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Pepper of Many Colors
Oil on Canvas 16” x 16”
KERSTIN ARNOLD
Kerstin Arnold captures
objects that look
almost too good to be
true. Using luminous
oils to create strikingly
photorealistic images,
Arnold paints the finer
things in life—food,
wine, cups of coffee
—with extravagant
detail. Light shines
perfectly off each piece
of glassware, silverware
and drop of water,
while unique aerial perspectives create a lush sense of
depth. As Arnold painstakingly adds each color, layer by layer,
her paintings convey more complexity than simple renderings.
The result is startlingly intimate, as if capturing a finite
moment in time. Arnold, who lives and works in Saarbrücken,
Germany, cites several reasons for her meticulous style, including
her background as a draughtswoman. But her main
inspiration is the intimacy and perfection of everyday beauty,
influenced largely by the European lifestyle. “I enjoy capturing
daily objects, but also persons and portraits from unusual
perspectives,” Arnold says. “It is important for me that my
paintings have a positive effect.” With this approach, Kerstin
Arnold brings a sense of rich grandeur to her work.
Websites: www.arnoart.de ; www.kerstin-arnold.com
www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Kerstin_Arnold.aspx
JI CHEN
Ji Chen’s paintings
are a testament
to nature’s
precarious beauty.
The viscous,
animated gestures
that make up his
landscapes equally
resonate with
Romanticism and
E x p r e s s i o n i s m ,
creating an
Bushfires of the North
experience that
Oil on Canvas 60” x 64”
is as much about
sensation as it is about freedom. Chen creates spaces that
evoke human emotion, inviting the audience in while also
reinforcing the viewers’ autonomy. The individual majesty
of his landscapes is self-sufficient and non-discursive. It
asks for nothing but admiration. An artist who finished his
education in Shanghai, but later became an Australian citizen,
Chen has been influenced by both Eastern and Western
traditions. His work engages the Chinese concept of “chi,”
embodying nature’s vitality, and interacts with landscape
paintings’ Eastern and Western legacies. Yet nature itself
is Chen’s one constant inspiration. A recipient of the Victor
Harbour Award, the Fleurieu Peninsula Art Prize and The
Best of Show Award at the Herald Sun Camberwell Art
Show, among others, Chen has exhibited internationally.
He currently works in Melbourne, Australia.
Websites: www.jichenart.com
www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Ji_Chen.aspx
530 West 25th Street Chelsea, New York City, NY
Tel: 212-226-4151 / Fax: 212-966-4380
www.Agora-Gallery.com / info@Agora-Gallery.com
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