Saturday 18 July 2009

Squares contest


I had started a "squares" contest for artist in fine art america. The artists were all so enthusiastic to show us the treatment of square in their artwork. Of course participation shows the spirit. But I decided to interview top three finishers to tell us about their treatment of "squares" and a little about their home and space around them. I think these kind of artist networking would help artists know the pulse of other artists' response.




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Here comes the interview of the top 3 finishers!
Their views on the environment they chose to live,
their passion for art and of course what squares or other greometric patterns mean to their artwork..

Artist in the order of increasing votes:



Artist Eugenia Mangra

I would like to thank you for your appreciation. I congratulate you as well for organizing this contest.

Here are my answers to the interview:

1. Where do you live and why?
I live in Romania because it is the place I was born and I chose to stay here, in a country with spectacular landscapes and filled by people that are open, friendly and with much artistic feel.

2. What feeds your creative spirit?
My works are full of spontaneity, and, at the same time contain symbols that represent a union between the various creations of humanity. I have associated different elements of the artistic language in order to seek to express the essence and give new values to the energies of the Sky and the Earth.

3. Use of squares in paintings, does that restrict you or set your mind free?
I have a sense of freedom while I paint, regardless the symbols I use. In fact, their presence in my work represents a way of expressing the message I wish to convey.

4. What does square symbolise as in your art?
The presence of squares in my works symbolizes stability, safety, balance and can distinguish the centre of interest of the painting.

5. What other geometric shapes do you like to use in your art?
The circle and the spiral, elements exceptionally rich in expressiveness, are also present in many of my paintings.

6. Finally, congrats again on the win, tell us about that single object in your house that you cherish and that is square?
I would like to thank you. A square object that I treasure and keep in my house is in fact a painting.

Eugenia Mangra



Artist Bissenger Elena

Dear Elena,

Congrats on winning the squares contest. I would like to interview the top 3 finishers with some light questions.
I think this would prompt good discussion amongst artists and will help us network better!

Here are the questions. Please send me the answers so I can post about the winners in my blog...

1. Where do you live and why?

2. What feeds your creative spirit?

3. Use of squares in paintings, does that restrict you or set your mind free?

4. What does square symbolise as in your art?

5. What other geometric shapes do you like to use in your art?

6. Finally, congrats again on the win, tell us about that single object in your house that you cherish and that is square?

Cheers,
Divya



1 living in the depression Beius, Bihor county, Romania, where we have the most beautiful landscape and mounts with an altitude of 1400 m.is an wonderful source of inspiration

2 having the privilege of staying in the area mountain and a lot these objectives, where nature in Wild Fauna and Flora reveal secrets, beauty “I “Yes many inspiratie.,the smell Earth , a streams lightening their way, beauty of the flowers, innocence it and not in the last line itself ciclicitatea seasons, which gives us a variety of colours, which advises you to reverie, contemplation, they are was., pure, which remain forever the stuff tuturor.trebuie just tell you you create your own universe, that they can express what I communicate national

3 the squers, develop, the underside of eului.,here you can play, leaving open control imagination, transposing the shape and color, feelings, emotions.. In squers penances there, there is no pattern, here you can develop countless possibilities of expression and artistic so you find you.

4 In what I establishes that many in modern art, gets Valente .i live reader, Minister, to have his own totem, his own percept, opposite the my art work I want to impose a specific condition, but I want to go beyond appearances to filter through his mind what legislative feels when he has a piece of mine in front.

5 I wish I could create a new page to show, but still I study, still work, still may discover, there's still time left, because I did not say anything, we painted it.


6 to by complect, which myself do not understand, I designed to live in space built for me, my Family, a space in which forms show got a form, designed the house I live in, with all sorts of shapes inspired by the squers.ex: I have two wings housing into a wall has the shape of half of hexagon.but is at “Yes the impression of rotunjime and I am glad I live in it, I feel good, I feel fulfilling.

These were told leave the reader to continue life as it considers it appropriate to make the most pleasant way, as well of course they do and me. All the best . Bissenger Elena



Artist Marlene Burns

1. Where do you live and why?
I LIVE IN THE ARIZONA DESERT. I MOVED HERE 25 YEARS AGO FOR BUSINESS REASONS. I HAVE STAYED BECAUSE OF FAMILY AND HAVE ENJOYED THE ENTHUSIATIC RESPONSE TO ARTISTS OF ALL KINDS, NOT TO OVERLOOK THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY. ARIZONA IS A 4 SEASON STATE ....I CAN HAVE COLD WEATHER WHEN I WANT IT, MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AS WELL...
PINE TREES AND CACTI. SUNSHINE AND RAIN.




2. What feeds your creative spirit?
MY INTERNAL NEED TO SPILL MY GUTS ON CANVAS. I AM AN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST.




3. Use of squares in paintings, does that restrict you or set your mind free?
NEIHTER, REALLY..IT IS JUST A TOOL.




4. What does square symbolise as in your art?
THERE IS NO ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION FOR ME. MY PROCESS ISN'T ABOUT USING SYMBOLS. MY PRODUCTS ARE A PERK AFTER A DAY OF EXPRESSION. OFTEN TIMES, IT IS GREAT UNDERPAINTING FOR MY NEXT DAYS' ADVENTURE.




5. What other geometric shapes do you like to use in your art?
I LOVE CIRCLES...THEY ARE PRESENT IN MOST ALL OF MY ART.




6. Finally, congrats again on the win, tell us about that single object in your house that you cherish and that is square?
HANDS DOWN, IT WOULD BE A BRAND NEW CANVAS, WAITING FOR MY EXPRESSION TO COVER IT. I PREFER TO PAINT ON SQUARE CANVAS BECAUSE OF THE COMPOSITIONAL CHALLENGE.
A NEW CANVAS, THOUGH BLANK, REPRESENTS ALL POSSIBILITIES FOR MY FUTURE.


Was not that an awesome set of interviews of the artists who this time chose words instead to colors and patterns to express what they felt?

To go to the artwork of the winners and to the votes, Click here


long live the spirits of all the enthusiastic artists who participated,

Divya

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