INTERVIEWS

KINGA DE JONGH

KINGA DE JONGH / INTERVIEW

We had the pleasure of interviewing Kinga de Jongh to learn more about her work and her concept of abstract art

Tell us about the beginning, how did you come to abstract painting?

At first, I was involved only with digital painting and printmaking. I worked in design studios and printing houses, as my education came with it. In 2018, I decided to try something new. I began with monoprinting, and that put me on the abstract path. I started to like the idea of experimenting and not being fully in control of my process and effect. It gives me freedom and fulfillment.

How does her inspiration in her profession come about and how does she manage to find it?

I've always loved space and astronomy. It's a vast source of inspiration. It came along with my involvement in some scientific projects in which I participated, and thus far, I still seem to find inspiration there. Other worlds, newly discovered exoplanets, stars, and anything related to the cosmos - it's all fascinating to me. I find in it endless motivation and an urge to learn.

What are the artistic currents that she prefers? Which ones do you like least?

I love modern, heavy-textured art - another source of inspiration for me. The works of such talented artists as, for instance, Anselm Kiefer, give me new ideas about texture application. I admire the detail in Zdzislaw Beksinski's dark paintings, and the psychological echoes of trauma in Yayoi Kusama's polka dots move me emotionally. I'm also interested in the modern sculpture of the artists like Igor Mitoraj, Magdalena Abakanowicz or Alina Szapocznikow, which may seem in heavy contrast to what I create... But what do I like the least? Hard to say. It's more particular than general. It's more about the form, the application, the value, and the impact than the current or the style. Hence, in each current, I can find something I admire and something I dislike, from Bauhaus, Dadaism, or Impressionism, to medieval sacral art.

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Can you tell us about the techniques you use?

My techniques are based solely on an experiment. I like the trial-and-error approach to discovering new ways of expression. The studio is the lab. I use a variety of mediums to produce the textures and colors I like, from stonemason's bi-products to different types of glue. As some of my works are fragile, I prefer boards to canvases. I paint using heavy gesso, on which I put a few layers of self-devised mediums to create texture. Then I leave it for 48 or 72 hours to dry and let the time work for me. Meanwhile, I mix colors. Then I add a few layers of them, along with acrylic mediums.

What are the fundamental human messages at the basis of your artistic production?

In general, there are two types of messages: the one the artist wants to convey and the one the viewer receives. They may be the same, but not necessarily. Therefore, I keep the case open and prefer to ask people what they see in my work. Besides, what my works mean to me may differ from what they mean to someone else. And that's ok. It's a subjective matter. To me personally, it's the ultimate laudation of space and the millions of celestial bodies awaiting discovery. With my creations, I try to bring the universe closer to the viewers; give them a glimpse of other possible worlds.

Let's talk about her favorite subjects.

Texture - as a tool, as a medium, and as an expression - is the main subject of my work and my favorite one. As with color, one can "speak" to others - I try to achieve it with texture. That's why color in my art is sometimes secondary, and the texture becomes the universal material, which may represent anything from a piece of wood to the soil of an uncharted world - depending on who's watching it.

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KATHLEEN REDLY

Tell me about the beginning!

I have been painting, drawing and loving art since I was a little girl. I took an early interest in photography as well. Some of my most vivid memories are of experiences related to art. For instance, early on in elementary school, I had a teacher who loved art. She gave a lesson (in class) where we painted autumn trees on the riverbank and their reflections in the river with our watercolor paints. I still remember how much I delighted in this, and telling my family about it later that day. Perhaps this is where my obsession with water themes began! In 2021, I painted, and later sold, a painting on this theme that I called "Autumn Reverie". It wouldn't surprise me if that early art lesson had an influence on this choice of subject and even on the technique I used to portray it. I used to get very involved and invested in creating beautiful, colorful borders in my school exercise books, and anytime there was an option for taking art courses during my education, I took it, including drawing and painting courses at university. My high school art teacher was very positive and encouraging and taught us a lot of fundamentals, such as composition, color theory, etc...

I also have my parents to thank for my passion for art. They are art lovers and collected the work of local artists over the years. They frequently took us to Saskatoon galleries, and bigger museums, occasionally, when we traveled. I remember an amazing Emily Carr exhibition, with many of her looser paintings, full of movement, spirit, life, that really blew me away. To this day, this Canadian legend is one of my art heroes. My parents encouraged both my sister and me in our artistic pursuits.

How does inspiration in your profession come about and how do you manage to find it?

So many things inspire me -- nature, especially water, reflections, the sky, flowers, mountains, weather conditions. Beautiful colour harmonies, sensations, emotions, memories, inner states, and the works of many artists, also spark my imagination and give me the desire to create, to share my passion for colour, for beauty and balance, an emotion, an impression. In the early nineties, I moved to Montreal, where the energy and colours of the city at night inspired me to create a series of oil pastel cityscapes on dark paper. I showed these in my first duo show in my hometown of Saskatoon, Canada. Pretty much everything I experience works its way into my art in some capacity.

Can you tell us about the techniques you use?

I like to experiment with different techniques, but painting on a wet surface is my favorite way to work. I especially love using ink and water based paints in this way for the wonderful, atmospheric, dreamy, meditative feel that can be achieved. I quite like flinging, and splattering very liquid paint (ink, water), blowing on the surface to direct the movement a little, and other messy practices. I sometimes plan my work carefully, but more often, I work intuitively at least to start with. Composition, balance and color harmonies are very important to me. I like to do collages as well, but mostly with paper I paint myself.

With photography, intentional camera movement begets painterly, poetic, sometimes psychedelic, or meditative images. It’s so versatile! I also like using depth of field to create atmosphere. I do series where I photograph my own paintings using camera movement and RawTherapee, my photo editing program. The result is multiple works of art with different moods, palettes, compositions, with the same subject at their source. For each image I produce in this way, I get to paint twice.

I am now experimenting with oil paints and I like the color saturation and the effects that can be achieved with this medium as well. I need to get some odorless spirits though!

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What are the fundamental human messages at the basis of your artistic production?

With my art, depending on the piece, I hope to spark joy, inspire wonder, peace, a meditative state, to somehow resonate with or communicate with something deep within the viewer. Each individual might take away something completely different from one of my creations, and I love that! I guess my main message is that though the world is in a pretty scary, worrisome state, there is still a lot of beauty out there and inside each of us.

Let's talk about your favorite subjects.

My favorite subjects are nature, colour harmonies, atmospheric conditions, memories, impressions, emotions. I enjoy creating nature inspired abstracts. Organic shapes, with a focus on colour, are my preferred subjects. I once had a painting professor who was critical for my « arbitrary » use of colour. I like to think of it more as intuitive, expressionistic.

When do you understand that a work is finished?

This is an excellent question and is the area in which I struggle most with my art! I am a perfectionist... Overworking is definitely not a foreign concept to me. I have even been known to go back into a work that I have already shown in a gallery. Luckily, that worked out very well, and I then showed the same work, revamped, in another gallery! I am thinking specifically of the work I have now dubbed "Morning Meditation". At my best, I just have a feeling that it’s done, that a nice balance has been achieved, and the work is not asking me for any more changes. Once I deem it done, I then sign it. Of course, just because I have signed it, this doesn't prevent me from going back into it...Sometimes I even cover up the signature and have to do that all over again.

Are there techniques or formats that you prefer?

The wet on wet technique in painting is definitely my favorite and is most often used in at least part of my finished work, sometimes in combination with other techniques. I tend to do more landscape formats, but also enjoy doing square, and portrait formats. I prefer to work a bit larger, and have been doing so recently. That said, I also like to create little gems that can fit into a limited space, though I find sometimes they can take as much time or even more than some of my larger works!

In my photographic practice, I prefer to use techniques such as camera movement, long exposure, zooming while taking the photo, depth of field, to create more painterly images, usually with varying degrees of blur, creating atmosphere and mood. RawTherapee allows me to edit the images in a way that suits my purposes. I tend to do some extremely abstract photos, where you might never guess what the original subject was. I like to create images that can be interpreted in different ways and that are, in essence, an extension of my painting practice.

Something I haven't asked you that you'd like us to know.

My art heroes from the past are Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, J. M. W. Turner, especially his more abstract, atmospheric work, Emily Carr, in particular her looser, more van Gogh influenced paintings, and many others.

When I got to experience Monet’s water lilies in the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, I spent so long there, mesmerized by the wonder of his creation that my husband went out to the garden to rest. In London, when I first saw Turner’s sublime « Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps », « Rain, Steam and Speed — The Great Western Railway » and some of his other more abstract, dramatic paintings, my sister had to drag me away!

I went through an extremely rough patch a few years ago, with anxiety and depression. One of the things that helped me immensely was enrolling in a local art workshop where the wonderful instructor, (then training for and now practicing Art Therapy), created just the right atmosphere of discovery and acceptance, that gave me the courage to take up painting again after many years away from it while I raised my family. I discovered how much I love working with ink in this workshop, where we got to try many different media.

I believe that creating and experiencing art, be it visual art, music, theatre, poetry and great writing, heals the soul, speaks to our humanity and is essential to a happy, fulfilled life.

Future projects?

Short term : I am looking forward to showing some work with a group of local women artists at Galerie Ruine, in Geneva, in December, as well as at least one other planned exhibition next June.

I hope to have some of my photos and perhaps a feature on my photographic art in some publications I admire, such as Spectaculum Magazine, Art Doc Photography Magazine, and ICM Photography Magazine, once I actually put in the work to make the proposals!

Long term: To reach and inspire a wider audience on the International Art Scene, to have my work sought out by collectors, to be able to rent a studio with proceeds from my art (easier to work big and messy!) and maybe even make a financial contribution to my household. Might as well dream big …

I want to ask you what you think of our work and the support we give to artists to spread and make their works known?

I am very grateful to Galleryone962 for your work in supporting and promoting abstract artists. I think that through exhibiting with your online gallery I have found more of my tribe. I have discovered other contemporary artists I admire on your site and on your Instagram account as well as having them discover my work. Your fees are very reasonable for what you provide. Your social media engagement is fantastic. Many thanks for your commitment to making the art world a more welcoming place, encouraging artists in our practice and helping us to network.

I am attaching a photo of the autumn painting I talk about at the beginning, "Autumn Reverie" in case you would like to use it with this, as well as a photo of "Morning Meditation" . If you would like me to send any other of my work as well, please let me know.

MADOKA

MADOKA / Interview

Galleryone962 presents the interview with the Japanese artist Madoka

Where did Madoka's painting come from?

This is a good question.
I'm not sure, I'd say that's all.
Sometimes it's through music that I hear, something I experienced as a child, colors on earth and so on. Sometimes, when I just look at the colors, I get inspired and start painting.
If anything, I don't think and paint, but I paint intuitively.

What messages can you read there?

That I can be inspired by everything! Especially from the colors that surround us on this beautiful earth. I feel its energy and express it intuitively.

Do your colors also express moods?

Colors don't express my moods on every artwork, but after I finish painting, looking at the piece, the colors and textures on the piece sometimes affect my feelings.

What, of one of your paintings, best focuses the artistic personality?

Those with storylines that use a variety of media. I feel very comfortable and enjoy painting them.

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What excites you about a work of art?

The composition or the color?

Recently, I like artistic textures with different types of mixed media. Colors usually relax me and I usually don't think much about composition.

Is there a painter who inspires you in a particular way?

When I was younger, I loved Dali's paintings. His vividly colored paintings stayed in my mind.
Now, there are many artists that I admire.
I especially love abstract texture artists and flued artists. I am learning from them every day.

What does it mean to be a painter today?

As an artist, I would be happy if people look at my paintings and "feel something", "see something", "enjoy the colors" and "enjoy the sound" from the colors and textures. Hope I can share the good mood and make them happy.

What do you think of the digital age we are living in relation to art?

I think using digital platforms is easier for artists to showcase their artworks, but I also think real artworks can be more direct and make people feel the real energy more than digital ones. The artist can use the digital form to make themselves known in a wild way and use real exhibitions and fairs to make the public feel closer to their artwork.

In general, what impression do you try to arouse in those who look at your paintings?

I would be very happy if viewers could feel and see something they need at that moment in their life situation and consequently if they would appreciate the colors, energy and so on they feel from my art. It's hard to explain, but if my art could inspire someone and make their life happier, or more exciting, that would be great.

Tell us about your future projects.

I will not stop learning new things about art and will continue to have fun. I would also like to try new techniques. Art shouldn't just be painting or drawing, it could be film, photography, sculpture, music, dance and so on. If I'm inspired by them, I might try other things! For now I'm an abstract artist and I'm very happy about it.

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60x40 cm

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PETRA REISSMAN

INTERVIEW: Petra Reissman

How was Petra Reissman's painting born?

Due to my father's profession (interior designer), I was involved with creative processes at an early age. I have renovated and designed old buildings. 10 years ago I discovered painting for myself and 5 years ago made it my profession

What can we perceive in your works?

These paintings tell of light and shadow, departures and unions, but in fact in all of us there is this everyday duality. The paintings have an affirmative, an optimistic, a future-cheering statement, in that life is presented as something beautiful

He tells the series of works "FUSION, is there any particular passion in these works?

The series Fusion is the union of my earlier painting style of the series "Deep Layers" and "Reflections". I began by layering the different materials on top of each other and then remove again until the deep layers are revealed again and thus allow the view into the interior. Consciously I work in the deep layers with gloss, so that when looking inside also creates a reflection

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Series fusion

80x60 cm

When you see an abstract artwork, what immediately strikes you?

Abstract art fascinates me, it leaves room for imagination and interpretation. Art, especially abstract art does not necessarily strive for reality.

What was the moment when you decided to start painting abstract works?

My path to abstract art was relatively short. After geometric shapes and the representation of various objects, I very quickly realized that the representation of reality is not my interest and henceforth devoted myself to abstract art.ow is your perception of art today compared to your first works?

I wouldn't see it as a difference so much as a development of my art. I have now created a style of painting that has a high recognition value not only among my customers.

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150x110 cm

Is there a painter who inspires you in a particular way?

There are several, but Pierre Soulages is the one I like the most.

What it means to be a painter today and what advantages the technological era we are experiencing can give ?

Painting means to dive into another world, detached from time and space.
Virtual exhibitions open the possibility to present the art to a wide audience, but my paintings are better appreciated in real exhibitions. Direct contact is also important and inspiring for my clients and me.

Projects for the future?

In November I will be represented by an Italian gallery at the Discovery Art Fair in Frankfurt, and in spring I will be in Milan with my Spanish

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CHRISTINE WEBER-NOLTE

Interview: Christine Weber-Nolte

How did you come to abstract painting ?

I think I would tell you how I came to painting at all. This was around 20 years ago, when a nice italian lady read my palms and said I would be an artist. This sounds kind of superstitious and believing in everything…. but since I always admired people who could paint and thought I would not be able to do it - I started.
And the abstract painting was like a necessary development. As I am a very intuitive person and painter, and I have a good view which colors, structures and forms fit together, abstracts are easy for me to paint.

What is your source of inspiration ?

In the artists world inspiration could be everything.
For me it’s the color itself: I could see for example a pink and yellow ball and it would inspire me to paint pink and yellow. But of cause, when I need inspiration, I take a walk in the nature which could be forest or beach both. Love and joy will always be inspiration for me. The main point is the light and the lightness. When I am in Andalusia, where I am also living, I love the morning light, or the light on the sea which glimmers, the evening light showing itself on the white Andalusian walls and at least the lightness the sun brings to the people.

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When you see a work of abstract art , it sends you immediately ? The shape , color , or the manner in which it was made ?

It is more that I feel abstract works. And first of all I love the colors ( if I love the work ),
they have to match or if not, they must give the painting an interesting exciting aspect.
What I love in abstract art is the colorplay which has to be special and different. Of cause I notice the technique and find it more or less interesting.

As you have gone through this difficult period Covid , he has influenced you ? And in what manner you believe that he did it in relation to your creations ?

This period gave me the chance to retire from my longterm profession as Natural Practitioner and Psychotherapist. And this offered means an artist more space for being creative and starting an artist career

What do you think of the digital age , do you feel comfortable ?

For sure, it has been important and useful in those lockdown situations, but, sincerely, I love to touch things, I love tangible art and I hope that the art market will not need it to be digital.

Tell us about future projects.

As I am studying at a Free Artschool I hope to learn and develop more and more. I love to learn sculpture . And I am dreaming of having Solo Exhibitions all over the world. And in fact, I will have one in New York in a Gallery at Lower East Side in May 2025.

YASMIN BUSSIERE

INTERVIEW: Yasmin Bussiere

How and when did you decide to pursue a career as an artist?

Artistic inspiration came to me late in life. I grew up in Chicago absorbing stories of my family’s cultural and political upheavals as they emigrated from Europe
through Asia. I guess I was born a nomad.

Traveling to faraway places became a driving force and I found myself in France working in various

sectors.

The journey extended to Central Asia, The Middle East, Asia, and Africa. I was particularly drawn to textiles, architecture, and ancient world panoramas.
Upon returning to the States, I found expression through paint for all those inspiring images.

In 2016 my miniatures inspired by the Middle East were shown in an emerging artists exhibition in Charlottesville. A job opportunity came up soon after and I left for China.
Upon returning and moving to Alexandria, I picked up my creative process again in 2018 and started creating larger pieces. My solo show “Eastern Light, inspired by Central Asia last year at The Art League Gallery, Torpedo Factory along with shows in other galleries such as GalleryOne962 and awards have helped me continue this journey.

Which place do you prefer to dedicate yourself to painting?

I prefer creating my mixed media pieces in a room upstairs of our home that I turned into a studio space.

What does abstract art represent to you?

Abstract art represents freedom of expression. I don’t have to recreate something that is right before my eyes. It gives me time to reflect upon visual impressions, emotions, and life experiences, which is a driving force for my work.

In your training, before entering the abstract world, did you go through a pictorial phase oriented towards the figurative?

I had taken a few art classes in college that involved still life and figure drawing. I really jumped into abstract figurative expression once returning from the Middle East and began working on a series of miniatures.

How do you make your works? Do you create a precise project in your mind or do you act impulsively and emotionally?

I found out that what I really want is to tell stories. I might have the idea in mind before beginning the process or the precise project takes shape while creating my pieces.

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Is there always a great balance in your works, when is harmony fundamental as a final result?

Great balance comes from the desire to create a strong and cohesive group of works. I aim to have my individual pieces come together to make the story whole while being able to stand alone.

I am very struck by the shades of purple, on which the whole design is built… tell us why this colour.

The works you have been exhibiting so far in various abstract shows at GalleryOne962 are part of the series entitled “Alchemy”. Attempting to
transform base metals into gold was widely spread in the Muslim, Asian and European worlds. Purple was at the time a predominant color reflecting
spirituality and what you are seeing is a personal expression of this scientific and philosophical movemen

What words would you use to define your art to a collector?

Inspired, strong, emotional, and reflective.
9) Are there artists from the past that inspire you?
Of course! Chingiz Akhmarov was a classical Uzbek artist. He created miniature figures that had a magical, floating feeling that are represented often in Central Asian art, and I had the great honor of meeting him. Other artists who inspire me
are Gustav Klimt, Wassily Kandinsky, Mark Rothko and Natalia Goncharova. I could go on and on but maybe this is enough for now.

Future projects?

I would like to create pieces inspired by Africa as I have lived there. There is so much to be inspired from and I hope to put those emotions and reflections onto canvas or another support material.
To keep on creating abstract mixed media pieces!

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JESSICA LAVOIE

INTERVIEW: JESSICA LAVOIE

We are happy to present the interview made to Jessica Lavoie by Mauro, curator of Galleryone962

How did you come to art?

A year and a half ago i bought few pieces and this is right after that that i decided to try painting. I since then discovered a real passion.

What was the first abstract painting you remember experiencing at the beginning of your artistic career?

The one I bought for my house prior to start painting. I still have them at home but they have been replaced with mine on the wall.

Where does your inspiration come from?

Im usually always inspired because I don't paint as much as I would like too so when i do its very feeling-oriented.

I go with the flow and try to not think too much during the process

because if i do i become too logical and for me it won't work.

I also learned when to stop – if see that my painting is not really getting anywhere interesting, I don’t push it because I will just end up wasting paints.

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Which artists have particularly inspired you?

Ian Rayer Smith is THE best overall! love everything about his art . Hes very constant and he’s never deceived me!

Tell us about your style, the ideas that allow you to create and your energy transmitted in the canvas.

I like to work on many paintings at the time so i can re-use my paints everywhere (where i feel like it would fit).

I never know how long it's going to take me to reach the end of my work, im navigating a lot through it and i like changing it a lot because it takes a while for me to be satisfied like to do a lot of mark makings and have a thick texture with many layers. I love bold and colorful moves, use pens, pastel oils and spray paints.

I am in a constant evolution I always try different approach and each day bring me closer to where I really want to become as a painter. I don't think I have found my style yet.

Why abstraction?

That’s the only thing that I´m drawn into. I don’t like realistic paintings; abstract is my thing!

How did you live the difficult period of the covid?

My family and i adapted along the way and sometimes bad times lead us to good times. We are now full-time working from home and bought a house in the country for the kids so it turned out great for us.

Projects for the future?

Continue to evolve and explore as much as possible with my art.

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MARIE KERRENNEUR QUIEVREUX

Marie Kerrenneur Quievreux / INTERVIEW

We asked the artist Marie Kerrenneur to talk about her art, the beginning, her technique and her style.

Where does Marie Kerrenneur's paintings come from?

I had the incredible happiness of discovering the world from my youth and constantly browsing through it, eager for discoveries, unexpected events and wonderful human encounters…
And one day, a new discovery, I become a self-taught artist!!! a new adventure, a sure escape…new Passion!
What messages can you read there?
Seduced by so many materials, I dedicate myself to working with them, assembling them or not.
Constantly looking for new mixed techniques and others…I create various universes that can evoke dreams, stories, revolts, emotions…..or your research??

“Art is an effort to create a more human world alongside the real world” André Malraux

Do your colors also express moods?
And which ones arouse the most emotions?

Shades, colors can sometimes be the reflection of a state of mind? is he conscious? unconscious he asks me.

• I like natural tones sometimes associated with a dark tint that can give a certain power to the painting, another depth, another meaning….

Marie Kerrenneur Quievreux / INTERVIEW

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What excites you about a work of art? The composition or the color?

I like to translate this need for literature, culture into my painting, I work a lot on books and what they mean, I cry out this freedom for everyone to access literature, the freedom to think because so many people are oppressed, it is intolerable and revolting.
I also express all the trampled Freedom, all the repression and of course the Absurdity of wars!!!!
What also fascinates me is the unknown, the unpredictable that will take me to an unsuspected universe when I start a painting... Escape, creation and the personal and spiritual search...A fabulous new journey!!!

Is there a painter who inspires you in a particular way?

I'm a fan of Anselm Kieffer's work,
his works are exceedingly powerful, they
deeply disturbed. I see all his
Exhibitions… maximum sensations guaranteed!

In general, what impression do you try to create in those who look at your paintings?

Many artists, to exchange, and to discover our
work all over the world, it's great.
I really like exhibiting, because nothing is more exciting than these exchanges with people who are discovering my artistic universe and with whom I try to interpret it.
their words, their emotions, their personal story….
I've tried to suggest dreams, riots,
stories, other universes... I shared literature,
poetry and painting… A world so rich and so
thrilling !!!
A new type of travel where I feel
intense moments of happiness, peace, interiority and
of escape….another Universe!!!

Can you tell us about your future projects?

Always passionate about travel, discoveries,
human encounters, i would like to exhibit internationally !!!
There are many exhibitions scheduled in France and Spain.

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Vivants à jamais !!

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MACHIELR

MACHIELR / INTERVIEW

How did you come to abstract painting?

When I was a young boy, my grandfather introduced me to the world of art by taking me to Pulchri Studio, an artist studio in The Hague, The Netherlands. I was captivated by the dream-like world of art and it sparked my interest in the field. The abstract art movement of the 1960s and 1970s played a significant role in shaping my artistic perspective. Many of my grandfather's friends were Dutch painters from that era, such as Willem Hussem, Co Westerik, and Sierck Schröder.

My professional career began in trading, where I worked as a market-maker and risk manager. However, my desire to create something tangible led me to painting. My passion for philosophy and psychology inspired me to express philosophical aphorisms, expressions, and mathematical formulas in my artwork. I aim to make these ideas accessible to people who may not have read the philosophers I am referencing, and to generate interest in the philosophers who have influenced my own life and thinking. By creating a visual translation of philosophical expressions, I hope to demonstrate the relevance of philosophy in our society. Therefore, I do not consider my art as purely "abstract", but as a means of visually conveying philosophical ideas.

Can you tell us about the techniques you use?

My artworks predominantly consists of paper as it serves as a medium for conveying philosophical ideas through writing and printing. The visible seams between the paper sheets represent the duality of life - where everything is distinctly divided, yet connected. This time, however, the division is not bound by language.

The techniques employed in my artworks include oil paint, collages, photography, and charcoal

5.473 MACHIELR / INTERVIEW

140x100 cm 2017 oil on paper

5.473 Logic must take care of itself. A possible sign must also be able to signify. Everything which is possible in logic is also permitted. ("Socrates is identical" means nothing because there is no property which is called "identical". The proposition is senseless because we have not made some arbitrary determination, not because the symbol is in itself unpermissible.) In a certain sense we cannot make mistakes in logic.

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140x100 cm 2018 Oil on paper

5.634 This is connected with the fact that no part of our experience is also a priori. Everything we see could also be otherwise. Everything we can describe at all could also be otherwise. There is no order of things a priori.

5.634 Here we see that solipsism strictly carried out coincides with pure realism.

The I in solipsism shrinks to an extensionless point and there remains the reality coordinated with it.

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley's INVICTUS

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What are the fundamental human messages at the basis of your artistic production?

When thinking about the concept, freedom is the first word that comes to mind. However, defining freedom is a subjective matter and its meaning may differ from person to person. In my perspective, my interpretation of freedom may not necessarily align with others. Therefore, my message regarding freedom is to encourage individuals to question themselves limitlessly, remain truthful to themselves, accept life's unpredictability, acknowledge that each person is unique yet equal, and recognize that we coexist on a minuscule portion of the universe.

When do you understand that a work is finished?

Whenever I come across an aphorism or expression that I want to express through my art, I don't immediately feel the urge to start. It's a long and meticulous process. However, when it comes to visualizing what the painting should look like, I can wake up in the morning with a clear idea. Nonetheless, it takes me a considerable amount of time - sometimes between a week and up to 10 years - to feel confident that I have aptly translated the expression into a visual medium.

Are there techniques or formats that you prefer?

My series about Wittgensteins' Tractatus are big formats (200x140 cm, 200x70cm and 140x100cm), because I think that he is so brilliant that it needed big formats.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Hannah Arendt of Martin Heidegger are smaller formats, mainly 100x70 cm.

What excites you about a work of art? The composition or the color?

The composition, without doubt. In colors it is difficult to see the mood, thoughts or feelings of the painter! The expression comes from the composition.

Is there a painter who inspires you in a particular way?

There are three painters in particular who I greatly admire: Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Nicolas de Stael.

Mark Rothko's paintings have a profound impact on me. Some of his works are so powerful that I feel as if I'm stepping into a different world when I look at them. I can think, cry, or scream without any judgment from anyone or anything. It's a liberating feeling.

I am especially impressed by Willem de Kooning's ability to create complex structures in his paintings. The smooth lines are
sometimes strong and weak at the same time, and I can't discern a clear beginning or end in his works. They seem like a brilliant continuation of what life should be.

Nicolas de Stael's abstract paintings always represent an existing situation, which has inspired me to explore how to visually represent my favorite philosophers.

In terms of future projects!

I have several exhibitions planned throughout Europe for the upcoming summer, autumn, and winter seasons. Additionally, a book about my artwork is nearing completion, and another book about fences will be published by the end of the year. Finally, I am organizing an exhibition featuring several philosophers at the beginning of 2024.

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MICHAEL SCHWEIGER

MICHAEL SCHWEIGER / INTERVIEW

Tell us about the beginnings, how did you get into abstract art?

I used to love to doodle when I was a kid. Later, when I was training to be a nanny and educator, we had art classes. Discussions with teachers about grading art led me to move away from making art. It wasn't until I fell ill with depression that I started to think about it again. Since 2013 rather sporadically and with acrylic paint. I've only been painting as intensively as I am at the moment since 2021, and above all digitally. But it's always important to me to paint more than exhaust the technical possibilities. My label is called My GschlampArts. Maybe that's why I also paint abstracts, because I can't paint so well otherwise. But who knows where painting and art in general will lead to.

How does inspiration come about in your job and how do you manage to find it?

I find inspiration in a wide variety of situations. I work professionally with people, like to watch films and look at the world around me with open eyes and ears. At the same time, I wander in thought and try to talk to my God. I think he is the greatest creator. As a creator, he shows me something new every day. No sky view is like the other. I often have a thought out of the blue. an impulse. Then I have to paint. A word for a picture. And I start painting. Usually without a specific plan. Then, after a certain time, I have the impression that the picture is finished. Now I can give it a title.

What are the basic human messages underlying your artistic production?

I think the world, life is more colorful than you think. Those dealing with depression often see the world in dark colors, even down to the deepest black. But I have experienced myself that painting helps me. The power of colors, creativity and reflecting on myself helps me to overcome the illness. Not always, but more often. And with my art I want to motivate people to deal with their spiritual side and I hope they find a way to our Creator.

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Let's talk about his favorite subjects.

What excites you about a job?

I love playing with colors and experimenting. I read few instructions on how something works. I want to discover it myself.
The composition or the color? I think both. Composing an image requires certain skills. I still have a lot of practice to do here. But with the colors I can put them together as I want. An object, a force of nature, a living being, etc. can be represented in all possible colors. Colors that mean something to me at the moment and are present in my head and heart.

Is there an artist who particularly inspires you?

The Creator - my creator, ….. Picasso, Klint and Monet, Werner Geischberger, Jakob Lang,

Something I didn't ask for that she wants me to know.
I wish all people to be like a child. Maintain curiosity and joy in the moment and in being. So everyone can also be an artist.

Future projects?

I am currently working on a small project in a group - OM Arts Germany. Set up my "laboratory" and work for an exhibition in November in Bad Reichenhall. I have a small order for a three-part picture and I am mentally preparing for an exhibition in April 2024.

STEVE PERRON

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Tell us about the beginning, how did you come to abstract painting?

As a user experience designer,
I have always been interested in design and art my whole career, but it was not before the COVID pandemic in 2020 that I started painting. It is creative videos by an artist I have known for a long time that brought me into art. First, as a way to relax from a job period that was not the best for me, and then more and more because I like expressing myself through it.

From my Instagram feed, you
can see quite clearly the evolution in my style. I'm still exploring new ways of expressing myself on the canvas, trying to get out of my comfort zone. But, it has not always been a success. Some paintings got at least three or four versions on top of the first one before I felt I reached a cool destination. Like a majority of artists, I'm overly critical of my work. How many times have I heard my wife tell me: "Why did you start over? It was beautiful." I'm not there yet. With all the great artists worldwide,
you want to be unique, at least a bit, so more and more people can be interested in my art.

How does inspiration in your profession come about and how do you manage to find it?

On a day-to-day basis, everything around me with eye-catching color combinations makes its way to my subconscious and eventually becomes the beginning of a creative journey.

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You tell us about the techniques you use?

I'm describing my style as intuitive
and abstract. But, being artistic and cartesian, it's not always intuitive. I like creating balanced structures, exploiting empty spaces, and juxtaposing colors at their best next to each other. This cartesian side makes me get back from the intuitive and place precisely some elements on the canvases. I hope this is what attracts people's attention.

There techniques or formats that you prefer?

I’m mostly using painting knives, I like the gesture behind using this type of tool and what I like the most are big formats. Hopefully someday I’ll have a big studio where I can do even bigger formats than the one I do right now.

What are the fundamental human messages at the basis of your artistic production?

That everybody is unique in a way.

Tell us about your favorite subjects

Don’t really have favorite subjects since from an initial idea I can come up with a completely different perspective. It’s also something that I like from abstract art where a different path that you haven’t planned just popped out of nowhere and push you out of your comfort zone.

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What excites you about a work of art?

The composition or the color?

I’m a great lover of colors, how they look against each other, what’s the best composition to create a pleasing experience for the eyes. What I also like about an abstract piece is that everybody can see something different in it, their perspective created from the artist's initial work. That’s always what I liked the most when someone came up with a completely different interpretation of an artwork than the one I have.

Is there a painter who inspires you in a particular way?

Jean-Paul Riopelle is one of the greatest Quebec painters. I have always been impressed by his work. I'm also a fan of Marc Seguin and Martin Beaupré (Martin is responsible for my jump into the art scene). More recently, I like the work of Ed Fairburn, Mathieu Laca, Justin Coursey, and Ramiro Clemente. With completely different styles, they're impressive.

Future projects?

I love making art, and it's still a great way to relax from big days at work. I think we can say I am a young artist, even if I'm 49 years old :) so I will continue on the path of exploration, always trying new things to find the unicity we are aiming at. But if we want to be more specific,
I would like to be exhibited in New York or Miami in the upcoming years.

JUAN SACRISTÁN

JUAN SACRISTÁN / Interview

Cuéntanos sobre el comienzo ¿Cómo llegaste a la pintura abstracta?

LLego a la pintura abstracta después de un largo proceso de trabajar, tanto en gráfica como en pintura, de un figurativismo geométrico a una
descontextualización de la figura en diversos planos sin perder la geometrización de los trazos y generar diversos y sutiles planos en la
obra.

¿Cómo surge la inspiración en tu profesión y cómo logras encontrarla?

La inspiración es una condición sine qua non de todo ser humano, todos estamos en algún momento de la vida inspirados, yo la encuentro
a través del estudio, el bagaje cultural, la poesía, el camino que nos lleva y nos trae a las emociones y sentimientos.

¿Puedes hablarnos de las técnicas que utilizas?

Tengo como profesión el arte gráfico, sobre todo el calcográfico, de aquí he pasado paulatinamente al óleo y he terminado en el acrílico, el cual me da la posibilidad de un trabajo más inmediato y gestual, en el siento
que plasmo en mi obra el torrente de sentimientos y emociones que en
ese momento fluyen. Utilizo básicamente espátulas de plástico, de metal, trapos de algodón y rara vez brochas o pinceles

¿Cuáles son los mensajes humanos fundamentales en la base de su
producción artística?

Mi preocupación fundamental es el entorno físico y emocional de diversos grupos sociales, pongo énfasis, por un lado, a nuestra relación
con el medio ambiente, a la preocupación del brutal deterioro de nuestro hábitat natural, si dejar claro, por otro lado, las problemáticas
sociales que nos aquejan como grupos sociales sin perder de vista mi conciencia individual, mis emociones y sentimientos
Hablemos de sus temas favoritos.

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¿Hay técnicas o formatos que prefieras?

Ultimamente estoy enfocado mucho en el collage, con restos de papel algodón provenientes de mi gráfica, cosidos con hilos teñidos a mano, los uso en relación al deterioro de las relaciones humanas causado
mayormente por la violencia, la destrucción, la segregación y el uso indiscriminado de las herramientas tecnológicas, creo que es tiempo de utilizar estos “hilos” y papeles rasgados para empezar a zurcirnos como grupos sociales e individuales a volvernos a coser y cobrar conciencia de lo que somos. Siempre he preferido el formato pequeño y/o
mediano, siento que la obra de esta forma es mas intima, mas mía, mas acogedora y mas profunda.

¿Qué te emociona de una obra de arte? ¿La composición o el color?

creo que los dos son aspectos importantes de una obra de arte, la cuestión de ambos es que emocionen, cambien el estado de ánimo,
que puede ser para bien o para mal, que nos haga reflexionar o simplemente sentir que nos mueve sentimientos y/o emociones

¿Hay algún pintor que te inspire de alguna manera en particular?

hay una gran cantidad de pintores, grabadores, escultores que me emocionan e inspiran, nombrar solo a uno o dos sería algo injusto para
todos los demás y para mi.
Algo que no te he preguntado y que te gustaría que supieras ..

¿Proyectos futuros?

Tengo un proyecto de exposición individual de collages, sobre el
reencontrarnos como individuos, dejar a un lado las mentiras y presiones tecnológicas, mirar nuevamente hacia nuestro interior y de
ahi volver a “zurcirnos” como grupos sociales mirando que somos parte fundamental e indivisible de nuestro entorno natural.

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ROMAINE KUONEN & HADI MOHAMMADKHANI

INTERVIEW by Galleryone962 team : ROMAINE KUONEN & HADI MOHAMMADKHANI

What was the incipit of your artistic career?

Romaine: I was already taught as a child by my artistically active father in classical painting and technique. Many naturalistic and figurative exact paintings were created in this years. Later I wanted to break away from this and started with watercolor in modern painting and began the path as a Contemporary artist. I consciously decided against academic training in painting. I had the great need and urge, and to face my self, my intuition and my feelings in painting. Techniques can be learned, but the inner world needs its own outlet and space to unfold and express itself.

How does the inspiration of Hadi in his profession come about and how does he manage to find it?

Hadi: We do not choose subjects, they come to us by themselves. When we find a suitable spiritual ground for this flow and have actually refined ourselves over many years and become a conduit through which feelings flow freely, paintings are formed. This is exactly what children do instinctively and unconsciously, and the result of this pure encounter with emotions is unparalleled artistic masterpieces.

Tell us about your artistic collaboration with Hadi Mohammed Khani

Romaine: The versatility of artistic activity and the human component excited me from the beginning of the common path and an exchange about art, culture, poetry and stage work arose, which is particularly present in Hadi. Since Hadi is also a painter, the idea and a first attempt at a joint work was soon born. The basis of our joint works are mystical stories, surreal figures and a generous mixing of different cultures, fabrics and social events across borders. The expression of these images is energetic, delicate and at times ethereally dynamic. Thus it is that between East and West, across revolutions, art has been reborn for us in the sign of the times in its particularity. Our works are the breaking point, the moment of decision between being and not being, between nothing and something. We are both also individually present at exhibitions. But the joint works bring us inspiration and exciting developments that spur each other on experimentally.

What are the artistic currents that Hadi prefers?

Hadi: If the question here is related to artistic styles, I must say that they often do not separate artworks based on the artists' own styles, and perhaps this flow may be of little importance to them. From the point of view of great artists, there is only one style, and that is the personal style of the artist who has achieved independence of expression in his art.
Considering that in addition to painting, I am also active in the field of directing and acting in physical and musical theater, I have realized that the new world needs new and very modern artistic trends. Man today needs a platform to reach self-knowledge, and art and painting, which we are talking about here, are quite helpful.

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In your opinion, is Europe doing enough to promote art and cultural disciplines?

Hadi: Considering that we are artists from Iran and Switzerland who are active internationally, we have found that the platform for artistic activities in Europe is very good, but not enough. Because art is constantly growing and the foundations of this growth must be provided in harmony with it. Interaction between all branches of art is what we need today and with this aim I have founded "Body Magic Group" to open new doors in art for us.

Romaine: The times we live in are characterized by uncertainty and upheaval. In such times, art has always had great significance. Art inevitably deals with people's emotions, can bring healing or depict and process hardship. More and more new ways have to be found so that art in all its facets finds its place and above all strengthens each other. The promotion of different arts in their commonalities, there is still much potential for development.

Can you tell us about the techniques you use?

Hadi: Often we try to use techniques that no one has entered before. Individual and group creations are among the most important parts of presenting our works, and we believe that each person's art should be close to his inner self in such a way that we can know his inner self from his artwork and talk about it.
For this reason, we have invented our own unique technique and style and named it "photopin“.

Romaine: We deliberately do not use commercially available technical tools. It is a craft specially developed by Hadi that comes into play in our joint art.

7)What are the fundamental human messages at the basis of her artistic production? Romaine: Our common interests in mysticism, the mysterious in cultures and religions, has shaped our work so far. We both come from different regions and have different cultural backgrounds. But we keep discovering the great commonalities of human existence, the emotions, the longings and the suffering, the happiness and the visions for a better life, no matter where people live.

Let's talk about her favorite subjects of hers.

Hadi:Are there any interesting subjects in art?
If so, my answer is:
My favorite subjects are music, physical and musical theater, writing and painting, and I prefer to create a space that serves my feelings by interacting with all these arts.
That is, in the end, it is this feeling that takes all these into its service and creates a work of art.
So, as a result, my favorite subjects are completely rooted in my art and inner feelings.

Romaine: I love to communicate with people through art, on the one hand, by triggering emotions in the viewer, and on the other hand, that especially in contemporary art, a work of art is never finished. In the abstraction and in the emotions that a painting expresses, new thoughts can arise in the viewer every day. That is one of my favorite themes. To surprise myself and the viewer every day anew. The actual process of painting is hard work for me, a suffering and not pleasant. I live for the moment when the work is finished.

A crown for the dog. Acryl, Pastell on Canvas 80/80 2022

When do you understand that a work is finished?

Hadi: We come to the conclusion when that painting is successful in relation to us.
This is directly related to human intuition.
As I mentioned before that the subjects choose us, I must say here that it is the painting itself that announces its completion at that moment as it grows.

Romaine: During the process of creating our image, we are in regular intense exchange. The moment when a picture is finished, fits for both of us together. It requires in this kind of cooperation that both can live their freedom in the art implementation and we perceive the product mutually as a gift.

Her philosophy of life? Something I didn't ask that she would like you to know.

Romaine: My philosophy is to continue to live my curiosity for knowledge, learning, discovering and being surprised. It is a continuous never ending process to get to know yourself and to develop.

Hadi: My life philosophy is: Reach more knowledge, to become aware of more ignorance in yourself, this point is a new beginning. Everything is within you and you just have to discover it.

Future projects?

Since 2022, numerous joint paintings have been created, with which we participate in international exhibitions. In January 2023, we received the first Donatello International Prize in Florence and are also represented in the Contemporary Celebrity Masters Catalog 2023 and the Modern MUSA Art Catalog 20

We are able to make Exhibitions and performances combined to present a very exclusive and exciting event.

2023 Soloexhibition Mai 6. Mai – 3. June, Galerie Kunstreich, Gerechtigkeitsgasse 76, 3011 Bern,

Painter Romaine Kuonen/Hadi Mohammadkhani with live Performance

Hadi MohammadKhani, the Body Magic Group, Residence Mashhad

2023 Art & Performance Atelier Dati with live Performance, Zelglistrasse 35, 8330 Pfäffikon,

2023 Part of contemporary art exhibition "No pain, no gain", which will be organized at "Medina Art Gallery" in the heart of Rome in May 2023. The vernissage will take place on May 5th, 2023, at 6 p.m.

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WILEY JOHNSON

INTERVIEW: Wiley Johnson

Tell us about the beginning,

My first interest in creating art was in an 8th grade art class. I remember charcoal rubbings and painting with oil. I had a cartooning class at a local art center in high school but quit the class because I saw that I wasn’t very good at drawing. I didn’t continue after that class until I was hospitalized for depression after high school. An art therapist gave me a set of watercolors and paper. She showed me some techniques, but basically said see what you can do with it. I went to another art class where I was introduced to acrylic painting. I started painting with acrylic as a hobby in my parent’s basement. I didn’t continue because of my living situation until about 2009 when I got a townhouse with laminate floors and a spare bedroom. I started painting 8x10s, 11x14s, and 16x20s more seriously. My mom helped me find places to try sell them, but it was hard because we didn’t have a website and didn’t know how to go about finding places to display them. We learned about Visual Art exchange, VAE, Artspace, and Arts Access 2017-2018 and participated in exhibitions/events through those organizations. 2019 was a year of transformation in my art. VAE had a call for art at the local Aloft Hotel and another venue. I visited with my mother and we both realized that I had to paint larger canvases to be accepted by these calls. I sold 2 paintings for $1,000 and realized then that painting could be more than just a hobby!

INTERVIEW: Wiley Johnson

How did you come to abstract painting?

I wasn’t very good at drawing, so I was naturally attracted to abstract painting.

How does inspiration in your profession come about and how do you manage to find it?

I look at the paint colors that I have and the colors that I want to use. Inspiration just comes to me. I can’t explain the process. The painting isn’t finished until the colors “pop”!

Can you tell us about the techniques you use?

I like to use fan brushes, sponges, and rubber band brushes for special effects. I frequently layer my paintings, sometimes when I’m not satisfied with what I first paint.

What are the fundamental human messages at the basis of your artistic production?

The messages are in the eyes of the beholder. Painting is calming for me and makes me happy, sometimes jubilant. I hope that the beholder sees some of that in my paintings.

Let's talk about his favorite subjects.

Time, space, travel, and food. No one would guess those subjects, but they give me inspiration.

Are there techniques or formats that you prefer?

Acrylic on canvas, but sometimes I like to paint wooden crafts. I have painted on sheets of plywood and subflooring material. I don’t like the smell of oil paint. I think that the rubber band brush is great for special effects.

What excites you about a work of art? The composition or the color?

Trying to make each painting my best. I love purple and want to use it more.

Is there a painter who inspires you in a particular way?

Picasso, Van Gogh, and Andy Warhol

Something I haven't asked you that you'd like to let know.

My knack is color combinations.

Future projects?

I look forward to creating paintings inspired by summer and travel. I currently have 3 solo exhibitions scheduled at the cultural arts centers of Fuquay Varina and Apex, and the Garner Performing Arts Center, all in NC.Are there techniques or formats that you prefer? Acrylic on canvas, but sometimes I like to paint wooden crafts. I have painted on sheets of plywood and subflooring material. I don’t like the smell of oil paint. I think that the rubber band brush is great for special effects.

What excites you about a work of art? The composition or the color?

Trying to make each painting my best. I love purple and want to use it more.

Is there a painter who inspires you in a particular way?

Picasso, Van Gogh, and Andy Warhol

Something I haven't asked you that you'd like to let know.

My knack is color combinations.

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ALEJANDRO RUIZ

INTERVIEW: Alejandro Ruiz

What was the beginning of your artistic life?

The beginning of my artistic life began to manifest when I began to believe and feel that it was necessary to express emotions and feelings in a way other than the one that everyone adopts to make themselves understood.

That is to say, make an effort to perceive what we have in front of our eyes and we do not see; that other way of knowing that there is something more extraordinary that we must discover beyond that "light" created and not by chance and satiate the desire to find some way to reveal itself. It is a path that I came to travel from that moment on when I was a child, when I longed to possess that box of watercolors placed in a showcase and to which I went every day to be ecstatic in his presence, when I managed to buy it after a yearning to collect all the money and have it in my possession, I felt very happy with That gift that I gave myself.
It was then, since I was a child, that I began to love the colors of that box of watercolors... and to create for myself a very personal world apart, without anguish and to free myself from ties.

How does inspiration arise in your profession and how do you manage to find it?

I get inspired by remembering many times what was described above and remembering the instructions of my former teachers who emphasized maintaining a continuous rhythm of work and observation of what is being done, to be able to meditate on it and maintain the corresponding sensitivity in what is being done. is doing to achieve satisfactory results in the face of the aesthetic approaches that are desired.

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What are your favorite artistic currents?

Among the artistic currents that may interest me, there is abstract expressionism and artists such as: Jackson Pollock and his action painting, the floating forms in the surrealist work of Marg Chagall, Paul Klee, the Venezuelan Armando Reverón. I like the work of Antoni Tapies a lot and so on.

Can you tell us about the techniques you use?
Is there a technique or format that you prefer?

And when do you understand that it is finished?

The techniques that I often use are the juxtaposition of visual textile patterns, often using airbrushing, the use of paint rollers to achieve transparency, all this on any type of support (fabric, cardboard, etc.). The use of the roller sends it to me. instantly to the engraving of which I was a regular executor (because it is constantly used to extend the ink to be used on the plate where the design to be stamped rests, it is also my habit to use collage because this technique allows me to capture a certain shape without much fuss in the desired design.

I resort to the use of color directly from the tube that allows the gestural in the desired transfer

What are the fundamental human messages that underlie your artistic production?

Human messages: PEACE! Favorite themes: those that refer me to ideas about religion or science, a work according to my experience is never finished due to the fact that when looking at it again for a future development in time I find faults, either in color, shapes etc...

Philosophy in life?

Philosophy of life: live and let live!!!! (Very important... I take care of looking for what is mine, what satisfies me and where I am at ease).

Future projects?

The future project will be defined by the course that the work takes and its demand.
In the message of peace I can add what:.
Love peace and eagerly seek peace; If you find yourself involved in a conflict, take the initiative to make peace and even if you have tried several times and have not yet been crowned with success, keep trying, sincerely making the effort to achieve peace ennobles you.

Live in the present do not allow words spoken or actions carried out in the past prevent you from making peace at this precise moment...

Peace !!!! Yes sir !!!!!

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ANDERSON PERIN / BIRGIT BAUMHAMMEL

Interview: Anderson Perin

Have you always wanted to pursue this profession?

No… When I was very young, I thought about becoming an archaeologist to research plant fossils (prehistoric trees) in Antarctica, but in Brazil little was said about archeology, so I realized that the profession was undervalued and that it would be very difficult to make a living from it. So I left it to choose a profession later.

How did you approach drawing and painting?

I always liked to draw.
My older sister noticed this and paid for a correspondence art drawing course (this was in the late 80's). It was a course of almost a year, with monthly materials, as long as it was approved in the previous workbook. In one of the handouts, there was an introduction to painting, but with figurative reproduction of photographs, landscapes…

The first reproduction was a building in a large green space, and it impressed me a lot because of its form. I only discovered that it was the Chapel of Notre Dame de Haut, in Ronchamps, France, when I was at the University. It was this work that inspired me to pursue architecture. Also, as a child, I played a lot with cars, creating and thinking about imaginary cities, so there was a direction.

Training in architecture helped in the knowledge of the history of the arts and various concepts, but painting really emerged in 2021, after a crisis of burnout at work, the recognition of the depression I was already living and the separation in marriage.

And what does the drawing represent for you? And how do drawing, painting and architecture come together?

For me, drawing represents the possibility of creating a world with your expression, your brand, even if it is the reproduction of a certain space in the world or the city where you live... It's your trait, your interaction with paper , your feelings that will create this “new world”, no matter if it is an abstract or figurative, psychedelic or digital representation… it is your vision, your expression of the world.

With this we have the union of architecture, drawing, painting, on a single level: the transformation of reality!

Architecture is about creating a livable sculpture, where painting and drawing complement our experience in this world, influencing our feelings at every moment.

What is art and what does it mean to be an artist?

In my understanding, art is knowing how to perceive or transmit something that is offered to us by the universe... In the universe everything is art... bringing closer to us, the Sunset, the sunrise, a mountain, a flower, a river , people… People are works of art… each one is special, unique… When we fall in love, we fall in love with someone who has awakened or elevated our feelings to another level. This is art!!! Art has this power, to elevate our feelings, our perception of the world around us, as well as Love... So, seeing a work of art is like falling in love... it's having your soul touched in an inexplicable way... feel transported to another level...

And being an artist is being that person who will be able to help the vast majority to understand the feelings that the work wants to convey… Being an artist is being an instrument of sensitization for people!

What are the prevailing colors of your palette?

In my color palette, it will always have black and red (together or separately), but it will always have one of these colors. If you don't have any, my work is incomplete.

When you see a work of art, what first calls your attention? The shape within the work or the color?

Color first... Ever

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How much is your conception of Nature and your pictorial style linked to environmental issues?

It's a difficult question to answer... in my work there may not be this explicit connection, but I'm very connected to environmental issues... , or else I take walks in the rural areas of my city so that alone and in silence, I seek inspiration for the next works. This consideration of environmental issues was also one of the factors that strengthened my departure from the company where I worked in the field of architecture… There they only thought about profit, not about environmental issues or quality of life for people… a lot, because I needed to do what I didn’t consider right…

Have you ever dreamed of a work to be created?

Yes, sometimes…
My works usually appear as a thought, a word, a sentence or a flash of a drawing or set of colors… and they keep hammering in the subconscious until I paint. Some appeared in dreams, as a vision of the work or as a word that made me turn into a painting.

A great example is the work “Dreams” (which is on my Instagram)…
In the dream I was imprisoned and to have freedom I needed to paint a picture… and that's exactly what I painted in my dream!

When do you understand that a work is finished?

I think this is very particular to each artist…
I have the feeling that the work speaks to me: “Hey, I'm ready! Ended!". From this moment on, any drop of ink will spoil the work.Then the trance ends and I finish the work!

Are there any techniques or formats that you prefer?

I have a very strong reference to Pollock, something that seems kind of chaotic (like my life… hahahaha), so “dripping” is a very apparent technique in my work. And as for the format, I prefer large formats, preferably vertical.

Projects for the future!

1. I intend to have a spacious studio, because after my separation, I started to live in a very small apartment and I need to cover the entire space of the room when I paint, and the living room becomes a drying space for the works… so I am restricted between producing and inhabiting (hahaha);

2. I intend to live for art and for art (the reason I chose architecture… to offer beauty, feelings for people);

3. I also need to sell my works... My son is going to study medicine and I need to pay for the university.

4. Having a person next to me (as I said in the middle of the interview, my work of art, and who also sees me as theirs… hahaha) to dedicate the love that today I have to dedicate only to my works! Excuse me… Jokes aside!

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Interview: Birgit Baumhammel

How did you approach painting?

My mother was a talented artist. It took me a long time to get started with the creativity on the canvas. I am self-taught because my mother did not paint with acrylics and certainly not with structural materials.

Are there any techniques or formats you prefer?

I tried a lot before I found my way. My path is not definable. I think it's because I let my soul paint.

It's like eating or cooking. I don't have any preferences every day, sometimes I just like noodle soup. My art is supposed to be versatile and therefore I'm still looking for new materials and combinations. On my site you can see many different types of painting from abstract to my beloved bulls

What are the prevailing colors in your palette?

All colors that match the artwork

Interview: Birgit Baumhammel

What excites you about an abstract artwork?

The different points of view to look at an image. Sometimes you see a figure in it and sometimes, the next day it changes into a landscape.

It is the work with different structural materials, a combination of ink or other smooth products that are nested in the structures.

What messages can you read there?

Working with my bulls always gives me power and also with works for my clients! Watching the bull gives them strength. I enjoy both types of work because it is like a vacation for the mind.

Is there a painter who inspires you in a particular way?

Gabriele Musebrink a great great German painter gave me the passion to paint with materials other than colors. There are many others but she gave me the impetus to work with the structures. The motive for painting bulls began with a visit to a gallery. The look on him triggered something in my soul.

What does it mean to be a painter today?

In all times it has been difficult for an artist ... to be understood, to be respected, to be conquered in the form of money.

An artist is out of the ordinary and needs optimism and perseverance. I owe them both!

Tell us about future projects.

The next project is an exhibition at the Gut Kaltenbrunn Tegernsee near Munich with my Gallery located in Innsbruck.

A great project is my job as a course manager to show my technique to all interested people. In my atelier they can book a detailed workshop and also from Boesner, a great art dealer

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SABRINA KRÖKEL

Galleryone962 is honored to present the interview with SABRINA KRÖKEL

Born June 15, 1968 in Braunschweig - Germany 1991-1996 studies for a post of higher education 1996-2001 fine arts at the Braunschweig University of Fine Arts 1998 scholarship abroad in Toulouse at the Ecole des Beaux- Arts April 2001 diploma "free art" with Professor Hermann Albert July 2002 Master with Professor Klaus Stümpel cum laude 2002 and 2003.

Reflection:
One of my biggest ideas to get an artist is "Let's color the world" to make the world more colorful and happy. I think there is enough suffering and injustice, I don't want to provoke. My wish is that the viewer can refresh and relax at the same time by immersing himself in my paintings.

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Galleryone962 is honored to present the interview with SABRINA KRÖKEL

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INTERVIEW

Tell us about the beginning, the first abstract works!

My first abstract paintings were made on bulky waste rolls, I used them to create worlds of colorful brushstrokes, it was a mix of feelings, you can't express them in words.

What are the prevailing colors in your palette?

The clean chromaticism and the well-defined line are striking in his canvases.

What can you tell us about his pictorial technique?

When I started my fine art studies, I was drawing still lifes and everything else to get different techniques,
but I realized that my preference is to create abstract color spaces and landscapes with layers of colors, sometimes with concrete details. I love all kinds of colours, but in a painting sometimes red or blue or yellow prevails... It depends on the circumstances of the atmosphere I want to evoke in the photo. With chromaticism and well-defined lines I create a stage, where the spectator can experience his own story, mood or memory.

Lemon butterfly 50x60 cm

Are there any techniques or formats that you prefer?

I like playing with different formats, I like square the most, because it's so free and strong.

My influences can be found in romantic painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Turner as well as Rothko and Miro, Klee or other expressionists.

What is art and what does it mean to be an artist?

Being an artist for me always means looking into the environment to get new impressions, impulses and ideas. When I walk in nature or in the city

I collect all the reflections of the trees, of the sky, I catch the mood of the people, their faces and the rhythm of the city... As I read, I listen to the words and create new compositions of color fields, everything flows in my paintings....

I am the mother of two children, now grown up, aged 18 and 20, but my paintings are the same as children, I create them and bring them into the world, it feels like motherhood…

What do you think of the digital age we are living in relation to art?

In my opinion, it's another experience to look at the original painting, rather than seeing it digitally, it looks more real and you can see and feel more details... but there are definitely advantages, so you can show more people without having any transport. ..

I'm happy to be an artist and I can do what I like, it's a great gift. I am very grateful for this freedom.