Interview with Alisa Chernova

Interview with Alisa Chernova

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

My art is a dialogue between psychology and painting — a space where inner conflicts, fears, and existential questions take visual form. Drawing on psychoanalysis and Gestalt therapy, I explore identity, time, and the fragile boundary between illusion and reality. Each work reflects an emotional experience — despair, anxiety, temptation, or the search for self — embodied through vivid contrasts of light, shadow, and symbolic imagery. My goal is to reveal what is usually hidden and to give voice to the invisible and unspoken aspects of human existence.

Artist Spotlight - Simon Hafele

Artist Spotlight - Simon Hafele

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting

As a visionary artist, I embark on a transformative journey to unravel the profound depths of the human experience. My artistic practice is a symbiotic dance between imagination and reality, where I strive to transcend the limitations of the tangible world and explore the infinite realms of possibility. My art should captivate the viewer so that they can get lost in the vast horizons of the present. What triggers me to create a painting are the emotions I want to pass on, which is also why people might identify with my works. Instead of letting myself or my art down on the spectrum of political or elite thoughts, I want the viewer to find truth when decoding my works. The layers I aim at are way above that and deal with consciousness and the highest off all. LOVE

Interview with Souad Haddad

Interview with Souad Haddad

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

I see my work as a parallel system of coded information. The flowers, the forms, the textures—they are not just images but systems of meaning, built through labor, through repetition, through the body’s engagement with the canvas. They are a kind of financial metaphor: not in numbers, but in the way they accumulate, resist, and hold value in a different form.

Interview with Tinamaria Marongiu

Interview with Tinamaria Marongiu

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Mixed Media, Sculpture

When the creative moment arises, the process unfolds freely, instinctively, and without preconceived planning. The assembly happens spontaneously, guided by an inner rhythm made of gestures, pressures, and resonances. Structure is not imposed; it emerges naturally, like a score taking shape directly within the material—through the same approach with which I have always composed my musical pieces or written the lyrics of songs and poems.

Artist Spotlight - Luca Marovino

Artist Spotlight - Luca Marovino

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Sculpture

The research method adopted by Luca Marovino is that of direct confrontation with the material. There is no defined project, no model to follow and develop, but it is the stone itself in its natural split form that suggests the creative process. The tension linked to the spontaneous act bears witness to the mood of the moment, an indelible trace of the experience acquired and the thought matured.

Artist Spotlight - Stanislav Riha

Artist Spotlight - Stanislav Riha

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting

In the last three decades, Standa has been creating wall-mounted, cast resin, and aluminum sculptures combined with canvas and gold leaf, and I have been exploring the computer as an art tool for creating digital artwork. All his life, he has loved to create art full of emotions and feelings, "soul," with the satisfaction of fun. He is also interested in the balance and composition of colours and objects rather than the items' reality.

Artist Spotlight - Samantha Louise Emery

Artist Spotlight - Samantha Louise Emery

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Mixed Media, Photography

Samantha Louise Emery is an interdisciplinary artist from England and Canada living in Türkiye. Emery’s exploration of humanity’s complex interconnection within the biodiversity of life has been aided by her residence in these countries. She visually maps these networks through conceptual abstract paintings and her practice of combining self portrait photography, hand and machine embroidery with hand sewn sequins and beads, and paintwork onto canvas.

Artist Spotlight - Francesco Casolari

Artist Spotlight - Francesco Casolari

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Illustration

My name is Francesco Casolari and I'm from Bologna, a city in Northern Italy. I began engraving at the age of 6 under the guidance of my maternal grandmother, who is a painter. My first plates were drypoint, then around 12 I began etching. Immediately after high school, during my first years of university, I was noticed by galleries in my city and began to have my first exhibitions.

Artist Spotlight - Maria Aparici

Artist Spotlight - Maria Aparici

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting

(María Aparici (Valencia, Spain) studies at the School of Applied Arts in Burgos and later moves to the USA where she completes her training, graduating in interior design from the New School for Social Research of New York (1988-1992). Back in Madrid, she continues to study painting with Amadeo Roca and finally obtains a Master’s degree in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts at Madrid’s Complutense University (1998).

Artist Spotlight - Ashley Gray

Artist Spotlight - Ashley Gray

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Digital Art

Ashley Gray is a UK-based digital artist known for his emotive, concept-driven works that blend 3D with digital painting. His practice explores themes of identity, memory, and the psychological landscapes of human experience. Drawing from his Masters in Computer Games Art, Gray utilizes advanced 3D techniques to create atmospheric environments, often blurring the line between realism and abstraction. His work invites viewers to connect deeply with the emotional undercurrents of his visual storytelling, where symbolism and mood take centre stage.

Artist Spotlight - Morten Saether

Artist Spotlight - Morten Saether

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting

I work with fragments, surfaces, and the slow language of erosion. My images are not constructed as scenes, but uncovered as traces – layers shaped by time, interruption, and quiet transformation. What appears is never complete; it lingers between presence and absence, structure and dissolution. The work invites a pause, a moment of listening, where memory settles into matter and silence becomes part of the image.

Artist Spotlight - John Chehak

Artist Spotlight - John Chehak

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting

John Chehak, life-long resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a self-taught, award-winning artist who has been painting professionally for more than 25 years. John’s medium of choice is acrylic on paper and canvas using brush and palette knife. His original work has taken on new and unique personalities with vibrant colors, symmetry, and compelling presentation. Chehak describes his many mesmerizing styles as having developed from the need to “un-trap himself” from an artistic routine to explore other expressive and imaginative opportunities.

Artist Spotlight - Friedhard Meyer

Artist Spotlight - Friedhard Meyer

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting

The creation of images in the "New Pointillism" requires a significant amount of time. This highly meditative process stands in stark contrast to the fast-paced, digital age and invites the viewer to appreciate the slow, conscious creation of beauty. The experience of standing before one of these images should be a journey into silence, a rare commodity in today's art world, where shock value is often prioritized over substance. My paintings, beyond their aesthetic beauty, convey a message about the necessity of slowness and contemplation in our fast-paced world.

Artist Spotlight - Stephanie Bing

Artist Spotlight - Stephanie Bing

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting

Stephanie Bing (born 1967 in Mannheim, Germany) is an internationally recognized contemporary artist whose vibrant, multi-layered paintings reimagine interiors as poetic sanctuaries. She studied Fine Arts, Painting, Photography, Art History, German, and Literature at Johannes Gutenberg University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Mainz, graduating with distinction under the mentorship of Professor Klaus Jürgen-Fischer and Professor Dr. Vladimir Spacek.

Interview with Stefan Fransson

Interview with Stefan Fransson

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

Stefan Fransson is a Swedish contemporary artist who blends digital collage, sculpture, and organic forms to create layered images. He combines soft tones with sharp contrasts, adding transparency and depth to each composition. His art often features geometric fragments and natural textures that form complex visual structures—through which he explores space, memory, and perception.

Interview with Eva Nordholt

Interview with Eva Nordholt

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

While painting the gold, I enjoy it's beauty and the technique I use. I experiment with different colors, in the gold or silver  and in the shadows, because the standards are never set. This is the technical part on which I focus, compartmentalized is the connotation of sadness and melancholy.  It is an intuitive process rather than something planned or thought out, and it changes as the painting progresses. The figures surely feel protected,  but in a certain way are exposed at the same time because you can't help but wondering what lies underneath, which is the relationship between surface and depth.

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