Calligraphic painting is a combination of calligraphy and painting. The idea behind writing is to convey certain meanings with standard characters. In calligraphy, symbols and gestures meet. Calligraphic painting is more than that. The calligrapher does not just write words – he uses signs to convey information and metaphysical meanings. Painting is the art of […]
Abstract Calligraphy
Hard-edge painter Alice Juno – interview
O-A: You are a hard-edge painter. Your painting is often referred to as “economy of applied painting forms” and ” cleanliness of painted surfaces”. Alice Juno: I became a hard-edge painter consciously. I strive for order in my works. To achieve this I adopted formalism. Hence, simplicity dominates in my paintings. Only form, line, color […]
Interview with Ivo Alvarone – landscape painter
O-A: You are an landscape painter, abstract painter … Ivo Alvarone: Abstract painting always has secrets. My works often deal with non-obvious, general issues. One of the most important is the pursuit of unattainable inner harmony. Only through abstraction is it possible. All my creative activity can be described as a process of improvement. I […]
Abstract painter ROBERT Lardus – interview
You are an abstract painter. This is your credo. Is DYSMORPHOPHOBIA, the series of your works a series of images-illusions? Robert Lardus: As an abstract painter I use various tools, for example Optical art, Op-art, which is a kind of abstract art. And I do it for a purpose: I want to have an impact […]
Alice Juno hard-edge artist – “Run, Run” series of paintings
Alice Juno hard-edge artist Alice Juno, as a hard-edge artist, strives to organize the form and colors used in the painting. It often limits the color range. What distinguishes her work is the texture of the lines. They are spacious as the only element of the picture. Alice gave up on any randomness. She paints […]
Robert Lardus – HUMANOGRAPHY – Symbolism in art
Robert Lardus, like many others, looks for the nature of art in symbolism and the nature of symbolism in the general theory of iconic signs. The artist adheres to the principle that the relationship between signs and the world can be described like any relationship. He accomplishes this by means of formal structures, a unique […]
Robert Lardus – HUMANOGRAHY – art voice
Humanography – unique art voice Each creative artist creates his own art voice. He has a variety of painting symbolism at his disposal. Robert Lardus treats painting as a story. One can even say that he does not paint, but writes his pictures. He writes with characters. His art language is people-signs. . The artist […]
Jan Astner – TRANSHUMAN PORTRAITS – abstract vision
Jan Astner paints his TRANSHUMAN PORTRAITS as abstract visions, visions of the future. It is an ongoing project as new compositions are constantly being created in this series. These are not strictly speaking portraits. More sketches of a vision of the future. Notes from the dehumanized, technologically reconfigured future. Abstract visions, a vision of the […]
Artists’ inspiration
Inspiration is a surge of creativity in an artistic endeavor. Surreal artists looked for inspiration by turning to dreams. They also used automatic typing. Artists’ inspiration is often placed in the unconscious mind. The theory of inspiration suggests that the artist draws from something beyond individual experience. . In modern psychology, inspiration is generally viewed […]
Coincidences – contemporary abstract drawings by Jan Astner
Jan Astner in black and white “Coincidences” black and white drawings talks about his world, combining poetic elements with individual intimacy. His work is always the beginning of a story that leads the viewer to the threshold of an unknown and fantastic world. In his abstract drawings, Jan composes shapes and forms of the image […]
Ivo Alvarone – EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPES – abstract painting
O-A: What is your art about? Ivo Alvarone: The subject of my art abstract painting is nature, especially traditional landscape. For that I uses traditional materials, paints and a brush on paper or canvas. In my paintings I try to render movement and life. Everything is captured in a spontaneous dance and brush movement when […]
Ivo Alvarone – COINCIDENCES – abstract drawings
Ivo Alvarone in delicate “Coincidences” abstract drawings talks about his world, combining poetic elements with individual intimacy. His work is always the beginning of a story that leads the viewer to the threshold of an unknown and fantastic world. In his abstract drawings, Ivo composes shapes and forms of the image with which he freely […]