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COSMINA - Paintings 2006-2021
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Claire MURRAY: Another World - Paintings 2017-2021
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COSMINA - 33 paintings
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Cosmina is a French artist who has lived and works in New York since 2015.
In 1999, in London, she was discovered by Max Laniado, who has represented and promoted her art since 2006 in worldwide exclusivity.
With her unclassifiable style, Cosmina is one of the revelations of contemporary art of the beginning of the 21st century.
Sought-after by serious collectors and art lovers, Cosmina's artworks appear in prestigious collections worldwide.
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WELCOME TO THE SPIRITUAL UNIVERSE OF MADAN LAL
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MADAN LAL
National Award winner by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Senior Fellowship by Ministry of Culture Government INDIA
Punjab Kaka Sanman by Punjab Lalit kala Akademi
Vice–Chairman Chandigarh lalit Kala Akademi-2012-2018
Secretary Punjab Lalit Kalal Akademi Chandigarh 2021
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WELCOME TO WILMER LUGO
We are proud to announce that the multi-awarded artist Wilmer Lugo has now joined the group of artists we represent and promote worldwide
“...Sometimes, I play with the textures which give reflexes, ideas or volumes
where the symbolism reflexes on a woman this concept shows an
idea unified on a whole creation which turns around that motherly figure"
Wilmer Lugo
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CLAIRE MURRAY
beautiful trilogy by CLAIRE MURRAY
LOOK UP
KARMA
THE FENCE
Look Up, Karma and The Fence were painted in early 2022, each with strong undercurrents of environmental, political and existential concerns underpinning the elemental abstract landscape, where earth, water, air, rock, sky and fire coexist, harmonize and collide in varying degrees. Each piece is 100cmx100cm, and is acrylic paint on canvas.
Karma' was painted in early 2022. The context for this piece is borrowed from a back drop that begins with the complete joy I take from the natural world, it’s colors, textures, light and life, starkly contrasted to environmental concerns, climate change, extreme meteorological conditions, political instability in the west, and philosophical ideologies.
There is an undercurrent of powerful, but controlled energy running through this painting, suggesting a fine balance between suppression and expression. The square format, coupled with sweeping, expressive brush strokes and strong dynamic directional line, helps to provide a means to send the eye around the painting and back to the ‘start’, wherever that may be (for me the focal point is in the bottom left third, and then my eye is finally drawn, and rests, on the soft pink area in the central area). The palette is very enhanced color, full of light and purity, with no earthiness of the ‘ground’, more ‘about’ atmosphere, air, water, rock and mineral. The cadmium orange is laval and hot, the blues hues calm and tranquil, brought together with contrasting values, color harmonies and wet/dry painting techniques.
The title, Karma, is a gentle sounding name, suggesting natural forces, balance, and the idea that actions, happenings and changes have consequences, for good or ill. There is a transparent wave of thin cadmium orange on the right, a symbolic ‘tsunami’, a motif of changes, triggers and unstoppable forces.
Look Up’ is a painting about our environment, conveying hope, positivity and optimism, and was the first piece I painted in January 2022. This landscape conjures up an almost magical environment, one of purity and light, suggesting an ‘other worldliness’, trance like and meditative. An imaginary place to breathe clean air, live in harmony and good health.
The title, Look Up, can be read in several ways, but is intended to suggest to the viewer to live fully in the moment, be involved in the world, to open one’s eyes and look beyond our screens, devices and external influences.
Claire Murray - January 2022
November 2021
CLAIRE MURRAY - ACT NOW - It's all about climate change
ACT NOW – 2021
Acrylic on canvas – 122 x 152 cm (48 x 59.8 in.)
Act Now shows an uncompromising landscape with a clear sense of place, space, and environment, but there is a quiet foreboding. This painting strongly references climate change, the urgent need for real action, and attempts to engage the viewer with ideas of natural history, ecology, politics, and environmental issues.
Elements of this painting show an environment that is hostile, vulnerable, dangerous, and beautiful in equal. However, Act Now is a very positive painting that could suggest that there is something good beyond the horizon and out of sight.
The presence of the structural elements near the horizon punctuates the organic natural landscape in an attempt to suggest an economic, social, and political undercurrent in the piece.
The contrasts of colour, shape, texture, and value attempt to convey the natural elements coming together, the exciting clashes and harmonies where earth meets the sky, rock meets water, light meets dark, and soft meets harsh. This is a complex painting with many contrasts;texture/smoothness, light/dark, soft/hard edges, and complimentary colours. However, there is harmony in the colour palette, and a balance between the elements is achieved. This work aims to balance representation and expression. The representational landscape that is apparent begins to shift towards more abstract concepts concerning energy, light,space, and indeed our place in the universe.
CLAIRE MURRAY
Encounter with Southern France lights
Inspired by nature and lights in southern France,
Claire brought some stunning paintings
from her residency in Nerac , France
CLAIRE MURRAY - SUNLIT UPLANDS - Sept 2022 - Acrylic on canvas - 90 x 300 cm
A painting conceived with energy and passion, and a sense of urgency. Sunlit Uplands was created in southern France during my week-long residency at Studio Faire, Nérac, where I immersed myself in a garage studio, connecting ideas around environment, climate, freedom of movement, borders, and, increasingly, political concerns.
Sunlit Uplands, is a long painting, almost panoramic in its format, stretching some 3m across. Sunlit Uplands is a warm and friendly phrase (often used by politicians to sell the idea of Brexit), conjuring up the best possible image of a utopian society, better times ahead and golden promises. The painting was painted with a combination of transparent liquid paints initially, then painted into with dry brush strokes and pale, opaque colours, layering text and contrasting values together.
At the time of painting (August 2022), the south of France was suffering the effects of its fourth heatwave of the summer, and water was scarce. The harsh, hot summer this year had left its mark on the landscape, which looked scorched, barren and dusty, the colours bleached, pale and brittle. I was struck by the collision of unusually hot air, tinder dry foliage, potential for fire, the snapping of parched stalks underfoot, and the shrinking of reservoirs, disappearing rivers and streams. The scorched, pale landscape was peppered with field upon field of crispy, dead sunflowers, still facing the sun, creaking and drying out until harvest, and punctuated with bright turquoise/green algae filled irrigation ponds.
Woven into the layers of paint are partly legible fragments of text, in English and French. Referring to Germany’s Hunger Stones, carved stones at the bed of a river, revealed for the first time this summer since 1616, during a past time of harsh drought. The words, ‘If you can see this, weep’ are partly legible, and excerpts from the writings of a fellow resident at Studio Faire, Parisian writer Charlotte Pallieux, her powerful and highly personal words from her current book draft.
There is a lot of activity in the centre left of the painting, and walking from left to right, there is a sense of rhythm that starts fairly quietly, rises to an active and busy area, before petering out at that right of the painting. The last ‘punctuation’ mark is a block of strong cerulean turquoise in the far-right bottom corner, bringing the painting to a full stop.
The garden at Studio Faire provided additional opportunities to interact with the landscape; there were black walnut trees, quince, vines and herbs. Interestingly there were old taps and an ancient well outside, both long dry and now ornamental. Unusually for me, Sunlit Uplands was an unstretched piece of canvas, portable and malleable to be rolled for the journey home (its working title was actually Journey), and allowed me to move the painting around the studio, working over different surfaces and in changing light. At one point, in the studio, I was working over a join between stone and old floorboard, picking up traces of texture in my brush marks form the surface below. The fabric and history of Studio Faire is in this piece.
Exploring the painting outside was an interesting exercise in ‘seeing’ it in a different context, in the natural light, and amongst grasses , trees and external structures. The colours were enhanced by the summer light in southern France, and it has occurred to me to repeat the exercise here in Yorkshire, perhaps in the woods, to explore the idea of context.
HENRI BAVIERA
Always ahead of his time,
During his 70 years career,
Baviera has made at least ten revolutions on the art scene
COSMINA
With her unclassifiable style, bestseller since 2007
her spectacular ascension continues.
Paintings on Canvas
A masterpiece inspired by the legend of the Firebird
The Firebird - Oil on canvas 97 x 162 cm (38.2 x 63.8 in.)
The tale of the Firebird Ballet Sergei Diaghilev's (Ballets Russes company) & Igor Stravinsky (music)
The ballet centers on the journey of its hero, Prince Ivan. While hunting in the forest, he strays into the magical realm of the evil Koschei the Immortal, whose immortality is preserved by keeping his soul in a magic egg hidden in a casket. Ivan chases and captures the Firebird and is about to kill her; she begs for her life, and he spares her. As a token of thanks, she offers him an enchanted feather that he can use to summon her should he be in dire need.
Prince Ivan then meets thirteen princesses who are under the spell of Koschei and falls in love with one of them. The next day, Ivan confronts the magician and eventually they begin quarrelling. When Koschei sends his minions after Ivan, he summons the Firebird. She intervenes, bewitching the monsters and making them dance an elaborate, energetic dance (the "Infernal Dance").
Exhausted, the creatures and Koschei then fall into a deep sleep. While they sleep, the Firebird directs Ivan to a tree stump where the casket with the egg containing Koschei's soul is hidden. Ivan destroys the egg, and with the spell broken and Koschei dead, the magical creatures that Koschei held captive are freed and the palace disappears. All of the "real" beings, including the princesses, awaken and with one final hint of the Firebird's music (though in Fokine's choreography she makes no appearance in that final scene on-stage), celebrate their victory.
COSMINA
Highly collectible Original works on paper
"The Secret Garden Of The Mind"
CHHOUR KALOON 蔡家麟
The revelation in Poetic Abstraction
Discovered in 2009, Chhour has become another best selling artist
The syncretism of Asian and western cultures
Remarkable paintings
OILS ONCANVAS
WATERCOLORS ON PAPER
WELCOME TO WILMER LUGO
We are proud to announce that the multi-awarded artist Wilmer Lugo has now joined the group of artists we represent and promote worldwide
“...Sometimes, I play with the textures which give reflexes, ideas or volumes
where the symbolism reflexes on a woman this concept shows an
idea unified on a whole creation which turns around that motherly figure"
Wilmer Lugo
Discover Wilmer's universe of mesmerizing paintings
WILMER LUGO
RECORDANDO
WILMER LUGO
EL COLLAR DE LA NOVIA
RICON IBDAR
Philososphy and poetry translated into very authentic new paintings.
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JULY 12 2022
RICON IBDAR
HELPLESS
Not all goals can be achieved. Not all desires can be achieved. Life is faced with two different sides. The results are in accordance with the sacrifices made. I believe that no sacrifice is in vain. Walking but not getting to the destination. There was the word destiny spoke.
LOST HARMONY
This painting about values that fade and disappear as a result of the fading and loss of values that life feels heavy and foreign. The missing values are the values of togetherness and the spirit of gotong royong. Right now I see humans as if they were wolves to others.
LOSER
Losers are a painting of behavior. There are many people who behave to get what they want. They want to do deceit, cunning, as a result of such behavior, of course there are parties who become victims.
LOVE BIRDS ON A ROSE
Love is something beautiful, the feeling of love is a feeling that is difficult to describe. Love can make people feel happy. But sometimes love can bring disaster
THE REST OF LIFE
I know this painting is not about beauty nor about beauty. This painting is about what I saw and felt. This painting tells the story of an increasingly competitive life. Because the competition is so tight from day to day, I see people elbowing and knocking each other down. Some fell and some even drowned.
THE WOMEN
My painting "The women" was inspired by the current conditions. Life is increasingly complex with various issues of the need to live also of course leading to complexity at a very expensive cost. This painting of The Womans looks at the problems faced by people in the increasingly complex conditions of life. The social order and the pattern of interaction that are increasingly open, the ease of access in communication as a result of the increasingly sophisticated technology also creates new problems, especially for women. There are many new phenomena that appear and develop because of it. There are also many new "needs" emerging. These new needs now seem to be a trend and lifestyle. The theory is that each emergence of a new phenomenon will also lead to new consequences. And I saw what effect it had on women, I even saw that conditions like this were stronger in the direction of a form of competition. There is a lot of anxiety in it. And I said it's not good for girls. This painting is an expression of my concern for women because of the emergence of this new phenomenon and what its logical consequences are.
NEW
JUDITH VERGARA GARCIA
"This painting shows a structure of hands that supports the body of a woman, who is rebuilt from different pieces. The hands around are small fragments that are not part of this structure that already has enough pieces to rebuild itself. We rebuild ourselves by small memories, experiences, people to finally finish assembling our internal structure, the soul"
Judith Vergara Garcia - September 20, 2021
The human change as the nature is a process of evolution.
ALBERTO GAYOSO DIAZ
starting a new collection of very original new paintings
Beto GAYOSO
Abisal
acrylic on canvas 20x30 cm
2022
BETO GAYOSO
Talud continenetal
Acrylic on canvas 20x30 cm
2022
SOL KJØK - ndiptych SS22
Print on glass - your window converted into a piece of art.
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