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Overview

″ The Illustrators Exhibition is an opportunity for artists to show their work. Selected work will be exhibited at Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

Starting in 1967, the art Exhibition showcases multiple artists from different countries giving young emerging talents multiple professional opportunities. 

You take part in the contest with up to 5 illustrations, no less. Illustrations must be based on the same theme.

Application deadline
12 October 2022

Eligibility

The contest is open to illustrators of any nationality–professionals and beginners–minimum age

Application fees

free entry

Awards

• An independent jury will choose among submissions illustrations that will be exhibited at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

An award of 15000 euro is offered to illustrators under 35 years old. Their work will be published Grupo SM, Spain.

• ARS IN FABULA grant award

For illustrators with less than 30 years of age. The winner will get the chance to attend free of charge the exhibition ARS IN FABULA – Free enrollment in Master Degree Course in Illustration for Publishing 2022-2023.

Art contest link.

Overview

Apila Edicione is a publishing house located in Spain and organizes this contest.

“ Apila Ediciones together with the High School of Design of Aragón and with the help of its Town Hall, opens call for application to “Apila’s 2023 First Printing Award”. This is an international illustrated picture book award to promote illustration book work and provide children with new books.

Application Deadline
16 February 2023

Eligibility

The contest is open to illustrators worldwide who want to publish their first illustration book with ISBN.

Application

Illustrators, regardless of nationality, can send a project of an illustrated picture book for children, written in Spanish or English (max. 40 pages).

All submissions have to be made sent through email. Application link.

Entry fee
taking part in the contest is free of charge

Award
The winning illustration children’s book will be published by the Apila Ediciones. The winner will be awarded € 4.000. 

Application Link

Artists are invited to submit their applications for an art residency program in California, USA. The working environment is a real source of inspiration and creation. This program is managed by yefenof.

Application period

January 1 to February 28

Residency period

April 4 through May 23.  

Art residency fees

$500

Venue

The Yefe Nof Residency is located in the San Bernardino Mountains, eighty miles (130km) east of Los Angeles, USA.

FACILITIES

Accommodations and work-space

Duration

Two weeks

Application

Fill application form

Cover letter 500 words where you explain your motivation to take part in the program.

Overview

The Artist in residence programme at KUNSTKOLLEKTIVET 8B is for artists and designers, who wish to develop on a professional and personal level. As an artist in residence you will be a part of a creative network.

About

Located in Denmark in a scenic surroundings close to beach and forest, you will find the newly renovated merchant house, which is home to Kunstkollektivet 8B. 8B has workshops for artists and designers using ceramic and textile in their art production.

The vision for 8B is to offer professional and high standard workshops in quiet surroundings for ceramic and textile artists, who wish to develop on a professional and personal level with a specific attention towards sustainable art and design.

Number of residency

Three residency programs within ceramic and textile.

Deadline

Open

FACILITIES

As a resident of 8B you will get a private room, a workshop space that you can organise and access to lovely communal areas.

DURATION

It is possible to apply for a stay in Kuntskollektivet8B for a period of 2-12 months.

Fees

The price for the stay is 650 € per month and an original work of art donated to the house. Furthermore, there is a deposit of 100€.

Application

Cover letter,

Description of a project you would like to work with during your stay,

Pictures of your work.

Application link

Applications are open to taking part in the Art residency program in D’CLINIC Studio. Artists from diverse artistic disciplines and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to engage, share methodologies, and inspire each other.

Duration

2 to 4 weeks

Intake period

August or September 2022

Application deadline

Open

Eligibility

Applications is open to visual artists, musicians, writers, theorists, dancers…

Application

-Fill in the application form with the following information and documents

– personal info

– previous work samples (portfolio or website, Instagram link)

– a short description of your practice; i.e. what methods do you usually use? (max. 1000 characters)

– preferred duration and timing of your stay (August or September 2022)

Application form

This art residency program in Canada offers Artists, printmakers, musicians, sculptors, painters, poets, thinkers, dreamers, and adventurers. The organizers provide a great environment to create.

Fees

800 Canadian dollars / month.

Eligibility

Artists, printmakers, musicians, sculptors, painters, poets, thinkers, dreamers, adventurers.

Duration

1 to 5 months

Deadline

31 December 2021

Venue
The studios are located in a large house and the artist has access to the full space.

Facilities

*Studio

*Bedroom

*Kitchen

* library

* laundry.

Application

How to Apply: 

*Cover letter

*Contact information

*Reference letter

Send all these documents to  dragondancetheatre2@gmail.com

Artist : farnaz Pourkashef
Country : Iran
Email: Pourkasheffarnaz@gmail.com
Biography: I know myself a creative, artistic and curious Graphics Designer with a talent for thinking outside the box and coming up with innovative ideas and designs. I graduated with a good Class degree in M.A Handicrafts from art University of Tehran and subsequently have worked in the Art and design industry for the past 5 years. As an Iranian woman artist, trying to do my best in providing excellent service to all customers and doing my own art styles.
Artwork: Turkish glass
Medium: Combining acrylic paint with volumetric knitting yarn on canvas
Dimensions: 60cm diameter circle canvas

Artist : Kateryna Brovkova
Country : Ukraine
Email: brofashion.illustration@gmail.com
Website: https://www.behance.net/bro_illustration
Biography: Greetings to the Team!

My name is Kateryna Brovkova. I am an artist, illustrator & fashion designer from Ukraine.  I’m very proud and happy to be Ukrainian, even despite so painful trials for all Ukrainian people, that we are going through now.
Currently, I live in Munich, Germany. I was forced to temporarily relocate due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I’m a participant and a winner of multiple arts and fashion competitions (FIDA WORLDWIDE, DRAWADOT). I have been working in the field of fashion & commercial illustration and design for many years, as well as working on graphic content for social networks, producing my own Illustration brands of prints and postcards in Ukraine, and being a part of worldwide fashion illustration and design community.
 I have always paid attention to fashion details, patterns, textiles, and colors, starting from my parents’ clothes in the childhood 

 I was starting to draw starting 3 y.o age, and then, was learning to draw and express the forms and objects using different mediums and technics.
All my creative & business activities have always been related to design, fashion and art. Now, in the modern world, the need for sustainable fashion and reasonable consumption in common is more acute than ever. That is why I transferred part of my creativity to the digital medium. Translating fashion images in my art compilations, I appeal to the uniqueness and value of ideas, moving to chamber capsule collections.
 I believe that art has the ability to transmit global values and be an influencer for the design and fashion industries.
And of course, art is the best way to emphasize your individuality and
give meaning, special feelings, and vibes to all your spaces – private or commercial.
Since I practice Kundalini Yoga, I’m working with creative, high-vibes vibrations, and good-feeling positive energies. So all of my art pieces are created when I’m happy and full of energy and put all that energy of love and growth into art.
Thus, I share not only my art but also good vibes from this art.
https://www.behance.net/bro_illustration
https://instagram.com/bro_fashion_illustration
This collection symbolizes the idea that in each of us there is a child who believes in his\her dreams and hear the soul. As long as we believe in our dreams, we can achieve anything!
Even as an adult, it’s important to keep dreaming big and believing in yourself!
«You can dream it, you can do this» (c) Disney
Artwork : Cinderella Shoes
Medium: Mixed Media , Digital Art
Dimensions:  A3 size

Artist : Josey Jessee
Country : United States
Email: joseyjessee@gmail.com
Website: https://joseyjessee.com/
Bio:

Josey Jessee (b. 2000) is an artist and college student currently living in Savannah, GA. Jessee was born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, until she left to attend college at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in 2018.

Thanks to her family, Jessee has been immersed in the fine arts since birth. Her mother is an art collector and her father a photographer. She was encouraged to create by her parents and, as such, has been making paintings since she was four. This art-positive environment ultimately led her to study many different art disciplines in college before finally settling on painting as her major.

Jessee mainly works with acrylic in abstract ways. She employs a strong use of color in her work, resulting in vibrant compositions. Besides traditional media, she has started to work with new media art, mainly digital and video.

Jessee graduated in the Summer of 2022 from SCAD with a BFA in Painting. Jessee is still deciding where she plans to move next. However, regardless of where she ends up, her cat Bread will be with her, and so will her art.

Statement:

As a young adult, having grown up with social media and advertising, I cannot help but become influenced by the idea that perfection is achievable. Growing up, I have constantly considered myself different or “other” from my peers. This inseparable part of my identity has caused me to strive for perfection throughout my life. If I was perfect, maybe I could blend into the crowd. If I were perfect, perhaps all my issues would lessen. The work I am creating is a visual representation of how the goal of trying to achieve perfection—in our work and in ourselves—is incompatible with the messiness of life.

I accomplish this in two ways: first, by using white acrylic panels that have been laser cut to create perfect geometric-shaped holes, and second, by creating abstract expressionist paintings on panels that represent the chaos in our lives. The process of assembling the works is part of the experience. While building my work, it becomes apparent that even the acrylic panel is not perfect. The closer you look, the more the defects stand out.

Ultimately I’ve come to realize that even perfection is flawed. By assembling these two components into a whole piece, the viewer is confronted with the abstract concept of perfectionism put into physical terms. I want viewers to consider how this concept of perfection affects their daily lives when viewing my work.
Artwork : Triangle Peg #3
Medium: Mixed media and acrylic panel on wood panel
Dimensions:  12″ x 12″ x 12″

Artist: Kauri Crownhart
Country: United States
Email: kauriart.biz@gmail.com
Website: https://www.kauricrownhart.com/
biography: Kauri Crownhart is a self-taught mixed media painter who specializes in oils. Having sold her work professionally for 3 years, she is gearing up for her first solo exhibition and couldn’t be more thrilled! Kauri likes to explore the depths of the human psyche and existential nature of existence in her pieces. Her aim is to encourage the viewer’s emotions to evolve into deep thought in the realm of faith. She is currently working on a coffee-table book to accompany her newest series, “Into the Light,” which walks through her personal experience with God and discusses the process behind each painting.
Artwork : The Heavens Opened
Medium: Oils on canvas

Dimensions:  10×10″

Artist : Natalia Browarnik,
Country : Israel,
Email: nataliab9@yahoo.com
Biography: My name is Natalia Browarnik.
I am a professional artist. I was born in Belarus.
I’ve had a passion for drawing all my life. From the age of nine I studied at an art school. Then I graduated from the College of Arts in Minsk and then I graduated the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Now I live in Israel.
I have several my own exhibition in Belarus, USA and in Israel and I have also taken part in a national painting contests.
My art works can be found in private collections in Israel, Belarus, Russia, USA , Canada  end Europe. Nowadays I participate in various art exhibitions in Israel and abroad .
  In my art works I try to convey the harmony and beauty of everything around me. Nature inspires me to create bright, light sketches and paintings in oils and watercolors. Also, the graphics in all its variety of techniques do not leave me indifferent. I like to paint landscapes, portraits of people.
Artwork: The Storm
Medium: Paper, acrylic, charcoal
Dimensions: 69X99 cm.

Artist: Cesar Vianna
Country: Canada
zip-code: J9X 2J2
Email: cesaravnunes@yahoo.ca
Website: https://linktr.ee/czarnunes
Biography: I am a multitasking Canadian / Brazilian professional artist, I am a member of the International Association of Visual Artists (IAVA). I was born in Sao Paulo (where I studied design and architecture).

For several years I taught how to draw and art history. I arrived in Canada in 2012, where I obtained another degree in Visual Arts at Laval University. I have lived and worked in Rouyn-Noranda, province of Quebec, since 2014. For several years I taught how to draw and art history. I arrived in Canada in 2012, where I obtained another degree in Visual Arts at Laval University. I have lived and worked in Rouyn-Noranda, province of Quebec, since 2014.

Among my multiple skills, the most important is illustration. Also, I have skills in photography, acrylic painting, watercolor, pastel, screen printing, lithography, wash-off, scratchboard, wood burning and some non conventional materials (such as eye shadows, for example). My work is very eclectic. In my journey, I explore different techniques (conventional and non conventional). My principal goal is illustration. I draw with pencils, brushes, wood burners and other tools. I look to create an impact on the public with my art. As a citizen of 2 countries, I don’t have any specific aesthetic. My work is at times realistic, at others surreal / abstract. I seek the perfection of images from the classical past combined with the attitude and abstraction of contemporary arts. The nature and complexity of human forms are my sources of inspiration. I use vibrant colors and strong contrasts on minimalist representations. My work is very luminous and vibrant. After the pandemics, I realized the world was really dark, almost miserable because of the situation. I canalized all negative energy at that moment and started to explore and research. Pandemics opened a new door for me, the world’s door. I started to know people from different parts of the planet and inspire my artwork on those people. All characters I had in my 2020 and 2021 production are inspired by real people from different countries. Ordinary people  with real problems that never thought one day could be in an art piece.

At last, I draw what I see, what I feel and I do it  with passion and instinct.

Web sites, social media and contact

Cesar Vianna

e-mail: cesaravnunes@yahoo.ca

linktree: https://linktr.ee/czarnunes

web site: https://www.gallea.ca/en/artists/cesar-vianna-nunes

web site: https://artogalleria.com/fr/artist/cesar-vianna/artworks?current_page=1&page_size=60&sort=featured&seed=21578025

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/czarnunes/

Instagam: https://www.instagram.com/gay_art_2020/

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/cesar.nunes.77770

ACADEMIC TRAINING

I- Bachelor of Graphic Design 2013 – 2016
Laval University, Quebec (Canada)
    Advanced training (disciplines in the field of visual arts)
• Image generation: drawing (fall 2013 – 90h – Marie Lessard)
• Image generation: photography (winter 2014 – 90h – Rodrigue Bélanger)
• Illustration: exploration (fall 2014 – 90h – Marie Lessard)
• Screen printing (winter 2015 – 90h – Sébastien Lavoie)
• Lithograph (fall 2015 – 90h – Denis Simard)
• Edition illustration (winter 2016 – 90h – Marie Lessard)
• Graphic animation (winter 2016 – 90h – Jean-Jacques Tremblay)

II- Bachelor of Design and Architecture 1996 – 2002
University of São Paulo / FAU-USP, São Paulo (Brazil) – usp.br/fau
    Advanced training (disciplines in the field of visual arts)
• History of art – 480 h
• History of architecture – 480 h
• Drawing and illustration – 480 h – with Minoru Naturo and Claudio Tosi
  Publication:
“Station of light – the postcard of the city of São Paulo” (2002)

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

I- Lithography II: the digital image
(4 and 5/11/2017 – 12h – Joanne Poitras) – Atelier les mille feuilles, Rouyn-Noranda
II- Introduction to “marouflage” technique
(21 and 22/01/2017 – 12 noon – Louisa Nicol) – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum
III- Initiation to lithography
(3/11/2016 – 6h – Louis Brien) – Atelier les mille feuilles, Rouyn-Noranda
IV- Painting workshop
(fall 2016, fall 2017, winter 2017, fall 2018, winter 2019, automne 2019 – 230 hours – Martine Savard) – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum
V- Drawing workshops
(live model – fall 2016, fall 2017, winter 2017, fall 2018, winter 2019, fall 2019 – 70 hours – Martine Savard) – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum

TEATCHING

I- Professor of Art History and Drawing
Nove de Julho University, São Paulo (Brazil) – uninove.br 2008 – 2012
II- Professor of Art History and Drawing
Vésper School, São Paulo (Brazil) – escolavesper.com.br 2001 – 2011

EXHIBITIONS (WITH JURY) AND DISTINCTIONS

• BeefCake Magazine #5 (3 pieces published and art column) – (March – 2022)
• NNC Vworld Mag (1 pieces published at challenge 2021) – (January – 2022)
• Celebration (collective exhibition) – Fontaine des arts Gallery – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2021/ January 2022)
• BeefCake Magazine #4 (3 pieces published) – (December 2021)
• Queer art winterfest- New York, USA – exhibition at the art gallery (December – 2021)
• Benefit exhibition Parle moi d´amour (Maison des arts Desjardins) – Drummondville, Canada (December 2021) – benefit exhibition at Les Impatients
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (November / December 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – Nudes Curators art collection (1 artwork in a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (November – 2021)
• A Help II – International Association of Visual Artists (IAVA) – Firenzi, Italy  – on line exhibition – (October – December 2021)
• Dandy Queer Art open (collective exhibition) – USA – online exhibition (June – 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – Nudes Curators art collection (1 artwork in a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (August – 2021)
• 11th International Miniature Art (Louise-Carrier Exhibition Center) – Levis, Canada (June – September 2021)
• Enigma Mystery Art Auction 2021 – Fogo Island, Canada – exhibition at the art gallery (July – 2021) – fundraising auction to Fogo Island Pride
• Queer art summerfest – New York, USA – exhibition at the art gallery (July – 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – Nudes Curators art collection (1 artwork in a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (June – 2021)
• Through the glory hole / Doable Guys group – New York, USA – online exhibition and at the art gallery (may 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – Contemporary art collection (2 artworks in a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (Mai – 2021)
• Art house gallery on line (april – june 2021) – online exhibition and merit award – april edition
• Gallea art gallery – Small artwork collection (2 artworks on a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (April – 2021)
• Art house gallery on line (january – april 2021) – online exhibition and honor award january edition
• Infinity Sketch exhibition – Brooklyn Art Library / art gallery – New York, USA (2021) – online exhibition and at the art gallery, publication of work in the gallery’s infinity sketch book (april 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – permanent exhibition – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (2021)
• Doodledick art gallery – permanent exhibition – London , England – online exhibition (2021)
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2020)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• 2020 Winter Exhibition – San Diego Museum of Art – San Diego, USA (December 2020, january 2021)
• Ephemeral masculine dream –  Chopperchunky  art gallery – London , England – online exhibition (October – November 2020)
• Drawing from life – Chopperchunky  art gallery – London , England – online exhibition (October – November 2020)
• A Help – International Association of Visual Artists (IAVA) – Firenzi, Italy  – on line exhibition – (October – December 2020)
• Sketchbook Project 2020- Brooklyn Art Library / art gallery – New York, USA (April 2020)
traveling exhibition by the United States (2020-2021), permanent exhibition at the library (after 2021)
• Project 14 day portrait – Brooklyn Art Library / art gallery – New York, USA (April 2020)
virtual exhibition / publication of work in the gallery’s portrait book (September of 2020)
• Let’s draw the world contest – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (April 2020)
first prize, virtual exhibition
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2019)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• Ethno Prize 2019 – La Mosaique – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (June 2019)
work “Quiétude” (2014) chosen to be the Ethno Prize 2019
• 10th International Miniature Art (Louise-Carrier Exhibition Center) – Lévis, Canada (June – September
• Benefit exhibition Parle moi d´amour (Maison des arts Desjardins) – Drummondville, Canada (January 2019) – benefit exhibition at Les Impatients (art gallery)
2019)
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2018)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• Art auction (Galerie la Fonataine des arts) – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (June 2018)
fundraising auction to Refuge la bonne étoile
• 14th Biennial of Art in Miniature (Le Rift Gallery) – Ville Marie, Canada (June – September 2018)
• Exhibition – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum, Canada (May – June – 2018)
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2017)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• Exhibition – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum, Canada (April – 2017)
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2016)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• Illustration competition “image of words” (U. Laval), Quebec, Canada, 2016
second prize, exhibition at U. Laval and at Studio P (presentation evening of the winners, in Quebec City, April 15, 2016, publication in the CEULa literary review “L’Érit primal” and published on the website of the newspaper Le Fil (Volume 51, number 25, 21 April 2016)
• Book cover illustration contest (U. Laval and Éditions Alto) Quebec, Canada, 2016
special mention awarded by the jury and exhibition at the Musée de la Civilization (Quebec)
• Forest Sciences Week photography competition (U. Laval) Quebec, Canada, 2016
SSF public selection prize (right to participate in the exhibition during the year 2016), exhibition at U. Laval (Desjardins pavilion and Abitibi-Price pavilion, from February 2016 to February 2017)
• Interuniversity photography competition 2015-2016 (U. of Montreal) *, Montreal, Canada
selected by the jury for the traveling exhibition (Universities of Quebec)
• Interuniversity comic competition 2015-2016 (U. de Montréal) *, Montreal, Canada
selected by the jury for the traveling exhibition (Universities of Quebec)
• 2014-2015 interuniversity comic book competition (U. of Montreal) *, Montreal, Canada
selected by the jury for the traveling exhibition (Universities of Quebec)
• 2013-2014 interuniversity comic book competition (U. of Montreal) *, Montreal, Canada
selected by the jury for the traveling exhibition (Universities of Quebec)
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2012)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (November 2011)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2011)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (December 2010)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2010)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (December 2009)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2009)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (December 2008)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2008)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Publication of design and art history notebooks – Sao Paulo, Brazil (January 2007)
publication of notebooks by the Vésper school
• Publication and exhibition of the work “Station of light – the postcard of the city of São Paulo” Sao Paulo, Brazil (April 2002)

http: //cesarvianna.com/Concours.php
* Observations in relation to inter university competitions:
1- Organized by the Grouping of University Cultural and Community Animation Services (RESUACC).
 2- Itinerant exhibition: Exhibition center of the University of Montreal, St-Boniface University College in Manitoba, HEC Montreal, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), University of Quebec at Rimouski , University of Quebec at Rimouski – Lévis Campus, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), University of Quebec in Outaouais and Laval University

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• International Association of Visual Artists (member – artist)
• Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum (member – artist)
• Ecart des arts – art gallery (member – artist)
• Abitibi-Témiscamingue Culture Council (member – artist)
• Doable Guys (member – artist)
• Brooklyn Art Library (member – artist)
Artwork: Concentration
Medium : eye shadows on paper
Dimensions : 8×10 inches

Artist : Negar Roshan
Country: Iran
Email: negarroshan0@gmail.com
Biography: Negar Roshan, born on 6/6/1997 in Isfahan / Iran-with a degree in graphics and painting from Guilan University of Art and Architecture in 2020.
Her activity has been from 2009 until now (painting and photography)
 And she is interested in surreal and abstract and linear designs.

Beyond our intellect and logic, there are worlds that sometimes communicate with us, Creatures that live in our world.
Some from our kind and some others from kinds that are probably unfamiliar to most of us;
Many of us, humans, cannot see them as we are unable to see inner nature and emotions of our fellowman. As technology develops, humans become blind and have lost existential truth of each other and even themselves;
As if we became blind…
A frightening scream in a world that all claim sight, is complicated, while the most blind humans where those who didn’t want to see not others who couldn’t see.
Ultimately, this blindness influences everyone and takes consciousness and cognition from people in one moment, and then there’s no culture and no humanity. Technology won’t work anymore and fear and shock fills the heart of any human and will lead him to the dark like his eyes.
Artwork: Seeing
Medium: Painting
Dimensions: 120*80

Artist : Henry Bosak
Country : United States
Email: henrybosakdesign@gmail.com
Website: henrybosak.com
Biography: Why do I do my art? A valid question I suppose. The best reason I have been able to come up with is that I love to create! There is just something so fulfilling about getting lost in the process of creating…time stands still. To be able to look at an image, object or scene and recreate it on canvas or paper in the most realistic way that I can. Being able to share with someone what I’ve captured on the canvas or paper brings me so much satisfaction.
Artwork: Coffee With Close Friends
Medium : Acrylic
Dimensions : 14×11

Artist : Adam Dupree
Country : United States
Zip-code : 72327
Email: dupreeadamdcreations@gmail.com
Artist Statement:

It is difficult to orient yourself toward the world and towards your aspirations as a graphics artist. The endless softwares, hardwares, grids, and codes out there make it that much more complex for one to relate a particular feeling or state of mind to their audience, and since my mood towards the world is in a constant flux, this complexity is tripled, and most of the time it is inescapably overwhelming.

At this very moment, I believe my experiments in design reflect that dual complexity of tech and emotional discharge. At the very least, my designs are an unconscious accumulation of both of these things. I use this dynamic often while I am in the works of a project. Some days this works to my strategic advantage and others not so much, but I firmly believe that this principle guides not only my work, but my very being. The balance that seems to always help bridge these conflicting principles is the usage of typography and letterform.

It is the love of written word and the obsession with design principles that join to work with the conflicts mentioned previously. Those clashing ideas are brought forward in such a way as to explain how I am feeling towards the world, my world, and the influence each one has on the other.

As a student, I am still learning the process, still engaging in those basic principles that others seem to have conquered so easily, and applying my newfound understandings to my works. I am constantly being challenged by new processes and so my hope is that while I am feeling the process out, that challenge and daring pokes forth from my works.
Artwork: The Colors of Heartbreak
Medium : Oil on wood panel
Dimensions : 10 X 10 in (25.4 X 25.4 cm)

Artist : Johnny Ricketts
Country : United Kingdom
Email: plat7art@outlook.com
Biography: Exploring new techniques to express my art and travels.
Artwork: Le Kiss
Medium : Oil on board

Artist: Johnny Ricketts
Country : United Kingdom
Zip-code : G20 6AB
Email: plat7art@outlook.com
Biography: My work is an extension of my lifetime of travelling…I’ve seen rags to riches and each picture has a story…
Artwork: Easy morning cafe
Medium: Pencil

Artist: Cheryl Tenn
Country : Canada
zip-code : L5R 3X2
Email: cheryltenn@gmail.com
Biography: Cheryl Tenn is a graphic designer by trade and a realism illustrator who draws and paints simply for the love of art. Her goal has been to create striking art packed with detail. Subject matter could be anything from portraits, still life, landscapes to wild life. Her speciality is pencil, however, choosing the medium which best suits the subject matter. Coloured pencil, acrylic, oil, chalk pastel and often a combination of two or more media to achieve a desired effect.

Born in British Columbia, Cheryl was raised in Toronto. Being fortunate to attend Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, where she had extensive training at a professional level. This environment inspired her life-long learning and a desire for personal excellence. Graduating at the top of the class from George Brown College, Graphic Design course, choosing a graphics career before the age of computers. Self taught computer skills, she grew with the ever changing industry while continuing to illustrate commissioned projects for over 30 years.
Artwork: War Paint
Medium: Pencil Crayon
Dimensions:  16 x 20″

Artist: Philip George
Country: Hong Kong
Zip-code: hk
Email: disconnect@brouhaha.com.hk
Biography:
Originally from London UK, I have lived in Hong Kong for 39 years.
Self taught, I have been experimenting with different disciplines for the past 15 years.
Statement –
I prefer works that explore the questions of identity and crisis.
Artwork: Fish
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions : 160 x 100 cm

Artist : RICHARD HEIENS
Country : United States
Email: docheiens@gmail.com
Website: https://www.dochartist.com
Biography: Dr. Heiens is an accomplished international artist whose colorful abstract expressionist works never fail to solicit an emotional reaction from the viewer.  Using color intensity and simplicity of composition, his works make a big impact without crowding the canvas. His paintings have a wonderful balance and handling of the acrylics and are intended to catch the eye of the beholder with their colors and shapes which tell a story. His paintings have a balance of color composition warm/cold/neutral with a mix of different round and edged components.
What I paint could be a landscape, an abstract or cubist design or even a combination of all three.  A landscape with cubist elements would not be unusual.  Most of my work is semi-abstract so that viewers can see what I see on the canvas.  Each art piece often consists of multiple styles and themes based on the research I have done and new areas of interest that lead to the next body of work. Interest and thoughts give life to shapes, arrangement, and color.   Color is the main emphasis in all of my paintings. My paintings all have the richest and deepest colors I can achieve.  The desire to bring out the brightest colors in my art stem from the paintings of Van Gogh.  He used color to entice the viewer to want to look deeper into his paintings.  Van Gogh stated, “the painter of the future will be a colorist in a way no one has seen before.”  That is my goal and reason for painting.
artwork: City in Confusion
Medium : Acrylic
Dimensions : 24 x 30 inches

Artist : Danielle Dewberry
Country : United States
Email: Danielle.d0419@gmail.com
Biography: Artists bio: Danielle Dewberry is a mixed media artist based in Kennesaw, Georgia who specializes in design. She first became interested in art around the age of 10, taking inspiration from her favorite cartoons, she created her own characters and realized her true passion. Through character design and illustration, she explores concepts and emotion in visual form. Her pieces range from digital works, to small scale illustrations and paintings and consist of bright vibrant colors and detailed linework. With a more gritty aesthetic, her characters and designs are rough cut and draw inspiration from alternative culture. In the future, Danielle plans to become a tattoo artist and continue spreading her works for a wide audience to see.
Statement: This piece is a play on color and movement. Using a combination of abstraction and portraiture, I wanted to create something bold and complex. I wanted the design to feel as if it was going to break through the panel of the realm which this captain resides into our own making it sort of interactive with the viewer.
Instagram: @Dad.draws
Artwork: Piracy
Medium : Acrylic on canvas panel
Dimensions : 8” x 8”

Artist : Anna Lebedeva
Country : Russian Federation
Email: lkrg@protonmail.com
website: https://arthouseonlinegallery.com/?s=lebedeva
Biography: Graduated from the Art Lyceum of Russian Academy of arts (majoring in painting), now a graduate student at Stroganoff (not beef-stroganoff) Art University in Moscow (majoring in monumental art and painting). Had 4 personal exhibitions.
Artwork: Arise
Medium : pencil
Dimensions : 150×180

Artist : Ciro Di Fiore
Country : Italy
Zip-code : 80132
Email: ciro.difiore73@gmail.com
Website: https://www.premioceleste.it/artista-ita/idu:82648/
Biography: Ciro Di Fiore is a mixed media artist hyperealism, conceptual, fashion and (an Italian emergent fashion designer) and with him the fashion goes in the art and in the music, and in every creative and cultural spheres and in every sector, but it is not the usual meeting between these types of creativity with contaminations neither an exchange between them and nor a simple combination.
Ciro Di Fiore has the pseudonym of Daniel, his creative journey began from “First Alternative Winter” of Rimini in Italy
Daniel is an emerging creative, he has exhibited his stylistic paintings with his fashion samples because he is also an emerging stylist.
Since december 2015 shows his artistic / stylistic works in Museums, galleries, fairs in Italy and abroad as Europe and America and United Arabe Emirates, China, Australia and during an exhibition he had the definition like “ artistic fashion designer”; so with him fashion enter in the art and in the music and in other cultural and social contests, in an innovative and original way.
Among his exhibitions in Great Britain there are from the collective one of the gallery “Accorsi et of the one’s of London “Le Dame” at “Meliá White House Hotel” in London and to  the collective “Our Place in the Seven Heavens” for the “Festival Global Geopark Unesco” Unesco 2019 at Torquay in the county of Devon and the 24-Hours and from the online collective  Exhibition Abstract Aeras. at The Wall Space Gallery, Scotland, UK., to those online collective Togheter” of the gallery  SKT of  London Another collective online exhibition   “The FLUX Review V2″ Part 2 of Exhibition flux that is one of the leading Contemporary Art Exhibitions in London and the collective online  Stay Connected, Virtual Exhibition ‘42,602,038 + ” on webiste web “Stay Connect “of Norwich and the collective online Fashion Design Exhibition of the l’ Aire Place Studios of  Leeds Among the publications on  magazines of the Great Britain , an artwork of Daniel was published in April 2019 in the “Murze magazine” of Art in London concerning the climate change
 While an another artwork of Daniel was published also from April to September 2019 on the magazine of art “A5” of London
In february 2017 he took part of the project “Couture in orbit” in creation and of a clothing collection that integrated space technologies and innovative materials that was presented in May 2017 with a video in the exhibition “Living in Space”, in textile fair “Techtextil Messe” a Francoforte and after at the ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Nordwijck (Netherlands)
For an art gallery the artitic/ stylistic work of Daniel may be already sold with a quotation for auctioring.
This is been organized by the “ Poli.Design (Politecnico di Milano)” with textile and fashion companies like Colmar and ispirated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and with the partners of project, this fashion company and Texclubtec.
He has received also a certificate for his participation to another contest of the Esa’ s European Space Agency “LAUNCH YOUR DESIGN WITH CHEOPS” and with this the Art is taken in the Space
An artwork of Daniel was published in April 2019 in the “Murze magazine” of Art in London with the artworks of 15 artists and concerning the climate change and his portfolio will be also on the web site of this magazine
From September 2020 Daniel is a member of the “Musée de peinture de Saint-Frajou en France and of the Art Mouvement Résilience of this Museum
In 2020 a his  artwork was published on the King House Magazine, Issue 1 of  London and in 202 on the magazine on  “Working Artist” of April  N . 3 of April of  Edinburgh
In 2020-21 Daniel he has received two certificate by the Nasa, one in last June for his participation to Nasa Space Apps ” the Covid -19 Challenge for global problem- resolver and organized with the collaboration of European Space Agency (Esa) and Jaxa Agency (Japan) and Csa Agency ( Canadian) and Cnes Agency (French) and the other, in October for the Nasa Space Apps Take Action, category Putting the ‘Art’ in Artemis, with his project “Mars and Moon: A new window for the Umanity”
Artwork: Moda Obiettivo Natura
Medium : drawing/mixed
Dimensions : cm 50 x h cm 70

Artist: Joseph Sikes
Country: United States
Email: plaidplanet@yahoo.com
Website: JSikesArt.Net
Biography: My name is Joseph Sikes and I learned how to paint from my father who graduated from art school and has had a solo show as well as a number of group exhibits. I have been painting seriously since August of 2020. I paint with Acrylic paint and mainly paint abstracts but now and then I paint a portrait.
Artwork: Apple Tree In Blue
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions : 36″×48″

Artist: Peyton Harshfield
Country: United States
Email: peytonvharshfield@gmail.com
Website: https://www.behance.net/peytonharshfield
Biography: Hello! I am 21 years old and I am a painter, a sculptor, and a maker of creative things. I have a fondness of bright color palettes and playful figures and love integrating those through my work. I am currently working towards a BFA at Northern Kentucky University and am trying to make a name for myself!
Artwork: Deconstruction
Medium : painted wood, acrylic paint, varnish
Dimensions : (L)16″x(W)1″x(H)24″

Artist: Cameron Scott
Country : United Kingdom
Email: cameron@cameronrscott.co.uk
Website: www.cameronscottart.co.uk

Biography: Cameron is a sculptor carving in wood, creating relief, wall mounted stories around his life.  The places the artist has been – Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (his home village), his time in Italy, his recent move to South West England; memories of his childhood, looking out the bedroom window in a small Scottish village hoping for a different life, being a student in the 60s in Aberdeen, working in fashion houses in Italy; and also the people from his life, my parents, my family, and artists who have influenced him.. All these jumbled thoughts become a narrative, slightly surreal, relief carving.

He works in lime wood, which is a beautiful wood to work with, it is easy to work, yet holds its edge so well. It also turns a lovely warm colour over the years

He has exhibited widely from Saatchi Gallery, Centrespace Bristol, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Portico Gallery Manchester, Weston Park Shropshire, Grain Gallery Sherbourne, Cartwright Gallery Bradford, Tricycle Theatre, London, Salford Art Gallery, Castle Cary Art Gallery, Ikon Gallery.

He taught in art schools for 25 years finishing up as a Head of School of Art in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
Artwork : Leaving home
Medium: lime wood relief carving
Dimensions:  W 18ins / H 26ins /  D 2ins

Artist: Ulf König
Country : Germany
Email: ulf.w.koenig@web.de
Website: ulf.w.koenig@web.de
Ulf Koenig’s Biography:

Ulf Koenig lives in the City of Ulm, south of Germany. Since 2004 he works as a self-educated freelance artist and designer. Ulf’s artworks mainly address technology and architecture, reflecting his background in R&D-management. During his career as an artist he has participated in around 50 solo- and group-exhibitions in Europe, Canada, USA, received 12 honors and awards, and has published in 6 art-magazines. In order to combine fine art with novel technologies, Ulf has founded 2 interdisciplinary artists collectives.

Ulf Koenig’s Statement

Art meets Architecture and Physics! Ulf’s sculptures of his series “deformed architecture” – including the head-high wall sculptures “Complex City Complexes” – are composed of tilted space bodies. They are inspired by worldwide extraordinary designs of leaning skyscrapers like the “Puerta de Europa, Madrid”, the “Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi”, and by a lot of related architects concepts, furthermore by modern densely built skyscraper complexes like the “Moscow International Business Center”.
An essential feature of Ulf’s sculptures results from applying physics aspect: if one would fly with a very high, relativistic speed towards skyscrapers one would see the buildings just in such extreme inclinations as the elements in the artworks. This distinctive accentuation of a three-dimensionality shall stimulate art-lovers to walk around the sculptures, to experience the aesthetics and the dynamic of the composition and to play with perspectives.
The style of the wall sculptures is constructivist, in terms of strictly geometrical forms and primary colors, in addition to black and white which match or alternatively contrast to the artwork’s background.
Artwork: Complex City Complex I – Leaning Skyscrapers
Medium : mixed-media wall sculpture
Dimensions : 174 x 100 x 29 cm

Artist: Victoria V
Country: Austria
Email: hello@victoriav.art
Website: https://www.victoriav.art
Biography: Born in Ukraine in 1982. In 2003 moved to Moscow, Russia, where started art-career. As of 2020 living in Vienna, Austria.
Working with original textured paintings using expressive techniques and different media (acrylics, ink, oil, makers, etc.). Engaging concepts of psychology, hypnosis, trance, mythology, subconsciousness, symbols, colors influence.

Recent Educational:
2019 – Art-atelier by Elena Ilyina, Moscow
2020 – Feminist Art, Node Center Berlin, Germany
2020 – British Higher School of Art and Design, Moscow

Recent Exhibitions:
2019 – Exhibition project “Feelings” at Soulfulloft, Moscow
2020 – Exhibition “What Is Art?” The Boomer Gallery, London UK
2020 – Exhibition “The Metamorphosis” The Holy Art Gallery, London UK
2020 – Exhibition The 6th Annual Colorful Abstractions, Fusion Art Gallery, Palms Springs, USA
2020 – Exhibition “Colour Boom -2”, London UK
2020 – Exhibition Humanoids, The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK

Art Statement
For me, creating means breathing. This is a real ritual of diving into my own worlds and parallel realities. For me, creating means freedom. This is a ritual of traveling through the Universe and of feeling the gods watching us. For me, creating means the interaction of energies and subtle matters, meanings, symbols, colours, pigments, lines and canvases. It means fusion of ancientry, of the present and of the future, it means combination of higher materia and inner demons. For me, creating means my way of touching mystery and magic, that we often overlook in our daily lives.
Artwork: The White Noise
Medium: Acrylics, ink and threads on canvas
Dimensions: 80 cm x 80 cm

Artist: Anna Lebedeva
Country: Russian Federation
Email: lkrg@protonmail.com
Biography: My name is Lebedeva Anna.
Graduated from the Art Lyceum of Russian Academy of arts (majoring in painting), now a graduate student at Stroganoff Art University in Moscow (majoring in monumental art and painting). Had 4 personal exhibitions.
Artwork: Portrait of a young man
Medium : Oil, canvas.

Artist: Stephen Mauldin
Country: United States
Email: slmauldin@gmail.com
Website: https://mauldinart.com
Biography: From the day I stepped out of undergraduate school in 1974 until the present day, I have always worked almost exclusively with acrylic on canvas, or occasionally on masonite or paper.  On occasion, I draw.  I have always worked using unconventional methods, as well.  This has not been for purposes of being different for different’s sake but in order to express what I want (need?) to express.  Most recently, I have been slinging paint from ultra-fine straight pins, at very high speed, onto canvas.  The mark created by doing this just blew me away the first time I made it.  Its defining characteristic is electric energy, but the incredibly fine nature of the mark is also striking.

My work has always been inspired by an interest in physics, both sub-atomic and cosmological.  This drawing was inspired by images of sub-atomic particles.
Artwork: “Pleiotropic Isotraphy”
Medium: Graphite stick and pencil on paper
Dimensions : 10 3/4″ x 14 3/4″

Artist: Cameron Scott
Country: United Kingdom
Email: cameron@cameronrscott.co.uk
Website: www.cameronscottart.co.uk
Biography: Cameron is a sculptor carving in wood, creating relief, wall mounted stories around his life.  The places the artist has been – Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (his home village), his time in Italy, his recent move to South West England; memories of his childhood, looking out the bedroom window in a small Scottish village hoping for a different life, being a student in the 60s in Aberdeen, working in fashion houses in Italy; and also the people from his life, my parents, my family, and artists who have influenced him.. All these jumbled thoughts become a narrative, slightly surreal, relief carving.

He works in lime wood, which is a beautiful wood to work with, it is easy to work, yet holds its edge so well. It also turns a lovely warm color over the years

He has exhibited widely from Saatchi Gallery, Centrespace Bristol, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Portico Gallery Manchester, Weston Park Shropshire, Grain Gallery Sherbourne, Cartwright Gallery Bradford, Tricycle Theatre, London, Salford Art Gallery, Castle Cary Art Gallery, Ikon Gallery.

Cameron taught for 25 years in art schools finishing up as a Head of a School of Art in England
Artwork: Listen for Malcolm’s footsteps
Medium: lime wood relief carving
Dimensions : W 66 cms / H 34 cms / D 7.5 cms

Artist: Michael Wagner
Country: Germany
Email: wagnerbild@online.de
Biography:
Born in Heidelberg in 1953, I used every free minute while studying social work at the University of Mannheim to study art, so that after completing my studies I could concentrate fully on the visual arts. Since 1981 I have been living as a freelance painter and graphic artist (autodidact) in Heidelberg. Today I work with various visual media and create my extensive artistic universe with it.
STATEMENT
Thinking and feeling, geometry and color – between these poles I explore my artistic possibilities, although with all seriousness playful and poetic components are always involved. In this way I develop a visual world that has its roots in the strictness of the constructive and concrete, but at the same time is also based on individuality and spontaneous intuition.
Artwork: Ereignisfeld (Pandemic Nr. 7)
Medium: Acrylic on FOREX
Dimensions: 100 x 65 cm

Talented artists around the globe are invited to take part in DSWF Wildlife contest. This contest is an opportunity for artists to showcase their work. Selected artwork will take part in the exhibition. The exhibition showcases a breath-taking selection of shortlisted artworks 

Important dates:

 12pm GMT on 5^th January 2023 (12:00 GMT) until 12am on 29^th March 2023.

Medium:

Recycled plastic sculptures,

Intricate pencil drawings,

Colourful oil paintings.

Exhibition Venue Mall Galleries, London.

Exhibition date: a week-long Exhibition, running from 11^th to 16^th September 2023.

Prizes:

Overall Winner: £10,000 Prize Package* (£5,000 personal cash prize, £5,000 donation to a DSWF project of your choice)

Overall Runner Up: £2,000 Prize Package* (£1,000 personal cash prize, £1,000 donation to a DSWF project of your choice)

Category Winners: £500 personal cash prize

Michelle Lee Howk ‘First Time Entrants’ Award: £500 personal cash prize

Submission fees:

£25 per an artwork for the first two entries, thereafter it is £15 per entry. (There is no limit on the number of entries but the online form will take a maximum of ten entries in one submission).

Entries to the Youth Exclusive (15 – 19 years) category cost £15 per entry.

Submission form

Art House Online Gallery prepared this selection of opportunities for our beloved artists:

Future Generation Contemporary Art Contest
Wizz Air design competition, sustainability livery for one of its Airbus A321neo aircraft
Fully funded scholarship for artists in Berlin Germany; Stiftung Berliner Leben
Banff Mountain Photo Essay Competition
Photography contest theme Public spaces in Africa
Courage in Photojournalism Award for women photographers $20000 to win
5000$ photography prize for Sports photographers
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST PHMUSEUM 2023
Call for Writers European Heritage Days Stories
Micro Story Contest in Spain
9th ANNUAL ON PAPER INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING CONTEST 2023
The 12th Kochi International Triennial art Exhibition of Prints
Ruth Borchard self-portrait Prize
Medibang anime drawing Monthly contest
Photography contest, best space photography in national maritime museum London
Photography Contest, theme sports activities

About:

The silent manga audition organises a manga drawing contest with a theme tears. The silent manga audition open application to international artists to show their talent. This opportunity opens the road to start a career in Japanese manga series. Tell your story through images alone and take part in the contest.

Theme: Tears

People are brought to TEARS for a variety of reasons: happiness, sadness, frustration, and even more! Try to clearly express through your drawings the emotions that bring your characters to tears

Deadline: 3^rd  April 2023

Prizes:

Grand Prix ¥500,000,

Grand Prix Runner-Up ¥300,000

Excellence Award ¥100,000

Excellence Award Runner-Up ¥30,000

Honorable Mention ¥10,000

Selection criterias:

Emotions,

Originality

Composition.

Fred Bugs often called F.B. Infante or simply F.B. is an Italian abstract artist best known in the US for his spontaneous figurative drawings, he is a synonym of attention to every visual representation. Fred Bugs’ works are a mix of abstract art with childlike and primitive emotions. Fred Bugs, as the name is interesting is also derived from Federico Cabras, a fascinating individual artist. He was born in 1997 in the Sardinian village of Bosa, which has 8,000 residents and is located in the province of Oristano, As Fred says, art has been a massive part of his life ever since he started making drawings in his school. He did so partly due to boredom and because he wasn’t much of an extroverted person with an edgy character.

Fred Bugs’ works from the first decade of the 2000s to the current day are all characterized by continuous experimentation, imagination, and innovation. Throughout the years, Fred Bugs has also created many works, mainly on paper and cardboard, using pastels or mixed media. During this period his works became very popular, especially the series of Buffo drawings. Seeing Fred’s work, one can easily recognize that these are his.  His artistic creations show a vision made up of figures which seem to come out from an unknown place and also the ones that tell contradictions and emotionality of the society. His choice of colors and the way he uses the color red in light or the darker shades of yellow, green, and black and having an addition of light or dark blue shows you when you are looking at his craft: (he often represents abstract birds and dragons in colorful geometric places or landscapes). When you look at Fred’s work, you can immediately tell that it is his creation. He has a particular style and expression that sets his work apart from others. His artistic creation shows a consistent vision in paintings that seem to come from an unknown place and also conveys the contradictions and emotions of society, especially the famous little dragons that move in different scenarios. The work of Fred Bugs also stands out for the choice of color palette and the artist’s ability to give emotion to the faces he creates makes it even fresher natural and special. Fred Bugs has participated in several exhibitions and became known at an international exhibition in Venice, where his work “Don’t judge me” was shown. He has also worked to make his works, including mixed media drawings, available to the public. The artist has always been a great follower of abstract figurative art from the second half of the 19th century to today. His unorthodox works and style are significantly more well-liked by the worldwide public than by his local Italian audience, and the European collecting public greatly values him. But still, he is very much appreciated in his homeland. He keeps on giving importance to some values like knowledge against the banality or a lack of artistic and human personality and emotion.

There have been many occasions when his art has attracted a large audience. His abstract work brings together geometric art, surrealism, and infantile primitivism, the author does not follow what is fashionable in art he has always kept his style and his spontaneous figures; He has been drawing for ten years, making his work recognizable on all platforms. He never stopped creating since he realized it would be difficult for others to recognize him through his art because he came from a small far-off village.

since 2021 the artist has been engaged together with other European figurative artists in the promotion and distribution of figurative art in the form of posters and stickers ready to be exhibited in museums and important European city districts. Recently he will also be creating Non-Fungible (NFT) artworks (special editions) for various online galleries in the near future.

Banksy has new murals in the city of Borodianka, Ukraine, the street artist completed seven new works in Ukraine.

You can find his new artwork in the Art House Online Gallery. the seven murals are confirmed to be his work. The murals appeared in the city of Borodianka located in the northwest of Kyiv. Other works are located in ​​the capital and other cities in the region.

The first artwork shows a gymnast balancing on a pile of rubble on the wall of bombed building.

Another artwork shows a little boy, wearing a martial arts uniform tied with a black belt, flipping a grown man onto his back.

Other murals showed two children using a seesaw, and a woman holding a fire extinguisher.

There are many types of art around the world. Each is different and characterized by various elements.

One type of art is contemporary art. 

Here is what you need to know about this type, how to differentiate it from other styles, and so forth. Shall we get started? 

Meaning of contemporary art

Contemporary art is a broad term for art produced in the last 50 years. It has been subject to many changes and developments, including using new materials and techniques and an increasing emphasis on the subject matter.

Contemporary art can be found in many different forms.

Some artists specialize in one particular contemporary art form, while others are more likely to experiment with different styles and media. Most artists enroll in a contemporary art licensing agency before selling their artworks.

Forms of contemporary art

Contemporary art is a broad umbrella term encompassing many types of work. The seven forms of this type of art include the following:

1- Painting

Painting is one of the most common forms of contemporary art. This art form has existed for centuries and is still an ongoing practice today.

Painting is a medium used by artists to express their emotions and experiences and represent something else. Many different techniques can be used to create paintings—from drawing with ink and paint on paper to painting on canvas or wooden panels to painting with spray paint on a wall!

Today’s popular subject matter includes nature scenes, animals, portraits (both realistic and abstract), landscapes, and all kinds of urban settings.

2- Sculpture

This is a form of art in which an object is formed by shaping or combining hard materials. Sculptures can be three-dimensional or two-dimensional and can be static or dynamic. A sculpture is an object created, in any material, by the union of at least one form of metal (such as bronze) with plaster of Paris. The term sculpture covers the physical objects and artworks made from them.

3- Architecture

Architecture is a form of contemporary art that utilizes the design and creation of buildings, space, and spaces within buildings to express ideas, feelings, and concepts.

Architecture can be applied to any medium and used to create art in any form. Buildings can be built through various methods, including the use of building materials such as concrete and steel, or they can be constructed using other means such as stone or wood.

4- Poetry

Poetry is a form of contemporary art characterized by its ability to express an individual’s innermost thoughts and the way that many different people can read them.

Poetry can be found in many forms, including haiku, sonnets, or free verse. Poets use these forms to express their feelings about life uniquely. The poems in poetry are usually short and easy to read; they can be as short as two lines or as long as twenty-four lines.

5- Music

This has always been an essential part of Western culture, but there were fewer formalized ways for musicians to express themselves before modern music began being created in the late 20th century.

Today, musicians use many different media types to create their work: they can make music using traditional instruments like violins or drums and make songs using computers.

6- Literature

This is a form of art that uses language to create a work of art.

Literature is not limited to books or stories. It can also be found in other forms, including poems, plays, and novels.

7- Dance

Dance can be used to express the artist’s feelings, ideas, and even political beliefs. Dance may also be used to communicate with others more efficiently than through verbal speech or writing.

The best way to understand dance is to watch it performed by an expert dancer. You can see how the dancer moves their body in such a way as to tell a story or communicate an idea.

Conclusion

Contemporary art has improved dramatically in the last few decades. The forms of contemporary art are constantly evolving and changing, with new styles being introduced each year.

As a consumer, it’s your responsibility to check and confirm that you are buying a product that meets or exceeds your expectations. You need to consider the price. Is the price too low for the item? If it’s unreasonably low, there may be something amiss. If a deal looks too good, it typically is. This is especially true if you are buying it sight unseen like most online purchases.

Here are some of the top things you need to check for when you are buying second-hand or surplus equipment:

1. The Camera Body

The first thing you want to check for is the body of the camera. You want to consider the condition of the camera body. Is it dented? Is it scuffed? If there is a lot of physical damage to the body, you can bet that the camera was dropped and mishandled. This is a major red flag. You also want to unscrew the cap to check for the lens area. You’ll want to look at the mirror and focus screen too. Try to see if there is any residual oil there.

You want to look closely at all of the screens and other sensitive areas of the camera. You don’t want to find any signs of oil because it could dictate that the internals of the camera are faulty. Try to position the camera facing downwards and use a flashlight to look inside.

2. Shutter Count

The shutter on a camera can be compared to a car’s mileage. You want to check to see how many times the shutter has been used. This can tell you how often the camera was used. It’s always best to avoid buying a camera that has a high shutter count especially if it’s consumer-grade equipment. Cameras that are meant for consumers aren’t meant to last nearly as long as professional-grade equipment.

3. Sensors

You want to check the sensors too. You can take a test shot with the camera between f16 and f22. Try to shoot at the sky. You’ll want to zoom out and zoom in to check if there are any noticeable blemishes that you can see. You can check for anything from lines to scratches to see if the sensor has been damaged.

4. Lenses

It’s not necessarily a dealbreaker if the lenses show signs of scuffing or wear on the outer shell. However, you want to ensure the lenses continue to fit tightly. You also want them to turn smoothly. It’s a good idea to check for any internal fogging as it can tell you if there are smears inside and you also want to ensure there is no dust trapped inside. You can connect the lenses directly to the camera body and test them out. You want the autofocus to lock on quickly. If it takes a long time, there could be something wrong.

5. Aperture Blades

You want to check the aperture blades. You can do this by pushing the lever that’s at the rear end of the lenses. Some lenses do not have these. However, if they do, you’ll want it to operate smoothly.

6. Focus Sharpness

It’s always a good idea to check for the sharpness of the photos it takes. You can use a test chart to do this easily. You’ll want to place the chart directly on a wall and place the camera on a still surface like a tripod. From there, you can take some shots using a remote or self-timer. Once you have the shots, zoom in and see if it focuses properly.

7. Mold

You want to avoid buying any equipment that has been overly used in humid environments. Humidity can be a real problem for camera equipment. The lenses likely have mold and fungus if they have been exposed to them for too long. Look for web-like patterns on the lenses to check for this.

8. Second-Hand Accessories

You are going to want to check to see if the camera comes with all of the much-needed accessories that you will be using. This includes all of the charging cables, lens caps, and more. It’s always a good idea to find cameras that come with even more after-market or officially branded accessories. However, it’s not necessary. It can save you money, however.

You’ll want to ensure all of the accessories are compatible. You want the flashes and everything to work with the intended model.

9. How To Test The Equipment

It’s always a good idea to start taking as many shots as you can in different lighting conditions and more. You want to take over 100 shots. Try to shoot some macro shots, some medium-range, and some long-range shots. See if everything comes out to your liking.

10. Refurbished Lenses

It’s always possible to score some great deals on refurbished lenses. Buying any camera equipment second-hand can save you a lot of money. However, you do need to know what to look out for and what to avoid. Use the tips in this article to save plenty of money that you can use to get great photography equipment at massive savings.

Theme

This contest invites you to explore forgotten lands, whatever that means to you. Fantasy, contemporary, romance, crime. All genres are welcome.

Prize

1st place: $3,000 USD. Free enrollment in the New Novelist Accelerator.

2nd – 10th: 10c/word and publication.

11th – 35th: $20 USD and an honorable mention in the magazine.

Deadline

The contest opens at 12:01 am EST on September 1st.

The contest closes at 11:59 pm EST on September 30th.

Winners will be announced on November 1st.

Organizers

Open to everyone except Canadian writers

Story length

Minimum 500 words and maximum 2000 words.

Jury

Django Wexler

Selection Criteria:

The Judge will choose the winner based on:

Creativity

Character

Structure & Flow

Quality of Writing

Writing contest link

Multiple artworks marked the history and remained as one of the most famous artwork of all time. The artworks of either Leonardo da Vinci or Van Gogh

1-The Mona Lisa  

The Mona Lisa  is a portrait painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. This artwork is considered a masterpiece of the Renaissance period. You can say that is the most famous one. it is right now exposed In Louvre Museum. This artwork did not reveal of its secrets especially the enigmatic expressions of the Mona Lisa.

Medium: Oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel.

Period: 1503 and 1506.

Exposition: Louvre Museum, Paris France.

2-The Starry Night

The Starry Night is an artwork achieved by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. This artwork was painted in 1889, it reflects the view from Vincent van Gogh’s room in his  depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room in France. This artwork contains an imaginary village making the artwork more special.

Medium: oil-on-canvas

Period: 1888

Exposition: Museum of Modern Art, New York City.

3- Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring is an artwork of the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. This artwork dates back to c. 1665. The artwork is an oil painting. The artwork became famous in the 20th century. It is currently exposed in the Mauritshuis in The Hague in Netherland since 1902.

Medium: oil-on-canvas

Period: 1665

Exposition: Mauritshuis in The Hague in Netherland.

4- The Kiss (Klimt)

The Kiss is an artwork of the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. The artist used oil-on-canvas with added gold leaf as a medium.  It was achieved between 1907 and 1908. You can find the artwork now in  the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere museum in the Belvedere, Vienna.

Medium: oil-on-canvas with added gold leaf

Period: 1907 and 1908

Exposition: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere museum in the Belvedere, Vienna.

5- The Last Supper (Leonardo)

The Last Supper is an artwork of the artist Leonardo da Vinci. dated to c. 1495–1498. mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498. The painting is a scene of the Last Supper of Jesus together with the Twelve Apostles. This artwork is characterised by a great mastery of  the space making it one of the most recognisable. You can find this artwork exposed in Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.

Medium: Oil Mural painting.

Period: 1495–1498.

Exposition: Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy.

6-The Son of Man

The Son of Man (French: Le fils de l’homme) is a 1964 painting by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. It is perhaps his best-known artwork.

Magritte painted it as a self-portrait. The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a low wall, beyond which are the sea and a cloudy sky. The man’s face is largely obscured by a hovering green apple. However, the man’s eyes can be seen peeking over the edge of the apple. Another subtle feature is that the man’s left arm appears to bend backwards at the elbow.

Medium: Oil on canvas;

Period: 1964

Exposition: Private collection.

7-Van Gogh self-portrait

Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted a self-portrait in oil on canvas in September 1889. The work, which may have been Van Gogh’s last self-portrait, was painted shortly before he left Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern France. The painting is now exhibited at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.

Medium: Oil on canvas;

Period: 1889

Exposition: Musée d’Orsay in Paris.

8- Salvator Mundi (Leonardo)

Salvator Mundi or ”Savior of the World” is a painting of the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1499–1510. Long thought to be a copy of a lost original veiled with overpainting, it was rediscovered, restored, and added in a major exhibition of Leonardo’s work at the National Gallery, London, in 2011–2012.

Medium: Oil on walnut panel;

Period:  1499–1510.

Exposition: The National Gallery, London.

9-Lady with an Ermine

The Lady with an Ermine is a portrait painting widely attributed to the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Dated to c. 1489–1491, the work is painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood. Its subject is Cecilia Gallerani, a mistress of Ludovico Sforza , Duke of Milan; Leonardo was painter to the Sforza court in Milan at the time of its execution.

Medium: Oil on walnut panel;

Period:  1489–1491.

Exposition: Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland

10- American Gothic (Wood), Grant Wood

American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood in the Friends of American Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired by an atypical house designed in a medieval European style whose details caught his eye, including the presence of an upper window with three pointed arches, similar to those of Gothic churches

Medium: Oil on beaverboard;

Period:  1930.

Exposition: Art Institute of Chicago.

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Overview

The anime drawing contest is organized by MediBang, a company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Medibang organises a Monthly Illustration Contest. September edition theme is “Worker”.

“  Profession could be any time even a YouTubers.

You may submit as many illustrations as you like.

Application Deadline
11 October 2022

Eligibilty

Application are open to anyone.

Application fees

Free to enter.

Awards
• Excellence Award (1 winner max): 50,000 yen
• Selected Winner (3 winners max): 10,000 yen 
• Nice-Idea Award (3 winners max): 10,000 yen
• Nice-Pasison Award (3 winners max): 10,000 yen
• Nice-Worker Award (3 winners max): 10,000 yen

Call for artist’s website.