Light, energetic, always positive. That's what appears to be Denise Julia Reytan, that's what her creations certainly are. Denise is an artist living in Berlin, working on jewelry, installations, assemblages and styling. Her work has been featured in many prestigious galleries - it is even available in Centre Pompidou!
If you, like me, love walking in forests, there is a chance that you've encountered the natives of those - the wild animals. A small squirrel escaping through branches or a regal deer staring into your eyes. But behind this serene facade, what is really going on? A Hamburg-based artist Heiko Mueller is puzzled by this question and tries to answer with paintings about strange creatures fighting with each other in a fierce manner. And, a few dogs. But a great and unique technique!
The ancient peoples loved human-animal hybrids to the extent of making them represent certain gods. Brian Donnelly is a Toronto-based painter who picked up the idea - but mostly inspired by dr. Frankenstein. What are they about? Going back to our roots? Animistic instincts buried deep in our brains? Shocking? Whatever the purpose is, someone who creates a special e-mail address for "Complaints, Insults, and General Distaste" has my respect.
Clara Mata is a Spanish industrial designer who started as an illustrator, working with manual collages. I always liked this kind of artistic expression - ready-made pictures combined in non-obvious, thought-provoking combinations. The themes, as you can see, are ranging from technology and money, through human condition to nearly abstract compositions that evoke different meanings depending on who sees them. But they always show a lot of sensitiveness towards the form. | |
| Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin - me and the Master |
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