lunedì 28 febbraio 2011

SE NE È ANDATO MALANGATANA

L’artista mozambicano Malangatana Valente Ngwenya, uno dei più famosi autori africani contemporanei, è morto da più di un mese all’età di 74 anni in Portogallo. Dopo aver fatto il pastore, l’apprendista sciamano e il raccattapalle in un club di tennis, era stato messo in carcere come membro del Fronte di Liberazione del Mozambico (Frelimo).

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Aveva cominciato a dipingere documentando la guerra civile che seguì all’indipendenza del paese ed aveva mantenuto sempre uno stretto legame tra l’arte e la politica, divenendo anche deputato dal 1990 al 1994.
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Pittore, scultore e poeta, alcuni suoi lavori sono stati acquisiti anche dalla Smithsonian Gallery di New York.
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Nella sua arte convive un sentimento di dolore e sofferenza, proveniente dalle sue umili origini, con un desiderio di riscatto e consapevolezza della capacità delle persone di scrivere il proprio destino.
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Una delle frasi che meglio racchiude la sua visione della vita era insieme potremo sciogliere le pietre“, testimonianza di una visione collettiva delle sorti umane.

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3 Figures by Malangatana Valente | Michaelstevenson.com

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Sem Titulo by Malangatana-Valente | Amigos-De-Mocambique.org

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Valente Malangatana 'untitled' 1972

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Valente Malangatana 'untitled' 1999

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Valente Malangatana 'untitled' 1980

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" Guerrilheiros : momento de decisão ", 1968

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RICHARD LEWISOHN & THE GURKHAS IN NEPAL

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British photographer Richard Lewisohn recently visited the retired Gurkhas of Nepal. Deployed to Giri and its surrounding villages, Lewiohn set out to photograph where pensioned Gurkhas of the British Army go after being discharged. Cutbacks in the 1960s forced many Gurkhas into retirement, and those who served fewer than 15 years, receive only a small allowance from the Ghurka Welfare Trust. This is how and where the money is spent.
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Xiaoli Li
http://richard-lewisohn.blogspot.com/

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domenica 27 febbraio 2011

JENNIFER LI

Artist Jennifer Li grew up in Mill Valley, California. She lived, studied, and painted in New York City for nearly twenty years before moving to the woods of northwest Montana in 1998. She is married to the artist Nicholas Oberling.
Jennifer Li's unusually meticulous oil painting technique is grounded in the varnish mediums of the Dutch Golden Age. The New York Times has described her work as "straightforwardly beautiful" with "an element of the weird". Her work has been noted for its color and luminosity, its imaginative and evocative content, and for the high quality of her technique.
Jennifer Li studied painting for twelve years at the Art Students League of New York under distinguished realist painters Harvey Dinnerstein and Frank Mason. She has been painting professionally since 1990. Jennifer Li is currently represented by the Chrysalis Gallery of Southampton, New York; the G.C. Lucas Gallery of Indianapolis, Indiana; the Dana Gallery of Missoula, Montana; the Winslow Gallery of Cambridge, Vermont; and the Sylvan Gallery of Clinton, Connecticut.


clip_image002Venetian Circus" by Jennifer Li, 12" x 22", Oil on Panel©

clip_image003"Bedtime Story" by Jennifer Li, 9" x 12", Oil on Panel©

image Jennifer Li. At the Counter. Oil on Panel. 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Panel©

image Jennifer Li. The Trusseau. Oil on Panel. 12 x 9 inches, Oil on Panel©

clip_image004"Kitchen Scene" by Jennifer Li, 9" x 12", Oil on Panel©

image Jennifer Li. Unloading Groceries. Oil on Panel. 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Panel©

clip_image005"Sun River Canyon Lodge, Augusta, Montana" by Jennifer Li, 12" x 18", Oil on Panel©

image Jennifer Li. The Pie Maker. Oil on Panel. 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Panel©

clip_image006"Charcuterie" by Jennifer Li, 9" x 12", Oil on Panel©

clip_image007"The Lion Tamer" by Jennifer Li, 12" x 16", Oil on Panel©

image Jennifer Li. Neapolitan Circus. Oil on Panel. 14 x 24 inches, Oil on Panel©

image Jennifer Li. The Tiger Trick. Oil on Panel. 14 x 24 inches, Oil on Panel©

All images © Jennifer Li. All rights reserved.

http://www.jenniferli.info/
http://www.davidsongalleries.com/
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sabato 26 febbraio 2011

VINCENT HUI

Vincent Hui moved to the states from Hong Kong to attend college. He’s a recent graduate of Art Center College of Design and is currently living in Los Angeles.

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All images  ©  Vincent Hui 

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