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  • Focus on Artists : Interview with the Living Statues Project
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    Focus on Artists : Interview with the Living Statues Project

    Please introduce your Living Statues Project to our readers! We are a group of ten living statue artists from six different countries. All of us have been living statue artists for a long time. We decided to create ​a project together where we could exchange our experiences and knowledge but also create something new and unique. We believethat international cooperation…

  • Meet the artist Alex Hillkurtz, storyboard artist and illustrator
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    Meet the artist Alex Hillkurtz, storyboard artist and illustrator

    Can you tell us a bit about you? I was born in the UK and grew up in California. I’ve always drawn. I was that kid in the back of class drawing when I should’ve been paying attention. But it’s served me well. I went to film school and have been a storyboard artist and illustrator for feature films for…

  • Meet the artist Dilek O'Keeffe
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    Meet the artist Dilek O'Keeffe

    Can you tell us a bit about you? I’m a Turkish/British artist who was born in Turkey in 1966, lived in the capital city Ankara, until I was 27 years old. While in Turkey I worked in tourism sector but art was always on the side as a hobby since childhood. How did you find your voice as an artist?…

  • Meeting the artist Janez Štros, painter
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    Meeting the artist Janez Štros, painter

    Short summary about you? I entered the world of painting in 2002. This is where I found an opportunity to reflect my sentience, adventures, and reminiscence. Contentless and indefinable scenes came into being spontaneously and irrepressibly, bringing primeval relief, and unveiling my impetus, my innermost subconscious frame of mind. By doing so, I began to actualize the approach reinforced by…

  • Meet the artist Naomi Devil, painter
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    Meet the artist Naomi Devil, painter

    You in a nutshell (nationality, medium of work …)? I was born 1987 in Budapest, Hungary. I live and work in Budapest and Vienna. My time is divided between the two cities. I had my first exhibition at an early age, I was only 16. I spent 12 years studying at three different universities and finished successfully two of my…

  • Meet the artist Mahirwan Mamtani, Painter
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    Meet the artist Mahirwan Mamtani, Painter

    Short summary about you I was born in 1935 in Sindh (at that time British India and now Pakistan). After the partition of India in 1947 we lost our homes and migrated to Delhi. Lived under poor conditions in refugee camps. No schooling, different language and sickness. We were 8 members in the family living together in 12 square meter…

  • Meet the artist Dan Llywelyn Hall, Painter
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    Meet the artist Dan Llywelyn Hall, Painter

    Can you tell us a bit about you and how you found your voice as an artist? I grew up in suburban South Wales. Finding a voice as an artist is not something that I’ve been consciously aware of. I’ve never latched on to a singular style or manner of working and only ever depicted the subject in pursuit oftheidea.…

  • Meet the artist Jane Duke, printmaker
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    Meet the artist Jane Duke, printmaker

    Short summary about you? I am a British printmaker living in York in the north of England. I’m one of the organisers of the annual York Open Studios event and I also teach printmaking workshops in my studio. What is your art about? A lot of my subject matter comes from the architecture, animals and scenery I see around me…

  • Meet the artist Zoe James – Williams, painter
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    Meet the artist Zoe James – Williams, painter

    Please introduce yourself to us! I am a contemporary figurative artist with a passion for ballet and the theatre. I am privileged to be invited to many ballet performances to capture the dancers. I work mainly with pastel, watercolour and mixed media. I exhibit all over the UK and have my work in collections world wide. I also teach art…

  • Meet the artist Shen Wei, Photographer
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    Meet the artist Shen Wei, Photographer

    Self-Portrait (New-York), 2010, from the series”I Miss You Already” How did you come to art, or how did art come to you? I grew up surrounded by art. There are a few artists and designers in my family, including my mother who was a costume designer. I studied art throughout my childhood in Shanghai. With the support of my family,…