2009
Bettino Francini
Italy
National Public Competition for the realization of a Monument to the Third Millennium, City of Orbassano ( Turin ) , ITALY. Winner of the competition - 2003 - Bienal Del Chaco, Resistencia, ARGENTINA - 2004- 1° International symposium of sculpture on iron– Alajuela, COSTA RICA - 2004- 1°International Symposium of monumental sculpture, Songkhla, THAILAND - 2005- 1° Symposium of Sculpture , Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico - 2005- 1° International Symposium of sculpture – San Luis Potosì, MEXICO - 2006- International sculpture symposium in painted steel for the Royal Flora Ratchapruek - Chiang Mai – THAILAND 2006- International sculpture symposium of Goyang – Seul – KOREA – 2007- 1 International steel sculpture symposium of Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, TURKEY 2008- 1 International stone sculpture symposium in the Uttarayan Art Foundation, Baroda, INDIA – 2009
STATEMENT
The sculptural works that Francini creates are characterized above all for their monumentality that makes them elements able to dominate ample spaces penetrating with their poetic suggestion.. Expressly conceived as public works his sculptures are in direct dialogue and relationship with the place on which they are installed, conversing with its past and present cultural aspects and/or with the nature and the specific finalities of the space, always communicating personal reflections of the artist on the life, its mysteries and transformations.
Thomas Neumaier
Germany
“Lost Songs/Sirenes” Museum of Medicin History, Charité, Berlin Germany 2003“Geumgang-Nature Art” Biennale South-Korea 2003“La Fête de Mai” Brüssel Belgium 2004“(Distrust) the Idyll” Hannover Germany 2005“Beggin a proper Donnybrook” Archibald Arts Gallery, New York USA 2005“City-Transplants” City-Gallery, Ingolstadt Germany 2006”kunstcamping” Eindhoven Netherland 2006”sculptures-landscape” Osnabrück Germany 2007”Landstreichler” Gallery Gut Gasteil, Prigglitz Austria 2007“Travelling Forest” international project Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, USA a.o- 2002-09
STATEMENT
We say, that we have to protect and save our environment - without thinks thats in countries like in Europe the last piece of unimpaired nature disappeared centuries ago. There is not unimpaired nature. There is only one decision making process of the kind of nature one wants to have in cities and that one has to be part of our planning. I pick up this idea in an absurd way. Many people see nature only as a natute module. A module you can buy in a supermarket or garden-center. So everyone can pick uphis own piece of nature and take it with him.
Firman Djamil
Indonesia
Hand Sirih. Sejarah Lantai Yang Datang Keatas Exhibition, Jakarta - 2008“ O Flue = O Chimney”, Guandu Intern. Sculpture Festival, Taipei (Taiwan) - 2008 Stone Grow, The 11th Intern. Workshop and Exhibition, Mugla Universitesi – Turkey - 2006The Bamboo Tunnel, Gemgang Nature Art Biennale, Yeonmi San Art Park, Korea - 2006The Shadows of Hand, The IIA Festival in Byron Bay – Aastralia - 2006 “The Insider Voice Come Up”, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, Korea - 2004.The Breath of Mother Earth on Phallus, Intern. Symposium, Sanseung Art Park, Korea - 2003Root Ritual, The 2nd Yokohama Intern. Open Air Art Exhibition, Japan - 2000Meta Architecture of Coconut, Artists Congress Asia-Europe, Tejakula, Bali - 2000Piramida Angin, International Art Forum (MAF’99). Makassar, Indonesia - 2000
STATEMENT
"Art’s as awareness transformation of the nature. Let’s keep of this nature ecosystem construct with be new myths about nature. Myths as protected of natural environment"
Dimitrios Fotiou
Greece
Sculpture symposium in Elliniko, Elliniko, Ioannina , Greece - 2008Fine Arts - Sculpture Symposium in DI.P.E.A.P., Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece - 2006e-symposium / online: http://www.isea-web.org/inl/inl102.html - 2006Sculpture symposium in Pallini, Municipality of Pallini, Athens, Greece - 2005Sculpture in limestone, Rethymno, Crete, Greece - 1999The Mythological Journey, ‘La Fratta’, Sinalunga-Tuscany, Italy - 1998DLi – Digital Long Island, Digital Media Festival, Long Island, USA - 2007WB07 – Web Biennial 2007, Biennial on the World Wide Web, online: www.webbiennial.org - 2007 Crito, Private view, Wimbledon School of Art, London, UK - 2001Marble Sculptures, School of Fine Arts Graduate Union, Athens, Greece - 1999
STATEMENT
Contemporary notions about survival drastically differ from what has been considered basic till the recent past. My intention is to explore this evolution and the consequent development of "bare necessities".
Marian Meerbeek
Netherlands
‘Wind Chimes’, Symposium International de Sculptures, France - 2009‘Terra Arcadia’, Terra Art Projects, Zoetermeer (NL) - 2009‘Kikkers’, Gemeentemuseum, Helmond (NL) - 2008 ‘Bosreus’, Kunstwandeling, Natuurpark Lelystad (NL) - 2008 ‘Natuurtranen’, Internat. Manifestatie Glasrijk Tubbergen ( NL) - 2008 ‘Schuilplaats’, Kunstroute Open Stal, Oldeberkoop (NL) - 2007‘Remember’, Kunstroute Zeddam (NL) - 2006‘Mosbedden’, Tijdelijke onderkomens, Sterksel (Belgium) - 2003 ‘Afscheid’, Labo Art VZW, Heurne-Oudenaarde (Belgium) - 2002‘Braque’, World Fine Art Gallery, New York (USA ) – 2001
STATEMENT
I produce projects and installations which, in addition to tangible materials, also make use of non-tangible elements like sculptural media. For example the element of smell, the element of sound (sound sculptures) and the element of time: weather influences or animals which use the piece of art as a place to hide or take shelter. These tangible and non-tangible elements in my work influence each other, which results in a transformation of the piece of art and of our visual perception.
Helen Schell
United Kingdom
11th Dimension, Solo Show, Durham Cathedral, Britain - 2009
The Rocket Project, Solo Show - Drawings, Aardman Animations Ltd, Britain.- 2009
Time Capsule3, Residency, Gibraltar Point Toronto, Canada. - 2007
Building Bridges - Burning Bridges, Forest of Dean, Britain - 2006
The Promised Land, Solo Show, Gloucester Cathedral, Britain - 2005
The Glass Carpet, Residency, Corning Museum of Glass, USA - 2004
Glass Projects, Award, Pollock/Krasner Foundation, USA - 2002
Capsule1, Fellowship & Residency, Vermont Studio Center, USA - 2001
The Last, Great,Winchester Blanket, Solo Show, Winchester Cathedral, Britain - 2001
STATEMENT
I am based in the north east of England, making installations using glass, which are often sited in ritual spaces such as cathedrals. Over the last 2 years this has evloved into ideas about space and time travel, producing large diagrams of rockets and time machines. I am working on a series called ' Escape Velocity', which examines devices to exodus Earth at the moment of destruction.
Stephanie Rhode
Germany/Netherlands
Pro-arte ulmerkunststiftung, Ulm, (D) - 2009Sand-house installation Katwijk aan Zee (NL) - 2008Sand-house installation Langeoog (D) - 2007COBRA- Museum, Amstelveen Triënnale 07 (NL) - 2007Van der Togt Museum, Amstelveen, Groepstentoonstelling,(NL) - 2007Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam ABK, Groepstentoonstelling (NL) - 2006Stadtmuseum Gunzenhausen (D) -2006KunstMuseum Donauries,Wemding (D) - 2006Art Fair Amsterdam Gallery Vromans (NL) - 2005Museum of Glass Ernsting Stiftung, Coesfeld/ groepstentoonstelling (D) - 2005
STATEMENT
A recurring theme in my work is the symbol
During the last few years I"ve been working with the theme 'House' The explanation of the symbol "House " is ambivalent and leaves room for multiple interpretations. My focus lies not in the intellectual understanding of the symbol but in a deeper 'acknowledgement' of the underlying reality. When you dream about a house it symbolizes a return to the basic principles that you learnt as a child. A second aspect in my work is repetition.
Nobuho Nagasawa
Japan
Bodywaves, Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York, New York, USA - 20077 installations and “I.E.D” Exhibition: 1st Sinopale Biennial Sinop, Turkey - 2006See-through Eyes,2nd Echigo-Tsumari Art Trienn., Minami Abuzaka, Japan - 2003 Her render Exhibition: 6th Sharjah Intern.Art Biennial, United Arab Emirates - 2003Vanishing and Lost Knowledge, Imagining the Books, Alexandria, Egypt– 2002On the Edges of Time, 10th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 2002Geography of Time- Solo Show, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California - 2000May 13th, 1996, 10 A.M. I called the Pentagon, Between Earth and the Heavens, Rufino Tamayo Museum, Mexico City, Mexico/Nagoya City Art Museum, Japan,1997-1996Bunker Motel: Emergency Womb, Peace Sculpture 95, Jutland, Denmark - 1995Phalz Kapelle, “Arcus” “Where are you going? Where are you from?”, Invisible Nature, Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany, 1994, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary, 1993, Royal Garden of the Prague Castle, Prague, the Czech Republic, 1993
STATEMENT
In my work, I create an interactive space that is informed by the physical, natural, social, and historical aspects of the site through people and their spatial narrative. I explore the sociological and psychological content of each site in a manner similar to an archeologist or a forensic researcher. It is a dialogue with a place and time, land and substance, past, people, and the future they create, made new, immediate, and somehow timeless.
Xavier Rijs
Belgium
Maîtres des lieux ,Symposium St. Lô, France -2002Chemin d’art, St. Flour, France - 20032 + 3 Centre, Vern-sur-Seiche, France - 2003Etre et Hêtre, Gallery Médiatine Brussel, Belgique - 2004Residence and exhib., Art centre Le Silex Trois-Rivières, Québec (CAN) - 2004Les Monumentailles, Concarneau, France - 2005Eurosculptures, Eurocentre Viroinval, Belgique - 2006Etangs d’art, Pays de Brocéliande, France - 2007Install. and exhib., Centre J. Verne, gal. 2angles Flers, France - 2008Territoires, C. Vaste et Vague Carleton, Québec (CAN) - 2008
STATEMENT
Xavier Rijs (Brüssel 1954) realised many scenery, installations, sculptures or lighting for many theatres and cultural centres. His collaboration with architects, régisseurs, musicians, choreographs and poets emphasizes his researches about space and light.He works with wood, resin, glass, metal as well as new technologies such as optical fibre. This diversity of raw materials find his unity in an omnipresent passion for questioning the life and the sense of nature through the tree.
Patrick van Boekel
Netherlands
‘IBFF international Filmfestival’, UK - 2009
‘Kos International Film Festival’, Greece - 2009
‘KAIR’, Japan - 2008
‘Landart Falstar-Lolland’, Denmark -2008
‘Natuurkunstpark Lelystad’, the Netherlands - 2008
‘Museum Catharijneconvent’, the Netherlands - 2008
‘Landschape of the year, Danube delta’, Rumenia - 2007
‘Gallery Groeneveld’, the Netherlands - 2007
‘Museum Nagele’, the Netherlands - 2006
‘A3 Gallery Moscow’, Russia – 2005
STATEMENT
To me art isn’t something non-committal or a traditional tour de force. I always become both curious and restless whenever a piece of art truly affects me. I feel a calling and hope to also look at the world in such a ‘free’ manner as a result of the emotions awakened by someone distilling something this beautiful from life. Film is the only thing which allows me to stay very close to the mood of my dreams. To create a poetic universe whereby time can be ‘sculptured’.
Xavier Cortada
USA
"90N Installations," New York Foundation for the Arts, NYFA sponsored artist, North Pole - 2008.
"Art in Antarctica," National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, South Pole and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 2006-2007.
"Antarctica: Collection from the Bottom of the World," Maryland Science Center, Baltimore, MD. – 2009
"Polar Attractions," Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. - 2008
"EPA (Environmental Performance Actions)," EXIT ART, New York, NY. - 2008
"Weather Report," Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO. - 2007
"Envisioning Change," an international touring exhibit presented by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and the Natural World Museum: Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway, Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium, and Ministry of Culture, Monaco (2007-2008).
“The Four Elements," Art in State Buildings, Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL. – 2008
"Native Canopy," Monroe County Art in Public Places, Upper Keys Government Center, FL.
"The Reclamation Project," Florida Botanical Gardens, Largo, FL.
STATEMENT
When the Funnel Beaker people built their hunebeds in 3500 B.C., none of the 360 animals featured in “Endangered World: Life Wall” were in peril. Because of global climate change, most are threatened with extinction by the century’s end. Human survival is ultimately dependent on the preservation of the planet's biodiversity. This work invite viewers to “adopt” these endangered animals and become engaged in conservation efforts.
Czeslaw Podlesny
Poland
Ecce Homo, paintings. Neruppin, Germany – 2006The Way, sculpture and paintings, State Gallery, Poland –m 2004Sculpture Exhibition, Bonn, Germany – 2002Maluny, paintings, Zakopane, Poland – 2002Sculpture exhibition, Wusterhausen, Germany – 2001Sculpture exhibition, Kunsthalle Berlin, Germanuy – 2000Sculpture exhibition Neue Kunst Gallery Detmold, Germany – 1999Sculpture. Tatranska Gallery, Górny Smokowiec, Slvakia – 1995Gallery Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA – 1994Good Bye Poland, Kulczycki Gallery, Zakopane, Poland- 1993
STATEMENT
My road in art through art, the road which was chosen from millions of others and given to me. Many a time my dreams came true on it . I meet interesting people and sometimes friends on this road and it leads me to unusual places in the world. It is inspiration not only for my art but also for my life. I am very unhappy when I have to stop on it , even for a moment.I hope collection of my works will allow you to find the atmosphere and identify with my moods .