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ARTS NEWS: April 20, 2009
 Top Stories My Archetypal Suceava City : Constantin Severin
Dalype Galleri, Oslo, NO Norway Feng Dakang - Solo Exhibition
Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai, CN China Claudia Nierman : Variations on the Theme of the Imaginary
Pictorium Photo Gallery, Paris, FR France Art network - arte in rete : Liu Yang, Michele Cazzani
Il Ramo d'Oro, Naples, IT Italy | | My Archetypal Suceava City : Constantin Severin
Dalype Galleri, Oslo, NO Norway In his solo show at Dalype Gallery in Oslo from April 18 through 25, 2009, 'My Archetypal Suceava City', Constantin Severin dedicates the work to his home-city, Suceava, as it was before the second world war and during the communist regime, which almost destroyed it... It's the Lost Paradise of parents and grandparents, an island of beauty, democracy and civilization. Constantin Severin promote his work with a Portfolio at absolutearts.com. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | Feng Dakang - Solo Exhibition
Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai, CN China 'Feng Dakang - Solo Exhibition' opened Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Art Scene Warehouse in Shanghai and continues through April 30. �People have asked me if my paintings are related to the big earthquake in Sichuan. It�s true that I studied in Sichuan, but I started painting this series of paintings before the earthquake there. How could I have known that such a tragedy would strike Sichuan?� � Feng Dakang. The 'Homeland' series of paintings by Feng Dakang are melancholic and thematically poetic. As the artist is obsessed with architecture, decay and destruction, he paints buildings in a state of ruin or demolition. Yet, these twisted and damaged structures are wonderfully delicate. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | Claudia Nierman : Variations on the Theme of the Imaginary
Pictorium Photo Gallery, Paris, FR France A exhibit of thirty photos are on view in 'Claudia Nierman - Variation sur le Theme de L'imaginaire' at Pictorium Photo Gallery in Paris, France, from the April 7 to May 6, 2009. The images Claudia Nierman produces are deliberately enigmatic and multi-layered. They invite the viewer to engage in the process of storytelling whereby dreaming and living are woven together as a tapestry. Claudia Nierman, one of the original members at absolutearts.com, has promoted her work with a Premiere Portfolio since 2001. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | Art network - arte in rete : Liu Yang, Michele Cazzani
Il Ramo d'Oro, Naples, IT Italy Il Ramo d'Oro in Naples, Italy, opened works by Liu Yang and Michele Cazzani in 'Art Network' on Saturday, April 18. The exhibition remains on view until April 30, 2009. Built on the basis of on line comparison, this exhibition, which displays the artworks by an Italian reporter and a Chinese photographer, presents a unique homogeneity of resources, capacity and expressive projects. Il Ramo d'Oro promoted their artists and exhibitions with a Gallery Portfolio at absolutearts.com. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | Call for Artists: Fifth Annual OPEN-DOOR Exhibition
Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN USA United States of America Rosalux Gallery is pleased to announce its Fifth Annual OPEN-DOOR Exhibition. This is the only chance for non-member artists to showcase their work in the gallery. Typically, the Open Door exhibition is reviewed and receives extensive press coverage. This is an excellent opportunity to exhibit artwork in one of Minneapolis�s premiere commercial gallery spaces. All media are accepted: there are no guidelines set for subject matter, medium or style, and the show is open to anyone throughout the world.* - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com | | | LACDA 'Top 40' Competition
LACDA 'Top 40' Competition: Many artists from this exhibit continue their relationship with LACDA for exhibit in solo shows, exhibits curated outside of LACDA and exhibit in art and photo fairs where LACDA participates. | | |  LACDA "TOP 40" international juried competition for digital art and photography. Winners also exhibited at California Museum of Photography. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes were integral to their creation are acceptable. Find out more. Artblogs - Art Blogs: 
ROSEMARY LUCY COSENTINO
Michael Corbin
Rosemary Lucy Cosentino is an artist who lives in Montreal, Quebec. I actually met her online after she responded to one of my blogs. I checked out her website, www.rosemary-cosentino.com and I loved her art which I think has a brooding, solitary quality. Consequently, I asked her to chat here. She's actually breaking the rules by sticking with the old school ... Read on and you'll see what I mean. MICHAEL: Thanks for chatting Rosemary. First of all, you call yourself a "Contemporary Figurative Realist Artist" who employs "Old Master" techniques. Is it really possible to breathe new life into old techniques? ROSEMARY: Definitely! Hopefully, I won't go too much off topic, but everything I say is relevant to why I strongly believe this to be true. Growing up, my true inspiration in becoming an artist came from impressive realist oil paintings I saw in books, television and museums. I wanted to be able to paint that way as well and in doing so, I would be perhaps one day as well able to inspire some child in becoming an artist in the same way the Old Masters did for me. I have used the old techniques and took the most important part of that (knowing how to make your paints and how to apply them properly on hand prepared grounds) and created my own style and personalized technique. I can ensure my paintings will last through the test of time and still be classified as a contemporary artist who paints figuratively and realistically. Up close, my works are very painterly and the layering of brushstrokes is not the same, but similar to what Rembrandt did in his works. I can paint photo-realistic if I choose with a brushstroke free flawless look or expressionist or even abstract. I will always employ the Old Master technique no matter the subject. It does not matter really what you are painting, but how you are painting it. Rembrandt's scratchy, layered, painterly strokes were genius. He captured so much with so little. There are no restrictions on subject matter like in those days, and so I do not fear being thrown in jail for trying to depict something other than representational and what is real. But, it is my choice to paint the way I do.
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