Biljana Petrovic
Biljana 'Billie' Petrovic:
"Born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1975,I became an Italian based artist from 1996.
I was graduated in 2001 at “ Fine Art Academy” (“ Accademia delle Belle Arti di Bolgna), Italy. My art life has started with painting and drawing and during my studies I have switched my brushes with chisels and sculpture tools. In Academia I had this great opportunity to discover what marble carving means.
Through the years I have explore different subjects and themes , proceeding with various experiments with different mediums ,but always deeply in love with marble and bronze. Lately I am working a lot with hydroresin as medium which is resistant and much cheaper from bronze and marble so I can offer more affordable versions of most of my sculptures .
The tie that connects all my works could be the inspiration for the music that moving the spirit, moves and charge the body with it’s incredible energy and all the colors of the emotions the life is created with. You can find different sculptures and drawings (drawings are in big size, all about 2 m heigh), inspired by classical or modern dancers - lately I have created also the sculpture for the breakdance champion - “Froz” inspired by his winning pose .
“Hidden Frequencies” is my most sophisticated and longest work I have carved in marble. It took more than 3000 hours only for carving it. It was not only hard and long the physical work but also the spiritual and meditational kind of experience where I have become totally the part of my sculpture who is nothing but the reflection of everything I am in that moment, with all my feelings and thoughts . It’s a life size seated figure with some surreal elements .
Among the exhibitions I took part ,one of the most important were the exhibition on the main square of Bologna city (2015 -2017), solo show at Milan 2016 and public commissions for the churches near Parma, the commission I achieved during the studies . My art works have reached the collectors from many different countries and continents.
The sense and importance of art as the one of the most precious things we have as a “tool” for preserving the humanity . Personally – Art is giving me the sense of my own existence."
Silvio Porzionato
Silvio Porzionato was born in Moncalieri (TO) in 1971. After graduating from art school, he was head designer, for a decade, of an important company in Turin. After some time, as Porzionato has declared, he felt the call of «silence of the land of Roero» and decided to start a new life in the silence of the countryside, closely to nature and art.
Simone Benedetto
Simone Benedetto is an Italian artist born in Turin in 1985, where he is currently based. He studied Fine Arts in Italy while consolidating his artistic knowledge with experiences abroad. From his early work, he developed the idea that art has to be connected with social themes.
O Gringo
Originally from Nice on the French Riviera, O Gringo (Bastien Tomasini) was born in 1988. During his many travels, he has photographed iconic places, sumptuous settings and historical pieces in order to preserve their memory.
Laurence Nolleau
Born in France in 1963, Laurence NOLLEAU has been passionate about drawing since she was very young. A childhood punctuated by numerous trips fleshed out her artistic universe. At the age of 6, Laurence met the Spanish painter and former curator of the Barcelona museum Joan Bachs. She trained as a fashion designer at Esmod Paris, where she was awarded the fashion design prize by Jean-Louis Dumas-Hermès. She then completed her first apprenticeship at Dior, and later became the European Collections Director for an Australian brand until 2001. In 2002, Laurence decided to devote herself to her vocation and shut herself up in her workshop to experiment and explore different techniques.
Bernardo Peruta
Born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1975, she became an Italian based artist from 1996. She graduated in 2001 at “ Fine Art Academy” (“ Accademia delle Belle Arti di Bolgna), Italy . The art life has started with painting and drawing and during her studies she has switched the brushes with chisels and sculpture tools. In Academia she had this great opportunity to discover what marble carving means.
Andrea Lillo
Andrea Lillo werd geboren in Ecuador, Guayaquil (°1978), en dit in het oudste en het meest artistieke deel van de stad. Op 10jarige leeftijd verhuisde ze met haar gezin naar Italië. Ze groeide op met een liefde voor kunst in verschillende vormen. Ze nam deel aan verschillende projecten als zangeres om vervolgens als figuratieve kunstenares aan de slag te gaan.
Frédérique Assaël
I am a french painter born in the city of Marseilles in 1965. Since my childhood, I have always drawn portraits. During the late 1990's I worked in several painting workshops in Brussels, Belgium. Back to France, I focused on sanguine and charcoal drawing, concentrating on portraits. In a workshop near Paris I approached academic oil painting through the study of the Masters (Raphaël, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Géricault...).
Mario Henrique
Portuguese artist, born in 1983