Egon Gade Artwork

I see things. It is what I am here for. In a pushbutton world where everything is digital and everyone a photographer, ambience is distinction. We all have different limits and you must sometimes see the edge to find yourself.

Technology should be exploited, but you must know when to stop. It is not a repair kit. I used to love life in the darkroom, but the printer is no lesser match. Although I usually know exactly where I want to go, things can still change before your eyes. I always improvise in the process. An actor’s portrait or a grand studio setup, all I want is for you to see what I see.

Botanical Dreams 9 - Digital Photo, Acrylic glass 60 x 90 cm

Egon Gade works out of Copenhagen for Danish and Scandinavian design companies. International design icons such as Bang & Olufsen, Fritz Hansen, Maersk Sealine, Carlsberg, Georg Jensen, Royal Copenhagen are amongst some of his clients. Simplicity best describes Egon's pictures. Growing-up in a country with famous designers like Arne Jacobsen, Paul Kjærholm and Hans J. Wegner has significantly influenced his work as a photographer.

Egon's career as a commercial photographer began in 1981. At the age of 22 he opened a studio in the centre of Copenhagen where he began specializing as a still life photographer, which was rather unusual in Denmark at that time. His client list grew as he started working for companies including Carlsberg, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain and Georg Jensen Silver. During the 1980s and 90s he became known in Denmark as 'The Beer Photographer’. Egon has worked on many international campaigns, and has won numerous awards in the Clio Show, Cannes Lion, Lurzers Archive, 200 Best Photographers. His fields of expertise include Architecture, Still Life, Portraits, Interior, Landscape.

Botanical Dreams 13 - Digital Photo, Acrylic glass 60 x 90 cm
Botanical Dreams 4 - Digital Photo, Acrylic glass 60 x 90 cm
Botanical Dreams 7 - Digital Photo, Acrylic glass 60 x 90 cm
Botanical Dreams 2 - Digital Photo, Acrylic glass 60 x 90 cm

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Liyuan Liu

Insight - Oil and mixed media on canvas 275 x 150 cm $130,000

Liu Liyuan graduated from the Department of Dyeing and Clothing department at Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. She loves painting and began to learn it during her childhood. Liyuan has completed research on classical and modern art and has excelled in studying figure painting. Now living in Vancouver, Liyuan has studied under the famous oil painter Xue Yanqun and the Chinese painting and calligraphy master Liang Zhaotang for many years.

Liyuan is also engaged in the application work of art advancement to famous schools in North America, helping students apply for prestigious schools in North America and Europe and has many years of experience with a 100% success! Her students have won many awards in the World Cup Art Drawing Competition and continuously published professional art guidance articles in the media such as Metropolis Daily, Global Chinese News, Afar, and Altitude, as well as accepted personal interviews.

In 2017, Liyuan did personal interviews with the columns of Canadian City TV "Elegance" and "Dating in the City." At the same time, she has been invited to give lectures on the Canadian Chinese Radio "Art Special Interview" and "Live Broadcast of the Guidance Series of Prestigious Art Schools". 

In 2021 and 2022, she participated in the Vancouver artist group exhibition with five works. Liyuan's oil paintings have won awards in Switzerland; her watercolor works have also won awards on online exhibitions in the United States; her works have also been published in the well-known French artist magazine "Circle Quarterly Art Review."

Still Life Homer in Louvre - Oil on canvas 48 x 63 cm $9,000
Floating - Oil on canvas 129 x 86 cm $19,000
Read Picasso - Oil on canvas 60 x 90 cm $17,000
Bubble - Oil on canvas 170 x 135 cm $86,000
Studio - Oil on canvas 210 x 145 cm
The Mask - Oil on canvas 145 x 127 cm
Nirvana - Oil on canvas 220 x 88 cm
Butterfly - Oil on canvas 154 x 110 cm
Lay Out - Oil on canvas 156 x 120 cm

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Ashima Kumar

Ashima Kumar is a visual artist working at the cutting edge of Fine Art and Graphic Design. Her style is a unique fusion of doodle art with traditional style and digital media. Ashima juxtaposes graphic simplicity with painterly strokes. Her artworks are symbolic of Beauty, Wonder and Serenity.

Circle of Unity - Mixed media 89 x 58 cm

“Art can penetrate the deepest part of us where no words exist”. 

Ashima Kumar is a visual artist from India living in the UK. After completing her BFA degree in applied arts, Ashima started to work at the cutting edge of Graphic Design and Fine Art. Her style is a unique fusion of doodle art, traditional art, and modern technology. Her creative works are a connection between humanity and the natural environment. Ashima juxtaposes geometric simplicity with painterly strokes, drawing inspiration from traditional folk-art forms and natural patterns. 

Her work is often considered a fine example of what possibilities happen when you pair clean, strong forms with a powerful message. Her effort has been to showcase how, with the use of bold and rule-breaking visual language, visual art can inspire and be a vital element in the growth of businesses and also in nudging public perceptions in desirable ways. She describes her artistic technique as threefold: "dream, doodle, design." She is always seeking to transform the experiential into visible patterns and definite forms. Her creations are spontaneous. She translates her thoughts and narrates the story into patterns and composition using fine line drawings and colours. 

Her passion for creating art and challenging moral themes have enabled her to become a regular contributor to multiple art fairs and exhibitions e.g., Focus Art - Louvre, The Swiss Art Fair, Art Basel Miami, Flux Exhibition etc. Her art has been featured in several publications like Aesthetica, Flux Review, Spotlight Magazine, 365 art+ Magazine, The New Art Book 2019, The Home and Gardens, Times of India, India Design World, etc. She is fast gaining a reputation as an international artist. 

Her art has not only been displayed at art exhibitions but has also struck a chord with organizations seeking to build/extend their brand identity.  

Ashima utilises elements from her art practice to impart tools for well-being. An absolute sensory and tactile delight, her therapy.

Nothing is lost yet - Mixed media 28 x 40 cm
Affection - Mixed media 42 x 60 cm
Looking Ahead - Mixed media 28 x 40 cm
Relationship - Mixed media 50 x 70 cm

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Wendy Cohen

Picasso said that art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Wendy Cohen's art is about the metamorphosis of the everyday environment into a magical, playful, spontaneous, and vibrant genre that is communicated in an abstracted language.

Light Windfall - Acrylic markers on wood 30 x 30 cm

Wendy Cohen is a Sydney-based artist whose practice focuses on the relationship of colours, shapes, lines, and forms with the relationship of natural and urban environments. Her aim is to highlight the interconnection of life by the integration of various shapes into a cohesive body of forms in conjunction with recycled or interesting collage elements. As a result of the dichotomy of forms, flowing ideas are spontaneously manifested that bring attention to the brushstrokes, mark-making, and materiality on the surface of each painting. The primary focus is to bring back to life the static space of canvases with variations of colour showing casing its chemistry and resonance. Observation, intuition and imagination are key to her process as she responds to the wonderment of the world. She welcomes the viewer to participate in the musical mystery of her work that she creatively translates onto the canvas with a rhythm and beat.

Diffusion - Acrylic markers on wood 30 x 30 cm
Natures Forms, Lines and Rhythm - Acrylic paper ink markers on wood 30 x 30 cm
Mingle Intermingle - Acrylic markers on wood 30 x 30 cm
Colours and Forms Hanging on a Mass of Lines - Acrylic paper markers on wood 30 x 30 cm

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Hiromi Watanabe

Poet and painter, Hiromi Watanabe creates work that is about healing and fantasy. Recently, in 2023, Hiromi has discovered joy in sketching the performances and daily live broadcasts of musicians she has met through exhibiting her paintings at live houses.

A Rose Tree's Story - Watercolor 333 x 242 mm NFS

Hiromi Watanabe creates work that is about healing and fantasy. From Tokyo, Japan, Hiromi is a contemporary artist and graduate of the KWANSEI GAKUIN University. She has received the 6th Star Birth Grand Prix for "Hiro Yamagata Process" and was a Finalist in the 2021 CFA Contest for Exhibition at Spectrum Art Fair, Brooklyn with World Wide Art.  In 2021, Hiromi also received a Finalist Award at the 47th International Artavita online Art Contest. She has shown work internationally, including fourteen solo shows and four shows overseas. 

Also a published poet, Hiromi is the author of the poetry collection "Songs spelled out in feelings for that person" including the poem "Thank you for being born," available at ePhoenix.co.  In 2022, her art book titled "Watercolor Croquis Draw with Free Colors," was published by NextPublishing Authors Press. 

A recurring theme in her paintings is the "smile," which, for her, represents painful experiences of the past.  The artist has suffered from Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and has faced death. It also has to do with the bitter memories of school days when she was not allowed to express her feelings. It was a very painful experience and she seems to have been desperate to live in the future. 

After treatment and rehabilitation, Hiromi has been able to think positively and create art that provides healing: "If it helps someone who has a hard time like me."

In 2023, Hiromi illustrated a third picture book, "A Rose Tree's Story" (written by Makomo Eyama, published by Nicomo). In addition to publishing three picture books with illustrations, Hiromi is involved in a total of 15 books featuring illustrations and poems.

live stream sketch_ Syoma Furugohri & Taisuke Kanda - Watercolor 297 x 210 mm $1000
live stream sketch_ Saika Yoshida - Watercolor 297 x 210 mm $1000
live stream sketch_ Saika Yoshida & Syoma Furugohri - Watercolor 297 x 210 mm $1000
Welcome home - Watercolor 267 x 201 mm $200
Angel - Digital media 2269 x 2000 px
The END of Love - Ranunculus - You are full of charm - Watercolor 410 x 318 mm
Beloved - Watercolor 410 x 318 mm
Watercolor Croquis - JAZZ MAN 2 - Watercolor 380 x 270 mm
Bodhisttva - Watercolor 410 x 318 mm
Elegy of Love - Watercolor 333 x 242 mm
Peaceful Prayer Angel - Watercolor 267 x 193 mm
Joy of Live - Watercolor 410 x 318 mm
Forgiveness - Watercolor 728 x 515 mm
Bodhisttva 2 - Watercolor 728 x 515 mm

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Valhère

“Art figuratif entre académisme et contemporanéité (dans le sens d'une liberté stylistique exacerbée). Peintre plasticien manipulant tous procédés de mise en œuvre pour atteindre un objectif sensible teinté d'esthétisme. L'art doit continuer à véhiculer une émotion.”

"Figurative art between academicism and contemporaneity (in the sense of heightened stylistic freedom). A plastic artist manipulating all implementation processes to achieve a sensitive and aesthetic objective. Art must continue to convey an emotion."

Comorian Dancers - Mixed media - Triptych - 270 x 120 cm - €8,000

The French artist Valhère works with painting, mixed media, and drawing. Born in 1960 and currently residing in Lescar, the artist holds a Ph.D. in Art and Art Science from the University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne). Valhère has been involved in collective and individual exhibitions at the local and national levels since 1987.

Valhère's journey began with an initial education and a professional career in architecture from 1984 to 1994. Since 1994, they have been teaching in the field of visual arts and hold the title of Agrégé de l'Education Nationale. During their professional stay in Africa, specifically in the French Comoros and Mayotte, which lasted for 7 years, Valhère participated in the Biennial of Contemporary Art of Comoros under the patronage of Ousmane Sow in 2012.

Valhère furthered their education with higher studies in the Arts at the University of Paris I, and their artistic journey has included exhibitions in Paris. Notably, in 2001, Valhère held an exhibition under the patronage and with the participation of Orlan in the Espace du 8 novembre at the Bataclan.

War - Mixed mixed with relief - 165 x 110 x 2 cm - €4,000
Africa Book - Mixed mixed with relief - 74 x 44 x 5 cm - €1,800
Masks and You - Mixed mixed with relief - 100 x 50 x 2 cm - €2,000
Ernest - Mixed mixed with relief - 120 x 80 x 3 cm - €3,500

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Samuel Cheeseman

“I view my work as a way to connect with the great artisans of the past. A sketch or idea leads onto maquettes, which enables full-size drawings and prototypes. It involves many different disciplines using traditional and experimental techniques. I aim to record moments of precision and beauty.”

Tropical Depression - Wood, Metal, and Paint - 24cm x 8cm - £4,000

English artist Samuel Cheeseman lives and works in Hayling Island, England, where he hones his craft just steps away from the thunder of the ocean. Sam's artistic visions are fortified by 25 years of skills acquired working as an engineer, fabricator, and finisher. Drawing from the tempering of these experiences, Sam began to uncover further mysteries in both metal and wood.

Over the last five years, Sam has established his own workshop and crafted unique tools. He designs, develops, and produces pieces for a variety of clients. Sam's unique visions now take center stage, and this gallery serves as his invitation for you to join us in exploring his current work and the development of future themes.

Harmony in Kiwi - Wood, Metal, Gemstones, and Paint - 23cm x 6cm - £3,000
Royal Existence - Metal, Gemstones, Wood, and Paint - 40cm x 20cm - £4,800
The Untold Element - Wood, Metal, Gemstones - 20cm x 20cm - £3,600
Vortex of Flavors - Wood, Metal, Corian, Gemstones, and Paint - 27cm x 20cm - £3,800

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Mina Moe

Hope. Commitment. Resilience. This is what my art conveys - inspired by art, mathematics, science, and economics studies.

Next - Digital painting 18 x 18 in.

Mina Moe, an American artist, graduated from UCLA with a major in Economics and has since worked in the finance and data science sectors. During her high school years, she was deeply fascinated by the connections between art, mathematics, science, and economics. Since then, her artworks have been influenced by elements from all four domains.

In August 2023, her passion for art led her to launch Kasine Studio based in California. Her artworks have received awards, are part of private collections, and have been featured in domestic and international exhibitions and publications.

Little Hope - Digital painting 18 x 18 in.
Blissful Mundane - Digital painting 11 x 11 in.
Surreal - Digital painting 18 x 18 in.
Where - Digital painting 18 x 18 in.

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Jean-Marie Bidet

“La nature et le cosmos sont mes sources d'inspiration.”

"Nature and the cosmos are my sources of inspiration."

Dernier regard, 2023 - Acrylic on canvas , 80 x 80 cm €3800

Born in Menton in 1952 (Alpes-Maritimes, France), Jean-Marie Bidet is a self-taught artist who lives and works in Switzerland. His workshop is located in Chambrelien, Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, and as a self-taught artist, he has been expressing himself through painting, engraving, sculptures, and stained glass creations since 1984.

After working on the theme of writing for several years, J-M Bidet has returned to a more meditative and introspective approach in his recent work, particularly in a more landscape style that is open to the world of nature. Themes of the wind, solitude, reverie, and poetry resurface in his new works.

He was awarded a silver medal in the Mixed Media category at the XII Biennale in Florence in October 2019, and his website has been archived at the Swiss National Library.

Coup de vent à Ouessant, 2022 - Graphite and China ink on paper 50 x 70 cm €800
Un jour d'orage, 2023 - Pastel and China ink on paper 63 x 83 cm €1200
Sans titre, 2023 - Acrylic on canvas , 80 x 100 cm €3500
Sur la route de Galway, 2023- Acrylic on canvas , 80 x 80 cm €3500

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Wei Jiang

"My work imaginatively expresses my pro-consciousness and enlightenment through the subjective context of visual art. I follow my intuition to see the mysterious and spiritual universe. I think the world would be a better place if we focused more on settling in the present moment."

Sentient Beings - Oil on linen 100 x 120 cm $2000

“My creativity is attached to my daily life, characterized by the extinction of desire, suffering, and individual consciousness. My works come out not because of my painting skill or my thoughts. All of them come from my pro-consciousness and intuition. Develop a pure and clean mind, which should not abide in form, sound, smell, taste, touch, and dharma.

In my work, I try to follow intuition as much as possible, don't question for doing anything. I just do it and see what happens. I'm not trying to get to anywhere or mean anything or represent anything. I reconstruct beings, which there is something strongest leading me into the forms we can see. Emptiness, impermanence, and suffering help us understand the true nature of delusion, how they actually come about, and how to settle down or wipe it away and then build up a better future.

All sentient beings everywhere possess the wisdom and merit. It is only due to their delusion and clinging that they do not realize this for themselves. The moment they free themselves from delusive thinking, wisdom will come to them naturally. The human body is produced by conditions, including physical and mental components. There is no self-nature or absolute self present anywhere inside the body when conditions are gone. When we see other people as us, we will see ourselves as part of a much larger life.

People should be free from all shackles of delusion, time, space, duality, fear, and particularity. We should break through the barrier of time and space and let life pervade the entire universe. Since the Enlightenment, people have begun to focus on the material world. The thirst for knowledge has firmly occupied their hearts. People always fight against the wrong enemies. They are always fighting with something. Our social development is based on pathological confrontation instead of peace and love, but the instinct of mutual use. The definition of love is misunderstood. This is the source of the distortion of everything.”

 


“Many artists possess the ability to depict realism and exhibit disciplined mastery in consistently portraying similar themes. However, what truly distinguishes Wei Jiang is her capacity to seamlessly blend innate talent and dedicated practice with a bold imagination and a willingness to take artistic risks, ultimately forging a distinct technique and establishing a unique presence within the global art arena.

What I particularly admire in Wei Jiang's practice extends beyond her obvious talent and profound understanding of her chosen medium. It is her fearless inclination to explore new horizons and embrace change that truly captivates me. The artist boasts a diverse body of work, ranging from European Baroque-style portraiture characterized by delicately applied sfumato brushwork to abstract compositions that emphasize texture. Her portfolio also includes post-modern portraits intentionally featuring unfinished elements, as well as paintings that harmoniously fuse the modern with the traditional. A prime example is "Sentient Beings," which seamlessly incorporates both Eastern and Western compositional elements and brushwork. Wei Jiang's oeuvre even extends into the surreal, as exemplified by works like "Nirvana," which defy conventional artistic norms and convey her distinct emotional state and approach to a blank canvas.

My deep fascination lies not only in the visual aesthetics of Wei Jiang's creations but also in the underlying concepts that inform her art. Wei Jiang generously offers us a glimpse into her creative psyche by sharing her personal experiences and emotional state. Her work, characterized by intuitive and conceptually audacious elements, is undeniably worthy of consideration for art collectors of discerning taste in the contemporary art world. Wei Jiang should unquestionably be on the radar of sophisticated contemporary collectors.” 

- Myrina Tunberg Georgiou, Curator at Circle Foundation

The confession - Oil on wood 36 x 40 cm $5000
Nirvana- Oil on linen 40 x 40 cm $800
Innocence - Oil on wood 35 x 35 cm $10000
Water moon kuan-yin - Acrylic 60 x 60 cm $1500

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