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Original Art. Mixed media on canvas.
(Digital painting and Oil color on canvas)
W 91.7 x H 91.7 cm. Signed.
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Nostalgia. 2021 Original Art.
Oil on canvas. 60 x 80 cm. Signed.
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A Beautiful Girl.
Digital Art, 100 x 75 cm,
Quality print, signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

A Beautiful Boy.
Digital Art, 100×75 cm,
Quality print, signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

Undeniably,
the reality is
harrowing – missile
attacks, an ongoing
war, daily losses
of soldiers, and
the continuous
revelation of
details about the
October 7th attack.
The multitude of
horrific stories
and survivor
testimonials
seems unending. In
a small country
like Israel,
everyone knows
someone who has
been affected –
whether murdered,
kidnapped, or lost
in battle.
- Lika Ramati

An Exclusive,
Intimate Interview
With

Ramati Speaks about the October 7th brutal attack, creativity
during the war, and her latest touching project, THE NOVA STAR,
Dedicated to the victims of the SuperNova Music Festival Massacre.

by ariel su

Pink and Gold Roses.
Digital Art, 80×80 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

L

ika Ramati is an Israeli
artist, photographer,
and designer. She
studied fashion
design at Shenkar College of
Design in TLV. Israel. She is an
Artist who prefers the choice
of female figures in her work.
Victorian atmosphere and young
girls dressed as porcelain dolls
peep out with bewitching looks,
accompanying the viewer in a
retro-futuristic space.
The Eastern World helps to give
the artist countless sources of

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THE NOVA STAR
SOLO EXHIBITION. DEC. 20TH.
ISRAELI ART MARKET ONLINE GALLERY

inspiration. Her muses have
graceful, exotic traits and become
the main characters of fascinating
stories.
Faces embellished with brilliant
jewels, as in "Palazzo," are
elegance and splendor are the
protagonists. Her women are
proud, sensual, and confident.
The colors are bright, and the
eyes are intense.
is an Artist who has made the
female universe her trademark.
Ramati is a dreamer, like her
muses, who seem to live in an

absolute, fairy-tale, colorful
world. Baroque frames, on
the one hand, and classic
atmospheres, expressing divine
femininity, on the other, intend
to represent the vastness of
the artist's world. An energetic,
happy, joyful, dreamy world.
Ramati's latest project, "THE
NOVA STAR," is presented at the
Israeli Art Market online gallery
in an ongoing solo exhibition
dedicated to the victims and the
victims' families of the October
7th terror attack.

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THE NOVA STAR
A Bouquet.
Digital Art, 100×70 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

O

n October 7th, Hamas,
the Iran-backed terror
group controlling Gaza,
launched an unprovoked
and vicious surprise attack on Israel.
In this brutal attack, more than 360
young partygoers were shot, and many
women were brutally raped and burnt to
death by Hamas attackers, who stormed
the festival site near the Israel-Gaza
perimeter fence early that morning.
Over 40 young people from the Nova
festival are still held hostage.
This attack on innocent, peace-loving
people from Israel and different countries
around the globe was brutal and evil
incarnate and was only the first step
of the attack on Israeli citizens on this
early morning when Hamas started firing
barrages of rockets toward the southern
and central parts of the country.
On October 7th, Hamas terrorists
murdered over 1,200 Israelis, including
40 babies, kidnapped 240 civilians into
Gaza, and today are still holding over 135
men, women, and children, in captivity,
wounded thousands, and fired thousands
of rockets against Israeli cities and towns.
Bed in Heaven.
Digital Art, 90 x 67 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

R

amati's unique and
touching new media works
of art are presented for
purchase at the Israeli Art
Market Gallery; 50% of all sale proceeds
as a donation to the LEV ECHAD
Organization- Emergency Civil Assistance,
supporting the victims of October 7th,
the Nova music festival survivors, the
evacuated families, children and women
with traumas, and elderly people with
health issues.

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An Exclusive, Intimate Interview

It is a great pleasure to present an interview
with you, Lika, and to feature your works; unfortunately, this
interview is being conducted in the shadow of the war and under
extreme pain. Can you share your feelings and memories from the
terrible morning of October 7th? Where did this attack on Israel
find you?
LIKA RAMATI: On the morning of October 7th, I was abruptly
awakened at 6:30 am by the blaring sirens; I quickly made my
way to the shelter room in my Tel Aviv apartment. The immediate
realization that something terrible was happening hung heavy in
the air.
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THE NOVA STAR
It was so sad to see so many young and
beautiful people lose their lives in this
attack. All the people from the Nova
Festival, all of them young and beautiful,
running for their lives, the children in
the kibbutzim who were murdered in cold
blood, a pure Horror."
- lIKA rAMATI

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Roses and tears.
Digital Art, 50×50 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

We turned on the television, and the
horrible news began to unfold as time
passed. In the first days of the war, it felt
like we were glued to the news, watching
the horror of the situation unfolding right
before our eyes.
Israelis and Jewish
people from all over the world were in a
state of shock for many days and even
weeks because of this catastrophic,
brutal attack. As an artist who expresses
feelings through creativity, was it hard
for you to continue to create art?
ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

It feels like we're still in
shock from October 7th; that day seems
to have a lasting hold on us. Who knows
for how long. Quickly, instinctively, I
turned back to my art; within just a few
days, the need to find a way to express
my overwhelming emotions of pain,
anger, and confusion became urgent.
LIKA RAMATI:

In your project
"The Nova Star," we see an extreme
romanticization of the terrible Massacre.
The young figures are peacefully lying
dead in a romantic comforter flower
space. What is the philosophical idea
behind this project?

In the face of such tragedy, a Hebrew
blessing came to my mind: "Tehiyeh
Menuchatam Eden," which translates
to "May their rest be in Eden." Eden,
symbolizing a place of tranquility and
paradise in the afterlife, conveys the
hope that the departed find peaceful
repose in a divine and serene realm.
You are an awardwinning international artist who has
exhibited in galleries for the past twenty
years. Your work is primarily recognizable
as a fashionable art, expressing women's
beauty and worshiping for aesthetics.
This Solo exhibition and the Nova Project
are a shift in your artistic style, with
much more profound and expressed pain
not only for the loss of young people but
for the Jewish state in general. What can
you tell us about using the Jewish Magen
David and the symbolizing in your work?
ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

It was so sad to see so many
young and beautiful people lose their
lives in this attack. All the people from
the Nova Festival, all of them young
and beautiful, running for their lives,
the children in the kibbutzim who were
murdered in cold blood, a pure Horror.
LIKA RAMATI:

Art Market Magazine

Utilizing symbolism in
my art during times of crisis was an
instinctive protective response. Symbols,
often laden with more profound cultural
or personal significance, serve as
powerful tools to convey messages and
evoke emotions.
One such symbol that holds immense
recognition is the Star of David (Magen
David), also known as the Shield of
David. It is a prominent symbol of
Judaism, representing not just Jewish
identity but also traditions and values.
LIKA RAMATI:

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The Shield of David.
Digital Art, 70 x 70 cm,
Quality print. Signed

THE NOVA STAR
My connection to this symbol goes beyond its
cultural significance. Growing up in Lithuania, which
was once part of the USSR, our Jewish identity was a
significant concern; there was a lot of antisemitism.
However, when my family immigrated to Israel,
The first golden necklace I received as a gift was
a Star of David, making it a profoundly symbolic
representation of my journey and identity.

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and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/5. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

As an Israeli Jewish artist
involved in the global art world, how does it feel
to be a Jewish artist today? Do you think that
antisemitism is growing in the art world, even
though it is a field that should remain free of hatred
and discrimination?

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Right Page, Top Left: Heritage.

Right Page, Top Right: The Jewish Girl.

Digital Art, 45 x 45 cm, Quality print.
Signed and numbered. Limited Edition
1/3. Lika Ramati © All rights reserved.

Digital Art, 45 x 45 cm, Quality print.
Signed and numbered. Limited Edition
1/3. Lika Ramati © All rights reserved.

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The surge of antisemitism
worldwide is deeply alarming. There's a
concerning lack of understanding about
Israel, the Palestinian issue, various
terrorist organizations, and the profound
impact of the Holocaust on history.
The Holocaust has left an indelible mark
on human rights awareness, prompting
global efforts to prevent such atrocities.
Nevertheless, on October 7th, a horrific
incident unfolded, with people being
slaughtered solely because they were
Jewish.
Historically, Holocaust education played
a vital role in fostering awareness,
tolerance, and the prevention of genocide.
Unfortunately, it appears that these
lessons have been forgotten by many
worldwide.
The current stance of the art community
is disheartening, as it seems to lean
towards antisemitism under the guise of
so-called political correctness. There's
a noticeable tendency to overlook the
atrocities initiated by Hamas terrorists,
the unimaginable barbaric crimes against
the Israeli people. Observing the silence
or pro-Palestinian alignment in the art
world is disappointing, especially among
female artists.
LIKA RAMATI:

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Nova #3 .
Digital Art, 70 x 70 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/5. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

Nova Star.
Digital Art, 70 x 70 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/7. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

The Broken Heart.
Digital Art, 70 x 70 cm, Quality
print. Signed and numbered.
Limited Edition 1/10. Lika
Ramati © All rights reserved.

From this current state of
painful reality in Israel, how hard is it to be creative
in everyday life? What are your hopes and wishes
for the future?

ART MARKET MAGAZINE:
Roses.
Digital Art, 100 x 66 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

Gratefully, my creative spirit remains
active. I engage in art every day, even amidst the
chaos of this surreal reality.
Undeniably, the reality is harrowing – missile
attacks, an ongoing war, daily losses of soldiers,
and the continuous revelation of details about the
October 7th attack. The multitude of horrific stories
and survivor testimonials seems unending. In a
small country like Israel, everyone knows someone
who has been affected – whether murdered,
kidnapped, or lost in battle.
On a brighter note, amid the turmoil, tales of
bravery and heroism emerge from the events of
October 7th. Almost immediately, people rallied
to volunteer, offering time and money to support
those in need. Countless civilian organizations and
groups have formed to aid the victims, soldiers, and
the return of hostages to their homes. Witnessing
the unity and generosity of the Israeli people are
truly remarkable.
I am proud of my country, a sentiment I didn't fully
appreciate before October 7th.
LIKA RAMATI:

Art Market Magazine

Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved

THE NOVA STAR

Blue Water.
Digital Art, 90 x 72 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited

It was so sad to see so many
young and beautiful people lose
their lives in this attack. All the
people from the Nova Festival,
all of them young and beautiful,
running for their lives, the
children in the kibbutzim who
were murdered in cold blood,
a pure Horror."
- lIKA rAMATI

Top Right: Never Again.
Digital Art, 50 x 50 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.
Right Bottom: The Eye.
Digital Art, 70 x 70 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/7. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

Digital Art, 90 x 58 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

In the face of adversity, the Israeli spirit prevails.
We love life, we love peace. Despite the challenges,
I hope for the future, confident that we will
overcome, heal, and rebuild.
Let's talk about your unique
technique. First, where does the inspiration come
from? Do you feel influenced by specific artists,
cultures, or artistic movements?
ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

The list is extensive, with many
brilliant creators who have influenced me. I draw
inspiration from a broad spectrum, encompassing
cinema, art, architecture, music, fashion, history,
spirituality, and philosophy. Additionally, the
LIKA RAMATI:

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wonders of nature and the appreciation of beauty
significantly shape my creative outlook.
Do you create sketches
before starting the artwork? What is your work
process, from the step of the idea until the final
outcome.
ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

In my usual creative process, I
research subjects that interest me. I read, spend
time reflecting on the topic, and write notes. At
times, inspiration strikes spontaneously—whether
in a dream, a person, or an emotion. The journey
toward the final result involves considerable
experimentation until I achieve the desired result.
LIKA RAMATI:

Art Market Magazine

THE NOVA STAR
Golden Portrait.
Digital Art, 90 x 58 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

THE NOVA STAR

Red Poppies .
Digital Art, 90 x 65 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/5. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

Is most of your art based on
your photography work along
with digital manipulation? What
applications do you use for your
work? And what is the importance
of post-processing in your art?
I use various tools
and technologies, including
photography, Photoshop, AI, and
all kinds of software and digital
filters.
LIKA RAMATI:

How long
does it take to reach the final
outcome? Do you always get your
goals? (Does the result fit perfectly
with the first idea that came to
your mind in the first place?)

achieving a completely different
result than initially intended. Such
deviations are acceptable to me.
The process of creating art is a type
of meditation. It has the power to
transport you to realms guided by
your soul or higher self.
What is your
opinion regarding AI development?
Many artists are exploring this field
and selling their artworks made
by an app. Did you use AI in your
works of art?
ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

I take a liberating
approach to art, where I may begin
with one idea but am open to
LIKA RAMATI:

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I believe the AI
tools for art are a significant Art
Revolution. I use AI in my art;
it's an incredible tool. Granting
me great freedom to explore and
experiment with new mediums and
art styles.
LIKA RAMATI:

From your
personal journey in the art field,
what will be your advice to the
young artist looking for a way of
development?

ART MARKET MAGAZINE:

Embrace
experimentation, engage in studies
and research, be curious, and avoid
becoming confined by rigid rules
and regulations. Open your mind to
new mediums and innovations.
Exposure to all kinds of art forms
is significant. Only through
observing a wide range of art can
you cultivate your unique personal
taste and style.
LIKA RAMATI:

TLV #1 & #2.
Digital Art, 75 x 100 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

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Beauty with Roses.
Digital Art, 90 x 65 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/5. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

Golden Star of David.
Digital Art, 100 x 100 cm,
Quality print. Signed

Red and Blue. (Detail)
Digital Art, 100 x 57 cm,
Quality print. Signed

and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati

and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati

© All rights reserved.

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© All rights reserved.

THE NOVA STAR

Red And Green.
Digital Art, 90 x 65 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/5. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved

It feels like we're still in
shock from October 7th; that
day seems to have a lasting
hold on us. Who knows for
how long." - lIKA rAMATI

THE NOVA STAR

Bed in Heaven. (Detail)
Digital Art, 90 x 67 cm,
Quality print. Signed
and numbered. Limited
Edition 1/3. Lika Ramati
© All rights reserved.

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RAMATI'S UNIQUE AND TOUCHING NEW
MEDIA WORKS OF ART ARE PRESENTED
FOR PURCHASE;

50% OF ALL SALE PROCEEDS AS
A DONATION TO THE LEV ECHAD
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ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTING THE VICTIMS
OF OCTOBER 7TH, THE NOVA MUSIC
FESTIVAL SURVIVORS, THE EVACUATED
FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND WOMEN WITH
TRAUMAS, AND ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH
HEALTH ISSUES.

WWW.LEVECHAD.ORG
INSTAGRAM: @LEV__ECHAD

In the face of such
tragedy, a Hebrew
blessing came to my
mind:
"Tehiyeh Menuchatam
Eden," which
translates to "May
their rest be in Eden."
Eden, symbolizing a
place of tranquility
and paradise in the
afterlife, conveys
the hope that the
departed find
peaceful repose in
a divine and serene
realm."
- lIKA rAMATI

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AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
WITH

MARK
EDWARD
HARRIS

INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER



Katy, Bornean-Sumatran orangutan,
International Orangutan Center.
Mark Edward Harris © All rights reserved.

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH

MARK EDWARD
HARRIS
INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER



L



os Angeles-based Mark
Edward Harris is an awardwinning international
photographer with over
three decades of experience.
He has traveled to over 100 countries
so far and authored and published
award-winning books focused on
daily cultural life in Southeast Asia,
China, North Korea, Japan, Iraq,
and Iran. His photography work is
being exhibited in impressive private
collections, museums, and galleries
around the globe. His editorial work
has appeared in the most important
publications worldwide, including
The New York Times, The London
Times Travel Magazine, National
Geographic Traveler, Forbes, LIFE,
Vanity Fair, GEO, The Los Angeles
Times Sunday Magazine, The GOLD
Art Market Magazine

LIST by Art Market Magazine, and
many others.
Harris is also the recipient of
numerous awards, including a CLIO
Award for advertising photography,
an Aurora Gold Award for commercial
directing, and an ACE Award for
directing and producing a video
for television. Harris shares his
photographic knowledge through
teaching photography workshops
around the globe.
In 2012, he was a keynote speaker
in Yokohama at the International
Travel Mart, presenting his series on
Japanese ryokans and hot springs
In the wake of the country's tsunami
and at the Travel Photography
Festival at the Royal Geographical
Society in London.
In 2013, his first book on South

Korea and his second book on North
Korea were released with a book
tour, including stops at the Pacific
Asia Museum in Pasadena, the
Korea Society in New York, and the
Newseum in Washington, DC.
"North Korea" was named
"Photography Book of the Year"
at the International Photography
Awards.
In 2017, Focal Press published
"The Travel Photo Essay: Describing
a Journey Through Images."
A 3rd edition of "The Way of the
Japanese Bath" was released in
2019. Mark's recent book,
"The People of the Forest," is
focused on orangutans.
It is a great pleasure to interview one
of the most influential photographers
in the world!

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AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH

Sandra, BorneanSumatran orangutan,
Center for Great Apes.
Mark Edward Harris © All
rights reserved.

MARK EDWARD
HARRIS

INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER
BY JOSÉ JEULAND

José Jeuland: Many thanks, Mark,
for your time and effort to have an
interview with Art Market Magazine.
It's a pleasure to feature your
magnificent work.
You are considered by many as one of
the most influential photographers
of our generation documenting
unique cultural life and events.
How does it make you feel when you
hear people describe you as one of
the most influential photographers
of our generation?
Mark Edward Harris: I'm not sure
I deserve that high compliment,
but the words are very much
appreciated. I feel that many of the

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Azy, Bornean - Sumatran orangutan,
International Orangutan Center.
Mark Edward Harris © All rights reserved.

projects I do are an effort to put
a human face on issues worldwide.
Too often, I see people grouped "en
masse" in the political arena as well
as the media, and it's essential to see
them as individuals.
I'm honored when publications such
as Lens Magazine help me get the
word out, that in essence, we're all
the same. In my series on a fellow
great ape, orangutans,
my goal is to help bring attention to
the serious issues they face in the
wild due to habitat destruction in
their native Borneo and Sumatra.
Humans and orangutans share about
97 percent of the same DNA, and
in the portrait part of the series, I

hope to convey these highly sentient
beings' individuality.
J. J.: Back in the 80's you graduated
from California State University,
Los Angeles with a Master of Arts
Degree in Pictorial/Documentary
History and started your career
as a professional photographer.
Looking back at your academic
study, would you say it's a "must" for
photographers to have educational
experience for having a successful
career?
M. E. H.: Education comes in many
ways. For some, such as my friends
Sandro Miller and Joey Lawrence,
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Kiki, Bornean-Sumatran
orangutan,
Center for Great Apes.
Mark Edward Harris ©
All rights reserved.

who goes by Joey L, that education
comes from an incredible amount
of street knowledge. Others, such
as Sebastiao Salgado, have a formal
education that very much informs
their work. And that education is not
necessarily in studying photography.
In Salgado's case, his study of
economics is shown in the types of
long-term projects he takes on.
The more depth we have as
individuals, the more depth we
will have in our photographs.
There are many paths to get to the
same place. I think assisting other

photographers is extremely helpful in
learning the tools of trade and better
understanding the photography
business.
J. J.: Your experience during the past
three decades moves from travel
photography, documentary, wildlife,
advertising photography to even
a television director.
This is unique and unusual; most
photographers focus only on
one field, but you also succeed
significantly in each area, receiving
international awards. What led you

to move and develop in each of these
fields?
M. E. H.: I'm very much driven by
instinct rather than economics. If
something feels right, I will often
pursue it.
Some projects take hold while
others feel like it might be best to
shelve them. Photographers such as
Jeanloup Sieff never let themselves
be cubbyholed into a single genre.
I do recognize that it can be
confusing for photo editors or art
directors when they're selecting

INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER

MARK EDWARD
HARRIS

Pebbles, Bornean-Sumatran
orangutan, Center for Great
Apes.
Mark Edward Harris ©
All rights reserved.

a photographer for an assignment to see a
variety pack of images. Hence, I carefully
divide my website into different categories
as well as presenting a few of the same
types of images at a time on Instagram.
Therefore, there's a sense of cohesion. In
terms of genres, documentary photography
is definitely on the top of my list because of
my endless fascination with history.
J. J.: Let's talk about your magnificent
Orangutan series "Eyes Are The Window To
The Soul." This project demonstrates the
individuality of each primate as well as their
clear awareness of self.
The series won at the 2018 Sony's World
Photography Awards and the Prix De La
Photographie State of the World 2020
Awards. Tell us about how it all started.
Where did you find these orangutans, and
what led you to do this project?
M. E. H.: I initially to use the title
"Eyes are the Window to the Soul"
after photographing the orangutans
at the International Orangutan Center
in Indianapolis. It became apparent
immediately that there were sentient
beings looking back at me through the
opposite side of the lens. I ended up
changing the title for my latest book to
"The People of the Forest," which is what
the word orangutan translates to in Malay
and Indonesian. As I became more and
more aware of the plight orangutans
are facing in the wild due to habitat
destruction, I began to delve deeper and deeper into the
project including two trips to Borneo.
J. J.: From a technical aspect, how did you make them
sit so calm in front of the camera? One of the portraits is
even described as the "Orangutan Mona Lisa," with its
emotional look and smile.
M. E. H.: It was entirely up to the orangutans whether
they wanted to be photographed or not and whether
they wanted to look at the camera. In reality, they would
most often just sit down for a brief moment, look me
over to see what I was up to, and then move on.
The magic of photography is that this 1/250th of a
second exposure makes it feel that we're having a long
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Kim, Bornean
orangutan,
International
Orangutan Center.
Mark Edward Harris
© All rights reserved.

engaged session. That is not the reality.
In some locations I was shooting through a mesh
fence, in others through a glass divider. At the Borneo
Orangutan Survival Foundation and in the Singapore
Zoo, they were sitting on a tree stump or table I had
covered with a black backdrop, and there was no divider
between us. When the orangutans decided the session
was over, it was over.
J. J.: How do you arrange the light for this project?
M. E. H.: StellaPro as a constant light source and Profoto
strobes for flash situations when I need to completely
overwhelm the ambient light. I need to handhold the
light on a monopod and move around to get the angle on
the orangutans' faces since they are constantly moving.

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INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER

MARK EDWARD
HARRIS

Harry, Bornean-Sumatran orangutan,
Center for Great Apes.
Mark Edward Harris © All rights reserved.

I learned from Eve Arnold years ago
that it was important for a freelance
photographer to have long-term
projects that would smooth out the
times between being overwhelmed
with assignments and sitting around
waiting for the phone to ring.
Her major book, "In China," was the
result of that approach. I think my
North Korea, Japanese hot spring,
photographer portrait series, and
orangutan projects, in particular,
comes out of that kind of approach
to a life in photography.
J. J.: What motivates you
to continue taking pictures
economically, politically,
intellectually, or emotionally?
M. E. H.: My endless fascination
with history is constantly opening
up new opportunities. I'm
especially interested in the asides
of history, the lesser-known stories
surrounding significant events.
J. J.: What does the future hold?
(Exhibitions/workshops/ new
projects) Is there any specific project
you would like to focus on in the
upcoming years?

Bino, Sumatran orangutan,
Singapore Zoo.
Mark Edward Harris ©
All rights reserved.

In places where it is possible to put
up a back/sidelight, I put a head on a
stand held down by a Matthews FlyAway Sandbag, which I can fill up on
the location.
I just got their small C-Stand, which
breaks down and fits into my Think
Tank Production Manager rolling
bag with my lights and other stands,
making the projects I'm shooting
solo on the road more feasible.

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J. J.: From your experience
during the years, what is the most
challenging part about being
a photographer for you?
M. E. H.: The freelance life can
yield incredible rewards but comes
along with its own set of stresses.
Assignments come and go, editors
change at publications, technology is
always evolving.
Freelancers have to stay on top of
this constant flux.

M. E. H.: I'm teaming up with some
other photographer friends to teach
workshops, including Michelle
Valberg, whom I co-taught with
in the Arctic Circle on a ship, and
Sandro Miller who I taught with in
India and China.
Deanne Fitzmaurice, Nick Ut and I
plan to pick up where we left off to
do some workshops in Europe once
the pandemic gets under control.
I learn so much from these other
photographers as well as from all
the photographers I've interviewed,
which fits into my interest in
documenting history.
I list my workshops on my website
and have a bunch more that will be

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“Orphaned
Orangutans on
The Path to Jungle
School” Borneo
2019. Fine Art
Photography.
Archival pigment
print. Signed on
Back. Unframed.
Mark Edward
Harris © All rights
reserved.

One of the greatest
lessons I learned
early on was when
my mother suggested that
I write my own stories
rather than always trying to
find a writer to work with.
That's opened up countless
opportunities."

Bornean
orangutans
Natu and Jako,
Singapore Zoo.
Mark Edward
Harris © All rights
reserved.

released soon. As for exhibitions, I
plan on doing a worldwide tour of the
orangutan series to coincide with the
release of the orangutan book. I'm
also anxious to get back to Japan to
update my onsen (hot spring) series
and document the Tohoku region's
recovery efforts.
J. J.: What type of cameras do you
shoot with?
M. E. H.: I've been a dedicated Nikon
photographer for many years, ever

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- MARK EDWARD HARRIS

since I bought my first FM2.
These days I'm shooting mostly with
a Nikon D850 and did have a lot of
success in Borneo's jungles with the
Nikon Z7. Eventually, I'll migrate over
to the mirrorless system.
J. J.: What advice do you have for
young photographers who want to
succeed in the field?
M. E. H.: Work hard and never have
excuses. I grew up with a father
who had a severe case of polio but

never let that get in his way. He had
a great career behind the scenes in
the radio and television business.
He was a very good photographer
despite having only one usable arm
to make all the necessary manual
adjustments at the time.
One of the greatest lessons I learned
early on was when my mother
suggested that I write my own stories
rather than always trying to find a
writer to work with. That's opened up
countless opportunities.

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INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER

MARK EDWARD
HARRIS

Bornean orangutans Binti and
Adi, Singapore Zoo.
Mark Edward Harris ©
All rights reserved.

Sumatran orangutans Chomel and
Putra, Singapore Zoo.
Mark Edward Harris © All rights
reserved.

INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER

MARK EDWARD
HARRIS

Work hard and never
have excuses. Young
photographers might
also find inspiration by reading
the path that Gordon Parks
took in his book, "Voices in the
Mirror."
- MARK EDWARD HARRIS

The ideal is still to team up with a great writer
such as I have with Pico Iyer for a Vanity Fair
story on North Korea, Tim Neville, for a story
in Kurdish Iraq for the New York Times, Drex
Heikes for a story on the Yangtze for the LA
Times Magazine.
Still, I don't have to be dependent on it.
Young photographers might also find
inspiration by reading the path that Gordon
Parks took in his book, "Voices in the Mirror."
I think it should be on every high school reading
list regardless as to whether they are interested
in becoming photographers or not. It's about
his life's journey of rising above omnipresent
racism.
I've also gained immeasurably from working in
a darkroom during my formative photography
years. You really feel the exposures when you're
dialing them in on an enlarger. I haven't loaded
a roll of film into a camera in 15 years and
haven't stepped into a darkroom this century,
but I think it's great that a number of younger
photographers are working with film.
I would like, however, to see them go the full
distance with it. That is, put their negatives in
an enlarger and witness the true magic of an
image revealing itself in the developer tray.
That feeling and sense of awe about
photography and its ability to freeze a moment
in time have never left me.

MARK
EDWARD
HARRIS
Website: markedwardharris.com
Instagram: @markedwardharrisphoto

Jose Jeuland, Ex-Professional Triathlete
turned Professional Photographer and
a photojournalist contributor at Lens
Magazine.
Jose is an ambassador for The North Face,
a FUJIFILM X-Photographer, and supported
by EPSON, Manfrotto, BenQ, and Gravity
Backdrops.
He also collaborates and creates content
for these brands. Now based in Singapore,
Jose is managing COCO Creative
Studio, where he produces commercial
photography and videography work.
Jose works with international clients as
JW Marriott, Shangri-La, The Fullerton,
Grab, Amazon, Expedia, etc.

Website: www.josejeuland.com
Website: www.cococreativestudio.com
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Youtube: Jose Jeuland
Twitter:
@josejeuland
Facebook: Jose Jeuland

Love And Harmony. 2021
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
80 x 60 cm. Signed.
Nizar Al Hattab ©
All rights reserved.

NIZAR
EL HATTAB
Human aspiration towards
peace for all the oppressed
on earth

W

hen the viewers
explore the body
of work of the
talented visual
artist Nizar Al-Hattab, they will
quickly notice his unwavering
commitment to his creation. His
work is infused with a deep love
and passion for the timeless
legacy of humanity and the
inherent elements of beauty
and grandeur woven within its
very fabric. Al-Hattab's paintings
are a stunning reflection of the
intricate interplay between
design and creativity, blending
together to produce a collection
of breathtaking works with
undeniable charm and beauty.
Based in Gouda in the
Netherlands since 2019, Syrian
visual artist Nizar Al-Hattab's
works are appreciated in Europe.
His paintings exude passion
and emotion. Every square inch
tells the story of a people. Nizar
Al Hattab paints with his soul.
The woman, omnipresent in his
works, carries within her all the
symbolism of femininity, the
earth, the mother, the homeland,
beauty, freedom, and hope.
The feminine is permanently
sublimated.
After all, he has experienced and
lost, he manages to explode his
palette to continue celebrating
the symphony of life in color.
Nizar Al Hattab's pictorial
universe carries a message,
true symbolism, and a unique
imprint. It draws its strength
and energy from the roots of
an ancestral culture that has
become universal.

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Nostalgia. 2021
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
60 x 80 cm. Signed.
Nizar Al Hattab ©
All rights reserved.

NIZAR
EL HATTAB
Human aspiration towards
peace for all the oppressed
on earth

N

izar Al Hattab's
paintings are
masterpieces that
go beyond realism.
The profound techniques and
transparent colors he uses to
create his artwork express a
delicate and deep feeling that
touches the viewer's soul. His
extensive artistic experience
and tools are deeply rooted in
Syria's vast history, antiquities,
and arts. We can see his
keenness to deliver Syria's
legacy to the viewer with
glamor, glory, and love.

Right: Women And Laurel
Flower. 2021
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
120 x 100 cm. Signed.
Nizar Al Hattab ©
All rights reserved.

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Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

T

hrough his paintings,
Nizar Al Hattab takes us
on a journey through
worlds filled with the
goodness of nature, the melody
of birds, the scents of roses and
flowers, and the glory of Syria's
monuments and landmarks.
Each painting board has a story
that takes us sailing through Syria's
eternal and lofty worlds. His love
for mankind, nature, women, and
the Mother Goddess is evident in
every brushstroke, and his faith
in the rain that loves all people is
inspiring.
In Nizar Al Hattab's work, we see
the total integration of Syrian
greatness and eternal charm, which
sends a profound message of hope
and love.
In these difficult times, we need
this message more than ever to
remind us of the beauty of life and
the goodness that surrounds us.

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Inner Peace. 2021
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
80 x 100 cm. Signed.
Nizar Al Hattab ©
All rights reserved.

NIZAR
EL HATTAB
Human aspiration towards
peace for all the oppressed
on earth
Nizar Al Hattab (1969) is a
Syrian artist born in Aleppo.
Based in the Netherlands
since 2019, he lives and works
in Gouda.
He is an honorary Doctor
of Fine Arts and graduated
from the Schools of the Sons
of Martyrs and the Beirut
School of Fine Arts. Between
1993 and 1998, he worked as
a teacher of aesthetics and
visual communication in the
schools of the sons of martyrs
in Aleppo. He is an art restorer
and interior designer.
From 2003 to 2019, he worked
as a fingerprint and fraud
detection expert at the Syrian
Ministry of Justice.
Nizar Al Hattab was assigned
as an ambassador of Arab
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heritage and visual arts for
the World Peace Academy.
He has participated in
numerous exhibitions both
in his country, Syria, and in
Arab countries and Europe.
He received numerous
distinctions and honorary
medals.
Over time, he became a
master and an essential
reference in art.
Nizar El Hattab cherishes
his country, Syria, because
it is a cradle of civilizations.
Unfortunately, it is currently
being ruined by hatred and
greed. He paints to express
the concerns of the poor,
tortured Syrian man as well as
the tormented human being,

Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

Love And Peace. 2021
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
75 x 115 cm. Signed.
Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

NIZAR
EL HATTAB

Human aspiration towards
peace for all the oppressed
on earth

Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

Arab and international, who
only dreams of inner peace.
His artistic ambition is the
human aspiration towards
peace for all the oppressed on
earth and to spread love in the
Arab world, which unfortunately
is far from love and humanity.
The main source that inspires
it is the emotion and human
feeling of the mother towards
her children. The mother
generally symbolizes the
homeland. But his country
is wounded like the other
tormented countries on our
earth.
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His painting style can be
classified into the schools of
expressionism and surrealism.
Based in Gouda in the
Netherlands since 2019, his
works are appreciated in
Europe. His paintings exude
passion and emotion. Every
square centimeter tells the
story of a people. Nizar Al
Hattab paints with his soul. The
woman, omnipresent in her
works, carries within herself all
the symbolism of femininity,
the earth, the mother, the
homeland, beauty, freedom,

and hope.
With him, the feminine is always
sublimated.
After everything he has
experienced and lost, he
manages to explode his palette
to continue celebrating the
symphony of life in colors.
The pictorial universe of Nizar
Al Hattab carries within it a
message, a true
symbolic, and a unique imprint.
It draws its strength and energy
from the roots of an ancestral
culture that has become
universal.
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Dr. Nizar
El hattab's
paintings
exude passion
and emotion.
Every square
centimeter
tells the story
of a people.

Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

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Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

Dr. Nizar El Hattab is a Member of
the Syrian Plastic Artists Union
and a judicial technical expert at
the Ministry of Justice and the
Syrian courts with knowledge of
fingerprints, handwriting, signatures,
and forgery detection. El Hattab also
founded an international commercial
arbitration firm in alternative
settlements.
Through his artistic journey, he
exhibited his work in over seventy
exhibitions in Aleppo, Damascus, and
several Arab and Western countries,
and Participated in many exhibitions
and art forums since 1997.

Nizar Al Hattab paints
with his soul.
The woman,
omnipresent in
her works, carries
within herself all
the symbolism of
femininity, the earth,
the mother, the
homeland, beauty,
freedom, and hope.
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Nizar Al Hattab © All rights reserved.

NIZAR
EL HATTAB

PROFOUND
EMOTIONAL
EXPRESSION

Art is more than just
decoration. It is the most
profound expression of the
human being since the dawn of
civilization."
- Simon Levin

Left: Sexual Atrocities. 2023
Original Art. Mixed media on canvas.
(Digital painting and Oil color on canvas)
W 91.7 x H 91.7 cm. Signed.
Simon Levin © All rights reserved.

Top: Collapsed Roof. 2023
Original Art. Mixed media on canvas.
(Digital painting and Oil color on canvas)
W 91.7 x H 91.7 cm. Signed.
Simon Levin © All rights reserved.

Simon Levin is an internationally
awarded contemporary Israeli
composer, poet, and digital artist.
His paintings started with the basics
of photography, and he continued to
explore new techniques throughout
his career. He draws inspiration from
nature in all its manifestations. These
sources of inspiration are used to

create interesting and sometimes
abstract works that come to life on
the monitor.
Simon Levin's paintings are the result
of a carefully planned development.
The colors, styles, and shapes he uses
in harmony with various techniques
are at the heart of his work.

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Beeri Massacre. 2023
Original Art. Mixed media on canvas.
(Digital painting and Oil color on canvas)
W 91.7 x H 91.7 cm. Signed.
Simon Levin © All rights reserved.

SIMON LEVIN

S

imon Levin was born on
April 7, 1948, in Starye
Dorogi, Minsk region, BSSR,
into a simple working
family. Since childhood, he has
been fond of music, literature,
and painting. In the seventies,
he took drawing lessons from
Nikolai Zhukov, laureate of the
USSR State Prize, People's Artist
of the USSR, and corresponding
member of the Academy of Arts.
Simon participates in the Chelsea
International Fine Arts Competition
— Chelsea, Manhattan, New York.
Laureate of the International
Competition of the International
Academy for the Development

Simon Levin © All rights reserved.

PROFOUND
EMOTIONAL
EXPRESSION

of Literature and Art, MARLI,
"Amber Nugget" in the nomination
"Turquoise Nugget," photography
and in the nomination "Malachite
Nugget," poetry. Awarded the L.
N. Tolstoy medal "For Upbringing,
Enlightenment And Mentoring"
by the International Academy of
Russian Literature, Moscow, 2023.
Over the years, exhibitions have
been held at MOCA, the Museum
of Computer Art, dedicated to
the works of outstanding digital
artists — NY, USA. Publications
in "Artmajeur Magazine," France.
Private collectors purchased
individual paintings in Italy, France,
the USA, Germany, and Israel.

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In Levin's artwork, you will find the artistic influence of
unique artists such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Thomas Kinkade,
Thomas Hart Benton, Alexander Archipenko, Alphonse
Mucha, John James Audubon, Эдуард Мане, Клод Моне,
Альфред Сислей, Хильма аф Клинт, Ян Тороп and Brian
Froud, Which with a delicate and unique approach through
his artistic style, creates an updated sensitive contemporary
paintings.

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In 2023, Simon Levin was awarded several significant
International Awards, including the L. N. Tolstoy Medal
"For Upbringing, Enlightenment And Mentoring" by The
International Academy Of Russian Literature in Moscow,
Russia, and the respectable award of the Laureate Of
The International Competition Of The International
Academy For The Development Of Literature And Art, Marli,
"Amber Nugget" In The Nomination "Turquoise Nugget",
Photography And In The Nomination "Malachite Nugget,"
Poetry, The USA.
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Creativity is the freedom to
think outside the box"
-Simon Levin

Left Page: Hamas Atrocities. 2023
Original Art. Mixed media on canvas.
(Digital painting and Oil color on canvas)
W 91.7 x H 91.7 cm. Signed.
Simon Levin © All rights reserved.

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Top: October 7 in Israel. 2023
Original Art. Mixed media on canvas.
(Digital painting and Oil color on canvas)
W 91.9 x H 91.9 cm. Signed.
Simon Levin © All rights reserved.

PROFOUND
EMOTIONAL
EXPRESSION

SIMON LEVIN
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Black Shabat. 2023
Original Art. Mixed media on canvas.
(Digital painting and Oil color on canvas)
W 110.5 x H 75.9 cm. Signed.
Simon Levin © All rights reserved.

SIMON LEVIN
Use the art as your personal
healing process, touch the art
you love, and immerse yourself
in the art world! Make art part
of your world. Start the path of
growth!"
- Simon Levin

Everyday Sunshine
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
65 x 100 cm. Signed.
Enzo Montana © All rights
reserved.

ENZO

MONTANA

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In Japan, the land of Ikebana
(the Japanese art of flower
arrangement), "the art of
bringing flowers to life," and
of Hanami, the traditional
Japanese custom of
appreciating floral beauty, and
the land of cherry trees (sakura),
Montana's floral paintings have
gained significant success and
can be found in many public and
private collections.

ENZO

MONTANA

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Glory of Love
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
80 x 80 cm. Signed.
Enzo Montana © All rights
reserved.

raduated from BeauxArts School in France,
Montana is able to share
his passion for flowers in
an environment where each flower
has a meaning and a cultural
symbol.
Since a young age, he has painted
nature in its complexity. His
passion for gardening made him
discover flowers, which he always
drew and painted in oil using a
complex and traditional technique.

Montana paints the flowers in
his garden. He draws the flowers
during the summer and imagines
the compositions he will later
create on canvas, even in autumn
or winter, when the vegetation
"falls asleep."
In his paintings, the viewer
discovers a realistic sense of depth
with a stunning, unique touch.
That makes you want to pick the
flower and smell its blossom scent.
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Delightful Peony
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
81 x 100 cm. Signed.
Enzo Montana © All rights
reserved.

Montana takes us on a journey into a
reality of colors and summer scents,
into a moment or a universe that is
not necessarily ours but in which we
happily lose ourselves and escape from
the current reality and surroundings.
Paintings that can fit perfectly into
different interiors but which are always
a window open to sunny days.
Top: Here Comes The Sun
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
80 x 80 cm. Signed.
Enzo Montana © All rights
reserved.

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Right: Here Comes The Sun
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
80 x 80 cm. Signed.
Enzo Montana © All rights
reserved.

E

nzo MONTANA was born
in France in 1952. After
graduating from National Art
School, he combined his two
profound passions: taking care of his
garden and painting. For centuries,
artists have been seduced by the
beauty and grace of flowers. Enzo
shows us the flower and the mystery
behind, the blossom's hidden beauty.
He carries his camera almost
everywhere to capture any flowers
in gardens at different moments of
the day. When spring arrives, he is
outside photographing the many

Top: Heart and Soul
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
73 x 100 cm. Signed.
Enzo Montana © All rights
reserved.

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Middle: Here Comes The
Sun. (Detail)
Oil on canvas. 80 x 80 cm.
Signed. Enzo Montana ©
All rights reserved.

beautiful flowers.
The flowers in Enzo Montana's
paintings look so real that you can
almost feel their fresh smell and the
softness of their petals. The classic
beauty of Enzo's flowers is eternal.
The turn of petals and vibrant colors
give these beauties such an impact.
So many colors on whirling petals
make them totally mesmerizing.
Enzo gives us more than a painting
of flowers but a deep spiritual
connection with them. Awarded artist
Montana's paintings are collected in
the USA, Europe, and Japan.

Right: Careless Love
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
80 x 80 cm. Signed.
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reserved.

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ZANIOLLI
When I paint, it feels like I'm between losing my
mind and finding my soul. Art is like a sweet
suffering; at first, you don't see a direction, but
in the end, you see the light."
Deborah Zaniolli

“Stamina” . 2023
Original Art. Acrylic on
canvas. 120 x 80 x 2 cm.
Signed. Deborah Zaniolli ©
All rights reserved.

DEBORAH ZANIOLLI
ABSTRACT Art
eborah Zaniolli
is a self-taught
contemporary abstract
artist who creates
unique and unexpected works
of art on canvas and paper.
When she starts a painting, she
gives the art freedom to find
its way, and most of the time,
she doesn't know what the final
result will be, but it's always a
surprise to see the work get an
unusual uniqueness, the work
gets a bright and colorful side,
a world full of colors, shapes,
and happiness, sometimes it
gets a darker side with shadows
and black and white tones of
despair.
Zaniolli graduated in interior
design in 2010 and in

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screenwriting in 2002; Deborah
has a lot of creative ideas to put
on paper and on canvas and lets
the art express itself through
her.
Deborah was born in Brazil and
moved to Israel with her family
in 1999. Then, she returned
to Brazil in 2011, where she
married and became a mother.
Since 2018, she's been back in
Israel, living with her family,
husband and daughter.
In 2019, she discovered her
true passion for painting, and
every day, she learns new ways
to express herself with her
artwork, using different media
techniques such as acrylic, oil
pastel, charcoal sticks, markers,
and more.

"It's a creative
process where I free
my mind of everything
and let my heart
speak, so in the end, you
never know what you will
get.
Art, for me, is like sweet
suffering; at first, you don't
see a direction, but in the end,
you see the light.
Painting is my personal
therapy; it's how I express
myself and let the feelings
and thoughts flow through
me straight to the canvas."
Deborah Zaniolli
Top:
Deborah Zaniolli © All rights
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Right: “In Bloom”. 2023
Original Art. Acrylic and charcoal
sticks on canvas. 80 x 80 x 3 cm.
Signed. Deborah Zaniolli © All
rights reserved.

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During the past years, Zaniolli has exhibited
her work in countless exhibitions, and
has been awarded at international art
competitions, including at Art Show
International, where she gained an
honorable mention in 2022 and third
place in abstract painting at the 36-season
Golden Time. In 2023, she exhibited her
work at a group exhibition, which took
place at the Afula Art Gallery in Israel.
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DEBORAH ZANIOLLI

ABSTRACT Art

“Stamina” #3 . 2023
Original Art. Acrylic on
canvas. 120 x 80 x 2 cm.
Signed. Deborah Zaniolli ©
All rights reserved.

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Each brushstroke is a cathartic
release, and the end result is
a beautiful representation of my
innermost self."
Deborah Zaniolli

“Blissful”. 2021
Original Art. Acrylic paint
on canvas . 120 x 80 x 2 cm
Signed.

DEBORAH
ZANIOLLI
ABSTRACT Art

Conversation. 2023.
Digital painting,
Quality, unique print
on dibond. Limited
Edition (1/1)
112 x 64 cm. Signed
Manually.
Bela Balog © All
rights reserved

Bela Balog's figurative-organic
forms and motifs, his conscious
approach to composition, and his rich
use of color and texture all lead
to a unique visual experience and present an
extraordinary visual world"

BELA BALOG

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Reply. 2023
Digital painting, Quality,
unique print on Dibond.
Limited Edition (1/1)
100 x 100 cm. Signed
Manually.
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved

BELA
BALOG




rt Nouveau, a movement that
flourished in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries, celebrated
sophisticated elegance. Sinuous
lines and motifs inspired by nature
characterized architecture, visual art, and
design. Embracing modernity but rejecting
the coldness of industrialism, Art Nouveau
aimed to create a harmony between manmade and natural.
Its timeless appeal lies in its fusion of beauty
and functionality, leaving an indelible mark
on the decorative arts and architectural
aesthetics worldwide.
The Bauhaus, a pioneering movement at the
beginning of the 20th century, combined
art, craft, and technology in design
education. It sought to bridge aesthetics and
functionality.
The Bauhaus combined the fine arts and the
applied arts. Its legacy continues to shape
modern design principles, as its emphasis
on the unity of form and function laid the
foundations for a functional, elegant, and
minimalist aesthetic.

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NO!. 2023
Digital painting,
Quality, unique print
on Dibond. Limited
Edition (1/1)
52 x 76 cm. Signed
Manually.
Bela Balog © All
rights reserved

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ela Balog was born in 1970 (Senta). He lives and
works in Budapest, Hungary. His artworks have been
exhibited in galleries and art magazines in many
countries, including the USA, UK, Switzerland, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Italy, Belgium, Greece, Germany, Austria,
Spain, Netherlands, Bulgaria, and Hungary.
Bela Balog's new figurative art series goes back to the end of
the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. He creates
unique artworks with a fascinating fusion of Art Nouveau and
Bauhaus.

Balog works with mosaic-like
geometric patterns that give
his artworks a rich texture
and depth. Nature-inspired
motifs are often combined with strong
color contrasts and harmonious
compositions.
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Top Left:
Feast of Youth, Digital Paintingarchival print, 62x85cm, 2023
Bela Balog © All rights reserved.

Top Right: Waiting Back. 2023
Digital painting, Quality, unique
print on Dibond. Limited Edition
(1/1)
52 x 76 cm. Signed Manually.
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haracteristics of this
series by Bela Balog
include the use of organic
and natural forms,
floral motifs, geometric patterns,
dynamic lines, and the combination
of functionality and decorative
qualities. Nature-inspired motifs
are often combined with strong
color contrasts and harmonious
compositions. He works with mosaiclike geometric patterns that give his
artworks a rich texture and depth.

Top Left: A Sweet Memory of
Youth, Digital Painting-archival
print, 52x76cm, 2023
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved.

Top Right: Solitude.
Digital Painting-archival
print, 52x76cm, 2023
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved.

Bela Balog's figurative-organic forms
and motifs, his conscious approach
to composition, and his rich use of
color and texture all lead to a unique
visual experience and present an
extraordinary visual world. Through
the harmony of imagination, form,
and color, he opens up new paths
for the viewer. Bela Balog's artworks
bring joy and inspiration to people
and are a worthy reminder of an era
when art and nature formed a single,
harmonious language.

Left: Violin, Digital
Painting-archival print,
40x66cm, 2023
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved.

Right Page: Messenger,
Digital Painting-archival
print, 52x76cm, 2023
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved.

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ela Balog's work is
represented by the
David Art Gallery in
Budapest, Hungary,
and the Macabre Gallery in
London, UK.
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Top Left: Autumn
portrait, Digital Paintingarchival print ,
50x80cm, 2023
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved.
Right Bottom:
Messenger, Digital
Painting-archival print,
52x76cm, 2023
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved. (Detail)

Top Right:
Bela Balog's Portrait ©
All rights reserved.
Right Middle:
Fragmentation. 2023
Digital painting, Quality,
unique print on Dibond.
Limited Edition (1/1)
100x100 cm. Signed
Manually.
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved

Widow. 2023
Digital painting, Quality,
unique print on Dibond.
Limited Edition (1/1)
60×83 cm. Signed
Manually.
Bela Balog ©
All rights reserved.

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n the past years, Balog gained enormous
success around the globe with countless
solo and group exhibitions and was
also awarded international significant
awards, including the Gold List Award by the
International Art Market Magazine in 2022,
featured Top Contemporary Artists of Today,
The Belgrade International Film Festival
Award, Official Selection in 2023, The Accordi
@ DISACCORDI Award at the International
Short Film Festival, Napoli, Italy in 2023, The
Roma Short Film Festival Award- Official
Selection in 2023, The Madrid International
Short Film Festival Award -Official Selection in
2023, among others.
Balong's upcoming solo exhibition will
be presented at the Czong Institute for
Contemporary Art, Gimpo (South Korea),
on view from 15th May to 19th May 2024.

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Passion. 2023
Digital painting, Quality,
unique print on Dibond.
Limited Edition (1/1)
60x88 cm. Signed
Manually.
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved

Right Page: Shapes
and Colors, Digital
Painting-archival print,
100x100cm, 2023
Bela Balog © All rights
reserved.

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ALI ZOLGHADRI
Ali Zolghadri is a Professional photographer,
internationally award-winning in minimalism
fine art photography. Born in Iran, based in
Dubai, the UAE.

Flying
In The
Dark
Fly In The Dark
Quality print on canvas. Limited
Edition 1/3. 50 x 70 cm. Signed
Manually.
Ali Zolghadri © All rights
reserved.

Borders
Quality print on canvas. Limited
Edition 1/3. 50 x 70 cm. Signed
Manually.
Ali Zolghadri © All rights
reserved.

ALI
ZOLGHADRI

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am Ali Zolghadri, a minimalist and
fine art style photographer.
All images were taken in my
homeland in Tehran, Iran. My goal in
reviling this collection of clean, minimalistic line images
is to show people Tehran's different areas and touches.
I am expressing the beauty of small moments, short
human moments.
Showing simplicity while showing beauty in a simple
combination is my goal.
In this series, I have removed the elements in the
photos. From my perspective, if I want to draw the
viewer's attention to the more important object,
removing unnecessary extra elements in the image
will draw suitable attention to the main subject in the
photo."

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The Line Of Hope
Quality print on canvas. Limited
Edition 1/3. 50 x 70 cm. Signed
Manually
Ali Zolghadri © All rights
reserved.

Complete Route
Quality print on canvas. Limited
Edition 1/3. 50 x 70 cm. Signed
Manually.
Ali Zolghadri © All rights
reserved.

Brigitte NaHoN

October 20, 2023
Original Art. Made on the 14th
day of the war, Israel/Hamas
Permanent black ink on paper.
34 x 25 cm. Unframed. Signed.
Brigitte NaHoN © All rights
reserved

American-Israeli-French artist Brigitte NaHoN got a Master’s
in Fine Arts at Provence University and a Master II in Fine
Arts at Paris Sorbonne. In 1994, NaHoN received The VillaMedicis- Hors-les Murs Award and lived and worked in
Manhattan for 15 years. In July 2009, she put herself in
balance again to be closer to her concept and roots and
made Alyah. She currently lives and works in Bat Yam.

NAHON PUSHES THE
LIMITS OF LIFE, SPACE,
AND TIME IN HER BEING
AND HER ARTWORK
SINCE 1985. SHE
SHOWS PRIVILEGED
MOMENTS OF LIFE WHEN
EVERYTHING IS BALANCED
WITH AN INFINITY OF
POSSIBILITIES.
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Top Left: October 30, 2023.
Original Art. Made on the 24th day of
the war, Israel/Hamas.
Permanent black ink on paper.
34 x 25 cm. Unframed. Signed.
Brigitte NaHoN © All rights reserved
Top Right: October 27, 2023
Original Art. Made on the 20th day of
the war, Israel/Hamas.
Permanent black ink on paper.
34 x 25 cm. Unframed. Signed.
Brigitte NaHoN © All rights reserved
Right Bottom: November 1, 2023
Original Art. Made on the 26h day of
the war, Israel/Hamas
Permanent black ink on paper.
34 x 25 cm. Unframed. Signed.
Brigitte NaHoN © All rights reserved

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Brigitte
NaHoN

rigitte NaHoN has received several awards
and grants, including the Yuri Stern
Honors (2017) and the “Villa Medicis Hors
Les-Murs” (1994). Her works belong to
several international public and private prestigious
collections like Peter Frey and Carrie Frey-Shapiro,
in New York City; The HVCCA, Hudson Valley Center
of Contemporary Arts, in New York; The Mallins
Collection, in New York; The Jewish Museum of
New York City; Toby Devan-Lewis, in Austin, CO; The
European Hospital Georges Pompidou and Medical
Researches European Center, in Paris; FNAC French
national contemporary, in Paris; The Lauro Giardini,
in Umbria. And, as monumental sculptures indoors
and outdoors like The Progressive Inc., OH; Les
Champs-Elysées; Musée national du moyen-âge,
Thermes de Cluny, in Paris; The New Courtyard of
The City of Avignon; E.D.F. Electricité de France,
during The Venice Biennale Off in 1995 and so on.
Brigitte NaHoN’s works have been shown worldwide
in galleries like in Tel Aviv (Bruno Art Group), Moscow
(Iragui Galerie), New York (Cristinerose Gallery
and Stephan Stoyanov Gallery), Paris (Jérôme de
Noirmont Gallery), Ghent (Ysebaert Gallery).
Her works have been exhibited at prestigious
museums and Contemporary Art Centers like The
HVCCA, Hudson Valley Center of Contemporary Arts,
in New York; The Jewish Museum of New York City;
CCBB Centro Cultural do Banco Brasil in Rio-deJaneiro; The Serpentine Gallery in London; Musée
Zadkine in Paris; The North Carolina Museum of Art,
Raleigh, NC.; the City of Luxemburg and Metropolitan
History Museum, Place Guillaume II, Principauté
of Luxemburg; The 5501 Columbia Art Center,
Dallas, TX; The Delaware Center for Contemporary
Arts, Wilmington, DE; Abbaye Saint-André Meymac
Contemporary Art Center, France.
instagram: @brigittenahon

Top Left: 5 November 2023
Original Art. Made on the 26 day of
the war, Israel/Hamas
Permanent black ink on paper.
34 x 25 cm. Unframed. Signed.
Brigitte NaHoN © All rights reserved

Left Bottom: 6 November 2023
Original Art. Made on the 27 day of
the war, Israel/Hamas
Permanent black ink on paper.
34 x 25 cm. Unframed. Signed.
Brigitte NaHoN © All rights reserved

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2nd November 2023
Original Art. Made on the 23 day of
the war, Israel/Hamas
Permanent black ink on paper. 34 x
25 cm. Unframed. Signed.
Brigitte NaHoN © All rights reserved

The Thirsty Herring, 2020
Original Art. Oil on wood.
95 x 70 cm. Signed.
Frank Kortan © All rights
reserved.

An Artist Of
Transcendental
Intimacy

FRANK KORTAN

AN ARTIST OF
TRANSCENDENTAL INTIMACY

Frank Kortan © All rights reserved.

bY Prof. Dr. Miroslav Klivar,
The member of The American Society for
Aesthetics

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hen
perceiving
the artistic
creation
of Frank Kortan, we are
down if we want to apply
the methods and clichés
of classical art history. We
have to turn to the newest
spiritual and theoretical
conceptions from various
fields of anthropology.
We are led to it by honest
intentions to get into
the aesthetics of Frank
Kortan. The inspirations
of this painter's artistic
creation are near to the
surrealistic aesthetics
of free imagination
and associations,
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the experience of
subconscious and
nonconscious defined by
Freud. But not everything
created by Kortan can
be explained in this
way. According to him,
antitheses cease to be
"real or imaginative";
he is a follower of the
relativity of existence.
When contemplating
Kortan's artistic creation,
we remember the words
of André Breton from
the Second Manifesto of
Surrealism. He says that
a surrealistic activity
aims to define "a certain
spiritual point from which
life and death, real and

Odd Juggler, 2009
Original Art. Oil on wood.
40 x 35 cm. Signed.
Frank Kortan © All rights
reserved.

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imaginative, past and present,
notifiable and unnotifiable, high
and low cease to be perceived as
antitheses." Kortan's everyday
motives express his love of
dreaming, which has been named
"via regia" - nonconsciousness.
Nevertheless, we cannot confine
the perception of Kortan to
classical psychoanalysis. It seems
to us that the most truthful are
concepts that Gaston Bachelard
applied in his Phenomenology of
Dreaming, where he distinguished
the values of dreams. In this
respect, Kortan is a master of
absolute dreams and half-dreams.
In his paintings full of "old"
and "new" eternity, we register
something, which is named
"dreaming about dreaming."
Kortan's absolute dream of a
night's sleep is, in fact, a Universe.
We acquaint with Kortan's
animism: nothing is death in his
still lives - everything is live.
The activity of subconsciousness
is evident: one motive is replaced
by another; psychical accents
are transferred to other ones.
Aesthetic condensation, defined
by psychoanalysis, is substantial:
two - or more - imaginations
combine and create a more
complex imagination with deeper
meaning and stronger energy.
We register out-of-sensuous
perception, especially the transfer
of aesthetic meanings.
As a matter of fact, Kortan is one
of the world's avant-gardists
because his paintings are near
to "individual mythology," which
is focused on the retrospective
classification of the past and
inspired by the "tracks of human
civilization" and emphasizes "the
re-vitalization of fragments."

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Caviar Excursion, 2019
Original Art. Oil on wood.
90 x 70 cm. Signed.
Frank Kortan © All rights
reserved.

While Anne and Patrick Poirier look for
archeological inspirations, Nikolaus Lang
depicts the atmosphere of a Bavarian family,
and Jürgen Brodwolf paints miniature shop
windows; Frank Kortan confines himself neither
to a metaphor nor a concrete event. We have to
point out Kortan's aesthetics, which reflects the
out-of-sensuous psychology of C.A.Mace, who
presupposes the existence of a "psychical ether"
through which the waves of thought spread
and in which the tracks of events remain. In
addition, the aspect of temptation is presumed.
If he did not admire the symbolic-sexual aspects
of a woman nude, he would not be a surrealist.
Nevertheless, these aspects oscillate between
latent, evident, and mysterious in his artistic
creation. These are the symbols of women.
As unconsciousness follows the principles
of delight and not reality - as we know from
psychoanalysis - Kortan expresses the eternity
of delight.
He reminds the words by Nietzsche on his
tablet in Sils-Maria See in Upper Engadin:
"Every delight is eternity." Kortan invites
introspection and purification from the
sentimentality of civilization. He wants a man to
be immune against any tie resulting from work
and the world of things. In this respect, he is
"transcendental."
In this respect, we can cite an idea from Indian
spiritual culture: "A work which does not cause
any tie is a work with the transcendental result,
i.e., karma-yoga." Kortan does not aim at the
Absolute Personality of the Deity: he represents
a happy soul and wants everybody to be like
him...

nyone who decides
to become an artist,
regardless of style,
I can advise
following these four tips:
Find the best teacher, Be
persistent, Stay humble,
and Believe in luck! “
-Frank Kortan,

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rank Kortan, born April 22, 1964, in Prague,
Czech Republic, is a painter who works in
Surrealism, Fantastic Realism, and Trompel’oeil. He won the World Prize of Salvador Dalí
for fine arts. He currently lives in Egloffstein, Bavaria
(Germany).
Frank Kortan started his professional artistic career
in Prague, Czechoslovakia as a musician. In 1984, he
emigrated very adventurously to Ticino in Switzerland
and moved again to Germany after one year. When
Kortan arrived in Germany, it turned out that it was
not easy to find a permanent job as a professional
musician in the music genre of his expertise.
Therefore, he looked for new opportunities, and
as he had always been passionate about painting
from a young age, he decided to become a painter.
Oil painting as a supreme discipline has always
fascinated him. Still, first, he wanted to study the
perfect technique to implement his ideas and themes
without technical limitations.
From then on, Kortan started studying painting
techniques very intensively. He met an artist group
that worked in the “Trompe-l’oeil” style (“deceive
the eye “), which means a representation of an
object with such verisimilitude as to deceive the
viewer concerning the material reality of the object.
However, most painters, whether it was in the Middle
Ages or the present, have used this technique only for
classical still lives. That was not enough for him; he
developed his style further and combined Trompel’oeil with Surrealism and Fantastic Realism. Although
combining different styles is unusual, it fascinated
him as it offered countless expression possibilities.

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Madame Normandie, 2012
Original Art. Oil on wood.
50 x 60 cm. Signed.
Frank Kortan © All rights
reserved.

An Artist Of
Transcendental
Intimacy

FRANK KORTAN

On the one hand, Surrealism is an
expression of freedom of mind and
imagination. On the other side, the
meticulously accurate interpretation
of painted objects must convince and
captivate the viewer. Because the
quality of a painting is essential for
him, it is not uncommon for him to
work on a single painting for almost
a full year. Therefore, in reality, the
charisma of such a painting is very
unique.
Kortan says about his recognition
value, “For me, it is important that
my style is clearly recognizable after
finalizing; everybody must say this is
a “Kortan.”
It can not be overlooked that the icon
of Fantastic Realism, the Austrian
painter Prof. Ernst Fuchs, also
significantly influenced Kortan’s art.

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Prof. Ernst Fuchs
commented on Kortan’s
work as follows:

t’s highly gratifying to see
that there still exist artists
such as Frank Kortan,
who have tasted from the
elixir of Emperor Rudolph II
and, in the spirit of the noble
art of Mannerism, keep
presenting its mastery to our
contemporaries’ eyes. The
mastery that had already
seemed extinct is essential
to creating magnificent
paintings in the style of the
old master. May his works
open the eyes of all those
who have become blind
through pointless art so that
they are able to understand
the language of paintings
again.”
Arche 22, 2022
Original Art. Oil on wood.
80 x 65 cm. Signed.
Frank Kortan © All rights
reserved.

Apocalypse Now
Digital Art. Quality
Digital print on
Museum Canvas.
100 x 100 cm. Signed.
Ruby Vava Venezia
Dellert © All rights
reserved.

H = HUMILIATION
A = ANARCHY
T = TOTALITARIANISM
E = EVIL

BY Vava Venezia and Thomas Dellert

Hiding
Digital Art. Quality
Digital print on
Museum Canvas.
100 x 100 cm. Signed.
Ruby Vava Venezia
Dellert © All rights
reserved.

Little Boy and The
Rebirth of Evil
Digital Art. Quality
Digital print on Museum
Canvas. 100 x 100 cm.
Signed.
Ruby Vava Venezia
Dellert © All rights
reserved.

Vava Venezia and Thomas Dellert
Present:
Top: -SHOAH Museum art for
sale- My Sister Anne ( Anne
Frank ). 2021. Original Art.
Mixed media on canvas. Collage
with paper and broken violins
and painting in a hand-built
wood frame.
Framed Photograph of Anne
Frank. 184 x 150 cm. Signed.
Thomas Dellert-Bergh © All
rights reserved.

This series revolves around the egregious
harm inflicted by extreme ideologies, a
darkness that stains our past and still casts
shadows on our present.
As the artists of these powerful images,
we intend to remind ourselves of the
intense pain such attitudes have inflicted
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**WE HATE** WAR, WHITE SUPREMACY,
DRUGS, RELIGIOUS FANATICISM,
INJUSTICE, POVERTY, RACISM, LIES, FAKE
DEMOCRACY, MANIPULATION, CREATED
PANDEMICS, AND ALL TYPES OF ABUSE.
**WE LOVE**
PEACE, NATURE,
ART, MUSIC,
CHILDREN,
ANIMALS,
POETRY, AND
THE OCEAN.

upon humanity. Through these artworks,
We are unmasking the faces of racism,
xenophobia, and intolerance that
dominated and fuelled the vile machinery
of the Hitler regime and the Holocaust.
In the words of Primo Levi, an Italian
Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust

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-SHOAH Museum art for saleThomas Dellert-Bergh |
Children Train to AuschwitzBirkenau. 1990
Original Art. Collage with
objects on wood. 120 x 90 cm.
Signed.
Thomas Dellert-Bergh © All
rights reserved.

Vava Venezia and Thomas Dellert
Present:

Learning about our history
Digital Art. Quality Digital print
on Museum Canvas. 100 x 100
cm. Signed.
Ruby Vava Venezia Dellert © All
rights reserved.

survivor, "It happened,
therefore it can happen again:
this is the core of what we
have to say." (Levi, 1986) This
sentiment mirrors the purpose
of my artwork.
They echo the voices of the
innocent children brainwashed
into an ideology of hatred,
of parents led astray, of the
millions of lives extinguished.
Let's not forget the historical
truth: an estimated six million
Jews were systematically
exterminated during the
Holocaust, with countless
more people persecuted due
to their ethnicity, political

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beliefs, or sexual orientation.
These extreme ideologies were
not confined to the walls of
concentration camps.
The medical experiments, the
mass sterilizations, and the
horrors unleashed in hospitals
under the guise of 'science' - all
represent an unspeakable abuse
of human rights. (USHMM, n.d.)
We see the same fanaticism
echoing in other atrocities such
as the Rwandan Genocide,
where neighbors turned against
neighbors, the Armenian
Genocide that witnessed
a planned and systematic

annihilation, and more recently,
the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar,
all sprung from the seeds of
extreme ideology and hatred.
But this collection is not just
about exposing the gruesome
reality of the past. It's about our
present and, more importantly,
our future. The image of
immigrants standing behind
closed doors, of societies
fractured by fear and bias, is
a critique of our world today,
where governments often claim
ownership of the earth rather
than stewardship.

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In the words of Desmond Tutu,
"My humanity is bound up in
yours, for we can only be human
together." (Tutu, 1999) We are all
human, sharing the same basic
rights on the same earth.
The notion of diversity should
not be a tool of division but
a celebration of our shared
humanity.
As artists, we call for a
responsible society that
embraces assimilation with
respect, where the integration
of cultures and traditions is
not seen as a threat but as an
enrichment of our collective
human experience.
To conclude, these images are
a plea for us to learn from our
past, recognize the signs of
extreme ideologies, be it left or
right, and strive for unity. They
remind us that we must not
become passive spectators but
active participants in shaping
our world. After all, art is not
just an expression; it is a call to
action."
-Vava Venezia and Thomas
Dellert

-SHOAH Museum art for saleThomas Dellert-Bergh | The
Truth / Everyday. 1992
Original Art. Mixed media on
canvas. Collage with objects,
hand-printed silkscreen,
painting, and photography on
aluminum. Framed in a built
metal frame. 200 x 120 cm.
Prayer for Power.
Thomas Dellert ©
All rights reserved.

Signed.
Thomas Dellert-Bergh © All
rights reserved.

BY Vava Venezia
and Thomas Dellert
ABOUT

VAVA VENEZIA
Venezia graduated from the
University Saint Leo of Florida
with an Associate in Liberal
Arts. Psychology and political
science were among her
subjects of study. Additionally,
she graduated from Graham
Webb Academy as a master
colorist and hair stylist. She is
pursuing a Bachelor of Science
degree in Cybersecurity
at Thomas Edison State
University.
She engages in Neo-Dada Art
and New Surrealism, both
of which reflect her sense of
humor and innocence about
life and death.
With her photographs, she
reveals intimate moments
of a woman reflecting in a
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mirror before her - mysterious,
playful, but at the same time
lonely, nostalgic, and lost in
a labyrinth of dreams. She
aims to express her child-like
vision through her artistic
style to create a fantasy inner
landscape.
Like Cindy Sherman, Barbara
Kruger, and Sophie Calle, this
is me-too Pop Art. Throughout
her ongoing project in recent
years, "Selfish Selfies," she
documented herself as she
went through depression,
eating disorders, and suicide
attempts and morphed into
today's attempted self, Vava.
Selfish Selfies aims to inspire
women of all races and cultures
to embrace beauty in every
form and accept that we can
become whoever we wish to be
through trauma and pain.

Vava Venezia ©
All rights reserved.

-SHOAH Museum art for saleLetters from Hell, 2000. Original Art. Collage

out Zyklon-B. Also includes an original
Christmas card greeting signed by Adolf

and painting on canvas, With letters from
Auschwitz and hand-carved wood letters
from 1930s Krakow. The wood letters spell

Hitler and the Star of David created by
vintage varnish. 122 x 122 cm. Signed.
Thomas Dellert-Bergh © All rights reserved.

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Enough is Enough
Thomas Dellert ©
All rights reserved.

ABOUT

Thomas Dellert
A Journey Through Art
and Humanity
Thomas Dellert-Dellacroix (born
in Stockholm in 1953) has devoted
the past forty-five years to a
spectrum of artistic forms, including
photography, short film, theatre,
music, painting, and installation art.

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With over 200 exhibitions
across Europe and the
United States, my work
graces museums, official institutions,
and private collections worldwide.
Notably, my pieces feature in
esteemed repositories such as
the Absolut Vodka Collection, the
Heinz Collection, the Swedish Royal
Family Collection, and the Holocaust
Memorial Museum in Washington DC.

For me, being an artist is to walk along the
razor-sharp shoreline between the sea of
annihilation and the inner landscape of hope.
To survive the no-man's land-where, art
swings between the cruel madness of reality
and the beauty and serenity of our dreams.
This artistic journey unfolds on the delicate
precipice where the echoes of our souls meet
the apathy of our television screens.
My artistic expression adopts a dual identity,
embodying both humanism and satire.
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-SHOAH Museum art for saleThe Silent Railroad Tracks. 1980
Original Art. Hand-printed
silkscreen on Murillo art paper
with cloth
Based on a photograph taken at
Auschwitz Birkenau. 70 x 100 cm.
Signed.
Thomas Dellert-Bergh © All rights
reserved.

My endeavor is to caution against the allure and
deceit of totalitarian ideologies.
Historical knowledge is alarmingly scarce in an
era dominated by computer literacy and digital
engagement. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel
reminded us, "The opposite of Love is not hate, it's
Indifference."
Albert Einstein's words also resonate, "The world will
not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those
who watch them without doing anything to stop it."
My artistic language remains forthright, at times
bordering on the violent, yet always guided by a
humanistic lens. While delving into the darkness
inherent in humanity, I employ irony and humor as
my tools.
A significant portion of my art delves into the
history of the 20th century, striving to illuminate its
intricacies.

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y portfolio boasts
collaborations with luminaries
including Andy Warhol,
the Red Cross, Childhood,
Amnesty International, the Swedish
Royal Opera, Absolut Vodka, the Heinz
Collection, Mercedes Benz, the Swedish
Royal Family, the Royal Court TheatreConfidencen, and the Anne Frank
ambulant exhibition. Additionally, I've
had the honor of being the official artist
for Mercedes Benz and Absolut Vodka.
During my illustrious career, I have called
various cities home: Stockholm, New
York, Berlin, London, Paris, Stuttgart,
Barcelona, and Venice. I reside and
create in Florence, Italy, alongside my
wife and artistic collaborator, Vava
Venezia Dellert.

this collection is not just about exposing the gruesome reality
of the past. It's about our present and, more importantly, our
future. The image of immigrants standing behind closed doors,
of societies fractured by fear and bias, is a critique of our
world today, where governments often claim ownership of the earth
rather than stewardship."

being an
artist is
to walk
along the
razor-sharp
shoreline
between
the sea of
annihilation
and the inner
landscape
of hope.
To survive
the no-man's
land-where,
art swings
between
the cruel
madness of
reality and
the beauty
and serenity
of our
dreams."
-Thomas Dellert

Left Page: Dead man's
hand! And only 90
minutes to midnight!
Thomas Dellert ©
All rights reserved.
Top: History Repeat Itself
Digital Art. Quality Digital
print on Museum Canvas.
100 x 100 cm. Signed.
Ruby Vava Venezia Dellert ©
All rights reserved.
Left: Then and Now. #2
Vava Venezia © All rights
reserved.

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THOMAS DELLERT
VAVA VENEZIA

CHELITA
ZUCKERMANN
Angel Of Light – Uriel. 2019
Original Art. Sculpture. Polished and
hammered aluminum on a wooden
base covered with steel. Assembled
with bolts and rivets.
90 x 120 x 90 cm, W. 4 kg. Signed.
Chelita Zuckermann © All rights
reserved.

Femininity In Movement. 2020
Original Art. Sculpture. Polished and
anodized aluminum. Assembled with
bolts and rivets. 52 x 98 x 21 cm.
W. 3 kg. Signed.
Chelita Zuckermann © All rights
reserved.

M

exican and Italian
architect and selftaught artist, born
in Mexico City in
1965, graduated in architecture
in 1991. From 1991 to 2006, she
worked as an architect in Mexico
before moving to Italy. Since
his architectural studies are
not recognized in Europe, she
began creating artistic works in
2016 by transforming sheets of
aluminum, stainless steel, and
Corten steel into sculptures.
Since 2017, three of her works
have been placed in public
places and are part of the artistic
heritage of Porto Rotondo,
Sardinia. As of 2019, two of her
sculptures are part of the art
collections of two museums,
one at the PAPALOTE Museum
in Mexico City and the other at
the Jewish Museum in Casale
Monferrato, Italy.
Zuckermann has won four first
art prizes, in October 2020 at the
Biancoscuro Art Contest 2020
Prize, at the 13th Arte Laguna
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Prize in Venice in the Business
for Art category, and two in
Palm Springs, U.S.A. Thanks
to the polished stainless steel
and aluminum she uses, her
sculptures reflect natural and
artificial light and merge with
their surroundings, capturing the
surrounding colors as a mirror
image.
The lightness of aluminum
allows her aluminum sculptures
to move in the wind. Chelita
wants to bring joy and light with
her work.
In 2019, Zuckermann exhibited
her work in museums in Italy and
Mexico, including the Papalote
Museum in Mexico City and the
Museo Dei Lumi at the Jewish
Museum of Casale Monferrato,
Italy.
Since 2017, six of her
SCULPTURES have been
presented in public places in
Italy. 2023 Bolzano, two of her
sculptures are placed at the
Palais Campo Franco in Bolzano,
and in 2022, her sculpture Agave
Splendente, was featured at

Top: Flying Flower – Butterfly. 2023.
Original Art. Sculpture. Polished,
hammered, and anodized aluminum.
Assembled with bolts and rivets.
100 x 125 x 32 cm. W. 4 kg. Signed.

the entrance of the Mexican
Embassy in Rome at the request
of the Mexican Ambassador
Carlos Garcia de Alba Zepeda, to
commemorate the Centenary of
the Mexican Embassy in Italy.

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War Mother
Original Art. Acrylic on canvas.
102 x 76 cm. Signed.
Eva Lewarne © All rights
reserved.

EVA
LEWARNE

Sorry / Not Sorry
Original Art. Acrylic
on canvas.
102 x 76 cm. Signed.
Eva Lewarne © All
rights reserved.

Eva Lewarne, a Visual Artist, lives and works in
Toronto, Canada.
have been living in Canada for many
years. In the last few of years, I
received a Medal from France in a
Painting Festival in Avignon. (Grand
Prix, which was not my first exhibition there) Also,
my art was shown at the Grand Palais in Paris
before that, where my work was stolen from an
international exhibition, Figuration Critique. I guess
the French feel an affinity with my theme and style.
Most recently, I showed up there again in November
of 2015. Photography is my second passion.
I was born in Poland and have lived half my life
here, in Toronto. Both countries have influenced
and shaped my art, for better or worse. But, mostly,
introverted meditation and silence gave birth to the
images in my paintings, telling a story of my inner
world.
The world, however, has captured my attention,
especially the uncompassionate politics and
devastation of our environment. I am happy to be
contributing to aid Israel in its quest to overcome
the terrorist Hamas, who silently creep into their
homes and kill people. Obviously, irrational,
extreme religious who want Jewish people from
their ancestral homeland and will stop at nothing
to obtain their goal can’t be reasoned with. Thus,
there is a war.”

Only In New York
Original Art. Acrylic on canvas.
92 x 92 cm. Signed.
Eva Lewarne © All rights
reserved.

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Revolution
Original Art. Acrylic on canvas.
102 x 76 cm. Signed.
Eva Lewarne © All rights
reserved.

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Left: “THE COLOSSEUM
CROWN, ” 2023
Digital Art / Product.
46 x 65.91 cm. Signed
Digitally.
STYLIZED ARTS © All rights
reserved.
"THE POWER OF MUSCLES",
2022
Digital Art / Product.
41.5 x 70 cm. Signed
Digitally.
STYLIZED ARTS © All rights
reserved.

STYLIZED
ARTS
aisankari Balasubramaniyan is an Indian
architect and illustrator who has always
had a strong passion for drawing sketches.
She used art stylization to express her
themes and named her art “STYLIZED ARTS.”
She pays attention to lines, curves, and colors
in the stylization process, and celebrates every
single line. She wants her works to express joy
with vivid colors. She often adds humor or a
message to spice up her creations, preferring
her subject to be expressive, dominating, bold,
and vivid. She adores depicting lifestyle in her
paintings. Each of her works is 60% hand-drawn
and 40% digitally done.

J
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“PROFESSIONAL GIRL”. 2022
Digital Art / Product.
19.76 cm x 19.43 cm.
Signed Digitally.
STYLIZED ARTS © All rights
reserved.

“Requiem for a Dream”,
2022
Original Art. Mixed media.
Graphite pencils, ink, and
white charcoal (Stabilo
Carbothello) on paper.
50 x 35 cm. Signed.
George Anastasiadis © All
rights reserved.
Bottom:
“Thinking of…”, 2022
Original Art. Watercolors
on canvas.
45 x 35 cm. Signed.
George Anastasiadis ©
All rights reserved.

GEORGE
ANASTASIADIS

G

eorge Anastasiadis was born in
Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1968.
Anastasiadis works as a physical therapist
in a public rehabilitation center for the
disabled but likes to paint. He is a self-taught painter.
His artistic journey started during high school, and he
was lucky to have a fantastic art teacher, the beloved
Nikos Paralis. He automatically paints images that
originate from the subconscious. Dozens of symbols
and messages are hidden in his paintings, and he
belongs to the surrealists he admires.
"Painting is a confession. It communicates with the
world, a deposit of the artist's soul. He hides a little
piece of the soul in his paintings."
George Anastasiadis believes everything stagnates,
wears out, becomes sloppy, and dies. Everything
that surrounds us and inside us is a harmonious
and indivisible whole. We are immortal elements
and parts of the universe. Nothing absurd or scary.
Everything is simple and in our nature, just like art.
His paintings come from his inner will to find and
improve himself through his philosophical, rational,
and metaphysical quests. His goal is to consistently
evolve into a better version of himself.
He has taken part in many exhibitions in Greece and
abroad, and his works have been awarded many
times.

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LA PORTA
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erardo La Porta, aka “GiGi
or Gilaporta,” was born
in 1966 in a small town in
Salerno, Italy.
Since childhood, he has been noticed
for his artistic talents, having already
been awarded at 9 in a school
competition.
Despite his different school career,
he studied everything related to
Art secretly from his parents. He is
very passionate about the artists of
the Renaissance and later those of
the ‘900; the detail of the technique
and the expression are the points
that he deepened the most. He
began painting with his neighbor
of the same age, who had the same
passions, later during work breaks.
He greatly refined the technique of
oil paints, alternating with acrylics
and watercolor.
His life changed suddenly: he
decided to follow his passion for
travel and started working on cruise
ships, which would take him away
for ten years. Instead, it gives him
the opportunity to learn about new
cultures, new countries, and all the
Art in the world. Back in Italy, he felt
the need to return to painting, to
express and research new techniques
in the world of Art.
His artistic expression is figurative
Abstract, with very bright colors and
full of nuances, alternating with Pop
Art with developed lines. It recalls the
passion for Africa, with very marked
lines and colors, the nuances of those
places.
His latest works have been included
in the new expressive current called
“Modern Impressionism,” where
the overlapping of the brushstrokes
recalls this style, also giving the
three-dimensionality of the figures.
His works are exhibited in private
collections in many countries,
including Italy, the United States,
France, Spain, England, Finland,
Germany, Norway, Sweden, Romania,
Greece, Morocco, and Egypt.

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Left Page:
Alberi soleggiati, 2021
Original Naive Art. Acrylic
on canvas. 100 x 110 cm cm.
Signed.
Gerardo La Porta ©
All rights reserved.

Top:
La Strada nel Bosco, 2021
Original Naive Art. Acrylic
on canvas. 110 x 100 cm cm.
Signed.
George Anastasiadis ©
All rights reserved.

Bottom:
La Strada nel Bosco, 2022
Original Naive Art. Acrylic
on canvas. 100 x 110 cm cm.
Signed.
George Anastasiadis ©
All rights reserved.

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HAVA
ZILBERSHTEIN

H

ava Zilbershtein, Born
in 1953, Lives and works
in Tel Aviv, Israel. She
graduated from “The
Midrasha” academy in 1975 and started
her profession and mission as an art
teacher in the same year until 1995. She
is a member of the “Israeli Painters and
Sculptors Association.”
Zilbershtein exhibited at the Tel Aviv
Museum of Art and The Mormon
University Jerusalem several times.
“After twenty years of art teaching, I
preferred to devote myself to art only.
Therefore, I have created my works in
the last ten years by etching on zinc and
aluminum plates. This technique is the
most suitable to express myself because
of the character of the textures. In my
works, I use figures of lines and stains in
an abstract and vague environment.
My works have been represented
eight times in individual exhibitions
and more than thirty times in group
exhibitions. In 2000, I was awarded the
first prize in the “Pain” exhibition and
contested with my work “Waves.”
During the past years, Zilbershtein’s
work has been published in
international art magazines, including
Art Market Magazine Issue #46, April
2020, LandEscape Art Review –
Anniversary Edition, Dec 28, 2015, Pain
IASP – Volume 139, Sep 2008. Among
her solo exhibitions, you will find the
Meirhoff Gallery, Tel Aviv Museum,
Zaritsky Artists House Tel Aviv, and Tova
Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv.
From many group exhibitions,
Zilbershtein presented her work at the
Bible Museum, Tel Aviv, in 2000, at the
Rosario Gallery, Argentina, in 2001,
and a group exhibition represented
by Meirhoff Gallery, Tel Aviv Museum,
in 2021. In 2023, she also featured her
work at the “Contemporary Local Print
Festival” at Jerusalem Print Workshop.

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Left Page:
Untitled #5
Original Art. Etching on
paper. 21 x 30 cm. Signed
manually.
Hava Zilbershtein ©
All rights reserved.

Top:
Untitled #3
Original Art. Etching on
paper. 21 x 30 cm. Signed
manually.
Hava Zilbershtein ©
All rights reserved.

Top- Bottom:
Untitled #4
Original Art. Etching on
paper. 21 x 30 cm. Signed
manually.
Hava Zilbershtein ©
All rights reserved.

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IGOR EUGEN
PROKOP

P

ROKOP IGOR EUGEN, Born in
1953, Lives and works in Visegrad,
Budapest, Hungary. Quite a
renaissance man, Prokop is driven by
his ubiquitous curiosity; he graduated with his
studies in various fields, including Dentistry,
Biology, Film, Design, and Art. Dedicated to his
passion for art, he creates fascinating abstract
art with a unique artistic style. He is influenced
mainly by his love for nature and aims to
convey an important message about climate
change and nature protection through his art.
Prokop has exhibited in countless solo and
group exhibitions around the globe and was
awarded respectable international awards,
including the Biennale Leonardo Award for
drawings, the London Art Biennale Award,
the International Confederation of Art
Critics Award, the International Prize Andrea
Mantegna, the Chianciano Biennale Award
for painting and the GOLD LIST Award by the
International Art Market Magazine. In addition,
Prokop Igor’s work will be featured in an
article in the GOLD LIST Special Edition #7,
distribution worldwide, and be published this
November 2022.

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Top:
The Living Grove. La Divina
Commedia. 2023
Original Art. Painting, Acrylic
on canvas. 174 x 142 cm.
Signed.
Igor Eugen Prokop © All rights
reserved.

Top/Bottom:
The Gate Of Hell. La Divina
Commedia. 2023
Original Art. Painting, Acrylic
on canvas. 174 x 142 cm.
Signed.
Igor Eugen Prokop © All rights
reserved.

Right Page:
Aliens Discuss The Future Of
The Earth. 2023
Original Art. Painting, Acrylic
on canvas. 152 x 178 cm.
Signed.
Igor Eugen Prokop © All rights
reserved.

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IRINA
HOWARD
PATTERNS OF LIFE

Innocence. 2023
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
76 x 102 cm. Signed.
Irina Howard © All rights
reserved.

Challenges. 2022
Original Art. Oil on canvas.
76 x 102 cm. Signed.
Irina Howard © All rights
reserved.

I

rina Howard is a New
York-based visionary
artist who explores the
complexity of human life
experiences. Her innovative style
is inspired by organic forms and
textures, personal experiences,
philosophical views, and the
depths of her imagination,
transporting viewers to ethereal
realms of her thought-provoking
art. Pushing the boundaries of
creativity, bridging reality and
imagination, she reveals the visible
within the invisible. By giving a
physical form to conceptual ideas,
she produces artwork of magnetic
quality that is timeless and
contemporary.
Irina Howard was born (1969) in
Kiev, Ukraine, with a boundless
imagination and an insatiable
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curiosity. Her artistic talent
bloomed at a tender age. As a
child, she immersed herself in the
enchanting worlds of literature,
arts, music, and nature. She
found solace in their harmonious
interplay and inspiration to
overcome merciless traumatic
events extended throughout her
life. These influences shaped her
unique artistic vision later in her
mature age when she dedicated
herself to a career in the arts.
Irina earned a Fine Arts degree
(2015) with honors from the City
University of New York and a
degree in Integrated Arts (2018)
from the Yale Gordon College of
Arts and Sciences in Maryland,
USA.
Critical acclaim for her work
nurtured and encouraged her

professional journey, setting
the stage for her growth and
willingness to explore new artistic
frontiers. Committed to the art
world, Irina became an active
member of the New York art
community, working alongside
various art institutions, schools,
and art studios as a teaching
artist (since 2021); she embraces
the opportunity of sharing her
passion for the arts with younger
generations.
In the vast tapestry of the art
world, Irina Howard’s work
shines brightly, weaving together
beauty, imagination, and
thought-provoking narratives.
Her work has received extensive
coverage in magazines and art
books. Notable publications
include Artists Magazine, and the
International Art Market Magazine,

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IRINA
HOWARD

Left Page:
Homelessness. 2022
Original Art. Oil on canvas. 76 x 102 cm,
(Framed 94 x 120 cm). Signed.
Irina Howard © All rights reserved.

Top:
Hope. 2020
Original Art. Oil on canvas. 76 x 102 cm,
(Framed 94 x 120 cm). Signed.
Irina Howard © All rights reserved.

Ideal Contemporary Aesthetics
Magazine by Circle Foundation for
the Arts in France; and Aesthetica,
the Art & Culture Magazine in the
UK. Her work is also featured in
books such as Important World
Artists by Worldwide Artbooks
in the USA (2022/23), Power of
Creativity by Contemporary Art
Curator Magazine in the UK, and
Contemporary Celebrity Masters
by Efetto Arte Fondazione in Italy.
Her artworks are on the cover of
Artistonish Visual Arts Magazine
(2023) in Canada and Magic of
La Boheme Art Book in Germany
(2023).
Howard has been the recipient of
numerous awards and accolades.
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Her recent achievements include
the Oscar of Visual Arts as a
part of the Top 60 Masters of
Contemporary Art 2022 /23 at
the Museum of Arts and Design
in New York City. The Efetto Arte
Foundation in Italy honored
her with the International
Prize Leonardo da Vinci (2023).
Contemporary Art Curator
Magazine in the UK presented Irina
with the Harmony for Humanity:
The Global Consciousness Art Prize
(2023), and the Circle Foundation
for the Arts selected her for the
Artistic Excellence Award.
Irina remains steadfastly
committed to the transformative

power of art. She continues to
produce captivating artwork
presented during esteemed art
shows worldwide: Art Expo in
New York (2022/23), Tokyo Tower
Art Fair in Japan (2023), Museu
Maritim de Barcelona in Spain
(2022), Art San Diego (exhibited
with Artavita Art Gallery) in
California, and Hamptons Fine Art
Fair (exhibited with the Artifact Art
Gallery) in New York. Her recent
exhibition, Celebrating life, was
at the Grimandi Art Gallery in NY.
Furthermore, her work is widely
exhibited at venues online and at
galleries in the US, Canada, and
Europe.

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IRYNA
BENDEROVSKA
Naïve Art

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Our life may be fascinating, rich, and colorful; it is what we
make. It's my philosophy of art."
Iryna Benderovska was born
in Odesa, Ukraine, in 1977 and
graduated from the State Art
School. Based in Poland.
INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITIONS &
RECOGNITION

■ Fira International d'Art de
Barcelona 2023 (Barcelona
International Art Awards)22-23
November 2023
■ Group exhibition 'Essence
of Time: Dali, Warhol and the
21st Century', New York, gallery
«Artifact» 02-20.08. 2023
■"International Prize PARIS" 2022
■ World Art Dubai 2022
■ Online Exhibition' Butterfly
Effect' by Contemporary Art
Curator Magazine 2022
■ XIII Florence biennale, Florence,
2021
■ Quadro art VII Bienale, Poland
2021
Family Portrait, 2023
Original Naïve Art. Oil on
canvas. 80 x 90 cm. Signed.
Iryna Benderovska ©
All rights reserved.

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Top Left:
The evening concert, 2023
Original Naïve Art. Oil on
canvas. 90 x 100 cm. Signed.
Iryna Benderovska ©
All rights reserved.

Top Right:
Hello Kitty 2023
Original Naïve Art. Oil on
canvas. 80 x 90 cm. Signed.
Iryna Benderovska ©
All rights reserved.

Right Bottom:
Music Pause #2, 2023
Original Naïve Art. Oil on
canvas. 50 x 50 cm. Signed.
Iryna Benderovska ©
All rights reserved.

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Untitled #2 (Chair Cube series). 2010.
(A tribute to Artist Joseph Albers.)
Original Art. Mosaic mould on ceramic
tile. ( Emblemata)
33 x 33 cm. unframed. Signed.
ORNA L. BROCK © All rights reserved.

O

RNA L. BROCK was born in Israel. During
her art career, she exhibited in many
group shows in Israel & around the world
and Solo exhibitions. Her Solo Museum
exhibitions were presented in The Bar-David Museum
of Jewish Art in Kibbutz Braam And a solo exhibition
in “Beit Uri and Rami Nehushtan Museum” in Kibbutz
Ashdot Yaakov Meuochad, Israel.
L. BROCK is an award-winning artist. She was
awarded by the International Art Market Magazine –
The Gold List Special Edition Prize # 6 in 2021 as one
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awarded The Gold List Special Edition Prize # 4 in
2019.
She received the “Faces of Peace Art Prize” of the
contemporary art curator magazine. Recently, she
was awarded The International Prize Barcelona 2022,
and her work was exhibited at the MEAM Museum in
Barcelona, Spain. 2023. This year, L.BROCK received
an Honorable Mention in the 19th Julia Margaret
Cameron competition & participated in the Gala
exhibition at Fotonostrum Gallery. Barcelona Spain.
2023. She also received an Honorable Mention in
The 20th Pollux Award of Fotonostrum Gallery in
Barcelona, Spain, and was awarded the “Harmony
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for Humanity” Art prize by the Contemporary Art
Collectors.
Her artworks are featured in many catalogs and
books, the most recent being the “Art for Peace” book
by ICM. International Cultural Management and In
the Annual Art book of International Contemporary
Art: “ARTISTI.” Published by Art Now in Italy (in 2020
& 2021), the book “The Best Modern & Contemporary
Artists” (2019), The “Art Universal: The Great
Encyclopedia of International Art” Curated by Dr.
Francesco Saverio Russo & Dr. Salvatore Russo & in the
“The Power of Creativity” art book published by the
Contemporary Art Curator Magazine in 2022.
Recently, her Artwork was published in the book
“Artists of Today & Tomorrow” volume 4, 2023, curated
by Monica Ferrarini and published by Gangemi Editore
International in Italy.
She exhibited in the V International Biennal of
Contemporary Art of Argentina and also displayed
in the 7th edition of the Biennale of Fine Art &
Documentary Photography at the FotoNostrum
Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (10/2022). She exhibited at
the Meam MUSEUM in Barcelona at the 4th Barcelona
Biennale De Arte in Barcelona, Spain (11/2022).
Recently, She exhibited in The “Invisible Threads”
Exhibition at the Arte Borgo Gallery in Rome. Italy
(3/2023) participated in the “Clio Art Fair” in New
York. USA .(5/2023) . She participated in the Digital
exhibition of Artifact Gallery/ArtUp close in the
“HAMPTONS” Art Fair (7/2023) & participated in the
“QUINTESSENCE” exhibition (10/2023) at the PALAZZO
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DELLA CANCELLERIA VATICANA
in Rome, Italy, curated by Anna
Isopo. Her Artwork is exhibited
in the Digital exhibition of
Artifact Gallery/ ArtUp close
during the RED DOT MIAMI Art
Fair ( December 6-10, 2023).
ORNA L.BROCK is currently
living and creating her
Artworks in Jerusalem, Israel.

Top Left: Untitled #1 (Chair Cube
series). 2010. (A tribute to Artist Joseph
Albers.) Original Art. Mosaic mould on
ceramic tile. ( Emblemata)
33 x 33 cm. unframed. Signed.
ORNA L. BROCK © All rights reserved.
Top Right: Untitled #3 (Chair Cube
series). 2010. (A tribute to Artist Joseph
Albers.) Original Art. Mosaic mould on
ceramic tile. ( Emblemata)
33 x 33 cm. unframed. Signed.
ORNA L. BROCK © All rights reserved.
A FLOOR .2000 (Chair Cube series).
(A tribute to Artist Joseph Albers.)
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT ON FINE PAPER.
40 x 38 cm. Framed. Signed.
ORNA L. BROCK © All rights reserved.

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AVISHAI GREIS

Romanesco Bronze. 2020
Hand-made bronze sculpture using lost wax
techniques.
Unique Casting. Mounted to iron base plate.
All recycled materials.
Dimensions Height 6” x Width 4” x Depth 4” |
10.16 W x 16.51 H x 10.16 L cm. Weight 7lbs 3oz
Avishai Greis © All rights reserved.

Pepper Bronze Sculpture. 2022
Hand-made bronze sculpture using lost wax
techniques.
Unique Casting. Mounted to iron base plate.
All recycled materials.
Dimensions Height 8” x Width 4” x Depth 4” |
20.32 H x 10.16 W x 10.16 L cm. Weight 5lbs 7oz
Avishai Greis © All rights reserved.

Avishai Greis is an Israeli native now living in the
USA. Greis has more than 50 years of experience
as a jeweler, caster, and artist to some of the
most recognizable names in the industry. Using
his knowledge and experience, he now creates
one-of-a-kind sculptures from Bronze.

Pomegranate Bronze Sculpture. 2020
Hand-made bronze sculpture using lost wax
techniques.
Unique Casting. Mounted to iron base plate. All
recycled materials.
Dimensions Height 6.5” x Width 4” x Depth 4” |
10.16 W x 16.51 H x 10.16 L cm. Weight 7lbs 6oz
Avishai Greis © All rights reserved.

Garlic Bronze Sculpture.
2021
Hand-made bronze
sculpture using lost wax
techniques.
Unique Casting.
Mounted to iron base
plate.
All recycled materials.
Dimensions:
Height 7” x Width 4”
x Depth 4” | 17.78 H x
10.16 W x 10.16 L cm.
Weight 2lbs 8oz
Avishai Greis © All rights
reserved.
Portobello Mushroom
Bronze Sculpture. 2021
Hand-made bronze
sculpture using lost
wax techniques.
Unique Casting.
Mounted to iron base
plate.
All recycled materials.
Dimensions:
Height 6.5” x Width 5”
x Depth 5” | 16.51 H
x 12.7 W x 12.7 L cm.
Weight 8lbs 4oz
Avishai Greis © All
rights reserved.

STANISLAV
BOJANKOV

S

tanislav Bojankov. Born in 1966
in Bulgaria.
EDUCATION; MFA

in Printmaking,
1995, at the Academy of Fine Arts-Cracow,
Poland, in the Studio of Prof. Andrzej
Pietsch. Works in the areas of painting,
drawing, and graphic art.
IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS,
BIENNIALS, TRIENNIALS, AND OTHER
SHOWS; Over

Top: Landscaping on Jazz (Billie)-XLV, 2016.
Original Art. Mixed on paper. Unframed.
46 x 65 cm. Signed
Stanislav Bojankov © All rights reserved.

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Nocturne-CXXXIII. 2015
Original Art. Watercolor on paper. Unframed.
50 x 35 cm. Signed.
Stanislav Bojankov © All rights reserved.

400 exhibitions worldwide.
Maastricht, Varna, Toronto, Taipei,
Majdanek, Cracow, Wimbledon, Ibiza,
Lubin, Philadelphia, Kanagawa, Lodz,
Plovdiv, Sofia, Beograd, Ljubljana, Cairo,
Busan, Livorno, Torun, Kyiv, Oldenburg,
Moscow, Evora, Timisoara, Istanbul,
Elassona, Milano, Guanlan, New York,
Guangzhou, Luxembourg, Tuzla, Seoul,
etc.
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IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL
AWARDS AND GRANTS;

■ 28 International Awards, Mentions,
Diplomas:
■ 2003-New York, The
Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Grant(Paintings), USA. 2007.
New York, The Pollock-Krasner
Foundation Grant(Graphic Art and
Drawings), USA.
■ 2016-The 2016 American Art
Awards, Category Cubism, LA, USA.
■ 2022 “GOLD LIST-Top
Contemporary Artists of Today”Special Edition by “Art Market
Magazine”. 2022.
■ 2023 First International Prize
DONATELLO, Borghese Palace,
Florence, Italy
■ 2023 The 2023 World Art Awards,
Paintings-Category Innovation, USA
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WORKS IN OVER 50 PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS;

Poland, Bulgaria, Romania,
Belgium, Malaysia, Egipt, USA,
Taiwan, Turkey, Italy, Serbia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Korea, China, etc.
Works sold to private collectors
worldwide: United States, Australia,
China, Singapore, Malaysia, United
Kingdom, Italy, Spain, etc.
PUBLICATIONS / INTERVIEWS

Art Market Magazine, Aesthetica
Magazine, Collect Art Magazine, CAI
Magazine, Al Tiba-9 Contemporary
Art, The Woven Tale Press Magazine,
Singulart Magazine, Artmajeur
Magazine, Artmagazineum,
Rhotosynthesis Magazine, JK’S
Magazine, etc.

Top: Nocturne-CCXXVI. 2019
Original Art. Watercolor on paper. Unframed.
50 x 35 cm. Signed.
Stanislav Bojankov © All rights reserved.

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CARLA NUNES

C

arla Nunes, a Brazilian
photojournalist
with a decade of
experience and
two international awards, is
dedicated to documenting
social precariousness in
various locations in Brazil
and abroad, actively seeking
sponsorship to support local
communities. Her specialization
in street photography makes her
particularly sensitive to events,
resulting in never-before-seen
photographs with highly realistic
and authentic connotations.
His unique work transforms the
urban scene into a unique visual
narrative, where light becomes
the protagonist, revealing the
energy and vitality of Rio’s urban
landscapes and providing an
immersive and expressive visual
experience.

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Top: Chromatic Kaleidoscope. 2023
Fine Art Photography. Quality print on Premium
Polycotton Canvas Fabric. 340gsm. Real pine wood
frame. UV-resistant and built to last, the Advanced 12core print processor delivers HD finishing.
Hanging accessories included. 60W cm x 40H x 2L cm.
Limited Edition 1/2. Signed and numbered.
Carla Nunes © All rights reserved.

Guardian of Pantanal Waters. 2023.
Fine Art Photography. Quality print on Premium
Polycotton Canvas Fabric. 340gsm. Real pine wood
frame. UV-resistant and built to last, the Advanced 12core print processor delivers HD finishing.
Hanging accessories included. 60W cm x 40H x 2L cm.
Limited Edition 1/2. Signed and numbered.
Carla Nunes © All rights reserved.

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Light of Faith. 2023
Original Art. Acrylic
on canvas. 12×12 inch
| 30.48 x 30.48 cm.
Signed.
Holly Liu © All rights
reserved.

Harmony‘s Flying.
2023
Original Art. Gold
leaf, acrylic on
canvas. 12×12 inch
| 30.48 x 30.48 cm.
Signed.
Holly Liu © All rights
reserved.

HOLLY LIU
The Star of
Bethlehem. 2023
Original Art. Cold wax
oil painting on canvas.
40.64 x 50.8 cm.
Signed.
Holly Liu © All rights
reserved.

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H

olly Liu is an international visual artist
based in New York City. She holds the
distinguished title of a featured artist for
the Fondation de France and has been
honored with the 2023 Artist Award from the Italian
EFFETTO Foundation. Additionally, she is a member
of the Montauk Artists Association. Her artwork has
graced galleries in the United States and Europe,
earning widespread acclaim.
Furthermore, She was the proud recipient of the
2023 Emerald ARTYA Award by the esteemed ATIM
board.
Holly was born in China and raised in a loving
family, and she now resides in the bustling
metropolis of New York City, USA. Her artistic
talents were nurtured by her father, who shared
her passion for art. She embarked on her artistic
journey at a tender age, eventually earning a degree
in visual communication. Today, she is a highly
regarded freelance artist, with her works cherished
in private collections.
Moreover, Holly is a devoted mentor, generously
sharing her talents and knowledge with others. She
has assisted students in organizing art exhibitions
throughout New York City and has guided them
to achieve remarkable success and awards in art
competitions. As a devout Christian, her creative
inspiration predominantly stems from her religious
faith, often finding inspiration through prayer. Her
goal is to use her art to spread God’s love, firmly
believing that wisdom and talent are blessings from
above that will endure eternally.

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VARDA BREGER
ENOUGH
October 7th. Original Art.
Mixed media on canvas.
100 x 70 cm. Unframed.
Signed.
Varda Breger © All rights
reserved.

American Eagle
Original Art. Mixed media
on paper. 50 x 50 cm.
Unframed. Signed.
Varda Breger © All rights
reserved.

Disaster On The Beaches
Quality print on canvas.
100 x 70 cm. Manually
signed.
Varda Breger © All rights
reserved.

B

orn in Israel, master’s
degree in chemistry
at Tel Aviv University.
While studying in the
Netherlands, at the Faculty of Art at
Tel Aviv University, at the People’s
University, and at the Beit Midrash
for teachers in Ramat Hasharon, her
passion for painting grew, and after
years of research, teaching in the last
thirty years, painting has become her
main occupation.
Berger lives in Tel-Aviv and has been a
member of the Association of Painters
and Sculptors of Tel-Aviv since 1986,
in the Forum for Ecological Art and
Association of Creative Women, and
was elected to the International
Association of European Artists.
Recently, she was chosen to join the
international association AFC Artists
for the Preservation of Nature.
In her works and poems, Varda Berger
deals with ecological and social issues
and the pursuit of peace.
The lack of balance between man and
advanced technology and nature has
resulted in pollution, the depletion
of biological diversity, and the
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nature. The maiden called today by
scientists the sixth extinction. (The
fifth was the age of the dinosaurs).
In her paintings, you will find
migratory wild animals and birds in
danger of extinction. Lions, tigers,
deer, and migrating birds like pelicans
and cranes.
Berger uses prints of soles and tires to
depict the rapacity of man.
On the other hand, she works with
very diluted acrylic paint on paper,
in a spontaneous technique in which
she shakes the paint, and currents are
created that include the sad objects
and perhaps reflect our faces?
In 2004, Berger won the Kafka Medal
for female artists in Prague, Czech
Republic. In 2011, she was invited to
the Biennale in Tuscany CHIANCIANI
(160 artists were selected out of 1600
to whom the Biennale applied) and
won the second prize – the Leonardo
Prize for paper works.
In 2012, at the same place, she won
the first prize for paper works at an
international exhibition.
In 2013, she was invited to the
Biennale in Izmir, Turkey. 453 artists
from 53 countries participated, and

19 judges – Verda Berger won the
second prize in the painting category
(including all techniques).
In 2015, Her work was exhibited at
the ARTQUAKEKYOTO International
Biennale, museum Kyoto, and was
awarded the First Prize for promoting
Peace through Art.
In 2017 and 2019, she participated at
the London International Art Biennale
and won third and second Prizes for
works on paper, selected out of 140
featured artists.
In 2020, Berger exhibited at the MUSA
International Art Space, a woman’s
essence show in Rome.
Berger’s work has been exhibited in
over twenty-five solo exhibitions in
Israel, along with countless group
exhibitions in Israel and around the
world. She expresses her views in
poems, most in the Eiko style, which
has recently accompanied her shows.
During the past years, she has
published several books, including the
“Kochav Haim,” paintings and poems
in Hebrew and English, published by
Ibn Hoshan and designed by David
Tratkober.

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“Just the Best – Plugged In.” 2023
Limited Edition Hand Embellished Print on
Canvas. Framed. 46 cm x 61 cm. Signed.
-Wingnut- © All rights reserved.

“Just the Best – Theme Park.” 2023
Limited Edition Hand Embellished Print on
Canvas. Framed. 46 cm x 61 cm. Signed.
-Wingnut- © All rights reserved.

-WINGNUThe World Record Holding Tattooist turned
into a Contemporary Artist.
-Wingnut- has been an artist his whole
life and has spent the last 20+ years in the
Tattoo Industry. While on this Art Path, -Wingnutgained a ‘World Record for the Smallest Tattoo’ (a
Monet) of a Painting, among many other awards;
his contemporary artwork has been featured in
international publications during his Tattoo career.
In the past several years, -Wingnut- has put down his
Tattoo machines for brushes and canvases instead
of skin.
-Wingnut-‘s creation and characters, “The Red
People,” have taken the World by surprise and
were successfully exhibited at the Red Dot Miami
and Spectrum Miami art fairs during Miami Art
Week, 2023, with the representation of “No Face,
No Race, We All Bleed the Same,” they universally
connect with everyone and transcends boundaries,
resonating deeply with audiences across the globe.

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“Just the Best –
Awkward Moment.”
2023
Limited Edition Hand
Embellished Print on
Canvas. Framed.
46 cm x 61 cm. Signed.
-Wingnut- © All rights
reserved.

ANNA
WEICHSELBAUMER

Anna Weichselbaumer
graduated from the Art
University in Linz, Austria, in
2008.
I think painting
is also a way of
communicating.
I especially
like to paint people
and abstract pictures
because expressing
that we are all the
same despite our
differences is essential.
(We all have dreams,
ideas, and experiences
and can understand
others.) It could be
about stimulating and
questioning things.”

Top Left: Where is
Kameran?
Original Naive Art. Acrylic
on Canvas. 40 x 40 cm.
Signed
Anna Weichselbaumer ©
All rights reserved.
Top Right: #Untitled
Original Naive Art. Acrylic
on Canvas. 40 x 40 cm.
Signed.
Anna Weichselbaumer ©
All rights reserved.
Left: Mona
Original Naive Art. Acrylic
on Canvas. 30 x 30 cm.
Signed.
Anna Weichselbaumer ©
All rights reserved.

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“Look@Me_2”. 2022
Diptych. Part #2. Original Art.
Mixed Media Painting (gouache,
acrylic ink, acrylic paint, golden
metal leaves) from my art body
2021-22 titled “A Painted Melody”
on a not stretched raw yute, fixed
on the wooden frame, ready to
hang. 90 x 60 cm.
Judit Nagy L. © All rights reserved.

JUDIT NAGY L.
“IVVART – IN VINO VERITAS ART METHOD ©

JUDIT NAGY L.
“IVVART – IN VINO VERITAS ART METHOD ©
udit Nagy L. was born in
Slovakia and started drawing
in her childhood. Her
kindergarten teacher was the
first to recognize her painting skills
and acknowledge her talent, and
she became a great supporter of her
creativity.

J

Judit earned a master’s degree in civil
engineering, built a beautiful family
life, and started her own business,
but she still felt something was
missing. When she was 40 years old,
she decided to go on a pilgrimage
to the Camino de Santiago. Just like
in the film, the 42-day hike on the
Way of St. James changed her life
forever: she plucked up the courage to
pursue her passion and start painting
again. Today, she lives and works in
Switzerland and has developed her
own unique mixed media process: She
paints with wine, earth, resonance
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gouache colors with homeopathic
information, real crystals, and pearl
and acrylic colors with extremely high
pigmentation.
Judit invented her method in 2015
and called it “IVVArt – In Vino Veritas
Art Method ©.” Most recently, she
received the International Carravagio
Art Prize for Grand Masters of Art in
Milan. She left in May 2022 to realize
her next project in an art residence in
Sicily dedicated to volcanic wines.
Left Page: “A Miracle Zone.” 2023
Original Art. Mixed Media Painting (IVVArt Method © wine paste,
acrylic paint, from my art body 2023 titled “Light-full Shadows” on a
stretched white, Museo quality canvas, ready to hang. 90×90 cm.
Judit Nagy L. © All rights reserved.
Top: “Look@Me_1”. 2022
Diptych. Part #1. Original Art. Mixed Media Painting (gouache, acrylic
ink, acrylic paint, golden metal leaves) from my art body 2021-22
titled “A Painted Melody” on a not stretched raw yute, fixed on the
wooden frame, ready to hang. 90 x 60 cm.
Judit Nagy L. © All rights reserved.
Right: “Hallelujah. 2022
Original Art. Mixed Media Painting (gouache, acrylic ink, acrylic paint,
golden metal leaves) from my art body 2021-22 titled “A Painted
Melody” on a not stretched raw yute, fixed on the wooden frame,
ready to hang. 100 x 100 cm.
Judit Nagy L. © All rights reserved.

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Through his art, Cruz aims
to illuminate the spiritual
essence of humanity as it
intertwines with scientific
realities.

JUN GUECO CRUZ

Winding Path
Original Art. Mixed
media on canvas.
24 x 24 inches |
60.96 x 60.96 cm.
Signed.
Jun Gueco Cruz © All
rights reserved.

Jun Gueco Cruz is a visual artist
and healthcare provider who
creates pieces that portray
intricate biological processes at
the cellular level. Born in Angeles
City, Philippines, Cruz merges his
indigenous Kapampangan identity,
spiritual journey, and medical
knowledge to create biomorphic
forms of expression that showcase
the transformative nature of
ordinary biology.
In our day-today lives, we
rarely glimpse
the intricate
workings happening
within our bodies. Our
cells quietly carry out
their tasks unnoticed and
unacknowledged. However,
Cruz’s artistic approach
invites viewers to closely
examine and appreciate
the inner workings of
our bodies, revealing the
profound changes occurring
at the cellular level."

Cruz’s artistic prowess has garnered
international recognition, with
exhibitions in the United States, Asia,
and Europe. His works have been
displayed at prestigious events such
as the Florence Biennale XI in Italy,
where he represented the Philippines,
Art Basel Miami, the Tokyo Tower
International Art Fair in Japan,
Artbox Project Zurich, Swissartexpo,
Switzerland, and the Metropolitan
Museum in Manila. Notably, Cruz
has been the recipient of numerous
national and international awards
in painting, sculpture, and mixed
media. His accolades include the
Michelangelo International Prize in
Rome, the CFA Award of Excellence
at Spectrum Brooklyn with World
Wide Art 2021, and the GOLD LIST
Award for Top Contemporary Artists
of Today (Art Market International
Art Magazine) 2021, distributed at Art
Expo New York and Florence Biennale.
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Yoke
Original Art. Mixed
media on canvas.
24 x 24 inches |
60.96 x 60.96 cm.
Signed.
Jun Gueco Cruz © All
rights reserved.

Growing In The Dark #2
Original Art. Mixed
media on canvas.
24 x 24 inches |
60.96 x 60.96 cm.
Signed.
Jun Gueco Cruz © All
rights reserved.

Beyond Utopia
(Falling Stars)
Digital Painting. Quality
print on paper. 21 x 29,7 cm.
Signed manually.
Rachel Jag © All rights
reserved.

RACHEL JAG
THE AURA OF A SPACE

R

achel Jag, a selftaught artist currently
based in Vienna, was
born in the former
Soviet Union (Russia) in 1985.
After finishing at Sigmund
Freud High School, she went on
to study at the “Graphische,”
a college for Print, Prepress,
and Media Technology, after
which she worked as a graphic
designer and web developer.
At a young age, she was
involved in various music
projects as a singer and
songwriter and came to
visual arts through listening
to melodies that greatly
impacted her. Since then, she
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between color and sound and
has moved to the artistic field
of visual arts.
While many printing projects
have followed, like screen
printing on textiles and prints
on paper, the relationship
between color and sound kept
bringing her back most strongly
to the artistic field of visual
arts. Drawn by melodies, the
artist transforms fragments
of compositions into shape
and color combinations. Also,
rhythmic elements are captured
with her inner voice, leading
a marker to be tapped onto
the paper. Her works are often
fragile and subtle, while on the
other hand, often dramatic and
bold.

My artwork is
never about what
‘I’ want to see;
more importantly,
it is about what is being
shown to me and what
comes through me. When
it’s done, I just put it
away; I don’t look for any
single ‘interpretation’ or
‘message’ or some sort of
translation into words. I
prefer to call it a careful
‘approach’ to something
undiscovered or even
unknown. I might receive
answers on an emotional
level, but this could
happen after several
months, several years, or
even never”.
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THE AURA OF
A SPACE

Beyond Utopia (Yellow)
Digital Painting. Quality
print on paper. 21 x 29,7 cm.
Signed manually.
Rachel Jag © All rights
reserved.

Beyond Utopia
(Pink and Red)
Digital Painting. Quality
print on paper. 21 x 29,7 cm.
Signed manually.
Rachel Jag © All rights
reserved.

Beyond Utopia (Light Blue)
Digital Painting. Quality
print on paper. 21 x 29,7 cm.
Signed manually.
Rachel Jag © All rights
reserved.

This series is about giving space to
split-second moments of inspiration.
As has always been the case in
Rachel’s work, the emotional
message it contains is explored.
The attempt is to perceive the
‘communication ‘, to see where it
takes her.
Rachel’s new series of works
represents shapes shown digitally
in the form of dots. The artist here
observes the digital working process
in order to then explore how her
perception of it compares with the
material, physical working process.
In the future, these pieces will follow
in physical form to see what exactly
happens emotionally and, above
all, how deeply these two processes
both run.
The idea to go digital arose originally
from necessity – a moment of limited
access to physical materials. At first,
she created flying objects, lightemitting flower-like creations, and
other indefinable forms. Having
worked with rhythmic imagery in
the past, she then returned to this
way of working to see what forms
would emerge as she explored ‚The
aura of a space ‘. Once again, the
artist returned to her original artistic
approach, that everything comes
about almost by itself or leaves
her with endless questions on an
emotional level. This idea of being
both the creator and the observer at
the same time fascinates her.
As always, every step of the process
is done intuitively, from the choice
of colors to the size and alignment
of the dots. At the beginning, again,
as always, there is a strong inner
resistance, which then disappears as
soon as the picture takes form.

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SANDRA
GROSS
Colorful Moments. 2023
Original Art. Mixed media on
canvas. 150 x 100 cm. Signed.
Sandra Gross © All rights
reserved.

S

andra Gross is a
Brazilian abstract
artist who moved
to Israel on her
own at 22. With a rich
artistic journey spanning
five vibrant years, Sandra
expresses her unique
narrative on both canvas
and plexiglass.
Her art, a kaleidoscope of
colors, intricately mirrors
her transformative journey
when moving to Israel
independently. Each
piece is a testament to
the various moments that
have shaped her into the
artist and person she is
today, weaving together
a tapestry of emotions,
textures, and experiences.

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Sandra’s love for colors and dedication to
exploring diverse techniques make her art a
personalized and captivating expression of
her artistic soul.
For those seeking a touch of personalization,
the artist offers the option to customize
artworks, allowing collectors to intertwine
their own stories with the expressive tapestry
she meticulously crafts.
Dive into the world of Sandra, where art
becomes a vibrant celebration of individuality
and the journey that shapes us.
Top: Snow Nights. 2022. Diptych
Original Art. Texture on canvas. 90 x 160 cm
each / 180 x 160 cm. Signed
Sandra Gross © All rights reserved.

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Burnished Musings
Original Art. Acrylics on acrylic metallic type
paper. 73.66 x 54.61 cm. Dimensions With
Frame: 81.28 x 60.96 cm. Signed.
Madeleine Schachter © All rights reserved.

MADELEINE
SCHACHTER

M

adeleine Schachter’s art
traverses a journey to
lightness, comprised of
subtle palettes imbued
with hints of gilded tones. Each piece
implies movement, infused with
buoyancy and sensation, and uses tilt
and tinge to evoke a sense of hope and
golden glints to enchant. Suggestive
abstraction endows the viewer
with prospect and possibility, and
entrusting that implication will arouse
contemplation to enable unique flights
into self-reflection and sentiment.
She works in mixed media, including
pastels, watercolors, acrylics, metal
leaf, and glass crystals, and she
employs unusual materials, such as
mascara.
Ms. Schachter uses art to empower and
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survivors of domestic violence,
refugees, in-patients at New York
Presbyterian Hospital, inmates at the
Rikers Correctional Facility, adult and
pediatric patients in Hospice of Hope
in Brasov, Bucharest, and Copaceni,
Romania and Chisinau and Orhei,
Moldova, and internally displaced
persons due to war in Kyiv, Ukraine.
She has led workshops for Syrian
refugee children and trained those
who work with them in Beqaa and
Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, and she has
led workshops for women, youth, and
male change agents in Aweil, South
Sudan. She has also led workshops
for the staff of cablecaster CNBC, for
the medical staff of Northwell Health
Lenox Hill Hospital, and in New York
and Delhi for patient capital investors
in social entrepreneurship Acumen.

She is the author of Creativity
Connections: Wellness Through Artistic
Expression, which explains how to use
art to empower oneself and others; the
book is now in its second edition.
She has exhibited her artwork in
museums, galleries, and events around
the world, including Austria, China,
England, France, Israel, Italy, Portugal,
Spain, and the United States. Her sold
and commissioned works are in many
private collections.
In addition to her work as an artist,
Ms. Schachter is an Assistant Professor
at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she
teaches Medical Ethics and Advanced
Clinical Ethics to medical students.
She also serves on an Institutional
Review Board, where she reviews
biomedical research on human
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Petrichor on Hudson River (Diptych)
Original Art. Acrylics and metal leaf on
canvas. Dimensions For Each Artwork:
59.69 x 59.69 cm
Dimensions For Each Artwork With Frame:
66.04 x 66.04 cm. Signed.
Madeleine Schachter © All rights reserved.

subjects related to cancer and global
health. She is a member of the Ethics
Committee of New York Presbyterian
Hospital. In addition, she teaches
Bioethics at the Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, from which she has
received letters of commendation for
her teaching.
Ms. Schachter serves on the Board of
Trustees of Children of Heroes, which
provides emergency relief, legal aid,
and psychosocial therapy to children
bereaved by the loss of one or both
parents due to the war in Ukraine;
the Board of Trustees of Children’s
Aid, which provides comprehensive
support to children, youth, and
their families in targeted high-needs
New York City neighborhoods; and
the Board of Trustees of Hospices
of Hope, which supports patients
suffering from terminal or life-limiting
illness with specialist palliative care.
Previously, she chaired the New York
Presbyterian WCM Patients and Family
Advisory Council; currently, she is a
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member of the Patients and Family
Advisory Council of Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center. She has
served on the Boards of Directors of
Concern Worldwide, an international
NGO that works to eradicate poverty
in the world’s poorest countries,
and on the Board of Directors of the
International NGO Safety and Security
Association, which works to improve
the quality and effectiveness of safety
and security for humanitarian relief
and development assistance workers
operating in dangerous environments.
She has traveled to Aruba, the
Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, China, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, England, France, French
Polynesia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon,
Liberia, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal,
The Netherlands, Northern Ireland,
The Philippines, Poland, Romania,
Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Scotland,
Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Sudan,

Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey,
Ukraine, Venezuela, Wales, and Yemen.
Ms. Schachter is a Phi Beta Kappa,
Summa Cum Laude graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, from which
she received a BA in Medical Ethics
(a major she designed, the first of
its kind in any higher academic
institution) and Political Science. She
received her JD degree from New York
University School of Law, where she
was a Root Tilden Scholar. She studies
classical ballet and cardio ballet and
enjoys horse riding.
My artwork traverses
a journey to lightness,
comprised of subtle
palettes imbued with glints of
gilded tones. Each piece implies
movement, infused with buoyancy
and sensation that diverges from
a language of pragmatism and
precision and uses tilt and tinge to
evoke a sense of hope."

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LIMPIKA
LILAC

L

impika Lilac ( Alina
Gvotmacher) was born
in Ukraine in 1984 to
a creative family of
hereditary artists and musicians.
From early childhood, she
participated in international
exhibitions and did illustrations for
books.
In 2001, she graduated from the Art
School. In 2008, graduated from the
Dnepropetrovsk Academy of Building
and Architecture, specializing
in the design of architectural
environments. While being a student,
she practiced in France.
The artist’s works were presented
at international exhibitions and
galleries and are currently in private
collections in Israel, Ukraine,
Poland, Russia, France, Switzerland,
Germany, Czech, Austria, Spain,
Portugal, England, and the USA.
From 2002 to 2008, Limpika Lilac
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actively worked on creating various
private exhibitions that were held
with success in Ukraine.
In 2008, a joint exhibition was
presented with the artist V. Pyatnov
in Ukraine.
When Limpika Lilac arrived in Israel,
she became a member of the Union
of Israeli Illustrators and the Union
of Israeli Artists. She successfully
designed and decorated residential
and public spaces in Israel and
created them independently and in
collaboration with other architects.
Besides creating paintings, Limpika
Lilac pays special attention to
subject design, embodying works on
modeling, mosaics, ceramics, and
murals in her interiors.
She has exhibited in several
international exhibitions and
represents Israel at the London
Biennale in 2023.

Top: Bon Appétit. Shiny dolls collection.
2022. Original Art. Presented at the London
Biennale 2023.
Oil on canvas. 2 x 120 x 80 cm. Signed.
Limpika Lilac © All rights reserved.

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Top: Miss Someone. Shiny dolls
collection.
2022. Original Art. Oil on canvas.
2 x 80 x 120 cm. Signed.
Limpika Lilac © All rights reserved.

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Top Right: Never Stop Dreaming. Shiny
dolls collection.
2022. Original Art. Oil on canvas.
3 x 90 x 130 cm. Signed.
Limpika Lilac © All rights reserved.

Left: Life Is A Picnic. Shiny dolls
collection.
2022. Original Art. Oil on canvas.
2 x 100 x 70 cm. Signed.
Limpika Lilac © All rights reserved.

Right: Elusive Beauty. Shiny dolls
collection.
2021. Original Art. Oil on canvas.
2 x 80 x 120 cm. Signed.
Limpika Lilac © All rights reserved.

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LEONID
I. VIDRAK

L

eonid I. Vidrak is
an artist based in
the United States
New York City
metropolitan area, whose
paintings have been exhibited
in the USA, Italy, Russia, and
France. He cites harmony
and consonance as the life
force behind his work. Artist’s
vibrant compositions explore
the meaning of life for all
creatures through the themes
of equality, connection, and
purpose. The interplay of
color and light is critical to his
process. He creates using oils,
tempera, watercolors, and ink
on canvas or paper.
Works are held in public and
private collections in the
United States, Israel, Russia,
and Europe. Educated in

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Russia’s School of Fine Arts
and Academy of Arts and
Architecture.
Latest exhibitions and events
include participation in X
Florence Biennale 2015;
publishing in Art-Tour
International; works for VIDA
Collection; participation in
ArtExpo 2016 Milano; Paris –
Carrousel du Louvre 2017; XII
Florence Biennale 2019; Magix
Group Exhibition, Exhibizone,
Canada, Oct 1 – 31, 2022;
Shapes and Colors, Group
Exhibition, 01-Mar-2023 To 31Mar-2023, Gallerium, Biafarin
Exhibition, ARTBOXY digital
presentation at ArtExpo Basel
2023, Finity Gallery, Berlin
2023, Case del Arte, Palma/
Spain 2023, Exhibition at
Jersey City JCAST.

Left Page: Juderia of Seville #3.
2022. Oil monotype on oil cotton
paper, 56×76 cm. Signed.
Leonid I. Vidrak © All rights
reserved.
Top Left: Juderia of Seville. 2022
Oil monotype on oil cotton paper,
56×76 cm. Signed.
Leonid I. Vidrak © All rights
reserved.
Top Right: Juderia of Seville #2.
2022. Oil monotype on oil cotton
paper, 56×76 cm. Signed.
Leonid I. Vidrak © All rights
reserved.
Right: Juderia #1. 2022
Original Art. Oil on Linen Canvas.
91 x 121 cm. Signed.(Detail)
Leonid I. Vidrak © All rights
reserved.

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ROSSEN
STANOEV
Rossen Stanoev, Born on the 4th of September 1958 in
Varna, Bulgaria. Works in the fields of print, sculpture,
painting, and photography.
Stanoev is a member of the Union of Bulgarian
Artists and the Association of Artists Varn
, and he
participated in more than 150 collective, national, and
international exhibitions and biennials of graphics,
painting, and sculpture.
Top: Extinct species, 2023
Digital art. Quality print on
cardboard. 40 x 33 cm.
Limited edition. Signed and
numbered 2/10.
Rossen Stanoev © All rights
reserved.

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Top Left: Apocalypse Now, 2023
Digital art. Quality print on
cardboard. 33 x 55 cm.
Limited edition. Signed and
numbered 1/10.
Rossen Stanoev © All rights reserved.
Top Right: The Three Muses, 2023
Digital art. Quality print on
cardboard. 33 x 62 cm.
Limited edition. Signed and
numbered 2/10.
Rossen Stanoev © All rights reserved.
Left: Burning Land, 2023
Digital art. Quality print on
cardboard. 33 x 41 cm.
Limited edition. Signed and
numbered 3/10.
Rossen Stanoev © All rights reserved.
Right: INNUENDO, 2023
Digital art. Quality print on
cardboard. 21 x 30 cm.
Limited edition. Signed and
numbered 2/10.
Rossen Stanoev © All rights reserved.

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Gazing into
nothingness, 2023
Original Art. Acryl on
paper. 45 x 65 cm.
Signed.
Mark Pol © All rights
reserved.

Being Aware, 2023
Original Art.
Acryl on paper.
45 x 65 cm. Signed.
Mark Pol © All rights
reserved.

MARK POL
Johan (Mark) Schwarzkächel (Pol). Amsterdam.
The Netherlands.
Mark Pol was born in The Hague. Lives and works
in Amsterdam. During the Sixties, he studied art
and photography at the Free Academy of Art in
the evenings, and through the years, he gained
success and was awarded internationally.
Pol’s unique artistic style received International
recognition with his artwork “Threaded Desire.”
He also received exposure in the USA with a Press
release at the Upstream People Gallery, among
others.
His work is inspired by daily human life
without losing its vulnerability and animal
unpredictability. Despite the timeframe the
painting or drawing might seem to be in,
humanity is key in his work.
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Something is going
on, 2023
Original Art. Acryl on
paper. 45 x 65 cm.
Signed.
Mark Pol © All rights
reserved.

BIANCA
TURNER
ianca Turner. Born in AlbaIulia, Romania.
The art I create is deeply
inspired by nature, its
vivid colors, and the societal issues
surrounding me. I see art as “the
definition of infinity”; my work
explores the continuous transmutation
of the evolving essence of life and
nature. Visions and words turn into
colors and textures to create new
narratives in this dimension of infinity.
As an artist, I feel that it’s essential to
bring awareness to the world regarding
various problems that affect us as a
whole; therefore, I focus on sending
out a message to everyone about real
issues that regular people have, trying
to make each person think about what
an individual’s impact in this life is.
I believe we all must leave a legacy
behind us for future generations, and
my job is to transpose this concept
from my art to the public.
The purpose is to make my fans and

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Dare To Imagine The
World. 2020
Original Digital
rendition of an
original painting.
Limited edition.
Quality print on
glossy paper.
30 x 23 cm. Signed
Manually.
Bianca Turner © All
rights reserved.

Flowers For The
Wounded Souls.
2022 .
Original Art.
Acrylic, vinyl, and
nitrocellulose on
canvas. 61×91 cm.
Signed.
Bianca Turner © All
rights reserved.

the ones who see my work understand
that the Future, Hope, and Success
of the next generations start with
every one of us. We should not say “I
hope” – we should always say “I am
hope” – this is the foundation of my
compositions.
Turner is a self-taught artist; she holds
degrees in economics and biology.
Her paintings hang in private and
corporate international collections
and at Haegeumgang Museum in
South Korea. Her work has been
featured in various art publications.
She received the Woman Art Award
from MUSA International Art Space in
2018 and 2020. In January 2020, she
was awarded the Leonardo da Vinci
International Prize – The Universal
Artist, which she received in Florence,
Italy.

Archduchess Gabriela von Habsburg
art exhibition in Romania. Turner was
also one of the leading media sponsors
of this European cultural event, along
with Forbes magazines.
In January 2022, Turner became an
IAVA-UNESCO artist. Turner is an
Associated Professor at the University
of West, Visual Arts Faculty in
Timisoara, Romania. She is the author
of “The Business of Art” – lectures and
seminars.
Turner works from her home studio
in Los Angeles. Her 2023 art projects
include a solo exhibition at The
Artists’ Gallery in Los Angeles, various
group exhibitions and charity events
in Europe, and a solo exhibition at
the Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona,
California.In January 2023, Turner
was nominated as one of the “Top 30
Women Leaders To Look Out For in
2023” by The NYC Journal.

In June 2021, Turner was part of the
curatorial team organizing the HRH

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Am Israel Chai. 2023.
3D ART.
Quality print on
museum-quality
matte paper, wooden
frame included.
60 x 80 x 3 cm.
Polina Bulgakova ©
All rights reserved.

Polina
Bulgakova

New Hope. 2021
3D ART.
Quality print on
museum-quality
matte paper, wooden
frame included.
50 x 70 x 3 cm.
Polina Bulgakova ©
All rights reserved.

Polina
Bulgakova

I

Polina Bulgakova. Israeli Artist. 3D. Digital Art.
found out that my grandpa is Jewish when
I was 17. Born and raised in Siberia, Russia,
completely cut from all the Jewish parts of
the history of my family, I started to get into
the details quickly.
Slowly, my family started to share the details and the family
history story with me. The antisemitic bullying my mom went
through when she was little, the fact that my grandpa had
to change his father’s name because he had a Jewish one,
suddenly, I learned that my family is much bigger than I knew
– people in Europe, the USA, and Israel.
I have been an artist for as long as I can remember; I have
always had a passion for creation, art, painting, and the
creative process. I tried all the possible media and made a
lot of commissions, and before I moved to Israel in 2017, my
favorites were oil and digital 2D.
During the past years, I realized I need more than 2D,
whether traditional or digital. I sought to get out of
limitations and physics, which is how I fell into 3D. The
environment, the drastic changes in my life, the seasons,
nostalgia, and many feelings made me do what I do now,
and I am convinced that I wouldn’t reach this level of
skills without moving. I love the freedom, the limitless
possibilities, and the complete denial of physics laws – no
matter how crazy my idea is, I know that in 3D, everything is
doable.
I aim to translate this thought to many people as possible;
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99 Luftballoons.
2020. 3D ART.
Quality print on
museum-quality
matte paper, wooden
frame included.
50 x 70 x 3 cm.
Polina Bulgakova ©
All rights reserved.

if it exists in your head, it is real. It doesn’t matter how
crazy it sounds; it doesn’t matter what others say. If you
have an idea. It means you can implement it; it doesn’t
appear out of the blue. I hope my works will make people
believe a little more in themselves, in love, freedom, and
possibilities. This world is huge and wonderful, but we
have an even bigger one right in our hearts.”

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Nira
Schwartz

Walking in the fields.
2018
Original Art. Acrylic
on canvas. 80 x 60 cm.
Signed.
Nira Schwartz © All
rights reserved.

The Spring Outside.
2020
Original Art. Acrylic
on canvas. 80×60 cm.
Signed.
Nira Schwartz © All
rights reserved.

Field of
Chresantimums. 2018
Original Art. Oil on
canvas. 100×80 cm.
Signed.
Nira Schwartz © All
rights reserved.

N

ira Schwartz, born in
Israel 1938. Graduated
from Haifa University
in Fine Arts.
Due to my husband’s
work, we moved with
our two daughters to
Japan for 4 years. In Japan, I
studied the art of Katazome and
joined the Taiyo group of artists
that exhibited once a year at the
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum.
I held several solo exhibitions
and participated in many group
exhibitions. I received awards for
my work.
For forty-five years, I lived in Haifa;
in 2011, I moved to Givaat Shmuel,
where I live and work today,
voluntarily teaching painting and
drawing to the elderly.”
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Golden Cliffs. 2019
Photography. Quality print on
Glossy photo paper.
70 x 100 cm. Signed Manually.
Matya Shick © All rights
reserved.

MATYA SHICK

I

am a photographer born in Kibbutz
Urim, Israel, and attained an MA in
biochemistry from Tel Aviv University.
I specialize in artistic aerial
photography of Israeli landscapes.
Nature’s changes and its disappearance and
renewal are topics that interest me as an artist
who has experienced some personal crises.
I chose the vantage point of aerial photography,
which I then ‘re-connected’ with the ground
through imprinting on ceramic, porcelain tiles,
metal, and other materials.
The aerial photography is taken mainly from a
light, twin-engine plane, Air Cam, which has been
developed and adjusted significantly for National
Geographic. It has no canopy and can fly low and
slow. The shooting is done while flying, without a
tripod, and in constant wind, so my reaction speed
and a steady hand are vital.
My work has been exhibited in museums and
galleries in Israel and abroad, among them B.P.
Art, Tel – Aviv; Tel-Hai Museum of Photography;
Anne Julie Gallery, Denmark; Montefiore Gallery,
Jaffa Art Salon, Venice Art Biennale, Venice;
Saatchi Gallery, London; and in the Knesset, Israeli
House of Parliament.

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Salty Weave. 2015
Photography. Quality print on
Glossy photo paper.
70 x 100 cm. Signed Manually.
Matya Shick © All rights
reserved.

Colorful Fields. 2019
Photography. Quality print on
Glossy photo paper.
70 x 100 cm. Signed Manually.
Matya Shick © All rights
reserved.

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Indian Dancer, 2021
Fine art photography. Digital
Manipulation. Quality print on
matt paper mounted on 5mm
PVC. 05cm x 36cm x 61cm.
Limited edition, signed and
numbered 1/10.
Michael J Duke © All rights
reserved.

orn in the UK, Michael J Duke
spent fifteen years living in Israel.
It was only in 2000, when he joined
the Tel Aviv Camera Club, that he
took photography more seriously, culminating
in four solo exhibitions and TACC group
exhibitions. From 2003 to 2004, Michael helped
set up the Ventures Group of Songwriters,
Poets, Artists, and Photographers, which was
a group that mixed artistic outputs for various
products and became the group’s Publicity
Secretary.
In January 2005, he returned to London and
joined the Isle of Wight Photographic Society
and the Hampstead Photographic Society.
He went on to serve the HPS as Programme
& Publicity Secretary. He initiated the HPS
Newsletter, which he edited through to
November 2019.
Michael appeared in numerous solo and
various group exhibitions, including 07 in
Covent Garden London, the Royal Academy
Summer Exhibition, London in 2016,
The Florence Biennial of Contemporary
Art, Italy (2019 & 2021), Hampstead Arts
Council in Central St Giles, London (2020),
the FIA Barcelona (2022) and The Holy
Art in London (2023) as well as in various
international salons. He gained a QPSA from
the Photographic Society of America (2018),
an AFIAP from the Federation Internationale
De L’Art Photographique (2019), an Hon.CPE
from the Campina Photographic Exhibitions
Society in Romania (2020), a GPU.CR1 From
the Global Photographic Union (2020), an
ES.CPE from the Campina PES in 2021, PPSA
from the Photographic Society of America
(2022), A.CPE from the Campina Photographic
Exhibition Society (2022), along with ADIPA/s
from the Danube International Photographic
Association in Serbia (2023), and GPU.CR2
from the Global Photographic Union in 2023.

MICHAEL
J DUKE

Sandown, 2021
Fine art photography. Digital
Manipulation. Quality print on matt
paper mounted on 5mm PVC.
05cm x 81 x 38 cm. Limited edition,
signed and numbered 1/10
Michael J Duke © All rights reserved.

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His work can be described as either
documentary or artistic, deciding which style
to use depending upon the end-use of the
image. With his creative work, Michael enjoys
entering online art competitions, the results
of which help Michael decide how to move
forward with themes for exhibition work.

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Sumatran orangutans Chomel
and Putra, Singapore Zoo.
Mark Edward Harris ©
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