘Modern Murals’ are often connected to the immediate surroundings and their history. There is a very...
Read moreAbstract landscapes by Stanislav Bojankov - ‘Inspired by everything’
by Alice Broeksma
The award-winning Bulgarian artist Stanislav Bojankov, whose work is widely exhibited, has been painting as long as he can remember. Already as a child he had the urge to dream, think and paint, surrounded by the beauty and old culture of his...
Read moreInterview with conceptual artist Carmelo Buffoli - Restraint and reduction
by Alice Broeksma
For Carmelo Buffoli, Swiss-Italian conceptual artist, grasping the essence of existence is his core subject. It is a constant search, using various techniques -images, illustrations, installations, video- to express his discoveries. Meticulous diary...
Read moreInterview Cornell van Loon - ‘I fancied my own ‘Van Gogh’ on the wall’
by Alice Broeksma
The Dutch painter/photographer Cees van Loon -artist’s name Cornell - painted in one year 23 copies of Van Gogh. It was a one-off series in 1990, immediately snapped up by buyers abroad. He kept a few paintings himself. Cornell, now in his...
Read moreInterview with contemporary abstract artist Kemal Yazici
by Vincent Moleveld
Kemal Yazici is a contemporary abstract artist and painter based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Growing up in a village in Germany’s countryside his access to art was limited. Kemal Yazici's first exposure to art came as a teen, when a friend...
Read morePainter Titus Bovenberg: "Beauty is about feeling life energy"
by Femke van Leeuwen
Beauty is not an aesthetic concept for painter Titus Bovenberg; he defines beauty as the moment at which you feel life energy flowing. Chaos, harmony and expressive colours are important ingredients in his daily struggle to bring out that beauty in...
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