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Didier
Lourenco
Didier
Lourenco was born in 1968 in Premia del Mar, Barcelona.
At the age of 19 he began to work in his father's print
studio, where he learned the art of lithography. He began
to paint on paper and canvas, taking over a small corner
of the studio.
In 1988 he had his first solo exhibition at Vilassar de
Dalt, and printed his first lithographic edition. He dedicated
himself solely to painting in the corner of his father's
studio, where he had created his own mini-studio.The
corner was open to various visiting artists. Not only was
the gaze of the artists directed towards Lourenco's works,
but Lourenco's gaze was directed at the works of these visiting
artists. This would be his education in the world of painting.
Lourenco
was awarded Second Prize at the XXXIII Premio de Pintura
Joven de la Sala Pares de Barcelona. He also participated
in some group shows in Barcelona and Valencia. In 1992 Lourenco
won the Premios Talentos of the XXXIV Premio de Pintura
Joven de la Sala Pares de Barcelona. He had his first solo
show at the Galeria Art Dama de Calafell. He also participated
in numerous group shows. In addition, he had solo exhibitions
at the Vayreda de Barcelona, Gasto Sala d'Art de Terrassa,
Sala Rebull de Reus, Galeria Susany de Vic and at the Minerva
Galeria d'Art de Mataro.
In 1995, Lourenco left his corner in his father's studio
and moved into his own studio in Premia del Mar, Barcelona.
His solo shows continued, and in-between the studio and
the shows, he traveled with his friends and painters Moscardo
and Praga to the north of Italy.
His days are full of travel and exhibitions. His solo and
collective shows continue, and he travels to Paris, Lisbon
and New York, where he continually gains inspiration for
more of his glorious oil paintings.
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Richard
Hall 
Richard
Hall is the kind of artist who refuses to fit into a category.
He works not only in the media of serigraphy, monoprinting,
and etching, but he creates large wall reliefs and freestanding
steel sculptures as well, and he paints in acrylics and in
other media on large canvases. Some of his works display remarkable
depth and antiquity, others possess a style both romantic
and timeless, and still others are minimalist and ethereal.
The single quality common to all of his works is that they
are universally and enthusiastically sought.
Among Richard Hall's enthusiasts are many corporate and public
collectors, including the Trump Taj Mahal and Trump Plaza
(New York), Christies Contemporary Art (New York), Princess
Cruise Ship Lines (Milano), Wardeh Gimtex (Saudi Arabia),
Caesar's Lake Tahoe (Nevada), Hyatt Wiakalea (Hawaii), Hughes
Aircraft Corporation Headquarters (San Diego), Sunland Development
(San Diego), Arizona Commission for the Arts (Phoenix), Hyatt
Regency (Denver), and the Brayton International Collection
(High Point, South Carolina). While his exhibitions are too
numerous to list fully, among the largest are Los Angeles
Artexpo, New York Artexpo, Tokyo International Art Show, Miami
International Art Exposition, Art Asia Hong Kong, Art Detour
(Phoenix), and Designers' Showcase House.
Hall was born in 1952 in Bradford, Yorkshire, the industrial
heart of northern England. He attended both the Sheffield
College of Art and the Kingston-upon-Hull College of Art,
receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting in 1976. After
earning his Master of Fine Arts from Sussex University, he
left England for warmer climates, ending up in the Southwest
United States where he pursued the arts of painting and sculpture.
In addition to creating his own artwork, he has worked as
an Art Director for the last few years, thereby affecting
the careers of young artists under his tutelage and reaping
the fulfilling rewards of close interaction with these artists.
This has proven to be a catalyst for his own artwork, propelling
it in new and wholly unexpected directions.
As
a boy growing up in England, Hall spent many hours watching
his grandfather create fine furniture. The man was a master
craftsman, employing traditional tools and working methods
handed down through generations. He passed on to me to joy
of creat-ing something unique. I carry on these traditions
in my own work. Today as an adult, he views himself as actually
building a painting, in perfect analogy to his grandfather
building furniture. As I 'build' a painting or sculpture,
it is often the actual working methods that I am most drawn
to. As I learned to finish fine furniture with layer upon
layer of polish and wax, so I now find myself working with
layer upon layer of texture and color. This method of working
triggers memories and feelings that I channel into my art,
and it enables me to give form to my ideas.
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