02.11.13

DMITRY YANUSHKEVICH

posted by avartstudio

Fate appeared at Dima Yanushkevich’s doorstep without knocking. When he was 12, he started to lose his vision. The Moscow doctors could not help. The family moved to California but alas – the American healthcare was unable to deal with the problem. Dmitry Yanushkevich had 8/100 of his vision capacity left in one eye, with the other eye barely able to distinguish light from darkness. And yet he paints and creates paintings – in water colors, acrylic paints and on the computer. A blind artist, something impossible made possible. * Naturally, you cannot but ask – how is this possible? A unique case does not abide by laws. Besides, an art critic does not have the psychological or physiological or any other similar sounding master keys. All we are left with are more or less plausible hypotheses.

02.11.13

PROPHORMA ALEXANDER YANUSHKEVICH

posted by avartstudio

Alexander Yanushkevich is a painter, son of a painter, and that constitutes the beginning of a dynasty. This phenomenon is not unique: examples can be found as far back as Ancient Egypt. Fathers used to hand down to sons their craft and an equipped workshop along with social status, which, though not most prestigious, was reliable enough. Everything changed in newer times: cultural status is now stratospheric, and extremely risky socially. Naturally, one of them is the atmosphere that pervades the house and the studio itself: pencils, chalk, paints, paper, drawings, the exciting smell of oil, conversations, sketchbooks, the miracle of a nascent image — everything beckons the child’s hand, everything tempts the child’s mind, everything is inconspicuously absorbed by nerve cells.

31.10.13

LAST DAY TO ENTER HAUNTED ART COMPETITION

posted by Stacia Gates

TODAY is the LAST DAY to Enter your best "HAUNTED" Images to The Art Quench Gallery Oct. Art Competition. You could WIN ONE YEAR of representation with ArtQuenchGallery.com and Publication In ArtQuenchMagazine.com Don't miss out on this great opportunity! Enter at...http://www.artquenchgallery.com/currentContest.php

30.10.13

STRONG & POWERFUL

posted by Ed Wedman

Photographers and Digital Artists can visually show these words STRONG & POWERFUL in such ways as an expression, architecture, bold colors, landscape scenes, urban scenes or digital work, that has a strong impact on us. This online juried competition is about your interpretation of this theme using any style of photography or digital art. Submission Deadline: November 4, 2013 Entry fee for first 5 images $25.00 (US). Each additional image submitted will have an additional charge of $4.00 (US) per image. Over $2,000 in cash awards and prizes to top three finalist. Up to 10 Awards of Excellence will be also awarded. To learn more, go to http://www.exhibitionswithoutwalls.com/?page_id=6593

17.10.13

WORLD WIDE ART LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 16-19, 2014

posted by Tamara

World Wide Art Los Angeles is inviting galleries and artists from around the world to come together to showcase their work . We will unveil a powerfully diverse collection of classic and contemporary, international art in the heart of downtown LA at the Los Angeles Convention Center.The fair will serve as a visual montage of art in 2014, as it exists across the globe. Visitors will be welcomed into the vivid imaginations of the world's artists, moving from nation to nation in a manner of steps.We are excited to invite you to share an art experience that transcends borders and honors the universal pursuit of creative expression. For more information, please contact us or visit our website. www.worldwideartla.com info@worldwideartla.com