By Paul Cascio Business owners in the framing industry use a variety of creative methods and expend a considerable amount of time, money and attention to generate sales leads. In addition to traditional advertising media, today’s businesses introduce themselves to prospective customers through websites, email and social networking. And well they should, because creating awareness for your brand lies at…
A multiyear agreement seals the return of the premier event for the world’s top frame manufacturers and their creations, blending technology and use of materials with a keen eye for design and quality. FamaArt, the trade show organized in partnership with FAMA Europe, the European consortium of picture-frame manufacturers, will take place at BolognaFiere in Italy from March 6 through…
Surekha Sadana:“A distinctively meditative experience is the trademark of my paintings, since I draw inspiration and focus from the highly spiritual way of life in which meditation; yoga and music play an important role.” surekhasadana.com
Born in Berlin, Germany, Martin Schreiber and his family immigrated to the US to escape war-torn Europe. He enjoyed a long and successful art career as a commercial art director and as a passionate creative geometric artist exhibiting in NYC; Miami; Boca Raton; Dallas; Montreal, Canada; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Through subtle changes of color and intensity, his hard-edge band…
Jordan Matter: “My photographs attempt to make the ordinary extraordinary. I take everyday situations and add a twist. My emphasis is on celebrating life, and my images tend to be bright and joyful.” jordanmatter.com
Humberto Benitez: “My figurative work has been built around the idea of drawing attention to moments and movements rather than personification, and I believe this gives the work a more personal quality for the viewer. It allows the viewer to take the reins of how they could interpret the pieces by not having to sift through identities: in this way,…
Expressionist Cuban born painter Leonor Anthony gets the inspiration for this piece from the French novel Le Petit Prince. Focusing on that which lies within and cannot be seen with the eyes and connecting with the pure and innocent is the message of this work. Leonor’s preferred mediums are oil on canvas, charcoal drawings, digital art and mixed media. The…
“Growing up on Lake Superior gave me endless images from which to create my art. This piece is a combination of the far horizon, beautiful skies, the ancient rocks that line the ‘North Shore’ of Lake Superior along with the copper which is is added as the representational element of all the minerals and ores that are mined from the…
Sócrates Márquez: “Textures combined with my paint-splatter technique are distinctive marks of my work. My intention with the texture is to compel the viewer to getting closer and finding a particular area of interest within the vast universe of the entire picture plane. The paint splatter more than a random effect is my conscious decision of capturing movement and energy…
Nicole Furman: “I think that the content of the work I create is unique, as I seek to challenge a lot of societal preconceptions and ruling institutions through common “symbols” (from gender preconceptions, to the mere existence of innocence, to historical construction and reconstruction), which is conceptual, yet always maintaining aesthetic priorities (which conceptual art seems to disregard, and which…
