Duma Arantes 1973 | Lisbon | Fashion painter

Duma lives and works in Oeiras, Portugal where she studied advertising in IADE -Visual Arts, Design Marketig Institute and also Painting and Drawing at the National Society of Fine Arts, in Lisbon. “The feminine figure is something natural in my work, it’s like a piece of me represented in each canvas. I like to show to the viewer just a little piece of the full scene. I like to leave space for the viewer’s imagination. In each frame there is an unlimited universe of actions, thoughts and emotions, each character shows us just a little bit of its personality, it’s like a frozen frame of a movie or a camera shot of a moment. I was always very attracted to represent the human shape, particularly portraits. However, the kind of portrait I want to convey, is not of anyone in particular, I don’t want to provide a specific identity, I just want to represent an overall feeling of femininity. By taking away the eyes, I surround the character in mystery, making it more abstract, forcing the viewer to create a story around it. That’s complemented with the framing. I choose and a simple and clear background. Each one allows the viewer to use his imagination and provides a unique and individual experience of the painting. I have a very graphic, clean, soft, but at the same time strong, simple style, very influenced by graphic design, digital illustration, photography, fashion and the simple fact of being a woman” - Duma.

Ben Heine 1983 | Digital Surrealist painter

Ben Heine is an illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer. Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and currently resides in Brussels. He has studied graphic arts, sculpture and holds a degree in journalism. His most recent project caught my eye, which he describes as digital circlism. Using varying sizes of different shaded circles, Heine meticulously arranges them to form incredible digital portraits. In my painting, I've been deeply influenced by German Expressionism, Belgian Surrealism, American Pop Art and Social Realism. So far, I've exhibited my creations in galleries and art events in Belgium, Great Britain, Turkey, Romania, France, Canada, USA, Germany, Brazil, South Korea, Spain and Palestine. I have always had a very generous conception of art, I don’t like the way art is nowadays used for commercial purposes only and proposed to the elite, I think everybody should have the chance to see and enjoy culture. My artistic work is mainly the result of what influences me and inspires me the most in my close environment.

Pol Tergejst | Flame-shape digital painter | Fire Art

Pol Tergejst is an artist from Ekaterinburk, in Russia, who decided to play with fire, literally. He uses flame shapes to create some kind of flame-shape paintings, he composes different images of them. All this involves a lot of photographing.

Ben Goossens 1945 | Digital surrealist photographer

Goossens worked for 35 years in his native Belgium as an ad agency art director. After retiring, Goossen's turned to creating photo montages with a distinctive Surrealism style reminiscent of his fellow countryman, René Magritte. Goossens' images have received awards in a number of prestigious international photography competitions including Gold and Silver medals at the Trierenberg Super Circuit, the world's largest annual photography salon. Goossens has also seen his work widely published, including an in-depth 10 page exposition in the March 2007 edition of Photo Art International. His composite photos are remarkable for their seamless yet painterly renderings of Surrealism dreamscapes.

Richard Ramsey | Stati Uniti | Digital painting

Richard is the owner/operator of Ramsey Photography. For over 35 years Richard has used his talents to produce some of the Mid-South’s finest portraiture.  He is one of the highest awarded portrait photographers in the state of Tennessee and has been honored eleven times with the prestigious title of “Photographer of the Year”.  Richard holds the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from the Professional Photographers of America and the Tennessee Certified and Tennessee Service Degrees from the Tennessee Professional Photographer Association.

Giovanni Auriemma 1976 | Italy | Digital painting

Sono nato a Napoli nel 1976. Nel 2000 conseguo il diploma di laurea in scenografia presso l'Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, coltivando parallelamente la mia passione per l'arte digitale. Abito e lavoro a Viterbo nel campo dell'editoria come grafico, illustratore e impaginatore. Attualmente insegno tecniche di grafica pubblicitaria presso la facoltà di scienze politiche dell'università della Tuscia a Viterbo.