Great Banyan Art
presents
Around the World
in 7 Days
www.greatbanyanart.com
Great Banyan Art
presents
Around the World
in 7 Days
22nd - 28th of March 2017
11am - 7pm
SAFFRONART, THE CLARIDGES HOTEL NEW DELHI
Curated by Sonali Batra
Around the World
in 7 Days
Great Banyan Art presents an eclectic collection of compelling contemporary artworks from
across the globe at ‘Around the World in 7 Days’. The show exhibits avant-garde works by artists
from 19 countries as diverse as The United Kingdom, Turkey, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany,
Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine, United States, Canada, Mexico, Israel, Russia, Indonesia,
South Korea and Kenya.
About Great Banyan Art
Great Banyan Art is an online gallery based in New Delhi, India. Since 2004, when Great Banyan Art
was founded, the online gallery has continuesly consigned works to leading auction houses in India
and overseas, and focussed on private sales.
Great Banyan brings together a range of artists, genres and time periods across the globe on one
platform. The gallery takes great pride in its collection, which includes a range of works by leading
Indian masters, modernists and contemporary artists. Featured Indian artists include F.N Souza,
S.H Raza, Tyeb Mehta, M.F Husain, Ram Kumar, Krishen Khanna, Jamini Roy, Ganesh Pyne, Akbar
Padamsee, Atul Dodiya, Anju Dodiya, as well as International contemporary artists such as Geraldine
Javier, Louay Kayali, Annie Cabigting, Ahmad Zakii Anwar and Sung Ha Ahn amongst many others.
In the past year, the online gallery has decided to exhibit their works through curated offline shows.
Since ‘Tales of Art’, Great Banyan’s show of 30 emerging international contemporary artists, the
gallery is focused on bridging the gap between international contemporary art and Indian collectors.
The artworks curated for ‘Around the World in 7 Days’ reflect and respond to today’s highly
digitised world, where we are constantly influenced and shaped by pop culture movements
such as consumerism, relationships, materialism, cult-movies, comics, infatuation with sports and
prominent world personalities. For the Millenials travel has become easy and accessible today. We
can virtually traverse great distances across the world in a matter of seconds. Technology has made
it easier to experience diversity of culture, international sensibility and aesthetic sense. To highlight
the cosmopolitan nature of the world we live in, ‘Around the World in 7 Days’ seeks to open a
window between International art and Indian collectors.
Many of the artworks curated for this show belong to the genre of pop art. Some works are satirical
and a comment on how urban life pressures are shaping our society. For example, Budi Ubrux’s
work of haunting faceless figures wrapped in newsprint, depicts the power and politicized nature
of media and its impact on society. Similarly, Deny Pribadi’s paintings portray humans as predators
and their innate greed and need to dominate, colonize and fight even if its done for levity. Gabriele
Sermuksnyte’s works refer to a vacuous existential crisis that many experience due to their virtual
identity on social media networks, which constantly and increasingly alters our sense of reality.
Gülin Hayat Topdemir delves into the subconscious and the dark side of human nature. She narrates
and paints metaphors in tones of surrealism to convey her story.
There is significant influence of pop art in the collection. Alessio Bolognessi’s work is inspired
by the father of Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein but introduces his own character of ‘Sfiggy’. Similarly,
Pepijn Simon from Netherlands re-visits old masters from the 17th and 18th century but gives his
works a contemporary edginess. Iskandar Fauzy from Indonesia, paints a tribute to the late actor,
Heath Ledger who created an iconic Joker for the new millenium and made his mark in the history
of pop-culture. His artwork immortalises Ledger in a manner reminscent of Warhol’s artworks of
Marilyn Monroe. Mexican artist Marcela Montemayor paints pop art objects, which have the ability
to generate emotions of joy and take you back to your childhood. South Korean artist Jinho Kee’s
playful balloons depict an accurate metaphor for life - the vicious cycle of tension and relaxation
and the ephemeral life of balloons.
I hope the show engages with viewers and allows them to appreciate and respond to the whimsical,
at times intriguing and yet relatable artworks, influenced by popular-culture.
The show embraces works by artists such as Budi Ubrux, Iskandar Fauzy, Gulin Hayat Topdemir,
Pepijn Simon, Deny Pribadi, Alessio Bolognessi, Lesley Oldaker, Ion Vacareanu, Carla Sa Fernandes,
Maria Aparici, Alexander Illichev, Emil Aziz, Gabriele Sermuksnyte, Pascale Taurua, Sivan Sternbach,
Francesco D’Adamo, Karen Wong, Marcela Montemayor, Jinho Kee, Laura Stockl, Elaine Kehew, Maria
Folger, Valérie Andriantsiferana, Vadim Panchenko and Ivan Pili.
Sonali Batra
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Curator & Co-founder, Great Banyan Art
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Foreword
Participating Artists
There is no gainsaying that as part of a global community with evolved tastes and lifestyles at the
crossroads of international cosmopolitanism, our admiration, collection or investment in not just
Indian but inclusively worldwide contemporary art should not be in question. Yet, our knowledge
of such art remains minimal because our exposure to it remains limited to museums overseas where
we recognise and are drawn to the masters. But who are important emerging or established artists?
How do you find them?
I must confess to my own ignorance in this regard. Of course, there are strong contenders and
artists around the world whose works we have not seen, heard or even read about. Partly, this is a
function of geography; partly, it has to do with our own limitation – mine included – that curtails
our interest in art to the purely domestic or regional. While Indian art addresses our own concerns
and reflects our own culture, as citizens of the world we can as easily understand and assimilate a
language and context that may not be situated within our own borders but reflects those of each
one of us in style and context.
It is thus with great curiosity that I look forward to Sonali Batra’s second curatorial venture, Around
the World in 7 Days. The great variety of artists she brings together from several countries
enhances our understanding of the development of the language of art around the world. Does it
have similarities with Indian contemporary art? I daresay it does. Like me, I know there will be many
wanting to partake of her visual smorgasbord and to learn that art speaks in many tongues but has
one purpose: to educate and entertain us about the times we live in.
Ashish Anand
MD & CEO
DAG Modern
01. Alexander Ilichev
14. Iskandar Fauzy
02. Gülin Hayat Topdemir
15. Pepijn Simon
03. Budi Ubrux
16. Lesley Oldaker
04. Karen Wong
17. Văcăreanu Ion Marian
05. Laura Stöckl
18. Pascale Taurua
06. Alessio Bolognessi
19. Gabriele Sermuksnyte
07. Maria Folger
20. Maria Aparici
08. Valérie Andriantsiferana
21. Emil Aziz
09. Jinho Kee
22. Sivan Sternbach
10. Marcela Montemayor
23. Carla Sa Fernandes
11. Deny Pribadi
24. Francesco D’adamo
12. Vadim Panchenko
25. Elaine Ke hew
13. Ivan Pili
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RUSSIA
ALEXANDER ILICHEV
Alexander Ilichev paints portraits using spots of color, lines and dots creating a textural appearance. He
focuses on coloration, which make his works appear natural and fluid thus producing an effect of lightness
and breadth. Although the artist doesn’t intend to paint psychology or the depth of a life lived by someone,
in a surprising way this all emerges by itself. For Ilichev, this is a mystery inexplicable.
Portrait | Acrylic on canvas | 55 x 39 inches
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Girl | Acrylic on canvas | 47 x 39 inches
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TURKEY
GÜLIN HAYAT TOPDEMIR
Gülin Hayat Topdemir, lives and works in Istanbul. Her
eerie works delve into the subconscious to narrate the
dark side of human nature, which is reflected in her
choice of colors and technique. Gulin uses chiaroscuro
-an oil painting technique, developed during the
Renaissance, that uses strong tonal contrasts between
light and dark to model three-dimensional forms,
often to dramatic effect. With this technique, she
masterfully constructs an atmosphere in which her
stories unravel. Her works can be seen in the collection
of the 21C Museum (Kentucky, USA), MOCAK–Museum
of Contemporary Art in Kraków (Krakow, Poland) and
private collections in Europe, Middle East and Turkey.
The artist’s works have been auctioned at Christies
Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Dubai.
A circle of Memories
Oil on canvas
59 x 78 inches
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INDONESIA
BUDI UBRUX
Many viewers will initially confuse the intricate detail and
texture of Budi Ubrux’s paintwork for mixed media. However,
this oil on canvas work is by one of Indonesia’s most progressive
and radical artists. Most of Budi Ubrux’s artworks are almost
immediately recognizable, as he is known to paint haunting
faceless figures draped in newsprint print. The newsprint wraps
itself around human life, effacing, suffocating and blinding
the figures within. The beings ‘wrapped in newspaper’ are a
metaphor for untruthful news coverage and the real issues,
which are dissolved and hidden. His paintings are powerful
satirical observations of the heavily politicized agenda of
contemporary society. Budi’s works depict themes of political
oppression, the ironic role of the media, and above all, a strong
sense of disappointment in individuals and society. His works
are social commentaries of how our reality is shaped by what
we read in the media, in particular newspapers. The artist has
held solo exhibitions in Indonesia, Italy and Singapore. His
works have also been auctioned at leading auction houses
across South East Asia.
Siapa Lawan Siapa Kawan | Oil on canvas | 55 x 47 inches
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CANADA
“Looking back” depicts a young woman with a suitcase on a road in an open, mountainous landscape. The
scene suggests an ambiguous situation where the woman is neither leaving nor arriving. She seems to be
caught in a quiet state where the viewer is invited to imagine her inner state.
KAREN WONG
Born in Hong Kong, Karen currently lives in Canada. She is passionate about representational art. For her,
art is a unique window to better understand the human condition. Her strong interest in psychology and
the human subject matter leaves a strong imprint on her work — she searches for both visual as well as
psychological charge. Karen’s works can be found in private collections in Canada, the United States of
America, Europe, and Asia.
“Blue obsession” is a figurative painting in which the artist plays with the contrast between blue and yellow
dominating the composition. The female figure embraces the small blue drapery with a quiet expression, as
if probing something with thought.
Blue obsession | Oil on canvas | 24 x 20 inches
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Looking back | Oil on canvas | 40 x 30 inches
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GERMANY
LAURA STÖCKL
German Artist and Fashion Designer Laura Stöckl draws
her inspiration from colours and cultures of the multiple
metropolis she’s lived at. Currently, she designs for the
women’s leather goods team at Louis Vuitton. Laura’s
approach to Fashion and Art, which in her universe merge
seamlessly into one another, is based on a passion for
colour and material experimentation to express emotions
and subculture. Her artistic influence is drawn from modern
and contemporary movements with a particular focus on
Western Art from the 60s and 70s. In her works she draws
upon emotions and events of her own life, telling them in
a colourful narrative and experimenting with techniques.
This particular painting is about a painful but thrilling and
passionate love story. It is about a relationship against all
odds. The couple in the painting face a million reasons why
they should not work, however when they are together, a
magnetic love and attraction holds them together. It is about
the exciting moment when it all started and they both knew
it might end badly but did not care. The artist purposely
researched and cut out newspaper headlines and articles
about scandal to reflect - in a heightened way - what the
couples friends and family were thinking about as well as
what was going on in their heads.
Love Will Tear Us Apart | Mixed media | 31 x 23 inches
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ITALY
ALESSIO BOLOGNESSI
Alessio Bolognessi is inspired great Pop Art masters works.
This particular work is named after the father of Pop art, Roy
Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein is known for his many comic
book-based works, which tackle relationships between men
and women by telling their story and thoughts through
relatable images - the type you look at and instantly feel
connected to, due to its commonness. What matters is that
the characters current state of mind matches those of many in
the modern society, regardless of the fact that it is just a figure
made of black lines and red dots.
Alessio Bolognessi’s works are known to be centered around
a tiny white fictional character ‘Sfiggy’. Sfiggy is a character
alter ego of the artist that has become the main protagonist
of his works. He is meant to be the (anti) hero of our times.
The artist believes ‘Sfiggy’ represents all of us and is the part
of our souls that still wants to remain a child. He is amazed
by life, while facing it with the self-consciousness and
responsibility of an adult. ‘Sfiggy’ doesn’t want to forget, he
wants remember all the experiences - positive and negative,
joys and sorrows, successes, adversities and passions. All of
them have to be a heritage for our souls. ‘Sfiggy’ and the
overall activity of Alessio is a work in progress as much as we
all are- continuously evolving.
Roy | Oil on canvas | 32 x 32 inches
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MARIA FOLGER
Maria Folger is a photorealist painter who lives in Los Angeles. She uses acrylic and oil paint to create
portraits of women, playing on sexuality and femininity. Maria often depicts lingerie-clad beauties, vampy
red lips, and patent heels but juxtaposes these subjects with pizza slices and pineapples, adding a humorous
tone to some of her sensual works.
Breakfast in bed | Acrylic on canvas | 48 x 36 inches
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FRANCE
VALÉRIE ANDRIANTSIFERANA
Valérie Andriantsiferana is a french artist who’s paintings marry aesthetics, meaning and emotion. This
painting depicts human beings reaction’s to sensitive incidents, behaviours and information that potentially
threaten to hurt us. In the frame, Valerie paints a cactus, which represents the aggressiveness of the world
and a woman who protects herself from the violence by hiding her eyes, under the illusion that she is
mentally and physically safe. Valerie paints about with the gap that exists between what we think and what
we say; what we feel and what we show. Her works depict the dilemma human beings face of being torn
between their true inner self and external appearance.
The girl who didn’t want to see the world | Acrylic on canvas | 51 x 31 inches
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SOUTH KOREA
JINHO KEE
Up, up and away are the words that first come to mind when
looking at artworks by South Korean artist Jinho Kee. Balloons’
seems to be a photograph at first glance. However, upon a
closer look, this oil on canvas hyperrealism painting skillfully
captures the reflection of light on the surface of the balloons
through the subtlety of the brushstroke. Jinho Kee views
balloons as an accurate metaphor for life - the vicious cycle
of tension and relaxation. He believes in the Latin expression
‘carpe diem’ and ‘memento mori’. Carpe diem translates “seize
the day” where as Memento mori means “remember that you
have to die” - reminding you of the transience nature of carpe
diem. Although all balloons are eventually disposed, they are
known to elevate the spirit of the crowd. The artist believes
in enjoying the present as though you’re at a carnival, where
you’re not conscious of time and feel as if you’re in timeless
eternity. Jin-Ho Kee has held 16 solo exhibitions and attained
several Public Contests. During his career he has participated
in over 200 exhibitions. Currently, Jinho Kee is a member of
the Korean Fine Arts Association.
Balloons | Oil on canvas | 28 x 24 inches
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MEXICO
MARCELA MONTEMAYOR
Marcela Montemayor is an artist from Mexico who is inspired
by hyperrealism. She paints to awaken her viewers senses,
especially taste. Although her paintings cannot envoke taste,
she hopes her viewers endure the feeling of desire through
sight. Marcela paints pop art objects, which have the abilitiy
to generate emotions of joy and take you back to your
childhood. Her vibrant works emphasize on the delight of
a treat and the overwhelming need to taste the sweetness.
Metaphorically speaking, her paintings depict extending
pleasure and suppressing pain & discomfort that restricts
us. Marcela has held several solo and group exhibitions in
Monterrey, Mexico.
Pop soda | Oil on canvas | 35 x 43 inches
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INDONESIA
DENY PRIBADI
Deny Pribadi, from Indonesia, presents a unique combination
of abstract and figurative style of paintings. The characters
and symbols he explores in his works come from the diversity
of his imagination. His paintings depict the story of humans
as predators and our greed of always wanting to dominate,
colonize and fight – all just for fun. He paints with emotion in
a spontaneous style, which reflect his feelings. Pribadi’s works
have been exhibited in several exhibitions aross Indonesia and
auctioned at auctions houses in Indonesia and Singapore.
Hunting | Acrylic on canvas | 55 x 47 inches
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UKRAINE
ITALY
VADIM PANCHENKO
A graduate from the National Academy of Art, Lviv, Ukraine, this painting is from the artists “The Moment”
collection. The collection is about moments, which all of us have experienced and reminisce about. However
the feelings and memories we associate with these moment are never the same; they differ from person to
person.
The beginning of the exploits and the adventure | Oil on canvas | 55 x 55 inches
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IVAN PILI
Italian artist, Ivan Pili’s paintings with disarming ease give its viwers minimalist scenic essence and
expressiveness. Ivan explores the style of realism, refining his technique of using shadows and light.
The illusion to hold a wedding bouquet | Oil on canvas | 35 x 23 inches
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INDONESIA
ISKANDAR FAUZY
Indonesian artist Iskandar Fauzy is known to play with cultural
icons, art world geniuses, high-profile politicians and fictional
film characters to create acts of visual provocation. He invites
viewers to take a journey with him and imagine how it would
be if these situations were made real. This particular painting
is a portrait of the late hollywood actor, Heath Ledger, who
is best known for his iconic role as the Joker in the movie,
The Dark Knight. The late actor created an iconic Joker for
the new millennium and made his mark in the history of popculture. Iskandar Fauzy has exhibited extensively in Indonesia
including at the National Gallery of Indonesia and Jogja
National Museum and internationally in Singapore and Hong
Kong.
Fake Ideology | Acrylic on canvas | 63 x 55 inches
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NETHERLANDS
PEPIJN SIMON
The works of 17th century Italian and Spanish masters live on through the dark and sometimes disturbing
works by Pepijn Simon. The artist explores how far he can go in eliminating details from the face without
losing recognition. For Simon, his old masters painting are an attempt to give historic paintings an update in
today’s time and an examination of the choices made by its creators.
Diego Velazquez
Portrait of Pope Innocent X
In 1650 one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age, Diego Velázquez painted a portrait of the pope during a trip to Italy.
Many artists and art critics consider it the finest portrait ever created. It is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj in Rome. A smaller version is in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and a study is on display at Apsley House in London.The painting is noted for its realism, in that it
is an unflinching portrait of a highly intelligent, shrewd but aging man. The pope, born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj is dressed in linen vestments,
and the quality of the work is evident in the rich reds of his upper clothing, head-dress, and the hanging curtains.
Francis Bacon
Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X
In 1953 artist Francis Bacon painted a distorted version of the Portrait of Innocent X by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez from 1650. The work is one
of a series of over 45 variants of the Velázquez painting, which Bacon executed throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. The picture was described
by Gilles Deleuze as an example of creative re-interpretation of the classical. Although Bacon avoided seeing the original, the painting remains
the single greatest influence on him; its presence can be seen in many of his best works from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. In Bacon’s version
of Velázquez’s masterpiece, the Pope is shown screaming yet his voice is “silenced” by the enclosing purple coloured drapes and dark rich colors.
The dark colors of the background lend a grotesque and nightmarish tone to the painting.
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Study after Velazquez, Francis Bacon & Sergej Eisenstein, Pope Innocent X | Oil on canvas | 55 x 39 inches
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NETHERLANDS
PEPIJN SIMON
Another work by Simon, Saint Jerome Writing 2015 (remastered)
is a remake of the original work Saint Jerome Writing, also
called Saint Jerome in His Study or simply Saint Jerome, an oil
painting by Italian painter Caravaggio. Generally dated to 16051606, the painting is located in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
The painting depicts Saint Jerome, a Doctor of the Church in
Roman Catholicism and a popular subject for painting, even
for Caravaggio, who produced other paintings of Jerome in
Meditation and engaged in writing. In this image, Jerome is
reading intently, an outstretched arm resting with quill. It has
been suggested that Jerome is depicted in the act of translating
the Vulgate (A translation of the bible).
Saint Jerome Writing (remastered)
Oil on canvas
55 x 39 inches
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NETHERLAND
PEPIJN SIMON
Simon is known to use old credit cards rather than paint brushes to craft powerful images in his works. In his
works, he applies white paint to his black backgrounds without sketches or photographs in order to catch the
emotions of his subject in that moment. That, says Simon, is how he conveys emotion in his work. For Simon,
the dark paintings are an expression of miscommunication between people and their reflected emotions.
The artist has exhibited in Netherlands, Belgium, England and at the Rotterdam International Art Fair.
Study of a Horse | Oil on canvas | 55 x 40 inches
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UNITED KINGDOM
LESLEY OLDAKER
Lesley is a UK visual artist, currently residing in Zurich, Switzerland. Her limited colour pallet evokes a
suggestion of mood and place, encouraging the viewer to personally explore and interpret the painting.
Lesley has exhibited in the UK, USA ,Switzerland, Slovakia, Italy, India and China, and has her works in private
collections in UK, USA, Bratislava, China, Australia and now India.
Waiting | Oil on canvas | 43 x 43 inches
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UNITED KINGDOM
LESLEY OLDAKER
Lesley Oldaker’s paintings depict modern day society and the transient nature of moving figurative groups
and their interaction with the space around them. The artist paints public spaces, which communicate a
sense of continual movement and fluidity of form, giving rise to a sense of displacement and question of
belonging within our shared urban environment.
Who Am I | Oil on canvas | 40 x 70 inches
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ROMANIA
FRANCE
PASCALE TAURUA
VĂcĂreanu Ion Marian lives and works from Timisoara, Romania. In his works he paints extremely personal
images, which reflect the reality he experiences, in Romania. His works are inflenced by the environment
that surrounds him, which he paints just as it is. An important aspect of his works is the emphasis he puts
on colour.
Pascale is a French artist who is inspired by women’s faces, beauty and sensuality. Her art is influenced by
her own story. She was ‘Miss France’ at the age of 18. However a few years after her entrance into the world
of beauty and success, she met with a traumatic car accident that left her face partially disfigured. Till date,
the artist bears traces of the trauma and asymmetry of the face. Since the accident, art has become her
outlet for the heavy physical and psychological trauma she faced. In her work she seeks women who reflect
perfection of symmetry in order to use it as a mask to work on herself. To master this, she chooses close ups
on large canvas with a smooth and realistic paint. The artist has participated in the Contemporary Art Fair
Glasgow, Edinburgh Art Fair and held exhibitions across France and the UK.
Tttt5545 | Oil & acrylic on canvas | 47 x 47 inches
The French Shoes | Oil on canvas | 47 x 29 inches
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LITHUANIA
GABRIELE SERMUKSNYTE
Gabriele Sermuksnyte is a painter of the young generation. A graduate of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, she has
held several solo exhibitions in Lithuania and participated in exhibitions in Lithuania and the Netherlands. In
Sermuksnyte’s large-size canvases, dramatic Baroque-style colours and contemporary mythology of popular
culture are combined. ‘Here flies the little bird’ refers to the absurdity of creating a myth about oneself on
social media networks. The artist depicts the gaining momentum of social media and its ability to powerfully
adjust reality.
+HUH¾LHVWKHOLWWOHELUG | Acrylic on canvas & wood | 59 x 51 inches
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‘Saccharine Unicorn’ depicts the world of present-day princesses and their pastimes with the help of
references to widely known fairy tales. The main characters of Sermuksnyte’s compositions are women
and girls whose faces are either not depicted at all, or hidden under masks, and any vestiges of emotion or
character are eliminated. These passive decorative bodies are meant for wearing jewellery, designer clothes,
and for filling the pages of fashion magazines. While representing the bodies as objects, the artist draws
attention to the feminine-related gender stereotypes existing in society.
Saccharine Unicorn | Acrylic on canvas | 63 x 55 inches
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SPAIN
MARIA APARICI
A figurative expressionist from Spain, for Maria, the making of art is a powerful form of communication that
expresses the nature of the human condition. The artist describes her portraits series as, “A portrait is a chain
of events recorded in one single work where the mind is absorbed in the moment of moments.” She believes
that art should bandage the distance between the artist and the observer in the hope that the image will
remain in their memory forever.
Tribute to MJ | Oil on canvas | 48 x 35 inches
Girls at Ascot | Oil on canvas | 67 x 63 inches
Sharon Stone | Oil on canvas | 67 x 22 inches
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SPAIN
MARIA APARICI
Maria’s works capture the combination of her state of mind
and personal observations. Maria believes she has always had
a good eye and observed situations and people differently to
most. She states “The eye, part of the brain, transforms the
world into neural images, creating pictures of not what we
see but what we feel about what we see.”
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Oil on canvas
67 x 63 inches
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TURKEY
ISRAEL
EMIL AZIZ
Emil is an artist from Turkey. He is the son of well-known artist, Reflik Aziz. Emil is inspired by impressionist
paintings; his pastel palette work ‘Young Ballerina’, reminisces the impressionist times. Emil has had solo
exhibits across Turkey and also exhibited his work in Portugal.
Young Ballerina | Oil on canvas | 43 x 35 inches
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SIVAN STERNBACH
Sivan Sternbach studied ceramics for 6 years in Israel. She currently works in Tel-Aviv where she produces
ceramic balloon sculptures. According to her, the ceramic works she makes are the purest expression as to
how she lives her life. She uses everything she see’s, touch’s and tastes as inspiration. In their playful and
tactile qualities, her balloons reflect human beings natural appetite for freedom and connection to the
present moment. Her balloons—in varying sizes, colors and levels of inflatedness—hope to trigger positive
childhood memories. She hopes they have the potential to capture a person’s fleeting, happy memory and
render it timeless. Her balloons can be found in many private collections worldwide.
Metallic Pink Helium Heart | Ceramic Sculpture (To be mounted on wall or ceiling) | 19 x 18 inches
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PORTUGAL
CARLA SA FERNANDES
Carla Sa Fernandes is an abstract painter from Portugal who is renowned for her vivid abstract works. Her
creations are absolutely spontaneous and emotional; they come from within. A student of The College
of Fine Arts of Oporto University, Portugal, describes her abstract expressionism works as free, intuitive,
spontaneous, visceral, intense, colorful,explosive, intimate, passionate, warm and genuine. She wants people
to feel her works rather then view them; she wishes viewers have no preconceived ideas and no one seeks
to rationalize them.
Emotional Creation #50 | Oil on canvas | 39 x 59 inches
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The artist has exhibited nationally and internationally and worked with serveal galleries. Her works are part
of private collection worldwide, namely in Argentina, Australia, Belgium , Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,
Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico,
Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and now India.
All in #4 | Oil on canvas | 23 x 35 inches
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ITALY
KENYA
FRANCESCO D’ADAMO
Francesco D’Adamo lives and works in Bologna, Italy. Since 2012 he has taken part in several solo and
collective exhibitions in Italy and exhibited in several international events in Europe and Asia.
ELAINE KEHEW
For Elaine, her artworks are an act of communication, through which her viewers can understand her narrative
and symbols. Repetition is a big theme in her work along with bursts of coloured pigment. Kehew has held
several solo exhibitions in and around Nairobi. She has also exhibited with the National Museums of Kenya
and Circle Art Agency. Her collaborations with Mark Attwood, master printer, have led to the inclusion of
her work in the public collections of The Smithsonian Museum of African Art, the University at Madison,
Wisconsin and the University of Johannesburg, and The University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, SA.
Kehew’s paintings and prints also hang in private collections internationally.
World to Come | Acrylic, Enamel, Gesso and Oil on Wood | 39 x 27 inches
Dance of the Scarlet Ibis | Oil on canvas | 26 x 20 inches
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