Introducing Vasu Tolia, a doctor-turned-artist based in the USA. When it comes to your writing, explain what you do. I am a physician-turned-artist who creates contemporary semi-abstract and abstract artworks that blend the structured precision of medicine with the emotive power of art. My vibrant acrylic and mixed-media paintings explore themes of healing, nature, and […]
Introducing Sandeep Kumar Mishra, a self-taught artist based in India. When it comes to your writing, explain what you do. I create art that speaks to the human experience, exploring emotions, memories, and the beauty of nature. My work is a blend of realism and abstraction, often incorporating vibrant colors and intricate details to evoke […]
We might look at Abstract Expressionism, Modern Jazz, and Free Verse not only as indigenously American cultural phenomena but also as different stylistic branches on the same creative tree. Certainly, the heyday of these contemporaneous movements (from about the late 40s to the mid-60s) shows us a common element or spirit of expansion, of spontaneity, […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your writing, explain what you do. I’ve come to define poetry as essence. As essence distilled. As the core of meaning. As the joining of me and the reader who brings […]
I first stumbled across ArtAscent in Autumn 2019. I was alerted to the journal’s call for submissions from one of the many “heads-up” newsletters for poets I subscribe to. I pawed through older issues of ArtAscent and was gob-smacked by the impeccable quality of the art and writing in its pages—the most sumptuous pages of any journal I can […]
Larry Wolf, coming at it from a different side Pick a painter, any painter. The odds are almost 100% that they paint on the FRONT of the canvas, right? Not me. I’m my own kind of odd: I paint on the BACK of the canvas! For the past decade or so, I’ve been utilizing a […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art, explain what you do. I focus on contemporary abstract figurative art and abstraction, but I also have a strong interest in the landscape. I utilize an eclectic, contemporary approach […]
Thank you for the tremendous honour of awarding my work GOLD WRITER and for publishing it in ArtAscent. I am truly privileged for this opportunity. I think the scariest thing I’ve ever done is to see my name, at the top of an article that tells my true story, on your pages. ArtAscent has helped […]
Aged just 22, Olyvia Kwok became well known in the art industry when she brought a Chinese scroll painting at an auction for $33,000 and later sold it at a Bangkok auction house for $220,000. Kwok knew the painting was valuable and worth far more than it was advertised for. She was confident she would […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your writing, explain what you do. I’ve been writing poetry for nearly five years now. Stylistically, I’ve never been one to pigeonhole my work—this is for readers to decide. Although, when […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art/writing, explain what you do in 100 words. I am a multidisciplinary artist. I examine the importance of gender representation IN art as an approach to finding identity THROUGH art. […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art/writing, explain what you do. Painting and sketching were some of my hobbies from my school days. I chose to paint using different mediums like oil and acrylic paints, poster […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art, explain what you do. My work employs multiple views of spaces and corridors, simplified and abstracted to produce a contemporary composition of geometric shapes and planes with graphic over-tones. […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art, explain what you do.As a landscape painter, my work is fundamentally connected to “place.” Each series I have undertaken has been derived from time spent away with site-specific influences […]
I feel privileged to have been designated GOLD ARTIST in the YOUTH issue of ArtAscent. It is one of the most significant accolades in my art career that spans approximately thirty years. The images I chose to submit for consideration are three figurative works, painted in watercolour, and based on three of my young nieces, […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art/writing, explain what you do.Characterized by their small scale, my works are desktop paintings and photo collages culled from the pages of fashion magazines, advertisements, and contemporary art auction catalogs. […]
Catch a glimpse of the space in which creativity is born in this artist studio tour. As a five-year-old, my focus was on making art. I mostly and exclusively painted in a spare room that served as an oasis and safe harbor for me—a place free of restrictions. I’ve found that there are practical advantages […]
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. Explain what you do.My works are presented with the aim not to provide an idealistic view but to identify where light and the environment are important. The energy of a place and its emotional and […]
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