Contents of Art Business News - MAR-APR 2012

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largely dormant," says Peel. "I now feel the need to cre- ate and share emotions on canvas. My hope is that each painting elicits a feeling or emotion in the viewer.
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American corporations and leading advertising agencies have commissioned Eugene Nicolcev to execute a wide range of work on many challenging and prestigious projects. He oſt en juxtaposes natural elements with and artifi cial one to portray a confl ict between organic landscapes and sterile, human creations.
NICK PACIOREK • www.paciorek.com • Nick Paciorek's new café series shiſt s his focus from busy urban settings to the more relaxed, intimate spots tucked away in cities throughout Europe and the U.S. Still embracing his signature use of light and color to convey a mood, Paciorek has broadened his impact through the interplay between fi gures and their environment.
JUNG YOON PARK • www.ducsarts.com • Los Angeles-based artist Jung Yoon Park graduated from CalArts with a BFA in Character Animation and is currently working as a product designer.
JERRY PEEL • www.jerrypeel.com • Jerry Peel has had much succcess as a musi- cian. Now he's expressing himself as a visual artist, creating virbant and colorful abstract paintings."While the musical side of my life demanded total discipline, the visual arts side laid
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HANS PETERSEN • www. hanspetersenart.com • Born in Denmark, Hans Petersen studied at the Royal Dan- ish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. His work can be found in galleries in Charlotte, NC; Stamford, CT and Copenhagen, as well as in many private collections across the United States.
SHAHLA RASHIDIAN • www.
fl ickr.com/photos/shahla-rashidian • Born in Ahwaz, Iran, Shahla Rashidian uses a mixture of acrylic paint, fabric, wood and soil to paint fi gurative abstract pieces. She had her fi rst international exhibition at Miami SOLO in December.
ILENE RICHARD • www.ilenerichard.com • "My fi gurative work is based on my observations of people involved in everyday activities," says Ilene Richard, whose work is marked by strong design, a vibrant color palette and a unique narrative quality. "I create an emotional connection for not only the viewer, but also between the people depicted in my work."
RICHARD RIVERIN • www.labelleimage. org • "In each one of my paintings, I launch my unbridled imagination," says impressionist Richard Riverin. "Hoping for the best, I paint with spontaneous and impulsive strokes of my pallet knife, oſt en ending in a much diff erent compo-
sition than the one I had planned." ANDY SCHAUDT • www.andyschaudt.net • T ough art has been a lifelong passion of Andy Schaudt, it wasn't until aſt er the events of 9/11 that he found himself pur- suing it on a serious level. "I picked up a pen and began to draw out my grief and my fears," he says. "I let my hand dance
to the rhythm of the music, detaching myself from deliberately going in any particular direction. I soon discovered that I became lost in the rhythm of the music. I realized that I could escape into my art, as well as express what I felt in my soul."
LINDA SHINKLE RODNEY & THEODORE MICHAEL SHINKLE •
www.shinklephotography.com • Linda Shinkle Rodney and T eodore Michael Shinkle, mother and son, are collabora- tive photographers who scour the spon- taneous tableaux both in the natural and human-centric worlds. T ey can oſt en be found snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking, donning waders or boating, in search of their next subject. T eir eff orts produce a highly nuanced, stylized body of work that evokes an interpretive emotional response rather than a literal experience.
ALEXIS SILK • www.alexissilk.com • Alexis Silk works in molten glass and metal to create fi gurative works that are time- less yet thought-provoking. A student of the human form, she combines close knowledge of anatomy with a passion for fi re and an unquenchable thirst for meaning. While making intrinsically beautiful objects, Silk explores issues of human nature, society and the relation- ship of humans, nature and industry.
MARTHA SOTOMAYOR • www.marthasoto- mayor.com.mx • Veracruz, Mexico-based Martha Sotomayor's work combines the exuberance of her region's landscape and the charm of its people in a magi- cal artistic technique that exemplifi es the core richness of the country. For Sotomayor, painting is an existential expression that defi nes her soul. Her surroundings, as well as the diversity of her people, are constant sources of artistic inspiration.
DANIEL SROKA • www.danielsroka.com • Daniel Sroka creates abstract, dream- like images out of the simple elements of nature, such as leaves, sticks, fl owers and
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