I had a chance (or if you want to speak about privilege let’s say so) to visit India – motherland to our spirituality, land where all world major religions come from. In March 2014, my long-dreamed wish to discover this subcontinent came true. This tour, indeed not very long, as I have stayed in the
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Decoration works
June 2015 and 2016. I got to Weligama on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, with a delivery of paintings the owner Anna Egorkina asked me for. Some of my paintings and prints were previously acquired by owner of Eraeliya Villas and Gardens and I was delighted when she asked me for more painting to
Mirror, mirror… – art of portrait
Once again working on portraits. I think that artistic represention of a person is one of most challenging disciplines in art no matter if it does represent preson portrayed in hyperrealistic way or in Picasso style. Personally, I do enjoy working on portraits very much. There is always something exciting in waiting how person will
石獅
Shíshī in China or komainu in Japan, chinese guardian lions ( often called Fu-dogs in Occident) as a element of far-eastern culture always fascinated me by on one hand the meaning of this imporant symbol and on the other by this exoctic interpretation of the prinicpal of believes in far-eastern countries as an equivalent of
Paris – Ville Lumière
Paris -here it is! The Light city is beeing my home since 4 years already and I still remember the day of 13th March 2009 when once descended of the coach arriving from Brussels to settle down in Paris I got ready to survive within this man-eater-like city rather than conquer it. I hated Paris
Et in Arcadia ego
“For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.” I – Tim 6:7 Popular as no other spiritual originated theme in painting (but may be charity) appears Vanity and contemporary society loves this ‘cutest of sins’ more than any other one to reflex it’s feeling about existence. I love vanity
Plants
Kingdom of Flora, so fascinating, inspiring artists since millennia is a welcoming theme to explore in contemporary creations even if floral motives may seem quiet old fashioned today. Not only Takashi Murakami’s psychadelic flower explosions or Don Sultan’s minimalistic compositions witness how the painters interprete their curiosity about plants. Flowers: If it’s by interest in
Korman au Maroc
>>Morocco was to me a revelation.<< Winston Churchill states in one of his articles. It was just the same to me when I first discovered this magnificent country. I dare say that Morocco is to Orient what Italy is to Europe, even if it were worth to add that the country is the very occidental
Les antiquités I (pairs and series)
The complete collection of my antiquity inspired paitings dating back to 2010 when started the Imago series with portrait of ‘Antinoos de Richelieu’ (Musée du Louvre). Using different techniques I have produced a series which counts several ‘portraits’ of famous marbles from biggest collections. Once again working with a principle of notoriety just like Andy
Francesco
In 1652 Bernini finished his work on bust of Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena – an artloving ruler of Modena and Reggio nell’Emilia. This portrait in marble which stands for what is considered (with the bust of French Sun King Louis XIV by the above mentioned sculptor) as an example and standard for monarchical portraiture
Das Schloß
126 years have passed since the opening of the famous Neuschwanstein castle to the public and since the death of Ludwig II of Bavaria that year; 90 years ago precisely Franz Kafka started to work on his last and longest novel The Castle, published in 1926. Two years ago, just after having finished reading of
Ceci n’est pas une pipe
‘Ceci n’est pas une pipe’ (2010) is both a critique and hommage to modern and postmodern conception of view on art in which I have been inspired by an anonymous photograph found in a book giving to my work an dimension of a ready-made approach but at
Art of portrait 2
Once again inspired by my favourite maestro after having visited his exhibition in Centre Georges Pompidou: Matisse: Pairs et Series to focus on art of portrait. I took my favourite model’s beautiful face to start with a variation on famous Portrait de Lydia Delectorskaya (Hermitage museum, Saint Petersburg) and sketch her portrait split by an invisible
A Garden
In the same way as in the beginning of discovering countries in search of inspiration during my first stay Italy hit me with immense beauty and I fell in love with it’s landscapes and light Morocco, and more precisely Marrakech, has got me charmed and mesmerised me by her strange and vivid colours. As every
Venice-Florence-Rome, welcome back home
The Nocera Inferiore exhibits: Venice, Florence and Rome have arrived safetly back home! The exhibition and learning program was realy enjoyable. There was also a very nice article that went on in IL MATINO (30.3.2012) interviewing the director of the San prisco museum, Don Natale Gentile.
The Mesmeriser
Here is the one – blast from the past. It finds itself in New York and I was particularly happy to offer him an American adventure. Considering it as one of my best paintings ever done I miss this strange fearless but full of doubts sight very much of course. The absence of colours underline
The Holy Land Adventure
Besides oil paint ink paiting is technique that suits me well. Some souvenirs from 2010 Holy Land adventure:
ART FESTIVAL CHATEAU LAVAUX SAINTE ANNE
The Chateau Lavaux-Sainte-Anne show terminated on 29.7. There are still following painting available in Brussels based Cobalt International Gallery, you can contact me or the gallery @ http://www.cobaltinternationalgallery.com/ if you wish to consult the pricelist (prices start at 300€).