Art Space 2000 gallery 32 art artists sculptures photography

8:30 AM

Miguel Ti�

Web Site United States

My paintings are my voice. Each brush stroke is a silent word. Each color, tint and shade stems from a complex spectrum of feelings, ideas, sensations and stories that I hope will have resonance in the
imagination and soul of the viewer.

I choose to express questions, motifs and beliefs through figurative painting, because I believe it to be the most concrete, clear and impressionable form of artistic expression. The majority of my work explores a range that consists of traditional religious dogma and prejudice at one end, and the instinctive and emotive nature of human sexuality on the other. Though these two subjects are traditionally contrasted as being poles apart, I aim to demystify the prejudices and preconceptions which divide them, and instead, seek to bridge them through a contemporary interpretation that is rational, thoughtful and honest, as well as spiritual and sacred; This interpretation is never intended to be controversial or offensive, but rather, conciliatory and revealing. The use of light is also a very important factor in my work, as well as the expression of high contrasts of light and shadow; both of these are indispensable when conveying the drama and complexities of human beings. The proximity and quality of a light source on a subject in particular, is a means of �illuminating� the inner lives of those subjects, as well as a way of conveying the presence of a force in nature that enlightens and heals.

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Violence against women and children

        Grady Zeeman

Web Site South Africa

Being a South African artist, I experience my art as a voice, expressing my innermost joys and fears. I am very
susceptible to emotions and use this attribute to observe people, their experiences and that of my everyday
surroundings.

I studied fashion design before I married a farmer and had two children. During my studies, we did a lot of figure drawing and this love for figures will always be part of my artistic expression. My art has also transgressed into sculpting, hence an immense adoration for Auguste Rodin.

I mainly paint with oil on canvas and work from my own photographs, my models mostly being my children or husband. As I constantly seek wisdom in life, so I do in my art. I continuously study the great artists like Monet, van Gogh, Gaugin, Renoir, Modigliani, Picasso, Salvador Dali and the German expressionists. By not only studying their art, but their lives as well, I am united with these wise souls on a deeper level that transcends time and space. This, as well as the vibrant African sun I am exposed to, inspires bright colouring in my paintings and allow me to portray both the fragile and the bold.

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