 Whoops! You are using an outdated version of Internet Explorer. For an optimal Artfinder experience, please update your browser to version IE 11 or greater. Alternatively, download the latest version of Chrome, Firefox or Opera. |
“'Blue Silk' is from my 'Naked portraits' series - psychological portraits of a person when she is all alone, when she's naked as truth. I love this painting particularly because it is light, bright and full of positive vibes that remind me of sunny summer days with a pleasant breeze.”
“I love to create natural faces from nature, using the green foliage of my country as a rich element in different green colors to create the illusion of human character. My aim in art is to show the potential of creativity and expression.”
“Like with most of my artworks this one has been created without a definite plan or agenda. Only when the painting was almost finished did it tell me its name.”
“With this painting, I tried to paint a story of a person in continuous search of his soul, his conscience and his destiny . He keeps searching and searching, from dusk to dawn just to calm his quest. If you look closely you can see a partial apparition just behind him. Maybe holy spirit, his shadow or the soul itself...”
“I took this photo in 2015 whilst on location in Ethiopia. Abuja Yemata in Tigray is the most inaccessible place of worship in the world. I, along with the priests and worshippers, had to scale up a sheer 19ft wall of rock without any ropes or harnesses, inching along narrow ledges and rickety bridges. The wind was so strong on the first day it was not possible to get the shots I was looking for. Faced with the option of having to return via the same route the next day, I stayed the night in the caves perched on the top of the vertical spire of rock, with sheer, 650 ft drops on all sides. Not much sleep was had I admit! But the location is without question one of the most inspiring I have been to. The sheer scale of the landscape and commitment of the congregation is something to behold.”
“I use the color red as it correlates with emotions on both sides of the spectrum. On one end you have love, on the other end you have hate and in the middle so many different emotions... always very intense ones. 'To love and be loved in return' is about the uncertainty of passion and the quiet feeling that love offers you. When love starts and takes you into a whirlpool of emotions. I often use self-portraiture to express human feelings, sometimes inspired by autobiographical feelings sometimes inspired by other's feelings. Human emotion is an endless source of inspiration. Love is a very universal feeling. Throughout times and across cultures it has always been one of our most important needs.”
“This sculpture was made back in 2000 and captures the weight of time on the physical man. The elderly need help to support this weight. In this sculpture, support is represented by a stone of clay on which rests the chin of the subject. Without this support, the sculpture is in balance.”
“These flowers that I painted in the Hohenheim Botanical Garden are so big that they can barely support themselves on the stems. Fresh and bright, these flowers have an incredible sweet flavor, which unfortunately cannot be express on the canvas.”
“'Lily (Casares)' is from a series of new works inspired by the village of Casares in Andalucia (where I was in residence earlier this year). Casares is a village of contrasts – luminous whitewashed houses cling to the hillside against a backdrop of dark, rain-drenched mountains - The Serrania de Ronda. The series explores the vivid landscape, architecture and flora of the village, reflecting the mood of its turbulent history and past conflicts between North Africa, Rome and Spain. The lily in this painting, perhaps representing the purity of ideals, is made luminous by a vivid background reminiscent of the beautiful turquoise glazes of Islamic ceramics.”
“I was inspired by an old photograph from the 1930’s of men working on building the skyscrapers of Manhattan, we’ve all seen the images, a coupe of guys sat eating their lunch on a narrow girder 300 metres in the air, the ease and confidence they exude as if what they are doing is perfectly normal, just a regular Monday at work. During this period I was working a lot with acrobats and dancers, so the idea formed in my mind to forge these two worlds together and so the ‘Jeopardy’ project was born. I have always been fascinated by people who work with their bodies, the grace, power and skill is incredible to witness up close and so to put this in a context of such immediate danger is to heighten these skills even more. We rehearsed some positions beforehand and then shot the series in the space of one afternoon and i couldn’t be more happy with the results, I think the balance of physical confidence, beauty and jeopardy all fuse together to make a truly unique series of photographs.”
Pay a 10% deposit now, receive your artwork, then spread the remaining cost over your chosen time frame.
Apply and get a decision instantly.
No hidden costs or surprises!
Subject to credit check and approval. 10% deposit payment required. 0% APR representative. Only applicable on orders over £300. Please read full terms here.
