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JOHN HULTBERG'S UNINTERRUPTED STATE OF PRAYER AND NEW YORK ANGST

: The Runner 1964, oil on canvas, 50” x 67¾ “. Courtesy of Portland Museum of Art, Portland Maine, Gift of the artist, 1982

"I was surprised when I saw a picture of this painting hanging in President Johnson's office..." explained the artist. The Runner was exhibited in the president's office in 1967 as part of the Smithsonian Loan to the White House Program. Perhaps the painting was chosen for the president's personal recollections. Lyndon Johnson was famous for extravagant political efforts: after a grueling schedule running for office in 1937, a throbbing pain became so great in his abdomen that Johnson collapsed. He was operated on for a ruptured appendix; when he revived, Lady Bird appeared at his bedside and told him he was now a Congressman. He eventually became president by the tragedy of November 3, 1964. A runner can be identified as one who moves quickly, passes at a swift pace as in a race, one who must overcome hurdles, flees, or to become a candidate when running for Congress. The artist fixes what is fleeting; this is the power of mind, that captures and fixes the order of somebody who acts as a surrogate for the spectators who participate in the life of the artwork. Harry Rand, author of The Genius of American Painting, and Curator of Political History at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art, said The Runner "... has been chronicled as not quite comprehensible, but obviously eloquent..." ¹ The gray figure at the top, beyond the horizon, has rays emanating from below in a burst of soft blue light like unfolding energy, or perhaps in celebrity lights. The sky, finite or infinite, has no definition as to time, or space, or place, and there seems to be no established vanishing point. The detritus below appears to be in a burial yard, memorial, or archeological grave field, with what seem to be tomb-chambers, mastabas, slabs, mounds, pits, and other "incomprehensible but eloquent" items. An allusion to a return to Mother Earth? Many of the objects have black geometric shapes, lozenges, diagonals, etc., surrounded by an environment of colors of low saturation: yellow, orange, and red - or is it Texas earth-brown? Some bits and pieces of the objects are in semi-perspective that may or may not relate to the radiating vectors above. Like Giacometti's elongated figures in open spaces, the activities of Hultberg's bodies in Flags, coming and going, running, flying, standing, gesturing, and other behavioral acts are far removed from gesticulations in traditional art, Classical, Renaissance, or Baroque, much less the modern decomposition of the classical nude. The personages seem to float or swim in ethereal blue space above mysterious accumulations. The relationship between figures, neither nude nor naked but not necessarily clothed, are vehicles of specific emotions for the artist, a habit of right feeling. For the last 500 years Western culture has exalted the human body as a subject of unlimited interest; this mind-set has become so entrenched that it appeared the norm down to the beginning of the twentieth century. Hultberg was not tied to controls of the past; the three-dimensional reality of the human form seemed superfluous, and anatomy was ignored by the artist. Read more

: Yesterday & Tomorrow.

Rita Dianni-Kaleel

Rita was born and raised in Chicago and has been intrigued with Art from her earliest memories. She studied privately for many years learning traditional skills in painting and sculpture. Her work is influenced by many philosophies and techniques and being a contemporary artist, inspiration derives from the beauty of Nature, not only the exterior, but that which lives within. Read more..
Contect information:
http://www.diannifineart.com/

: Juggle. Oil Pastel and Pencil. 16” x 20”

Kerry Rolewicz

My formal art education began in high school with Early College Courses at the Art Institute of Chicago. I continued on to earn my BFA from Creighton University, where I spent a semester abroad with Studio Arts Center International in Florence, Italy. My undergraduate work consisted of mainly large-scale oil painting and metal sculpture. Upon finishing school my work evolved from large to small and from paint to pencil and pastel. Over the past ten years of work I have been finding the balance between artist and motherhood. Read more...
Contact information:http://kerryrolewicz.com/

: F9-W09.2011-11-1. Oli on canvas. 40cm x 130cm

Joachim Gerschler

Joachim Gerschler is 67 years old. He has been working for a few decades as the top restorer on historical buildings in Berlin doing analysis of the building`s history, the technical requirements of restoring them in the original sense and doing the restoration work himself and with his staff. Since 2010 he has begun to paint oil on canvas in rakel (spatula) technique and has produced up to now more than 100 such paintings, mostly in sizes of one to two m2,... Read more
Contact information
Hergen.Heinemann@alumni.insead.edu

: Soda Can. Carved Yule marble. 19"h x 11"d x 10"w

Robin Antar

Her works have been exhibited in various shows and galleries, including Sotheby’s, NY; the National Art Club, NY; Nabisco Gallery, NJ; Fine Art Management Enterprises, Miami, FL; the City Museum of St. Louis, Mo.; the Provincetown Art Museum, Provincetown, MA; the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, and others. Read more...
Contact information:
www.robinantar.com
info@rantar.com

: Brabrants thru the Netherlands. Watercolor and ink on silk. 33" x 21"

Debbi Chan

On the cusp of two creative signs, the tiger and the rabbit, I was born in Houston, Texas. With a creative push from day one, I took up the brush by age ten. In my early years as a budding artist I decided that oil painting was not my thing but watercolor and ink were. That really never changed but the style vacillated from realism to fantasy throughout those formative years. It was not until a bit of aging wisdom came to me that I sought out a teacher and found Frank Chiu, a master artist in traditional Chinese painting. He mentored me for over a decade and was later joined by his wife, Judy. Read more...
Contact information:
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/s/sosum/

: Fruits of Labor (Virgo). Mixed Media. 28" x 41”

Rae Chichilnitsky

Rae is a self-taught and self-represnting local artist. She was born in Kishinev (Moldova) during the Soviet era. There she studied classical music at the Kishinev Institute of Art, earning her degree in Musicology and worked as a freelance book illustrator. Read more
Contact information:

www.rae-chichilnitsky.artistwebsites.com

: Zygote. Acrylic on canvas. 52" x 38"

Jack Jasper

studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He received a BFA in painting in 1970 and an MFA in 1975. He concentrated on painting in graduate school, but he also studied performance. His work in the time arts led him to explore the use of the body in conjunction with other media such as sound and film.
After receiving his MFA, he moved to Helena, Montana to pursue freelance design work with his brother. He eventually joined the staff of the Printers, Inc., as a designer. He continued painting and exhibited locally and regionally. In 1982 he received a grant from the Helena Film Society Grant to Artists Program. He collaborated with Montana poet, Rick Newby to design and produce the book, The Man in the Green Loden Overcoat, a juxtaposition of words and images. Read more...
Contact informations:
www.jackjasperart.com

: Corsage. oil on canvas. 24” x 30”

Banker Amy

has been exhibiting in New York and worldwide since 1992. A Cornell University graduate, she studied environmental design, education, business and fine arts. A native New Yorker, Amy resides in New York City and Massachusetts. Read more...
Contact information:
www.amycohenbanker.com

: Yellow Lotus with Little Fish. Oriental Brush Painting. 29” x 29”

Darlene Kaplan

Darlene Kaplan is an award-winning artist who has been captivating art lovers worldwide with her energetic Oriental Brush Paintings using Chinese watercolors for more than 40 years. Her many awards include First place at the Campagna Center, Alexandria, VA, First place at Green Spring Gardens, Annandale, VA, and Finalist at the 27th Annual Arts Competitions-Artist Magazine. She grew up in the country in Tennessee and states, "All of my spare time was spent walking in the woods searching out bugs, plants and anything else that was alive. Read more
Contact information:
www.darlenekaplan.com

: Talking Heads. Porcelain sculpture.

Lilianne Milgrom

Lilianne Milgrom can well be described as a “global artist at large.” Born in Paris, growing up in Australia and living for extended periods in Israel and the United States, she now resides in the greater Washington DC area. She exhibits extensively in local and international galleries and museums and her work can be found in private and institutional collections. Read more
Contact information:
www.liliannemilgrom.com

: Backless. Oil on canvas. 10” x 10”.

Sara Swan

My current work is an examination and celebration of the human figure, body language, fashion and costume. I base much of my art on simple figure drawings from a weekly class. I have worked as large as life-size and as small as a ten inch square canvas. I draw both men and women, but my art tends to be female-centric. Though I use people as my subjects, I'm not a portrait artist, and in general I am not representing any specific person in my art. Read more
Contact Information
www.saraswan.com

: Calypso, photography, 20” x 20”

Keith Parks

Born in Los Angeles, Keith Parks grew up in the lovely town of Oxnard, California, where his father converted an old shed in their backyard into a darkroom to "keep him off the streets" while he was in high school. Keith began college at California State University, Northridge as a photography major, but as graduation approached and he realized there were no "Help Wanted: Photographer" ads in the classified section, but plenty of entry-level graphics jobs, he switched his emphasis to graphic art in his final year. In 1980 he got his BA in Art. Read more
Contact information
keithparks.daportfolio.com

: Building-III. Mixed Media. 30"x40"

Irena Orlov

Irena Orlov, innovative, contemporary fine artist, architect, designer, illustrator, photographer is known for creating captivating works which are full of energy.
Extraordinary versatile in her mediums, Irena could never imagine life without art. Having a successful carrier in architecture and design for quite a long time, she began to deal with fine art. She is an artist whose path in the fine arts has led her to a unique expression of mood and color. The combination of antique and a very clean, crisp modern design sense creates a highly prized, individual art style. Her images begin spontaneously and give expression to personal creativity and insight. Each piece is unique in design. Irena often prefers to think of herself as a craftsman, constructing, or interpreting imagery and messages from her conscious and subconscious mind.
Irena has lived in Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Canada, and now lives and works in Los Angeles... read more
Contact information
www.irenaorlov.com

: Planes Go. Photography.

Daniel R. Johnson

A fascination with art started early with Daniel, but he really found his direction during his first year at Salt Lake Community College studying Graphic Design. It was then that he was introduced to the still-fledgling world of computer art. Graduating from Brigham Young
University with a BFA in Illustration, he continued working with digital art and animation. In addition to freelance illustration, he began his career in computer games, eventually moving to northern California to pursue further opportunities. Daniel was eventually hired as an onsite digital illustrator for a Sonoma county design firm, where he honed his skills through years of commercial art for high tech, construction, infrastructure, and transportation clients. ... read more
Contact information
www.danjohnsonimagery.com/portfolio

: Pleasures. Oil on canvas.

Paula Laflamme

Born in Montreal in 1964, Paula Laflamme is a self taught artist and began painting in 1992. Paula spent her childhood between land and sea, the slums of Montreal, and the richness of her ancestors, from Gaspé. Her paintings are her own compositions, they are her work. Using her emotions and the expressions of the people she meets, she lives in interesting situations and moves deep into her characters and those who contemplate... read more
Contact information
www.paulalaflamme.com

: The chessboard of Good and the Evil. Acrylic on canvas, 70cmx90 cm

Olivia Boa

Olivia Boa was born in 1981 in Yvelines in France. At a young age Boa was attracted to the world of the art and in particular, painting.
Boa began her formation into an artist at the age of 10 with the help of Yves Armani, an artist who taught her the basiscs. From the age of her 14, Boa pursued her work and her research in painting in a self-taught way. Read more
Contact information
www.oliviaboa.sitew.com

: Mirror Building. Photography

Yasmine Samiry

Fashioned by experience, feelings and vision Yasmine Samiry is an emerging photographer-artist the world should keep an eye on. Award winning, published and exhibited, she is drawing attention around her.
Her life has been a journey of discoveries. ... read more
Contact informationwww.yasminesamiry.com

: Untitled. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48

Marina Izrailevich

The roots of my life and work are steeped in Russian art and culture. My earlier works had a whiff of Russian Constructivism (purely unconsciously; I was thrilled when it was pointed out to me). I am still searching for a way to express the breadth of feelings and emotions and the struggle for meaning and life’s anchor. My major influences are Mark Rothko, Wassily Kandinsky and Marc Chagall. My heart leaps when I see their work and I think ‘how do I do THAT’... read more.
Contact information:
www.marinaizart.com
marina@marinaizart.com

: Distorted Reality. Digital art.

Max Tzinman

Max Tzinman was born in Romania and lived in Israel and Canada, immersing himself in a multitude of cultures that influenced his artistic philosophy. Formerly an architect, since his move to New York City he has returned to his first love, art. He has recently participated in art and photography shows at LACDA (Los Angeles Center For Digital Art), The Center for Fine Art Photography (Ft. Collins, CO), BAG (Brooklyn Art Gallery), Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Art Gallery, Moss Rehab/Einstein, Atlantic Gallery, MOCA (Museum of Computer Art), and the William Penn Foundation... read more.
Contact information:
www.anthropofagus.net

: Sunset on Lake Monroe. Digital photography.

Guy Belair

My passion for photography goes back to thirty years ago during my university education in science and my first and only scientific photography class. Since then, I have been pursuing my skills, mainly in nature photography. For the last 7 years, I have shifted to digital photography and I have participated regularly in contests on this topic, especially in macro photography... read more
Contact information:belair.g@videotron.ca
http://artxterra.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewowner&user_id=645&Itemid=101

: Office Building V. Digital art.

Arthur Jacob

Throughout my life I have always had a greater visual sense about how the world looked versus other senses. This visual dominance in perceiving the world has profoundly affected my work as an artist. My art offers an infinite variety of visual perceptions and interpretations for the viewer. The viewer is told what the “real Life” image is in the title of the piece, but through abstraction and reconstruction of that image, the viewer is then asked and challenged to explore the shapes, colors, movements and forms, which the abstraction and reconstruction presents. Colors and shapes become emotion, while form and movement become attitude. Even when a work is easily recognized there is still a predominate thread of color, movement, shape and form. The techniques to achieve these photographic abstractions and reconstructions are a thoughtful and purposeful digital manipulation. Using a mouse rather than a brush to achieve a powerful medium of expression and communication, creates this style of fine art... read more.
Contact information:
aj@arthur-jacob.com www.arthur-jacob.com

: Native American. Abstract

Mike Menius

Mike Menius has evolved an abstract painting vocabulary, which is rooted in years of plein air landscape painting. His abstract themes can be viewed as psychological journeys, or vistas in air, water, and time. Read more
Contact information
www.mikemenius.com

: Spirit of the Moment. Oil on canvas. 59" x 47"

Semproniu Iclozan

Semproniu Iclozan is an intentionally known American artist, born in Romania. His work has been shown at more than 51 exhibitions in Europe and United States. Iclozan’s art was published in many European books and catalogs around the world. Iclozan's work is in the permanent collections at the Chicago History Museum, National Museum of Art in Bucharest, Romania, Museum of Contemporary Art, Poland, Royal Art Collection in Stockholm, Sweden and many others.
For almost two decades, Iclozan was exhibited as a solo artist in numerous galleries around the world including; Ambassador Gallery, NY, Portals Gallery and Hansen Gallery, Chicago, Fontanella Borghese Gallery, Rome, Italy, Accademia di Romania, Rome, Italy, Craiova Museum of Art, Romania, Drottinnggatan 100 Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden (full list of solo and group exhibition can be found on artists web site).
Iclozan has also participated in numerous of Art Expos, including the Vancouver, Chicago and Miami International Exhibitions.
Iclozan's artwork is also in many private art collections in United States, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy,  Ivory Coast, Japan, The Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland... read more.
Contact Information:
www.iclozan.com siclozan@comcast.net

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