"Just like we are all the sum of our experiences, my works are clearly a reflection of my view on life. " - An artist interview with Johan Deckmann

Johan Deckmann was born in 1976 in Copenhagen, where he continues to live and work today. As both an artist and practicing psychotherapist, Deckmann takes found objects, namely books, and paints witty titles or pensive phrases in English which provide satirical commentary on the complexities of life. Deckmann’s psychological background directly informs his artistic practice, which incorporates universally relatable fears and commonly experienced trials and tribulations. While seemingly modest in form, the artist’s works employ the power of language to their full extent—albeit in a playful manner—pushing viewers towards self-reflection. Over the past several years, Deckmann has shown in numerous exhibitions across the globe, including in Copenhagen, New York, London, Tokyo, Rome, and São Paulo. His work is also part of the public art collection Colección SOLO in Madrid.

Agnes Grochulska Interview

Agnes Grochulska is a contemporary artist working in oils and drawing media. She works across a variety of subject matter, including portraits, figures, and landscapes, with the underlying themes centering around the interconnectedness of all things. Her hope is to create thought-provoking work that is inviting the viewer to reflect on their own place in the world.

"Each experience and significant moment in my life is portrayed in each work." - Artist interview with Joseph Yonke

"I grew up painting, art has always been a major part of my life. Ever since I could remember, I’ve been painting. My work is inspired by elements such as emotions and perceptions of the world; however, I have always grown up being inspired by the work of George Condo and Willem de Kooning. My figurative, abstract expressionist work is predominantly demonstrated through large-scale portraits constructed by oil, acrylic and ink mediums on canvas."

"I didn't realize, but I was already an artist on the inside." - An interview with John Fou

John Fou is a self-taught artist with a background in the world of live performance and more particularly in the circus, dance and theatre. He has developed a practice of figurative painting in which he stages social relationships between animals of different species, as an allegory of his life and more generally of human relationships. The artist explores the following influences that include mythology, cave paintings, psychology, dance, video games, cartoons and painting, from Géricault to Huguette Caland, via George Stubbs, Piero di Cosimo, Etruscan frescoes and Le Douanier Rousseau.

"Conceptual Poetry, is the foundation of my exploration."

Javier Martin, a multidisciplinary artist from Spain, bases their creative exploration on the careful observation of their surroundings. Experimenting with painting, collage, installation, sculpture, and performance, they explore themes of self-perception, consumption, technology and contemporary social values, conceiving circumstances that invite reflection on impending matters in today's world, prompting viewers to reflect on their behaviour and social responsibility.

"One of the best ways to market work is to make and keep relationships with good people."

Marcus Antonius Jansen was predestined to a career shadowed by conflict. He was named after the Roman general Marcus Antonius, whose romance with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra led to the civil war that almost brought the empire to ruin. Born in New York City in 1968, Marcus Jansen creates powerful paintings that respond to his influences from growing up in the U.S. and Germany as well as cultural and social-political themes. His socially charged urban landscape paintings are influenced by the two opposite worlds he grew up in. Through his colourful and expressive brushwork, Jansen documents the human condition critically, socially and politically and invites the viewer to engage in the reflection.