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Jolanta Johnsson graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she specialised in graphics. Since then she has worked as a freelancing artist, and painting and drawing are the techniques that dominate in her work. She creates figurative compositions and landscapes. Through the figurative representations, she seeks to portray existential questions, and she focuses on the reality that she is surrounded with, i.e. the reality of the "modern man" living in an era of multidimensional change. We have conducted an interview with Jolanta. What is art in your own terms? How do you feel when you’re inspired? In my understanding, art is something incomprehensible. From the point of view of practical needs - unnecessary. And yet it is. An artist is a man who feels the irrational need to make art. He doesn't know why. The need to convey on canvas or paper (I will limit myself to visual arts) impressions, thoughts or ideas is so great that the question about the g...

If your business is new to SEO or has just launched in the sector, then it is essential that you take the time to get clued up on all of the most vital areas of SEO that your clients will need in 2020. The good news is that if you are wanting to offer SEO as a service to your clients, there are plenty of resources that can make doing so easier and more manageable.   Perhaps you’re a web design agency that wants to expand into SEO, or you’re a marketing business with clients requesting SEO support, and you have just begun to offer it as a service. The fact is that SEO has become a key component of both high-quality marketing and effective web design, so it’s no wonder that clients are starting to request SEO services.   The question is, what does it take to provide effective SEO strategies and support to your clients? For everything that you need to know, have a read of this!   Keyword research tools   While there are a number of keyword research ...

Influenced by major artistic figures such as Brett Whiteley, Helen Frankenthaler, John Olsen, Hans Hoffman and Mark Rothko, Australian contemporary artist Lara Scolari has developed her own distinct approach to the ‘abstract expressionist’ style. As a prolific gestural painter, Lara’s coveted artworks are produced in a style that is beautifully organic in form, line, colour and composition. Using a variety of media, developing experimental techniques and processes, Lara creates depth through exquisite transparent layers which reveal hidden dioramas. Each of her eye-catching paintings feature a beautiful translucent veiled colour palette that reflects the natural landscape. Featuring fluid shapes, her stunning works are inspired by memory, meditation, music and the culture and essence of Australia. Read on to learn more about Lara Scolari… How would you describe your life in relation to art? My artwork reflects my life and my personality. My artwork is gestural...

It can be expensive running a home. Not only do you need to make sure you’ve got enough cash for your weekly food run, but you may want to include a couple of extras on these trips as well. While you need to keep an eye on every cent, you also want to make sure you can have a treat every so often as well. Otherwise, what’s the point of working so hard? Despite your best efforts, though, there’s always an unexpected bill you have to pay that’s just around the corner. Sometimes, this can make the next few days or weeks tough on your pocket as you find you might need to go without some items. Yet there are ways to avoid these dilemmas: here are some tips for how you can save yourself cash around the home. Reduce Insurance Premiums Although it’s costly, it’s important for you to have insurance . You might be able to get hundreds of dollars off your current premiums if you look around. If you can’t find a better rate, then speak with your provider to find out if there are any...

When you run your own business, you run a tight ship. You have processes and procedures in place to keep your organization running efficiently so you can give customers and clients the service they deserve. You know how to negotiate deals with suppliers to get the best price possible. You know how to get the best from your team, and if efficiency is compromised, you are all over it.   Running a business is much like running a home; both are deemed a success if they are: Organized Efficient Productive Scalable Built on respect A great place to spend time These similarities prompt the question, do you apply your business knowledge in the home?   Chances are high you don’t, but there are many benefits to applying your business skills in the home. Sounds crazy? Let’s look: Outsourcing If you are unable to carry out a task because you can’t or perhaps the skills, you outsource. It’s a no-brainer. Outsourcing allows you to be in control of the budget, the qual...

Edgar Garcés is an internationally renowned, award-winning creative photographer who has been working in advertising, artistic and editorial photography for over 25 years. His huge experience now serves him well in the field of conceptual photography which he has been specialising in for the past 10 years, shooting campaigns for numerous international brands, personal clients and agencies. We have conducted a short interview with him. Which do you prefer most, black and white or color? It all depends on the final result, having in mind which are the parameters of creative creation. Do you consider your final artistic and commercial work influenced by your background with advertising, artistic and editorial photography? How long have you been in these industries and how did you discover your strengths in conceptual photography? Over the last 25 years, I have been shooting all kind of subjects in photo advertising and editorial assignments. I always try to include...

Painter Stephanie Nückel was born in Göttingen in 1960. She went to Berlin in 1984, completed an art therapy study from 1991 to 1995 and then worked as an art teacher at the Cologne School of Art Therapy / Dependence Berlin. Stephanie Nückel has been working as a freelance artist in Berlin since 1999, where she creates her seductive portraits of women. With her works, she asks whether we have long forgotten, what power and magic women have. The primeval feminine seems at first to have been lost in our world. Women make careers, try to organize and live their motherhood in parallel. Your intuition remains in offline mode. With her own intuition, Stephanie Nückel takes up this topic. Subtly and analytically, she embarks on a world that is far from the mainstream - the world of myths. She dives into cultures and times when goddesses were not denied but honored as life-protecting. The primeval force of the feminine is cyclical. And so it is not surprising that the moon circles in the g...

"Born in 1958 I went to University and got Naval engineer degree (Naval Architecture). Early I started interested in photography. Developing my own skill thanks to readings, lectures and workshops, besides being more and more interested in art and visiting exhibitions and museums. I met important photographers like Joseph Koudelka inspiring me to get a panoramic camera, Ferdinando Scianna who perhaps made me finally visiting Sicily, René Burri to whom I gave a cuban cigar as a present in a musical evening on a lake, to Larry Fink gently sat on the grass, Silvia Plachy who reminded me all I didn't know, Antoine D'Agata who briefly told me once about his nomadic life, Anders Petersen who called me George and made me think to adopt my artist name and recently to Vineet Vohra who taught me about layers among other things. And Martin Parr and William Eggleston. To all of them my gratitude. A few exhibitions have been in the way in some small private galleries in Spain and Port...

There is no better time and age to be a bettor than today, and putters are living the best life possible solely due to the advent of one thing and one thing alone – online betting. Online betting is now more popular than ever, and there are plenty of websites that one can choose from. Virtual gambling platforms are accessible, easy to use and have the potential to be a lot more profitable than their land-based counterparts because of all the bonuses they give their customers. It is now possible to gamble from anywhere, anytime and all a person would need is a stable internet connection and a reliable platform to bet on. While this holds true, a good betting website is genuinely hard to come by. Some online services seem to be only interested in profits, setting up their games in such a way that punters rarely win. If players want to bet on a game of football or basketball, the odds are so low that one can barely turn a profit if they win, and casino games are set up so that th...

Polina Pushkareva is always looking for a different perspective. The Russian born IG blogger may not have been the first to understand the potential benefits of this online platform but she has more than made up for lost time in her mastery of it. In a scant two years she transformed her online presence from mundane to become one of the most influential bloggers in her home country; it’s a brand that is now gaining immense online attention. Interviewed for her knowledge base by GQ, Cosmo, Vogue , and other publications, Pushkareva has become the de facto expert of IG blogs, stories, and identity. While many attempt to copy her template, Polina asserts that success is rooted in channeling one’s own personality through an approach she has researched and field tested. She has presented these in this year’s “Managers” and “Millionaires” which were recently released as online courses with thousand signing up for them. Pushkareva speaks to an audience who is creative, driven, and seeking a l...

Anja Stemmer is a German abstract artist located on Munich. Her paintings derive their power from a mix of untamed emotion, vibrant yet differentiated color, and layers of decisive gestural brushstrokes –she frequently uses acrylics and pigments in various binders. Educated in physics before finding her calling in art, her artistic research is grounded in philosophy and often comes with allusions to the natural sciences. Anja Stemmer studied with German abstract painters Peter Tomschiczek, Peter Casagrande, and Jo Bukowski. She has exhibited extensively in Germany, as well as in England, Denmark and Austria. Her artwork is listed in private collections in the US, Africa and various European countries and her work has been featured in several contemporary art fairs. We have conducted an interview with her. Which are the two themes that you are currently focusing on? I am currently following up on two themes: One idea is to paint the unseen – as an example I’m investigati...