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"Universal languageatthe worldcore..."
Art speaks before words are born.Acrossborders,beliefs, and centuries, its voice has remained unmistakable, a universal rhythm resonating at the world’s very core. This catalogue, UniversalLanguageattheWorldCore,gathers a constellation of artists whose works remind us that creativity is humanity’s mostinstinctiveformofdialogue.Whether shaped in paint, sound, movement, or digital light, each piece here contributes to an ever-expanding conversation that transcends translation.
In an age where division often overshadows understanding, art reclaims the spaceofsharedemotion.Itwhispersoftenderness, rage, curiosity, and hope — emotions that require no interpreter. Within this collection, landscapes become metaphorsforbelonging,abstractgestures pulselikeheartbeatpatterns,andmaterials once considered ordinary are transformed into new alphabets of form and meaning. Together, they compose a symphony of globalimagination,whereindividualitybecomes the gateway to universality.
The artists presented here come from diversegeographiesandculturalroots,yet theirexpressionsconvergeinasingleprinciple: that creation is connection. Their worksarenotconfinedtoonelanguage,one history, or one truth. Instead, they invite viewerstosensewhatliesbeneaththesurface—tofeelbeforeunderstanding,tolisten before naming.Through their visions,
we are reminded that art is not simply an objectofadmiration,butanactofcommunion: a bridge between inner and outer worlds,betweentheselfandthecollective pulse of humanity.
Atthecoreoftheworldliesnotsilence, butresonance—auniversalvibrationthat artalonecanreveal.Thiscatalogueisboth a map and a mirror, guiding us toward that shared frequency. To experience these worksistotouchtheessenceofwhatunites us: the enduring human need to create, to express, and to be understood beyond words.
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ALEJANDRA PACHECO MAMONE
CHANTAL RIVIERE
CHRISTELLE DUVAL
CLAIRE CYBELLE
CLAUDETTE ALLOSIO
CLAUDIA ARGOMEDO
CLOTILDE PALOMINO
DADABE
DINE CHANIMA
DOMINIQUE VAN EECKHOUDT
E. R. LUNA BRENA
ELENA DEGENHARDT
ENRIQUE DE CABRERA
FLORENCE PUJOL-CAPDEVIELLE
GAETANO PIRO
GILLIAN NORTHMORE
HUGUETTE GENETTI
ISABELLE COLLINET-ELBAZ
IULIANA STOLERIU
JEAN-CLAUDE MAURICE
JOELLE ACOULON
JONATHAN LAFAGE
JONATHAN PEGAITAZ
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LARISSA PEREKRESTOVA-CLION
MARCOS JOSE ALECRIM MELO
MARIA MIGUEZ
MARIE CHRISTINE POTHITOS
MARIO CASTILLO EZQUER
MARJINAL OFFBEAT PAINTER
MARYAN JIIM
MICHELE DURETETE-BRODEL
MIXEL COUROUGNON
MURIEL DUNOYER-NARDI
NINA BORNE
NOVALYS ART GALLERY
PASCUAL RUIZ
PATRICK EGGER
PIERRE BAYET
ROXANE CHAPLET
S-BRT
SIMONA TOADER
SOLEDAD BURGALETA
STEPHANE PIETREMENT
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VERONIQUE AVRIL
CALLEJÓN
ENRIQUE DE CABRERA
Based in Cambridge, UK, I am a self-taught artist specialising in oil painting since 2017. My work primarily depicts scenes illuminated by natural light, focusing on trees, water, and the reflections observed in the eyes of animals.
Ihave honed my skills in pencil, chalk, and charcoal through various online courses. My artworks have been shown at local village events, as well as prestigious exhibitions such as the Andakulova Gallery in Dubai, ARTEXPO in Paris, and the Art Bar Grenada Gallery in March 2025. They have also been displayed on Northorpe Art. Recently, I have expanded my artistic repertoire to include abstract painting and portrait techniques. In 2022, I was honored with The Prestige Award for Artist of the Year for the Southeast of England. Additionally, I am an active member of theVisualArtsAssociation and have been featured in the Art4Any catalogue in April 2021 and July 2023.
GILLIAN NORTHMORE
UNITED KINGDOM
PATRICK EGGER SWITZERLAND
ItisnotonlymountainsthatPatrick Eggerpaintssorealistically,butalso thrilling emotions, dancing plays of light, and striking contrasts. Selftaught from Valais, Patrick found in painting an unforeseen but profound way.
Since childhood, he has been captivated by nature, absorbed by a mysterious and mesmerizing beauty. This fascination led him to translate his emotions into vibrantcanvasesthroughthepaintinghe discovered at the age of 60. Acrylic, fluid and expressive, has become the medium of his inner revelations. Patrick does not seek to convey a specificmessagebuttolosehimselfinameditative state, inviting the viewer to share his intimate resonances through hyperrealistic landscapes. His works, although often anchored in reality, are nourished by his fertile imagination. Each canvas is a carefully orchestrated symphony, mixing photographic memories with personal impressions to shape a unique vision.
STEPHANE PIETREMENT
FRANCE
Born in 1971 in Tours, Stéphane Pietrement, alias WOOD METAL SPIRIT,isaversatileartist:bronze and wood sculptor, freestyle bronze founder, chiseler, and polisher.
Heexcelsinvariousartisticdisciplines, with a style characterized by a clean andabstractaesthetic,mainlyfocused on biomorphism and inspired by nature. His artworks, all unique 1/1 pieces,aredistinguishedbytheirperfectioninevery detail, reflecting great technical mastery, rigorous professional ethics, and meticulous craftsmanship. The freestyle bronze casting performed by the artist takes place at 1100°C, without a wax mold and without any welding for the sculpture’s finishing. Sincehisfirstceramicsexhibitionin1996,Stéphane Pietrement has received several awards, notably in Japan. With over 30 years of research and exploration of materials, including the creation of precious jewels, he now creates timeless Totems in
wood and Sculptures in Freestyle Bronze that reflect marine and terrestrial biodiversity. Based in the Basque Country since 2020, the artist presents his creations combining recycled noble wood from old houses, castles, and farms in the NouvelleAquitaine region, with polished golden Freestyle Bronze. Stéphane Pietrement’s artistic approach aims to establish a connection between the public and nature, encouraging deep reflection on the preservation of marine and terrestrial environments. His elegant and refined artworks, oscillating between the Vegetal, the Mineral, and the Animal, are exhibited at Roche Bobois on the Basque coast, as well as in art galleries and contemporary art fairs in France and abroad, captivating interior designers, art collectors, and art lovers who let themselves be transported into his exceptional universe.
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STÉPHANE'S HANDMADE SCULPTURES ARE TRUE GOLDSMITH'S JEWELS IN POLISHED GILDED FREESTYLE BRONZE.
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https://www.ninaborne.com
Nina Borne (Barcelona, 1978) is an abstract artist who explores the connection between emotions and forms through color and texture. Her work invites the viewer to experience the intangible, translating complex feelings into visual compositions.
Her creative process is intuitive, and each stroke represents her search toward the unknown, aiming to create a dialogue that encourages reflection. Borne is currently undergoing a transition toward the exclusive use of black through the "Organic" Collection, which signifies not only a change of palette but a profound personal evolution. This manifesto reflects her internal transformation and how art acts as a mirror of her experiences, confronting life'schallenges.ForNina,blackisaspacefullof meaning, where light and shadow reveal the complexity of her emotions. Through this transition, her art becomes a vehicle for introspection and self-discovery, inviting others to reflect on their own struggles and to find beauty in the unknown. Nina has just exhibited at the Mulhouse Fair (France) this past November and will present her new artwork in Paris at the end of January at the International Contemporary Art Fair.
NINA BORNE SPAIN
Born in Switzerland in 1953, I set upmyartstudiointhefamilyhome in 1968, providing a space for my self-taught artistic development, followed by correspondence courses with the Famous Artist Courses in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
After studying at the School of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy, I took on the roles of colorist and scenic painter in three animation film studios in Mexico City, where I learned storyboarding, production, and directing at the C.U.E.C. Film University. I applied this knowledge to Mexican television, to the LIECHTI studios in Geneva, as well as to RACKAM Films and APROPOS Production in Sion. I later learned computer software and founded the agency GRADEO_design, specializing in graphic design, advertising, and multimedia in Geneva.
HUGUETTE GENETTI FRANCE
DOMINIQUE VAN EECKHOUDT
BELGIUM
Specializing in the creation of unique fractal images, I love to share and appreciate the infinite beauty of this fascinating art. I have been familiar with the world of fractals since the early 2000s.
Idiscovered that fractal formulas can give rise to infinitely varied and colorful images. Going from a simple straight line to a "sublime and well-ordered Chaos" through rigid definitions! Throughout my studies, I realized the incredible possibilities offered by mathematics! I became familiar with dedicated computer programs and began to create algorithmic images. It takes a few years of learning to master this art. This passion plunges me into a parallel universe. I project myself into imaginary places; my images inspire (or not) a place, an object, an environment... The freedom of interpretation is total.AndIimmersemyselfin it with delight! Most of my works are named after the formulas that compose them, which can sometimes explain the oddity of their title.
My sculptures come to life without sketches, though often with an intention, a desire, or a need. They assert themselves through an instinctive dialogue between the clay and my hands.
Ialso particularly enjoy adding other materials such as metal, glass, or even sand, seeking in these combinations a kind of poetry, a dance, a metamorphosis in the making. I also create portraits out of a love for detail and technical challenge — a quest for accuracythatbothnourishesandcounterbalances my freer approach. Living in the “cité pipière,” I sometimes have fun crafting pipe stands on request — a nod to my surroundings, and to the pleasure of sculpting without calculation, simply for the joy of gesture and form.
ROXANE CHAPLET FRANCE
MARIO CASTILLO EZQUER SPAIN
Hi, I’m Mario, a self taught artist, born in Albacete (Spain). I don’t follow an specific style: I simply draw how I feel, mostly with pilot, and ocasionally with paint.
My artworks are often born based on the people who inspire and are around me, mixed with the emotions I get while drawing. It’s a way to preserve what I’ve lived and felt. My base of inspiration is the nature, daily life, and mostly, human emotions, specially loss and melancholy. To me, drawing is a way to materialize the invisible.
JONATHAN PEGAITAZ
Conductor and captain of my life, I am writing the first notes of my score today. From the reflection of the soul to the heart of the painting, nuances drawn from the depths of experiences, to make their perception emerge.
Jonathan was born in France in 1990, in a small village at the foot of the Jura Mountains,immersedinnatureandthestars, from the earth to the universe. This immersion is reflected in his painting. He grewupinanartisticenvironmentanddevelopedhis sensory perceptions, between a father passionate about music and a creative mother fascinated by energy therapies. Through his heightened perceptions and travels, he discovered sacred geometry,whichstructurestheworldandconnectsto thephysicstheoriespasseddownbyhisgrandfather, an electronics engineer. The many moments spent with him during his childhood inspired Jonathan to
incorporate these ideas into his work, blending them with his own extrasensory experiences, as well as the stories and paintings of sages and initiates. He offers those who view his paintings a genuine contemporary reflection, exploring the limits of conventional thinking and the illusions of our era, in contrast to the vast ancestral knowledge passed down by ancientpeoples—knowledgethatformsthe foundation of human perception, the path ofourexistence,anduniversalessence.His work is an artistic fusion of the scientific andthemystical,aimingtoprovideviewers with keys to open the doors of their perception. The diversity of carefully interwoven techniques is used to capture moments as closely as possible to the experiencestranslatedthroughhispainting. Having arrived in Geneva in 2005, he currently lives in an artists’ community where each member contributes a personal touch in their field, with the idea of
jonathan.pegaitaz.art@gmail.com
Instagram : @jonathan.pegaitaz.art
DELIGHTS OF EXCERPTS OF PURE EPIPHANIES BROUGHT BACK FROM JOURNEYS, COLLECTED FROM THE VERY ESSENCE OF LIFE AND THE RADIANCE OF THE STARS.
developing, in connection with other similar communities, large-scale artistic projects. Jonathan actively participates in organizing numerous cultural events in Geneva and, in collaboration with various associations, paints many murals and festival decorations. As a guitarist in the band “Witches Sons,” he is also deeply involved in his music collective, helping to sustain a space for open jam sessions. An architect by vocation and passionate about painting and music, he draws inspiration from everything he encounters in daily life to enrich his self-taught journey: an extraordinary blend of underground culture, graffiti scenes, art schools, technivals, and a tribal vision inspired by his extensive travels, which, ever-present, unites it all. The subjects presented here required several years of human and pictorial research and experimentation, in ordertooffertodaythebeginningofalong artisticscoreonthestaffoflife.
FLORENCE PUJOLCAPDEVIELLE FRANCE
THE FORM SEIZES ITSELF IN REALITY AND REVEALS ITSELF IN OUR SOUL
Intuitive photographer, a bit of a poet, resident in France, Hautes-Pyrénées. My universe, both organic and raw, subtle and sensitive, explores the liminal meanings of the imaginary through the fragilities and fulgurances of nature. Whether I stretch the details or grasp the openings, I glean these strange beauties and offer them, in curiosity, to your sensitivity.At the crossroads of tangible and dreamlike lands, I offer, through my photography, to the soul of the traveler who lingers there, a common yet singular geography. Then invites itself, at the heart of the gaze, the memory of the link uniting the Living and Men, of our vulnerabilities shared and gushing forth in alliance. And here I am, sitting by a river of paper, fishing for your gaze. - Next exhibition ENCRE D'HIVER from 7.02 to 15.03.2026 at the ABBADIALE - Arras en Lavedan - HautesPyrénées.
Between Abstraction and Feline Emotion, in a bold chromatic universe and a fragmented geometry, I soughttobringmycatstolife withavibrantpersonality.
InspiredbyCubism,Ideconstructthefeline form to reveal its inner poetry. Each painting explores a different facet of the animal: playfulness, mystery, tenderness, or majesty. The flat areas of bold color, strong contrasts, and dynamic lines offer a reading of these portraits that is both instinctive and intellectual. Far from being limited to mere aesthetics, my cats become expressive emblems, almost totemic, questioning our relationship with animals, perception, and form. I aim to combine humor, sensitivity, and formal rigor in this series, where each whiskered muse seems to emerge from a geometric dream.
CLAUDETTE ALLOSIO FRANCE
In these works, color becomes energy, material, and emotion. Geometric forms mingle with organic impulses, revealing tensions between balance and movement. Each painting explores a poetic language where the rigor of structures dialogues with the unpredictability of gestures, inviting the viewer to reflect on the vibration of colors and the infinity of possibilities.
His passion is the photography of our wonderful nature.
Jean-Claude Maurice is a selftaught artist and photographer, specializing in photographing the living world.
His photographic adventure began in 2011 after a long illness that opened his eyes and mind to the beauty that this wonderful nature offers us. This led him to dedicate himself entirely to sharing his contemplative and artistic interpretation of nature. Through the photographic gaze that he casts on the living world, he strives to highlight the importance of its conservation. His artistic approach is increasingly oriented towards the infinitely small (macro and proxy) our friendly and useful insects for pollination. Jean-Claude Maurice was born in Switzerland and currently lives between France and Spain.
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ALEJANDRA PACHECO MAMONE
MEXICO
I was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and have had various academic residency experiences in Brazil, Spain, and Italy.
Icurrently live in Mexico. I have completed postgraduate training that combines biological-environmental and cognitiveanthropological approaches, which contributes to my transdisciplinary artistic reflections. I began my training and journey in the field of visual art later in life, through various diplomas and workshops. The pulse of these worlds made a place for me. I have explored themes of hybridity, transformations, the ties that unite us and problematize our being in society–nature relationships, as well as aspects of the embodied cognition approach. I have sought to explore worldviews and intimate and collective rituals through various media, including mixed media, graphics, sculpture, and intervened photography. I currently combine my academic activities with my experience as a visual artist and writer.
WHEN ERROR
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the artistic universe, not everything is planned. What sometimes seems like a simple “mistake” can become the source of an unprecedented creation.
Apaint stain left by chance on a canvas, a line that deviates from its intended trajectory, a color that blends unexpectedly… all of these “errors” can become central elements of a work.These unforeseen moments break away from absolute control and open the way to freer, more authentic forms of expression. For many artists, error is not an obstacle but a true driver of creativity. It offers new perspectives, encourages exploration of unknown techniques, and
pushes one to step off the beaten path. Where perfection might risk freezing creation, the accident liberates the gesture and stimulates imagination. Many testify that what they once considered a failure has, in hindsight, proven to be a fundamental element, sometimes even the core of their approach. Entire artistic movements have, in fact, emerged from this ability to embrace the unexpected and transform imperfection into an aesthetic language. Accepting error requires a particular mindset: it involves recognizing the value of the unexpected and fully opening oneself to unpredictability. The artist thus becomes an explorer, allowing chance to guide the gesture and accepting that perfection is not the ultimate goal. Every “mistake” can become a starting point for inventing new forms, textures, or compositions. This approach also involves a form of letting go, a surrender of total control in favor of a constant dialogue with the medium. Error also highlights the intimate relationship between the artist and their medium and process. It
BECOMES ART
reveals their ability to improvise, to turn an obstacle into an opportunity, to adapt and evolve. In this sense, it is both a learning process and a celebration of spontaneity and creativity. Through experimentation, the artist develops a finer sensitivity, capable of perceiving potential where others would see only a flaw. Ultimately, error is not the antithesis of artistic success; it complements it. Every accident, every unforeseen event becomes an invitation to discovery, a reminder that art is alive, organic, and unpredictable. By embracing imperfection, the artist also embraces their own humanity.Within every imperfection hides a poetry, a truth, and sometimes… an unexpected masterpiece. From this perspective, error becomes almost a language
in its own right. It tells a story—the story of an interrupted gesture, of doubt, of trial and transformation. Where a work that is too controlled may seem cold or distant, error brings a human, sensitive, almost fragile dimension. It allows the viewer to perceive the journey taken, the hesitations, choices, and renunciations that shaped the creation. Thus, the work is no longer limited to a final result, but becomes a testimony of a living process.
CHANTAL RIVIERE
REUNION ISLAND
Chantal Rivière, a self-taught artist from Réunion Island, weaves her canvas with the changing seasons, celebrating life through vibrant works.
Her creations, whether abstract or figurative, are heartfelt expressions, reflections of her deepest emotions, inviting the viewer on a poetic journey into her world. Exhibited on the shores of her native island as well as in London, Paris, Berlin, Switzerland, and New York, her art transcends borders. Through publications in specialized journals and numerous awards, Chantal Rivière hasestablishedherselfasauniquevoice,offering a space for sharing where everyone can explore their own emotional resonances.
c.cybelleartpeintures@gmail.com
https://clairecybelle.com/
CLAIRE CYBELLE FRANCE
Painter, poet, and self-taught artist, born in 1955 in France. My exhibitions convey moments of life, whether celestial or earthly. They evoke emotional encounters, a dynamic blossoming.
The woman, mother above all, ancient woman, delivers a message that reveals her discreetly, almost imperceptibly. She frees herself gently and opens to an infinite thirst for the absolute, eager for intense emotions, carried by a frenzy of positivism. From the flight of Aphrodite to a selective effervescence, my pictorial art seeks to blur the shadows of the past. My painting expresses a gesture that caresses, that sings life, and that speaks of universal Love.
chr.duval@me.com
Singulart : @Christelle Duval
Christelle Duval unfolds a visual andmusicallanguagewherereality dissolves into pure sensation.
Both photographer and pianist, she works with images the way she approaches sound: through rhythm, resonance, and the art of subtle transformation. Her experimental process turns raw photographs into living matter: luminous vortexes, fluid cartographies, suspended fragments. Trained in graphic design, she merges precision and intuition, opening passages between the visible and the imagined. Under the signature Chris D, each creation becomes movement: a pulse one can almost hear, a vibration one can feel, a dialogue between light, energy, and inner harmonic worlds.
CHRISTELLE DUVAL FRANCE
ELENA DEGENHARDT FRANCE
An esteemed member of the Pastel Society of America and a Master Pastellist of the International Association of Pastel Societies, Elena Degenhardt has exhibited at the Salmagundi Club in New York, the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago, the Mall Galleries in London, and the Ostwall Museum at Dortmunder U in Germany.
Elena Degenhardt’s pastels have received numerous awards, including the 2025 Sennelier Pastel Prize at the Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand Palais in Paris, the 2024 BoldBrush Award, and second place in the Richeson75 Landscape, Seascape &Architecture International Painting Competition 2025. She was selected for the prestigious Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2023 and exhibited at the Atkinson Art Museum in Southport, United Kingdom. Her work has been featured in international art publications, including Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector, PleinAir Magazine, Pastel Journal, Pratique des Arts, and Artists & Illustrators. Degenhardt lives and works in the south of France.
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MURIEL DUNOYER-NARDI FRANCE
Muriel Dunoyer-Nardi gives straw marquetry new horizons: either through the richness of her inspiration, the meaning she imbues her works with, or through subtle combinations with motherof-pearl, natural stone, and metal alloys with touches of gold, silver, or copper that she incorporates.
She nurtures four distinct universes, each marked by specific color cues. The vibrant orange note stems from our reconnection with our inner self. The blue of resilience highlights our stance in the face of societal pressures. Havana and gold tones reflect her vision of artistic inspiration.Green and trompe-l’œil motifs challenge the tyranny of appearances and affirm the rightful place of humans as an integral part of nature, rather than merely as actors or spectators. She produces both wall compositions and marquetry objects. She decorates boxes and cases, trays, frames, tables, consoles, and buffets with shimmering colors. She has recently embraced upcycling—for example, giving a new life to a severely damaged violin.
DINE CHANIMA FRANCE
Dine Chanima is a visual artist who began his career in graffiti in Paris, painting the buildings of his neighbourhood with characters thatblendpopculture,consumerist icons, and references to classical art and art history.
Emerging from the street art scene, he developed a parallel body of work titled Bullets for Art, in which he uses real firearm bullets to create powerful and symbolic compositions. His work is held in numerous private and public collections worldwide, and he regularly collaborates on graphic design projects and window installations for major department stores. Over the past three years, with access to high-end printing technology, Dine Chanima has been developing a new series of works combining AI-generated imagery and Photoshop retouching, resulting in bold pop and urban compositions that echo both street culture and art history.
IamMarieChristinePOTHITOS,a painter working under the name LumaARTOIS. Through my works, Iexplorethevibrationofcolors,the power of gesture, and the poetry of materials.
Each canvas becomes a space of transformation, where intuition guides form and reveals inner landscapes. My work blends energy, symbolism, and sensoriality to offer living creations that are accessible and deeply human. With Luma ARTOIS, I affirm an artistic approach that connects beauty, emotion, and transmission.
NNovaLysArt Gallery opens its doors to talented artists who carry strong values, offering them an exceptional setting to showcase the uniqueness of their universe. Nestled in the heart of a certified guesthouse in Malmedy, Belgium, the gallery occupies an intimate suite, designed as a space for the meeting of art, emotion, and the visitor’s gaze.
This selection presents the artists who will be exhibited in 2026 and who have chosen to showcase their work within the international Art4Any catalog. The gallery was born from a dream patiently nurtured over the years by Victoria B. Lohay, an internationally awarded artist. For her, art is a vital source — a breath of the soul, a language of the heart that expresses itself freely, with attentiveness and respect.
Guided by deep benevolence, Victoria channels her energy to celebrate the beauty of the world and to reveal the beauty that lies within each being.
ARTISTS
VICTORIA B. LOHAY
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VICTORIA B. LOHAY FRANCE
The photographic work of Victoria B. Lohay unfolds through a careful exploration of the signs of life and their ability to convey a philosophy of existence.
Her work reflects on resilience, transformation, and human trajectories, where photography becomes a tool for transmission and awareness. Through a particular attention to detail, the artist explores life’s pathways and their multiple interpretations. The elements she isolates—fragments of matter, plays of light, natural forms, or traces of the passage of time—act as visual metaphors. They invite the viewer to slow observation, fostering introspection and inner resonance. Victoria B. Lohay’s approach is not one of descriptive aesthetics but of an ethical and sensitive stance. Her images carry messages oriented toward a more harmonious future, attentive to life and humanity.
They question the individual’s place in the contemporary world and offer a calm, reflective reading, grounded in listening, patience, and the recognition of beauty in the smallest details. Each photograph presents itself as an open space, deliberately non-prescriptive, leaving the viewer free to project their own experiences onto it.
This curatorial approach makes her work a meeting ground between the intimate and the universal, between the visible and the meaning it suggests. By revealing the symbolic power of details, Victoria B. Lohay situates her photographic practice within a contemporary framework where the image becomes a vehicle for reflection, resilience, and transmission.
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MONIQUE WOUTERS
FRANCE
For a long time, Monique thought thatpaintingwasnotanartforher. Then, one day, she accompanied a friend to a painting workshop—and it changed her life!
Aself-taught painter for nearly 20 years, Monique is part of and leads a painting workshop in Malmedy, theAtelier d’Igor.About four years ago,duringaguidedworkshop,she discovered her own artistic universe. Finally free from self-doubt, she let her imagination and emotions flow, giving life to the movement and color that make each of her paintings a unique creation. She uses multiple techniques that blend and overlap, giving her work its very distinctive style. Most of the time, she paints on wooden panels,butshecanuseanysurface.Herpaintings transport viewers into a luminous, enchanting, and magical world where imagination can wander and dream. It’s a festival of colors that reflects the joy of life! Each painting is an adventure and tells a story. Butterflies, birds, cats, and all kinds of animals, flowers, stars, and hearts hide behind leaves, trees, houses, and countless other small details that she places here and there, guided by her imagination. She often quotes Picasso: “I put into my canvases everything I love; let the rest take care of itself!” This phrase perfectly captures the essence of her universe. Come and discover this world at the tip of her brush, and let yourself be carried away by the magic of her paintings!
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MARIE-HELENE SIGART
FRANCE
A hunter of fleeting moments, a tamer of images, art-photography. be takes you into a fantastic, virtual world.
She alternates between figurative, abstract, sensual, and dreamy references… all guided by curves, diagonals, horizontals, and verticals. Color resolutions are the ultimate culmination of her creation. Photos become like brushstrokes; in the same spirit, she pursues lyrical abstraction. And… it is there… that the artist awaits you, leaving space for your imagination and your own poetic vision.
PIERRE BAYET BELGIUM
As an amateur draftsman, I made my first graphite pencil drawing in August 2019. I quickly moved on to colored pencils after receiving a Christmas gift from my daughter.
Color gave me the tool I needed to make my drawings realistic, and I have always kept a taste for precision. Over time, my technique evolved, and simple coloring gave way to true colored-pencil drawing. My favorite subjects are heritage and nature, but I am increasingly venturing into creating still lifes and depicting antique objects. Following various requests, I have also turned toward drawing vehicles. I currently showcase my drawings on numerous art platforms, on Facebook and Instagram (@pirdessins), as well as on my personal website (www.pirdessins.com). Whenever the opportunity arises, I present my drawings in person during events or gallery exhibitions.
The artist is regarded as a representativeofthenewanalytical painting school and questions the parameters of painting in her works, thematising, expanding and breaking through the boundaries of graphics,paintingandsculpture.
Her most extensive group of works, "The ZEN GARDEN CYCLE", shows mostly monochrome but reflective pictures with relief-like structures. The color is not used as a pure carrier of content or meaning in the working process, but rather seeks calm and balance in the sense of ZEN philosophy through the different perspectives of life, which symbiotically form overlapping relief structures, accompanied by reflection as a constant element. In the sense of art composing, the material haptics become blurred with the aesthetics of the room, the furniture lines are found again and merge in color into an overall artistic art composition, which is inherent in a uniqueness at every point and in every interior space.
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ISABELLE COLLINET-ELBAZ FRANCE
Perfectly self-taught, I started drawing after the period of confinement imposed by COVID. I enrolled in a workshop to learn the basicsofdrawingandquitequickly, I opted for portraiture. It was a long and difficult, yet fascinating, learning process.
Each portrait became an adventure, and also a challenge, because the choice of the face to represent is crucial: a particular detail of the face, the expression of the features, or the person's story. The addition of color happened progressively, through successive trials and errors (oil paint, acrylic, watercolor), because the color must only serve as a counterpoint. Sometimes color can provide a key for interpretation. Graphite pencil remains my favorite medium; that is why the faces remain intact, free of any trace of color. Only the shades of gray can express the complexity of feelings or the beauty of a face.
THE WORK ONE DARES NOT SHOW
Every artist has, in their drawers, on their shelves, or in boxes, works that they have never shared.
Too personal, judged imperfect, too experimental, or simply because they were not meant to be exhibited, these creations remain invisible to the public eye. Yet, they say as much, if not more, about the artist as their displayed pieces. They bear witness to their sensitivity, boldness, and constant search, even when
the result does not reach the hoped-for perfection. These unseen works reveal moments of experimentation, attempts to surpass personal limits, or technical explorations that did not turn out as planned. They reflect the doubts, hesitations, and deep emotions of their creator. Paradoxically, these “hidden” pieces possess a raw sincerity that is not always found in works intended for an audience. They are like silent confidences, intimate fragments of a constantly moving process, where every gesture matters, every attempt has its value. They also show the courage needed to try, fail, and start again, as well as the tenacity and passion that drive the artist daily. These works may also contain ideas that will be reused or transformed later in other creations, like a seed planted for a future project. Why do some creations
remain in the shadows? The answer often lies in the fear of judgment, a feeling of incompleteness, or demanding perfectionism. Yet, these works contain an essential truth: that of a living creative process, where each step, each experience, each error or failed attempt contributes to the artist’s growth. They are silent witnesses to the journey, to the building of a personal language, to an artistic identity in formation. Daring to reveal these pieces, even in a limited or personal setting, can be a profoundly liberating experience. It allows sharing not only the final result but also the process, the reflection, and the vulnerability underlying the creation. For the viewer, discovering these unseen works offers an
intimate dive into the artist’s world, revealing unexpected, sometimes surprising, often touching aspects. It shows that art is not limited to perfection or what is displayed, but also encompasses what remains private, secret, and experimental. These forgotten pieces inviteanotherwayoflooking,wheretheviewerlearnsto appreciate the unfinished and the spontaneous, and to
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understand that every gesture, every attempt, even imperfect, is an integral part of the overall work. They are also a source of inspiration, encouraging other creators to take risks and freely explore their own ideas. Thus, the works one dares not show are never insignificant. They are precious fragments of creative
thought, shards of emotions and experiences that nourish the entirety of artistic work. They remind us that art is not limited to what is publicly exhibited but also includes what is lived, experimented with, and felt in silence. In every forgotten piece, every unfinished attempt, there is a truth, an authenticity, and sometimes even a spark of genius that deserves recognition, even if it remains discreet.
elias.miguez@blue Artboxy : @Miguez
MARIA MIGUEZ SWISS
I am an emerging self-taught artist on Artboxy.com, passionate about drawing and painting since my youth.
My creative journey has always been guided by curiosity and exploration, experimenting with different techniques to find new ways of expression. My recent series, Life in Colors, is painted in acrylics with bright, contrasting tones. These works depict stylized faces and figures surrounded by bold patterns, flowers, and geometric rhythms. The compositions are playful and vibrant, creating an imaginary and childlike universe where joy, energy, and emotion come alive through color. With each painting, I aim to capture the viewer’s gaze and invite them to feel the emotional power of vivid colors — a celebration of life expressed through imagination.
E. R. LUNA BRENA MEXICO
Esperanza Roxana Luna Brena is a Mexican Architect, Landscape Designer, and Illustrator (with a Master’s degree in Urban, Architectural, and Mobility Space Design).
She has specialized in designing gardens for the conservation of pollinators and creating shelters for native species. Her illustrations reflect her sensitivity and deep love for nature. She seeks to convey the beauty of the natural environment, with the intention of encouraging respect and appreciation for it. She is passionate about creating balance between the environment and human beings, allowing them to share the same space in harmony and mutual respect. E. R. Luna Brena’s artistic style is characterized by the use of shading and bold ink strokes created with technical pens and nibs. The main elements in her work are large mountains, clouds, water reflections, waterfalls, and majestic trees.
I was born in Lyon, France, a city where art and fashion intertwine. With a father who was a designer, I quickly understood the impact art can have on life.
As an artist, I easily combine digital art, photography, and acrylic painting because I love the idea of multiplicityandcomplementarity.I enjoy the concept of expressing oneself in different forms, and I believe that, in essence, this is the life of an artist: not to confine oneself. Having worked for several years in the events industry, I became self-employed in the sale of artisanal decorative objects, thus combiningmypassionforartandcreation.Ihave contributed to numerous magazines, but what matters most to me is the pleasure that art lovers can take in viewing my work, just as much as I have enjoyed creating it.
VERONIQUE AVRIL FRANCE
CLOTILDE PALOMINO
Clotilde Palomino studied graphic design before graduating from the prestigious École d'Art Emile Cohl in France. The artist skillfully combines various techniques and styles, exploring the different worlds that inspire her.
She has a preference for realistic and hyper-realistic styles in her paintings and ballpoint pen sketches. She composes her works from several photos, including her own photos, changing the colors, expressions, or backgrounds to precisely achieve what she wishes to paint. Representing reality with extreme precision, showing every detail, texture, and color nuance to create a painting that appears more real than reality itself, is something that fascinates her. From portraits to animals and everyday scenes, she spends hours studying the subject—much more than actually painting it—to capture every
detail and expression. Nothing is left to chance: each element is integrated into the work to give it unparalleled depth and realism. She regularly exhibits her paintings in various art galleries in Europe and the United States. During her travels, she always carries her travel sketchbook with her and continues to draw what she sees and think about future paintings to create. And if her sketchbook is not with her, she will find a piece of newspaper to draw something on it. Art is his passion and his profession, Clotilde is part of several muralist groups specializing in trompel'œil, where she is active worldwide and inFrance.Shewasoneofthe33painters to have created the largest mural in Shanghai—a world record.
clotilde.palomino@free.fr
https://clotildepalomino.com
REPRESENTING REALITY WITH EXTREME PRECISION, SHOWING EVERY DETAIL, TEXTURE, AND COLOR
SHE HAS A PREFERENCE FOR REALISTIC AND HYPER-REALISTIC STYLES IN HER PAINTINGS AND BALLPOINT PEN SKETCHES. SHE COMPOSES HER WORKS FROM SEVERAL PHOTOS, INCLUDING HER OWN PHOTOS, CHANGING THE COLORS, EXPRESSIONS, OR BACKGROUNDS TO PRECISELY ACHIEVE WHAT SHE WISHES.
JOELLE ACOULON FRANCE
The first part of my professional life, which was very demanding, left me little time to create. A change in my lifestyle and way of working freed up time, and digital toolsgavemethemeanstoexplore.
My first abstract works date back to late 2011. My creative process, which draws on the evocative power of the forms and colors found in nature, aims to open the doors of imagination and emotion without passing through words. It is about ‘allowing one to see,’ in the words of the poet Éluard, rather than explaining or indicating what should be seen. Guiding anyone in their reading or interpretation by giving my creations a title or providing an accompanying text is therefore out of the question. The encounter between the work and the viewer then becomes a space of exchange—a fusion between colors, atmosphere, experience, and sensitivity.
Artist Dadabe. I am developing a universe where abstraction merges with a form of instinctive primitivism.
These creations are born from a free gesture, in an intertwining of colors and tones from different materials (acrylic, pastel). Each creation is a dialogue shaped by a paradox of fragile balance.
DADABE BELGIUM
Säme, born in Brittany in 1976, is an artist with a background in graphic design.
After completing a French Baccalauréat A3 with a focus on visual arts, she studied at the Académie Julian / Met de Penninghen in Paris, followed by a degree from the Institut Supérieur d’Arts Appliqués in Rennes, and later obtained a DN MADE in graphic design. She worked as an art director and graphic designer for over twenty years, both in agencies and as a freelancer, and was profoundly influenced by the Bauhaus and Swiss minimalism, which are based on rigor, balance, and geometry. Now settled in the Paris region, she is fully dedicated to abstract painting and abstract expressionism. Inspired by the work of Rothko and Newman, her painting explores the tension between emotion and structure, blending lyrical abstraction, gestural energy, and organizing geometric forms. Defining herself as a “painter-graphic designer,” Säme develops a visual language in which composition, rhythm, and emotion engage in dialogue. Her untitled works are identified by a number preceded by “E,” standing for emotion or experience.
SÄME BRITTANY
larissa.clion@sfr.fr www.mosaique-larissa.com
LARISSA PEREKRESTOVACLION
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Larissa Perekrestova-Clion is an internationally renowned mosaic artist, visual arts professor, painter, and sculptor (www. mosaique-larissa.com).
She is a laureate of the Academy of Sciences, Fine Letters and Arts of Marseille, a Gold Medal recipient, and a delegate of the Academic Society of Arts–Sciences–LettersofParis.Shealso serves as President of the InternationalAssociation “Optimism in Art” – Academy of Fine Arts of Peyrolles-en-Provence. She will once again participate in the Salon desArtistes Français at the GrandPalaisinParis,aspartoftheARTCAPITAL exhibition, from February 12 to 15, 2026. Two of Larissa’s works have been selected in two different sections: the mosaic artwork “Favorite” (55 × 43 cm) in the Mosaic category, and the patinated plastersculpture“Rêveuse”(110×50×100cm)in theSculpturecategory.Lastyear,Larissabecamea fullmember(Sociétaire)oftheSociétédesArtistes Français.OnbehalfoftheAcademyofFineArtsof Peyrolles-en-Provence, within the framework of her International Association “Optimism in Art,” sheproposedthecreationofaprivateprizeof€200, to be awarded to a mosaic artist at the Salon des Artistes Français. This proposal was accepted by Mr. Bruno Madelaine, President of the Société des Artistes Français. This annual prize, founded by Larissa in her role as President of theAcademy of Fine Arts of Peyrolles-en-Provence, in memory of her mother, Jeanne Kamenchan-Perekrestova, President of the Academy of Fine Arts of Odessa, willbelistedattheendoftheSalon’scatalogueand will be personally awarded by Larissa. Another group exhibition entitled “DUO” is scheduled to take place at the Pôle Culturel L’Étincelle in VenellesfromMarch3to28,2026,featuringworks by Larissa alongside those of Hervé Sibourg, a surrealist painter and three-time laureate of the Grand International Fine Arts Competition–Salon ofPeyrolles-en-Provence.
The opening reception and awards ceremony of the 5th Edition of the Grand Competition–Salon of FineArts of Peyrolles-en-Provence 2025, which took place successfully on Saturday, November 22, welcomed 200 artists, guests, and patrons at the Château du Roy René, in its inner courtyard, as well as at the Tourist Office, where visitors were also able to discover Larissa’s works. The Grand Competition, organized by the Academy of Fine Arts of Peyrolles-en-Provence –International Association “Optimism in Art,” in partnership with the Municipality of Peyrolles-enProvence, was held from November 14 to December 15, 2025, at the Château du Roy René and the Tourist Office of Peyrolles-en-Provence. We would like to warmly thank the patrons of our Grand Competition: Crédit Agricole Agency, Cultura Aubagne, Le Pain de la Terre, Durance Granulats, ABC Industrie, Hostellerie Le Mirabeau, Maurice Pizza, Corep – Aix Roi René, and Top Office of Pertuis. During the awards ceremony,212worksby123registeredartistswere awarded across 33 technical sections, including 154worksbyadultartistsand48worksbychildren and adolescent artists in various technical categories. The painter Marc Dernesch won the raffle for an artwork from Larissa’s Academy studio. A total of 15 kindergarten, primary school, and middle school classes from Peyrolles-enProvence attended guided tours at the Château du Roy René and the Tourist Office. Overall, the exhibition was visited by 4,000 people. The internationally renowned art critic Aline LlareusDinier,D.U.(whoworkedwithSalvadorDalíinthe past) participated for the second time as a jury member and was also present at both the opening receptionandtheawardsceremony.
Excerpt from her powerful and exceptionalspeech:
“Ladies and Gentlemen, young men and young women, I am deeply moved to find myself among you, surrounded by creative artists,recreators,andalsobythosewhocherishthe most fragile yet the most precious of universal values:ART.Thepoetsofthelate19thcenturyhad already rightly stated that it would take only two generations indifferent to art for civilizations to collapse. They had already named artists ‘lighthouses,’ capable of illuminating far beyond the horizon. Even before 1968, fashion had already decreed that GrecoLatin civilization must be definitivelydismantled.Thedanger lay in replacing one form of academicism with another, dragging down with it all artistic expressions from countries outside the Western world. We came close to catastrophe. I can say that over fifty years of analyzing exhibitions and gallery salons, I have often been compelled to denounce what I called— with the approval of renowned professors from the Toulouse School of Fine Arts: Raymond Espinasse, René Izaure, Raoul Bergougnan, Christian Schmidt, Pierre Darques—‘anythinggoesism and Pollock-style drippings.’Today, in 2025, I am delighted to admire creations, recreations, and innovations that reflect a great mastery of the fundamental rules of Art, without repetition or monotony. The works presented are developed according to the architectural tradition of preliminary studies. From bold decisions to reconsiderations, once reflection has taken place, artists gain momentum and movefreelyacrosswhiteor black space. Once the risk has been assessed, they give free rein to color, blacks, whites, flat surfaces, and reliefs. Sensitive, attentive, contemplative, impulsive, anxious for some, even anguished at times, they restore aesthetic balance through confidence, enthusiasm,andgenerosity.Alwaysattentivetothe world around them, they share its emotions. Seeking solutions to problems that may seem insoluble,theyarenotpassivewitnesses:theyshow
us what we risk failing to see. They do not replace one academicism with another. They remain lucid and conscious. There is no need to cross boundaries—only to overcome obstacles. They possess the know-how that allows them to move from feeling to expression without apparent effort. Ourguestofhonor,AnneJoana,isalivingexample of this success. Amid exterior and interior landscapesilluminatedbycelestialorabyssallight, she guides us along a path from which the viewer’s gaze cannot stray, as aesthetic harmony is always respected. Finally, on the occasion of the International Salon of Fine Arts of Peyrolles-enProvence 2025, I wish to emphasize how vital it is to entrust our cultural future to artists—the true ones—who use their gift, talent,andstrengthofconvictionto ensure that our civilizations escape a new obscurantism. Larissa Perekrestova appears to me as a living example of such a ‘torchbearer,’atrue‘drivingforce,’asdescribedby the Mayor. I would like to add that Larissa, who exhibited her works for the first time in Montlaur, Haute-Garonne, during the FineArts Encounters 2025, was awarded the Prize of Excellence by a particularly demanding jury and public. Allow me, Larissa, on my behalf and on behalf of an admiring audience, to offer you our warmest congratulations and thanks. Thank you all—without whom I sometimes wonder what my purpose would be. Beforeconcluding,Iwould like to stress the quality of the works presented by young and sometimes very young artists. Through theirchosensubjects,weseethattheyhavelearned to open their eyes to the adult world and to nature itself. The techniques they use provethattheirteacher has not applied the unhealthy precept of ‘letting go,’which has already led some young people to settle for very little while believing themselves to be geniuses. Bravo to all of you, thank you to your teachers, and thank youtothepublicwhosupportsyou.”**
The Guest of Honor, Anne Joana, a painter and recipient of numerous awards, was presented with the Grand Prix of Honor by the art critic Aline Llareus-Dinier, D.U.
André Poissy received a Prize of Excellence.
First Prizes were awarded to:
Yolande Meschi Poissy, Sylvie Peiffer, Marc Dernesch, Carmen Berluti, ex aequo Martine Perugini, Naël Nourallah (17 years old), Billie, Aurélie Roux, Jeanine Marcoux, Suzy Baralle, Manon Spina, Jérôme Brunet, Marguerite Maliuga, Odile Letang Salge, Lucie Rousseau, ex aequo Charles Monaco, Isabelle Pandini, ex aequo Julia Colletto, Fabienne Reynaud, ex aequo Monique Saïsset, Jacqueline Drahonnet, Muriel Quillivic, Bruno Miguel da Silva Loureiro, ex aequo Anne Noël, Marlène Mahalatchimy, Gilles Monaco, ex aequo Alexei Clion (12 years old), Colombe Leclercq, Nicolas de Tretaigne, Bernard Mages, ex aequo François Baticle, Daniel Aulagner, Marie-Laurence Marchetto, and Sandra Bouscarle.
Marcos Melo’s creations are born from a profound dialogue between the raw materials of nature and human experience. marcosmelo.4dconcept@gmail.com
UMARCOS JOSE ALECRIM MELO BRAZIL
sing wood, stones, fibers, coconut endocarp, resins, repurposed glass, and even remnants from his own production, he builds works that honor the memory of these materials and transform them into symbols of resilience. With an optimistic outlook, his pieces explore the duality of life, translating pain and scars into overcoming and into the constant search for light. Each artwork is a passage: life’s hardness meets rebirth. Melo’s art, rooted in tradition, projects a timeless message. It reminds us that even amid adversity, there will always be a spark to illuminate our path.
Jonathan Lafage, 41 years old, is a passionate self-taught artist. An accident that occurred four years ago became the starting point for a new form of artistic expression for him: drawing.
He works on tobacco leaves, an organic and plant-based material on which he applies Chinese ink, playing with light and contrast. His tools are precise: metal nibs and water-based felt pens. His creations reflect his inspirations, his travels, and his passions. His three favorite themes: Africa, its wild animals and majestic landscapes. The Ocean, its marine life and mysterious depths. The people of the grass, those astonishing and often little-known insects. He also creates fan art, including tributes to Miyazaki and to the world of pop art. Over the past four years, nearly 240 works have been born from his imagination. His signature, “sin”, is a nod to Japanese woodblock prints. The tobacco leaf,aplant-basedandlivingmaterial,evokesthe skin. The nib, a precise tool, recalls the needle. The ink, deep and black, creates lasting patterns. From this idea came the name of his artistic expression: vegetal tattooing.
JONATHAN LAFAGE FRANCE
MIXEL
COUROUGNON FRANCE
Excerpt from “Notebooks Stolen from Oblivion,” 24/25
Around the age of seven or eight, I traced in the sand of the beach of my childhood the first strokes— lines, curves, circles, feathers, and flames, though without the colors—of what has now, over 65 periods, become a vast body of creations: paintings that, hereandthere,surroundmestill,sometimeseven overwhelm me, so numerous are they! Yet each one was painted in moments of my Life, moments that still make me believe in what is, and must be, Beauty. Colors, too, appeared very early—around the age of twelve—between school and play, or upon returning from adventures in the forest. Studying everything that surroundedmyadolescenceledmetothinkabout the hues I wanted to see and place on different papers, woods, and canvases.
Everything evolved quickly: from greys to pinks, to greens, then the blues of childhood; from black and white to the many reds, oranges, yellows, and ochres found in my current works. I still do not know where I will go to find the sparks of new inspirations, but I believe I am on the path toward other magnificent discoveries…!
simtoader@gmail.com https://simonatoader.ro
SIMONA TOADER ROMÂNIA
The most beautiful emotion I have felt in connection with one of my artworks was when a close friend told me she had teared up upon seeing my newest painting.
Ibelieve it is very important to recognize the power of emotions that an artwork can convey. In order to make this possible, the artist must be able to transmit a special energy to the viewers. When I paint, I also visualize where my artwork would be best placed—whether in a museum, a home, or a specific room. Of course, I would be very happy if the people who see it would feel a positive energy.
My painting falls within the socalled realist movement, which shows what the eye sees and seeks toexplorethebeautyofanurbanor rural landscape. edecabre@icloud.com
The human figure in different contexts, as well as the depiction of still lifes. I try to sketch a carefully planned composition and achieve a painting that offers rich information to the viewer. The technique I use is oil on canvas.
ENRIQUE DE CABRERA
URUGUAY
CREATING SLOWLY IN A RUSHED WORLD
In a world where everything is accelerating, where instantaneity has become the norm, and where performance seems to take precedence over depth, some artists choose toslowdown.
Creating slowly then becomes a conscious, almost activist approach, in response to the pressure to produce quickly and the relentless race for recognition and quantity. These creators embrace long timeframes, patience, careful observation, and deep reflection before each gesture. For them, every work deserves to be approached with respect for its process—without haste, without compromise, and with sustained
attention to the subtlety of every detail. This approach stands in stark contrast to the speed imposed by contemporary demands and offers a way to restore balance between inner life and artistic practice. This method goes beyond technique or creative method. It encompasses a lifestyle adapted to the rhythm of slow creation: rituals, conscious habits, and regular pauses that allow the artist to fully immerse themselves in their work, to refocus, and to connect with their emotions. Every line drawn, every color applied, every texture explored is thought through, felt, and experienced. The act of creating becomes a true inner journey, where the process matters as much as the final result. The work itself is nourished by this slowness, as every element is matured and considered, and every aesthetic choice results from sustained attention and total immersion in the work. Creating slowly also allows the rediscovery of the pleasure of the unexpected and the surprising. The artist no longer chases immediate results or external validation but immerses themselves in the present moment, letting ideas, forms, and emotions emerge gently. This patience enriches creativity, allowing for a deeper exploration of details, nuances, proportion adjustments, and giving the work a particular intensity—often invisible at first glance but perceptible in the subtle strength of the whole. It also provides the opportunity to experiment without pressure, to embrace mistakes and detours, which become sources of inspiration and unexpected discoveries. For these artists, slowness is not a constraint but a true freedom. It transforms the artistic gesture into a contemplative and deeply personal experience. It encourages attention, concentration, and self-awareness, as well as an intimate dialogue with the material and colors. In a hurried world, choosing to slow down is an act of resistance, an affirmation of one’s
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individuality, and a way to reconnect with the very essence of art: sensitivity, attention, and the joy of creating independently of others’ judgment. It is a commitment to quality, reflection, and depth in every work produced. Thus, creating slowly is not only an aesthetic choice or working method; it is a true way of life. It invites one to savor every moment, every gesture, every breath, and to restore to art its profoundly human and thoughtful dimension. It is a celebration of time, patience, and focus—a way to
reconnect with oneself, rediscover the pleasure of discovery, and make each creation a meditative and meaningful act. Slowness, far from being a weakness, becomes a strength that enriches the work, thought, and artistic practice as a whole..
Soledad Burgaleta is a painter, photographer, and writer whose work is deeply rooted in dignity, memory, and human connection.
ASpaniard born in Guatemala to an Argentinian mother and a Spanish father, she is currently based in Mexico and carries with her a multicultural perspective that enriches her artistic vision. After completing university studies in Law and Business Administration,aswellasmaster’sdegreesintax and finance, she worked for several years in different companies, holding senior management positions. In 2013, after a profound personal transition, she chose to dedicate her life entirely to art, turning creativity into both refuge and expression. Her most emblematic project, A Life in the Gaze, is a collection of intimate portraits of elderly people who sell crafts or beg on the streets. She has been photographing them for 15 years, wherever she finds them.
SOLEDAD BURGALETA MEXICO
With her paintings, created on pages torn from early 20thcentury romantic novels, she establishes a striking dialogue between idealized love stories and the harsh realities faced by those living on the margins of society. Each portrait bears a name and a story, transforming anonymity into visibility. Her mission is “to make the invisible visible,” using art as a tool to awaken social awareness and empathy. Through her work, Soledad invites us to look again—at old age, at memory, at life itself—with respect and renewed sensitivity.
PASCUAL RUIZ SPAIN
Ruiz Pascual, born on October 10, 1953 in Barcelona (Spain), first worked as a decorative painter and later became a visual artist.
Iexpress myself and paint exclusively in oil and in black and white in order to create a timeless, mysterious atmosphere. Today, I can take the time to let my emotions flow, giving rhythm to the atmosphere of my canvases—spaces and reliefs where calm and escape prevail, offering another way of dreaming. Each painting is a message of fulfillment and serenity that he offers to our own imagination.
I was born on June 17, 1964, in a small village in Moldova, Romania.
II have been drawing since childhood, and over time my passion evolved from pencil and charcoal sketches, through classical pastels, to the acrylic painting I create today. Along the way, I have discovered new techniques online and have been deeply inspired by the creativity and empathy of other artists. What has always mattered most to me has been the encouragement and support I received in pursuing this passion. During high school, I attendedpaintingclassesatthePopularSchoolof Arts in Roman.Although the program lasted two years, I completed only one year, as I later began my studies in Finance at the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași. I now work as a librarian at the “George Radu Melidon” Library in Roman. I also love poetry. I have published a volume of poems, “Behind the Mirror”, which I personally illustrated to reflect the emotions and themes of my verses. I have taken part in group exhibitions as well as charity auctions, where my works have been appreciated and acquired. I am constantly searching for what lies beyond the visible—for the unseen, for the mystery hidden both in the world and in life itself. Between dream and reality, between the eye and the heart, I seek the hidden sensitivity that exists within people.
IULIANA STOLERIU ROMANIA
MICHELE DURETETE-BRODEL FRANCE
After working with drawing (graphite, charcoal, sanguine) and oilpainting,Idiscovereddrypastel in 2006.
This discovery inspired me to undertake advanced training courses in this technique with Master Pastellists and to specialize in portraiture, with a particular fondness for ethnic portraits. In recent years, without abandoning portraiture, I have been exploring other subjects (animals, flowers, still lifes, old vintage vehicles, etc.), and I take just as much pleasure in them. Since 2008, I have taken part in solo and group exhibitions in France and abroad, and have participated in various pastel salons in France, Spain, and Italy, and have received numerous awards, including the Vermeil Medal from the Académie des Arts, Sciences et Lettres de Paris, as well as recognition as an IAPS/MC — Master Circle member of the International Association of Pastel Societies.
MARYAN JIIM SPAIN
Maryan Jiim, born in Spain, holds a degree in Fine Arts. A painter whose work is a hymn to beauty in its purest and most transcendent form.
Her creations are not mere representations; they are windows into a universe. Her portraits do not seek only to capture someone’s identity. Sometimes the gaze is not direct;theeyesmaybeclosed.Atothertimes,the gaze is direct and challenging. Hair is not just hair. It lengthens, it flows, it becomes something else. Sometimes it resembles water, sometimes wind; at times, it seems to grow like the roots of a tree. Colors are not chosen at random. Blue evokes oceans, lakes, dreams… There is something that does not fully belong to this world. And gold is not a color, but a vibration, a guiding thread. She usually paints in large formats, using the oil painting technique.
Claudiaargomedo@live.com
Claudia Argomedo is a Chilean artist who has built an outstanding career over the last two years. She has shown us the greatness and resilience of women succeeding in the challenging world of art.
She is a woman, a mother, an art student, and an innately talented painter. Her works quickly stand out for their diverse pictorial techniques, capturing the attention of art connoisseurs. “There are painters who spend a lifetime searching for their personal signature; she could choose among several. That is not common today.
