Applied Art

Japanese paper artist Akira Nagaya

Delicate paper cutting by Japanese artist Akira Nagaya
Peacock. Intricate paper cutting by Japanese artist Akira Nagaya

Japanese paper artist Akira Nagaya was born in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture on March 9, 1967. Fascinated by the “bamboo balance” work of sushi chef in 1988, he started creating his own pictures, cutting them out of thinnest paper. According to the artist, he didn’t get any art education, so he is a self-taught artist. Intricate paper cutting artworks by Nagaya drove attention of mass media. The artist’s works were featured in numerous local and national TV programs and magazines.
His paper masterpieces were called not less than a miracle, and got many awards, prizes at visual art contests, solo art exhibitions. In 2007, at 17th All Japan Art Contest he won Grand Prize at Painting Exhibition “Dragon”. In 2009 he became the winner at the International Art Exhibition for the third time. His works ‘Dragon in the Sky’ got the prize of the Royal Museum Japan. Nagaya had several solo exhibitions in 2011, 2012, 2013 in Tokyo, and New York art galleries.
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Photoart

Photo artist Elena Martyniuk

Russian actor Sergey Bezrukov. Photo art by Elena Martyniuk
Russian actor Sergey Bezrukov. Photo art by Elena Martyniuk

Photo artist Elena Martyniuk – the first and only woman photographer from Eastern Europe, who won the photographic “Oscar” for winning the international competition “Super Circuit Hasselblad” in Austria in 2000. London photographic “Yearbook” in 2000 recognized Elena Martyniuk in the five most interesting photographers in the world. In 1995, Elena won in the category “Art, painting, design”, “Professional success”, conducted by the magazine “Cosmopolitan”. In May 2006, the Guild of Photographers of Russia awarded Elena the title of Academician with the award of the prize “Golden Eye of Russia” in the original style. Elena – winner of many cups of gold, silver and bronze medals, diplomas – the total of all the awards that she has received – more than 150.
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Painting

Art Deco Icon Tamara de Lempicka

Art Deco Icon Tamara de Lempicka. Self-portrait in a green Bugatti. 1929 Oil on wood
Art Deco Icon Tamara de Lempicka. Self-portrait in a green Bugatti. 1929 Oil on wood

Impressionist and Modern Art Paintings by Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) has become the most expensive lots sold at auctions, more than some works of Monet and Renoir. In the top the list – 1932 “Portrait of Marjorie Ferry” ($ 4-6 million). The work by Tamara de Lempicka “Portrait of Madame M.” was purchased by an unknown buyer for $ 6.1 million. Her works are found in many video clips of Madonna. One of her paintings was featured in the famous television series Buffy – The Vampire Slayer (Season 5). Jack Nicholson and Barbra Streisand are among art collectors of paintings by Art Deco Icon Tamara de Lempicka. “I live life in the margins of society, and the rules of normal society don’t apply to those who live on the fringe.” — Tamara de Lempicka
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Sculpture

Victoria Sexton Clay Sculpture

Frida and the Tree of LIfe. Clay Sculpture by American artist Victoria Sexton
Frida and the Tree of Life. Victoria Sexton Clay Sculpture

Victoria Sexton Clay Sculpture is an inspirational gallery of colorful, exotic and ironical figurines. Talented American artist Victoria Sexton was born in 1954 in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Victoria Sexton was passionate about clay sculpture since kindergarten, particularly loved making animals. During her study at University of Missouri she discovered the Craft Studio. There she began her real journey into art. Recently, Victoria Sexton has gone from traditional methods using slips, under-glazes and glazes to what is known as cold finishes: that is, painting on clay.
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Sculpture

Joey Richardson delicate wood carving

Joey Richardson delicate wood carving
Lace flower. Joey Richardson delicate wood carving

Joey Richardson delicate wood carving
British artist and woodcarver Joey Richardson grew up surrounded by trees on a small farm within the heart of Twigmoor Woods in Lincolnshire, England. This is where her love for wood, nature, fauna and flora comes from. Wood-turning, one of our oldest and most traditional crafts, inspires Joey who keeps it alive. Also, she teaches and conducts master classes on turning, piercing, painting and texturing the wood in the UK and the USA, inspiring others. Richardson has exhibited her work at major exhibitions in the UK and the USA, including the prestigious SOFA expo in New York and Chicago. She has won many medals and prizes for her beautiful woodturning, including awards in the Worshipful Company of Turners’ competitions.
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Sculpture

Hakone Open-Air Art Museum

God's hand. Swedish sculptor Carl Milles (23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955). Sculpture in the Open-Air Modern Art Museum, Hakone-Town, Kanagawa-Prefecture of Japan
God’s hand. Swedish sculptor Carl Milles (23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955). Sculpture in the Open-Air Modern Art Museum, Hakone-Town, Kanagawa-Prefecture of Japan

Open year-round Hakone Open-Air Art Museum is located in Ninotaira, Hakone-Town, Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. The mandatory place of pilgrimage for every Japanese – the village of Hakone. Called “Japanese miracle” Open-Air Modern Art Museum appeared at the foot of beautiful Mount Fuji 45 years ago, in 1969. From the beginning, the park was conceived as a mixture of many different cultures and eras, from ancient art to modern Japanese sculpture. Once the eldest daughter of Pablo Picasso chose a small Japanese village, she donated it a large collection of works by her famous father.
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Photoart

Photoart by Jan von Holleben

The Acrobats. Dreams of Flying, Photography art by German photo artist Jan von Holleben
The Acrobats. Dreams of Flying, Photography art by German photo artist Jan von Holleben

Photoart by Jan von Holleben. Based on his earlier series of photography titled “Dreams of Flying”, creative German photographer Jan von Holleben recently has presented the set of beautiful images as an addition to his Dreams of Flying Revisited. He created the photographs of a young beautiful woman and her quirky bed of dreams for German newspaper ZEIT “to create visual art work for a feature on dreams and what they mean to us”. Jan von Holleben amazingly transformed blankets and other everyday bedroom-type objects into imaginary but fun dream scenes.
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