3rd Annual Artist's Choice Featured Artists - August 2018

“I’ve always had a nostalgic view or sense to my esthetic. My colors are derived from a playful observation of duplicating the colors I see in the pictures I take for composition. Through these color studies I end up with a palate of my own set of colors, usually brighter and more intense. I also have a interest in typography, and how a single word can invoke beauty. I love the photography of historic structures, and sadly many of them are not still around. My work preserves and reminds the viewer of past times.”

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After retirement from a successful career in the ICT world, August quickly discovered his immense passion for artistic photography, digital art and low key & grunge photography. He joined the training programmes of the “father of digital art”, Sebastian Michaels based in Arizona who has influenced the artwork of August significantly. August also graduated at the New York Institute of Photography with distinction, specializing in Intense Portrait Photography.

In a record time, August became a master in low key work, as well as full blast digital art and artistic photography. He was selected as one of Photoshop Artistry’s international Top-500 which is called “Kaizen” which means “Continuous Improvement”. His work has been published in over 30 international publications all over the globe of which the latest was a full-blown biography of him in the Austrian based Fine Eye Magazine. During his artistic journey, August participated in various group exhibitions, receiving numerous honorary mentions and international prizes for his work. He was invited by Eikon Culture Visual Reflections, being the only South African between artists of over 70 countries to participate in international exhibitions in Italy.

During 2017 and 2018, August has been exhibiting at the Heaven Art Gallery which was based in Arizona and he is still exhibiting at the Blank Wall Gallery, in Athens, Orenda Gallery in Nevada as well as various online exhibitions like Fusion Art Gallery. August’s exhibition at Fusion Art during May 2018 walked away with second place in the 2nd Annual Black & White International Exhibition. He is also a fully affiliated member of the Lyon based Circle Foundation For The Arts. August strives to capture the true passion of living the moment and those little things which signal what is so special…

Please visit August’s website if you would like to purchase this award winning piece or to see more of his work.

UK artist Rob Lenihan makes autobiographical figurative sculpture working mostly in the ceramics medium. Rob believes that the tangibility and interactivity of collectible objects contributes to our sense of place in the world and our associated emotions. Small collectible objects are very personal, they tell a story and have a powerful connection to memory. They can be touched and held and therefore make memory as real as we are. Much of the content of Robs work explores the transition between youth and adulthood. A child’s emerging identity, the challenges faced as children grow that can impact mental health, a sense of self-worth and an understanding of place in the world. Based on his own life and the lives of people around him Rob observes and interprets reactions to those challenges and the tools employed for self-preservation.

Please visit Rob’s website to see more of his work.