MONOGRAPH BOOKS
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Steffi Rodigas.
Art-Passion-Emotions
112 pages | English-German
The catalogue containing my own photographs of landscapes, animals and people is nearly inexhaustible and yet I am constantly on the hunt for the extraordinary. The research for my series “Children of the world” led me to the world-famous photographer Steve McCurry. I got his permission to reimagine his incredible, meaningful pictures in artistic form and I am highly proud of it! Art gives me the opportunity and the freedom to work through and process issues as well as expressing my thoughts and opinions. The result was a collection of many critical works on a whole variety of topics and conflicts of our world. In 2018 I tried to summarise the catastrophic, often ignored and overlooked consequences of climate change in the piece “Climate apocalypse”. Equally, I wanted to denounce the careless handling of our bodies of water in the three-dimensional depiction “If the oceans die, we die too”. I explored this matter further with the paintings “Too late”, “Safe travels” and “Enjoy your meal”. Topics like the overflow of media, the extortion of the Amazon region, chick shredding or world politics filled my canvases in a similar manner. From my urge to try different techniques and styles or even to abstract, the most diverse pictures have emerged. I developed a new kind of art for myself accordingly, which I call “Art in Art”. The origin for this is based on my own philosophy “Don’t waste anything”. Carefully foraged leaves with blended paint scraps found their place in the form of squares, later circles, birds or feet. Art in Art is one whole result, made up of individual small artworks. The viewer is treated to a vast number of tiny parts, each with its own colourful meaningfulness that can inspire imagination. Simultaneously, the big picture sets no boundaries to the joy of exploration.
CHAN SUK ON
CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY
80 pages | English
Her artistic journey is going from documentary photography to conceptual art. Chan Suk On was born and lives in Hong Kong. She graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Photographic Design. She gained her Master of Arts in Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. On is an editor, photographer, and artist. She is inspired by everyday life experiences. Her artistic journey is going from documentary photography to conceptual art. Creation is a process that starts from zero to transform ideas into works of art. It gives her a fresh feeling, constantly exploring the unknown possibilities from the creation. It is very satisfying when sharing with others. Art is like a metaphor and there is a bit of vagueness that triggers the audience to think. Art can heal her heart. It is the source of spirituality.
URSA SCHOEPPER
EXPERMIMENTAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY. A METAPHOR OF CHANGE
150 Pages | English
Ursa Schoepper. Experimental Fine Art Photography. A metaphor of Change. Photographing what has not yet been photographed is not interesting to me. It is exciting to discover what photography can also be, to perceive its material, as a light image and data image, a foil of image perception. The beauty of the world, its inherent formal order, makes me search for the formula of its perfection. Is it the synergy of their inner order? Is it irrational that is in every reality? I would like to find out. Just as different patterns of perception can arise through choreography in dance, as an artist I can reconfigure the seemingly fixed worlds of photographic reality. As an artist, I am free to think, act and follow my imagination. My experimental photographic art is not dedicated to realistic reality. The result is a virtual reality, so it possibly exists. It is my observation of the environment and a chance to break up the routines of perception.
CARLOS AQUILINO
WORKS 2016-2022
80 pages | English-Spanish
Descubre "Carlos Aquilino", una obra del mismo autor que surge de la emoción, espontánea e intuitivamente. Una creación directa siempre, sin bocetos previos. Este libro comprende una selección de obras del artista Carlos Aquilino en el viento, realizadas entre 2016 y 2022. Carlos Aquilino nació en Madrid (España) en 1947, la ciudad donde actualmente reside y tiene su estudio. Artista autodidacta con un gran talento creador trabaja sobre diversos soportes, demostrando dominio del dibujo, la pintura y la escultura. Ha desarrollado su trabajo y personalidad viajando y viviendo experiencias interculturales en residencias de artistas en diferentes países. "Pinto y dibujo casi cada día, es una prioridad en mi vida que me hace sentir bien", Carlos Aquilino.
