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SYLVIE B ISSON ABN
SYLVIE BISSON WWW.FEELMYART.COM
Art is more than a visual medium for
Quebec-based artist Sylvie Bisson, it's an all-sensory experience. More important than getting people to see her art is get- ting them to feel it (hence her Website). "I am always inspired by what I live, ob- serve and feel," says Bisson. "What mat- ters to me is what we all eventually go through in our lives, such as death, pain and suff ering, and how we can learn to accept the unavoidable." Because of the deeply personal nature of her work, "I cannot do the exact same painting or drawing twice," says Bisson. "T e message has to be diff erent each time. When someone asks me, 'How long did it take you to do that painting?' I always answer: 47 years! It took me that many years to reach this point in my life where I am able to identify, recognize and trust my creative process."
C B PAUL OND UL BOND WWW.PAULBONDART.COM Born in Guadalajara, Mexico but
now based in Southern California, Paul Bond draws upon his heritage for inspiration. Infl uenced by Magic Real- ism, a Latin American genre in which magical elements combine with the real world to evoke a deeper understanding of reality, Bond's deeply symbolic paint- ings oſt en portray a dreamlike world where anything is possible. "Altering and juxtaposing familiar objects gives me the visual symbols which become the language I use to refl ect an emotion or thought," says Bond. "T e physical world to me is a heartbreakingly beautiful and profoundly mysterious experience. I am oſt en emotionally overwhelmed with awe, and translating that feeling into art is my way of acknowledging and digest- ing that great mystery."
C RENEE RENEE BRO ROWN
WWW.ARTEXPOSTUDIO.COM/RENEE-BROWN Dreams have served as an infl uence
for many a great thinker, New York- based artist Renee Brown included. Inspired by the work of world-renowned dream interpreter John Paul Jackson, "I
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paint what I see in dreams and visions," says Brown, whose dreams let her be the master of the past, present and future. "Being a dream interpreter, I am able to decipher metaphorical dream lan- guage and highlight this in my present work." Brown's resulting oeuvre—which includes both fi gurative and abstract drawings—certainly has a dreamlike quality, where lines and colors are clear and defi ned but never jarring or dis- tracting. "I have been able to center into my realities," concludes Brown.
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CATHERINE CHIARA WWW.CCHIARA.COM
THERINE HIARA Self-taught artist Catherine Chiara
began painting as a college student in Southern California and hasn't looked back since. In addition to developing her own creative techniques, Chiara founded a co-op gallery in California, has collaborated on public and private art installations and has donated several of her own pieces to charitable causes. "I have exhibited in California, Louisiana, Ohio, Kentucky and New York City," says Chiara. "My motivation for paint- ing and creating is that my best form of communication—either sending or receiving—is through visuals. Painting is a way to get the visions from my head into a form of communication." In addi- tion to her passion for painting, Chiara also works as a craſt swoman—creating her own line of handbags made of artist canvas and oil paint—as well as a guitar- ist. Chiara has been working in her cur- rent style, Pixelism, since 2005.
" F SUNGMO HO
SUNGMO CHO WWW.SUNGMOCHO.COM
T roughout the history of the cre-
ative arts, roads have been an impor- tant symbol. "From early history to the present, the road has represented civilization," says New York-based art- ist Sungmo Cho. "T ey were built for convenience and to economize time. However, road-building necessitates some destruction of nature. T us the duality of the road, as it destroys nature while it brings us into nature. T e road can off er us a variety and abundance of
visual experience, just as in our lives we have many experiences. T e road can be a metaphor for life." And it's this very metaphor that serves as a springboard for much of Cho's work, which employs rich colors and mixed media to explore this longheld symbol of freedom.
CHRIS
CHRIS DELLORCO WWW.DELLORCOFINEART.COM
ELLORCO Infl uenced by the European masters
but with a defi nite modern twist, it takes an up-close look at one of Chris Dellorco's oil paintings to realize that you are not looking at a photo. "In my oil paintings I strive for near-photo realism, yet keeping a certain level of sensuality," says Dellorco. "I oſt en depict the female fi gure, set against old-world European architecture... In each painting I try to reveal a subtle yet provocative story, contrasting human beauty and frailty against the solid- ity and strength of mankind's greatest monuments. While I want to create something truly beautiful, I also want to explore some level of loneliness and sadness in my art. I think that truly beautiful art oſt en has some element of sorrow in it... Frailty versus strength. T e bitter and the sweet. It is those con- trasts that I hope to capture."
NANCY WEEZY" FORMAN NANCY "WEEZY" ORMAN
WWW.JUNIPERWINDDESIGNS.COM While its her unique photography
that landed Nancy "Weezy" Forman on this list, it's hard to ignore her talents— and success—in a variety of creative endeavors, fashion, jewelry-making, ceramics and home design among them (she and her husband own Philadelphia's Performance Kitchens, a full-service kitchen design and remodeling fi rm). "From an early age I was always drawn to seeing everything as color and bal- ance," says Forman of the genesis of her creative eye. "I have always had a giſt for remembering color." And a penchant for fi nding beauty in unexpected places, too. "Oſt en my subjects are not convention- ally beautiful, but waiting for the right combination of light and balancing the background, colors, shapes and textures
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