Group Exhibition on View

SPEECHLESS

15th May - 15th June 2021

Exhibitors:
ADAM STARR, USA / AIGERIM BEKTAYEVA, KAZAKHSTAN / AKGÜN TOKATLI, TURKEY / ANA MARIA GUTA, ROMANIA / CHAO LI, GERMANY / HAKAN KAMASIK, CANADA / EKATERINA ADELSKAYA, UK / ELENA TERESHKOVA, RUSSIA / EVGENIA MAKAROVA, RUSSIA / JUDITH CHRISTINE RIEMER, GERMANY / KATERINA TSEBRO, UKRAIN / KOHLBEN VODDEN, UK / LADA AZARH, RUSSIA / LUIZ CAMPOY, BRAZIL / MAGDALENA BUKOWSKA, POLAND / MARIA COLESTIS, CANADA / MARIE SEVILA O, SOUTH KOREA / MARIONA CLAVÉ, SPAIN / NATALIA SCHÄFER, GERMANY / NESS RUBEY, AUSTRIA / NICK METZ, USA / PETRA JAENICKE, GERMANY / RACHEL JONES, UK / SAMANTHA SADIK, AUSTRALIA / SUPER POP BOY, GERMANY / VASSILIS VASSILIADES, CYPRUS

so many words to say and no ways to say them

Adam Starr

ADAM STARR

"Disconnected", Oil on Canvas, 24x36in

ADAM STARR

"Connecting Two Sides", Oil on Canvas w/ Calligraphy Pen, 20x16in

ADAM STARR

"The Everlasting Electric Current", Oil on Canvas w/ Calligraphy Pen 26x40in

ADAM STARR

"Who Speaks for the Trees?", Oil on Canvas w/ Calligraphy Pen, 20x16in

ADAM STARR

"The Music of the Movements", Oil on Canvas w/ calligraphy pen, 12x16in

ADAM STARR

"Waves Don't Die", Oil on Canvas w/ Calligraphy Pen, 25x37in

The work Adam produces comes from a pure and vulnerable place. He is deeply inspired by the music he listens to and the movements that come out of this.

Regarding his paintings, he utilizes calligraphy pens and oil paint during this process. His process would be considered "stream of consciousness" or "jazz painting".

He incorporates the emotions he is feeling during the time of creation using the emotional aspect of color and the rigidness of the black calligraphy pen. The themes surrounding his paintings include connection, spirituality, and love.

Regarding Adam's photos, each one is similar to a painting, as colors compliment the chosen manipulated subject. Formulated with a dreamy atmosphere these photos produce an awe-inspiring nostalgia for the viewer.

The mystic nature of Adam’s style moves the audience to feel its strength, providing a window into the heart of its creator.

These crafted pieces carry a moral and spiritual dimension standing for simplicity and connection.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Aigerim Bektaeva

AIGERIM BEKTAYEVA

"Eye", oil on canvas, 100 x155cm

AIGERIM BEKTAYEVA

"Nazigim", oil on canvas, 110x90 cm

AIGERIM BEKTAEVA

"Expectation", oil on canvas, 102x66cm

AIGERIM BEKTAYEVA

"Serenity", oil on canvas, 55x95cm

I am, Aigerim Bektayeva, was born in the south of Kazakhstan. I started painting as a teenager. Today, painting is my life’s work. The manner of painting ranges from classical, academic to rather free, which is close to the impressionist and very similar to it: Monet, Sisley and Morisot-esque. I tried and used canvas and oil, acrylic, decorative stones, metal.

As for the genres, these are mainly portraits, still life and landscapes, abstraction. Each picture is a reflection of me, one of my hypostases.

What inspires my art? 2 factors: external and internal. I stand in front of the easel, concentrate, create a dominant, try to feel the soul. The result is inspiration, a sense of strength, flight.

My workflow: Workflow is a way of thinking, a way of life for me. Events, inwardness, emotions and thoughts spill out into many hours of being near the easel and help to limn, create paintings

ARTIST STATEMENT

Algun Totkatli

AKGÜN TOKATLI

"Proto-Persona 1", acrylic on hardboard, 40x40cm

AKGÜN TOKATLI

"Proto-Persona 2", acrylic on hardboard, 40x40cm

AKGÜN TOKATLI

"Proto-Persona 3", acrylic on hardboard, 40x40cm

I'm developing my academic and artistic projects with using visual medias in the intersection of art and design.

I had solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions. I am using photography, interactive media, acrylic painting and writing to sketch and produce my thoughts.

Design thinking and design practice helps me in this process.

Proto-Personas series is one of output of this approach. A proto-persona is the assumptive description of the user with behaviours, needs and goals. Also Jung defines the persona "a kind of mask, designed on the one hand to make a definite impression upon others, and on the other to conceal the true nature of the individual" In this work i draw monochrome portraits to express the "proto" and used outer interventions in portraits to search the proto-persona concept in classic art.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Ana Maria Guta