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New Exhibitions: "Animalia", Shanmei, Laverinne & Yumeshima, by Haven Gallery on Oct 14, 2021 21:44:32 GMT 1, Beautiful Bizarre Curated Exhibition “Animalia” at Haven Gallery
Opening Reception: October 23rd, 5 - 7pm
October 23rd - November 28th, 2021
‘Animalia’, is Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s twelfth international curated exhibition, and third at Haven Gallery in Long Island, New York. It brings together over 80 of the world’s best two and three dimensional artists, each exploring the ‘Animalia’ theme through their own unique styles, genres and mediums.
The use of animal subjects in art provides the artist with a unique opportunity to tell stories and convey important messages in a non-confrontational and gentler way. Hence, I believe, we have seen a significant increase in artwork featuring anthropomorphism [the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities]. Artists are the voice, and the social conscience of our time – challenging us to more honestly consider our relationship with creatures both wild and tame.
“Animals, like us, are living souls. They are not things. They are not objects. Neither are they human. Yet they mourn. They love. They dance. They suffer. They know the peaks and chasms of being.” Gary Kowalski
Animals and our relationship with them are both complex and contradictory. Many of us have pets that we adore and treat like our babies, however still don’t fully understand humanities impact on the habitats of the wild creatures of the world.
I wholeheartedly feel as Jane Goodall does… as she so beautiful articulated in the quote below.
“I think I’d like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom not separated from it.” Jane Goodall
So through this exhibition, ‘Animalia’, I hope we can invite the viewer into a special world, one that highlights the grace, beauty, diversity, and importance of both our wild and companion animals. That it helps us to understand their importance and to give us a greater respect for them through the language of art.
‘Animalia’ will also showcase the work of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2021 winners, in each of the four Award categories: RAYMAR Traditional Art Award (1st and 3rd Prize Winners); INPRNT Photography Award (1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize Winners); Yasha Young Sculpture Award (1st and 3rd Prize Winners); iCanvas Digital Art Award (1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize Winners) and of course, our overall 1st Prize Winner.
"Animalia" Exhibition
International Group Exhibition curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
The opening reception at Haven Gallery will be open to the public, all are welcome! Please note, mask wearing is mandatory and all social distancing procedures will be in place to protect visitors and gallery staff.
Of course Haven Gallery will have all the work up online after the opening so you can peruse the exhibition at your leisure. Please do email Gallery Director Erica Berkowitz so you can be added to the Collectors Preview, if you are considering purchasing any of the work. Remember, the holiday season is just around the corner. What better gift could you give your loved ones or yourself, than the gift of original art!
The gallery will also be sharing a video walk-through of the exhibition for those that are unable to attend in person, stay tuned for more details.
Participating artists, including the Winners of the 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize:
Adam Alaniz, Alessandra Pisano, Alex Louisa, Alpay Efe, Amahi Mori, Andi Soto, Annie Montgomerie, Bella Kotak [1st Prize Winner INPRNT Photography Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Bill Mayer, Brad Woodfin, Brian Mashburn, Brian Viveros, Brittany Markert [2nd Prize Winner INPRNT Photography Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Brodie Colbourne [3rd Prize Winner iCanvas Digital Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Caia Koopman, Crystal Morey, David Rice, DD-Anne [1st Prize Winner Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Dewi Plass, DULK, Ed Binkley, El Gato Chimney, Elizabeth Wakou [2nd Prize Winner iCanvas Digital Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Ellen Jewett, Erika Sanada, Ewa Prończuk-Kuziak, Forest Rogers, Gail Potocki, Hope Doe, Howard Lyon, Ian Francis, Jisu [1st Prize Winner iCanvas Digital Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Jana Brike, Jason Mowry, Jesus Inglés, Jon Ching, Joseph Weinreb, Julio Reyes, Kate MacDowell, Kelsey Bowen, Kevin Peterson, Kevin Sloan, Kim Slate, Koh KiSung, Kris Lewis, Kristin Kwan, Kristine & Colin Poole, Kseniia Boko, Laura Colors, Lavely Miller [3rd Prize Winner RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Lesley Thiel, Lindsey Carr, Lucia Heffernan, Lucy Havard [3rd Prize Winner INPRNT Photography Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Madeline von Foerster, Margo Selski, Mary Jane Ansell, Mathieu Nozieres, Matt Dangler, Michael Bergt, Miho Hirano, Naoto Hattori, Nicole Evans, ONEQ, Phillip Singer [Winner of the 2020 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Rachael Bridge, Richard Ahnert, Roland Mikhail [Winner of the 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Rose Freymuth-Frazier, Ross Jaylo, Ruth Speer, Sana Yoshida, Scott Brooks, Scott Musgrove, Scott Radke, Stephanie Law, Steven Kenny, Sui Yumeshima, Susan McDonnell, Susannah Martin, Thomas Ascott, Tina Yu [3rd Prize Winner Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Tran Nguyen [1st Prize Winner RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Travis Louie, Vanessa Foley, Victor Grasso
Press Contact:
Danijela Krha Purssey
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
www.beautifulbizarre.net
danijela@beautifulbizarre.net
November 2021
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Li Shanmei, "A Quiet Observer"
Li Shanmei is a Chinese artist born in 1989. She graduated from Yanbian University in 2014. Her oil paintings are known for depicting otherworldly children whose spirits and physical form are one with nature and life. Li’s paining technique is realistic yet illustrative, with an aesthetic embrace of computerized graphics. Her use of bold colors, geometry and mandalas are nods to systems of mathematics yet also embody tools of spiritual guidance and ascension. Li’s painted children represent new age deities that adapt to the innovations of technology while also maintaining a homeostasis with their natural world.
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Laverinne, "Colors of Nature"
Laverinne is a watercolor artist from Indonesia whose style is inspired by art history, nature, mythology and Japanese manga. Her sitters are delicate yet bold females who marry their animal and floral counterparts in a graceful union of color and design. Noted is the artist's articular penchant for flowers and butterflies, and these subjects as well as their colors, shapes and designs, can be found throughout her work. Particularly, and most creatively, one can see the artist's infusion of these design elements within her playful animal sitters as they frolic and pose throughout her compositions. A further expression of detail, each watercolor painting is often embraced by exquisitely ornate framework, paying homage to the Art Deco period, in particular, the work of Alphonse Mucha.
Laverine adds her own artistic touches to her favored aesthetics, uniting the organic and grandiloquent, creating a visual banquet of color, elegance and flair.
"Colours of Nature" represents the artists love for nature. She finds that through her paintbrush, she can best express the majesty found in the natural world. A particular adoration of the flowers, forest, animals and humans are especially honored.
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Sui Yumeshima, "Invisible Spirits"
Sui Yumeshima Graduated from university in Japan in 2013, her art carrier quickly took off when she got recognition from some of Japan's top art galleries. Her unique style of mixing themes from both traditional European medieval themes and Japanese fantasy which she calls L.U.C.A. (Last Universal Common Ancestors), exploring alchemy, nature, animals, and the cosmos. Her unique style has gained her international recognition and her work has been printed in various Japanese art magazines.
She has done Solo art shows mostly in Tokyo and Kyoto. In 2019 she moved to the United States and is continuing her carrier as an artist, having been accepted in the Beverly Hills art show and various group shows within the Los Angeles area.
Haven Gallery
Beautiful Bizarre Curated Exhibition “Animalia” at Haven Gallery Opening Reception: October 23rd, 5 - 7pm October 23rd - November 28th, 2021 ‘Animalia’, is Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s twelfth international curated exhibition, and third at Haven Gallery in Long Island, New York. It brings together over 80 of the world’s best two and three dimensional artists, each exploring the ‘Animalia’ theme through their own unique styles, genres and mediums. The use of animal subjects in art provides the artist with a unique opportunity to tell stories and convey important messages in a non-confrontational and gentler way. Hence, I believe, we have seen a significant increase in artwork featuring anthropomorphism [the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities]. Artists are the voice, and the social conscience of our time – challenging us to more honestly consider our relationship with creatures both wild and tame. “Animals, like us, are living souls. They are not things. They are not objects. Neither are they human. Yet they mourn. They love. They dance. They suffer. They know the peaks and chasms of being.” Gary Kowalski Animals and our relationship with them are both complex and contradictory. Many of us have pets that we adore and treat like our babies, however still don’t fully understand humanities impact on the habitats of the wild creatures of the world. I wholeheartedly feel as Jane Goodall does… as she so beautiful articulated in the quote below. “I think I’d like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom not separated from it.” Jane Goodall So through this exhibition, ‘Animalia’, I hope we can invite the viewer into a special world, one that highlights the grace, beauty, diversity, and importance of both our wild and companion animals. That it helps us to understand their importance and to give us a greater respect for them through the language of art. ‘Animalia’ will also showcase the work of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2021 winners, in each of the four Award categories: RAYMAR Traditional Art Award (1st and 3rd Prize Winners); INPRNT Photography Award (1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize Winners); Yasha Young Sculpture Award (1st and 3rd Prize Winners); iCanvas Digital Art Award (1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize Winners) and of course, our overall 1st Prize Winner. "Animalia" Exhibition International Group Exhibition curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine The opening reception at Haven Gallery will be open to the public, all are welcome! Please note, mask wearing is mandatory and all social distancing procedures will be in place to protect visitors and gallery staff. Of course Haven Gallery will have all the work up online after the opening so you can peruse the exhibition at your leisure. Please do email Gallery Director Erica Berkowitz so you can be added to the Collectors Preview, if you are considering purchasing any of the work. Remember, the holiday season is just around the corner. What better gift could you give your loved ones or yourself, than the gift of original art! The gallery will also be sharing a video walk-through of the exhibition for those that are unable to attend in person, stay tuned for more details. Participating artists, including the Winners of the 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize: Adam Alaniz, Alessandra Pisano, Alex Louisa, Alpay Efe, Amahi Mori, Andi Soto, Annie Montgomerie, Bella Kotak [1st Prize Winner INPRNT Photography Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Bill Mayer, Brad Woodfin, Brian Mashburn, Brian Viveros, Brittany Markert [2nd Prize Winner INPRNT Photography Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Brodie Colbourne [3rd Prize Winner iCanvas Digital Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Caia Koopman, Crystal Morey, David Rice, DD-Anne [1st Prize Winner Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Dewi Plass, DULK, Ed Binkley, El Gato Chimney, Elizabeth Wakou [2nd Prize Winner iCanvas Digital Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Ellen Jewett, Erika Sanada, Ewa Prończuk-Kuziak, Forest Rogers, Gail Potocki, Hope Doe, Howard Lyon, Ian Francis, Jisu [1st Prize Winner iCanvas Digital Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Jana Brike, Jason Mowry, Jesus Inglés, Jon Ching, Joseph Weinreb, Julio Reyes, Kate MacDowell, Kelsey Bowen, Kevin Peterson, Kevin Sloan, Kim Slate, Koh KiSung, Kris Lewis, Kristin Kwan, Kristine & Colin Poole, Kseniia Boko, Laura Colors, Lavely Miller [3rd Prize Winner RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Lesley Thiel, Lindsey Carr, Lucia Heffernan, Lucy Havard [3rd Prize Winner INPRNT Photography Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Madeline von Foerster, Margo Selski, Mary Jane Ansell, Mathieu Nozieres, Matt Dangler, Michael Bergt, Miho Hirano, Naoto Hattori, Nicole Evans, ONEQ, Phillip Singer [Winner of the 2020 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Rachael Bridge, Richard Ahnert, Roland Mikhail [Winner of the 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Rose Freymuth-Frazier, Ross Jaylo, Ruth Speer, Sana Yoshida, Scott Brooks, Scott Musgrove, Scott Radke, Stephanie Law, Steven Kenny, Sui Yumeshima, Susan McDonnell, Susannah Martin, Thomas Ascott, Tina Yu [3rd Prize Winner Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Tran Nguyen [1st Prize Winner RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize], Travis Louie, Vanessa Foley, Victor Grasso Press Contact: Danijela Krha Purssey Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Beautiful Bizarre Magazine www.beautifulbizarre.netdanijela@beautifulbizarre.net November 2021 - Li Shanmei, "A Quiet Observer" Li Shanmei is a Chinese artist born in 1989. She graduated from Yanbian University in 2014. Her oil paintings are known for depicting otherworldly children whose spirits and physical form are one with nature and life. Li’s paining technique is realistic yet illustrative, with an aesthetic embrace of computerized graphics. Her use of bold colors, geometry and mandalas are nods to systems of mathematics yet also embody tools of spiritual guidance and ascension. Li’s painted children represent new age deities that adapt to the innovations of technology while also maintaining a homeostasis with their natural world. - Laverinne, "Colors of Nature" Laverinne is a watercolor artist from Indonesia whose style is inspired by art history, nature, mythology and Japanese manga. Her sitters are delicate yet bold females who marry their animal and floral counterparts in a graceful union of color and design. Noted is the artist's articular penchant for flowers and butterflies, and these subjects as well as their colors, shapes and designs, can be found throughout her work. Particularly, and most creatively, one can see the artist's infusion of these design elements within her playful animal sitters as they frolic and pose throughout her compositions. A further expression of detail, each watercolor painting is often embraced by exquisitely ornate framework, paying homage to the Art Deco period, in particular, the work of Alphonse Mucha. Laverine adds her own artistic touches to her favored aesthetics, uniting the organic and grandiloquent, creating a visual banquet of color, elegance and flair. "Colours of Nature" represents the artists love for nature. She finds that through her paintbrush, she can best express the majesty found in the natural world. A particular adoration of the flowers, forest, animals and humans are especially honored. - Sui Yumeshima, "Invisible Spirits" Sui Yumeshima Graduated from university in Japan in 2013, her art carrier quickly took off when she got recognition from some of Japan's top art galleries. Her unique style of mixing themes from both traditional European medieval themes and Japanese fantasy which she calls L.U.C.A. (Last Universal Common Ancestors), exploring alchemy, nature, animals, and the cosmos. Her unique style has gained her international recognition and her work has been printed in various Japanese art magazines. She has done Solo art shows mostly in Tokyo and Kyoto. In 2019 she moved to the United States and is continuing her carrier as an artist, having been accepted in the Beverly Hills art show and various group shows within the Los Angeles area. Haven Gallery |
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