Author Archives: The re:art

Meet Mariana Santos, aka ‘Mariana, a Miserável’

The works of Portuguese artist Mariana Santos, whose fictional name – Mariana, a Miserável – means the miserable one, show exactly the opposite of what she describes as a not-knowing-how-to-draw taste. In fact, her illustrations are extraordinary considering not only execution, but also … Continued

The fascinating works of Alex K. Gardner

The works of Alex K. Gardner are a constant exploration of human nature, which the artist links to water symbols and fluid images, in an unusual cube patterned surreal landscape. Driven or confronted with a force greater than their own, his minimal, … Continued

The collages of David Delruelle

The collages of Belgian artist David Delruelle often refer to social issues, and reveal, through impressive visual contrasts or juxtapositions, primal states of man and his inner feelings. The artistic quest of questioning the nature of each image, attaching a new … Continued

Viavai – Life and Art Experience

Since February this year, we’ve been following the activities of Italian public art project Viavai. The team gathered until now great street artists from Italy and also from the international scene to create amazing murals in the area of Salento, Italy. … Continued

Vivid Light @ Art Yourself Gallery

Vivid Light is the seventh exhibition of the project 11172014 launched in January 2014 by Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest, and presents a series of works exploring the subtle relationship between light and colour. “Only those who love colour are aware of its beauty and immanent presence. It is useful to everyone, but it reveals the profound mystery only to its followers.” (Johannes Itten) The … Continued

Ink Game @ Art Yourself Gallery

The “Ink Game” exhibition brings together four Romanian artists who collaborated for each work on display, playing with ink and colour to introduce us to a dream-like world built on geometric and floral patterns, and placed somewhere between story and expressiveness. Andreea Floreanu, Mădălina Andronic, … Continued

The powerful imagery of José Luis López Galván

In the works of Mexican artist José Luis López Galván, humans become their own parasites. Some paintings remind us of the Homo homini lupus est Latin phrase, through the image of the mythological lycanthrope, as they bring to light the monsters dwelling inside us. We … Continued

Project MUNDI by Laura Baiu

When visiting the recent Erotica show at Art Yourself Gallery, the “Harmonia Mundi” of Laura Baiu caught our attention among others. Romanian artist Laura Baiu began the “MUNDI” project in 2010, as a rediscovery of the primordial values through symbolic images and their … Continued

BLOOP Festival 2014 • Ibiza, Spain

From July 20th to August 24th, 2014, BLOOP Festival, the first proactive art festival in the world, returns with a fresh edition of art and music based activities in Ibiza, Spain. The program includes: the OPEN AIR GALLERY, an outdoor gallery annually adding murals … Continued