There was never any doubt. His rebellious nature, refusal to listen to most people, convinced him that he was destined to “swim with turtles,” to glorify them in his paintings. Raised on Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, amid deep green…
Faces of Glory
At the risk of being discovered, humiliated in front of his classmates, whipped with tree branches, have his ears forcefully pulled, the young Zulu boy continued to sketch. During math class. Or at lunchtime when other boys played futbol, frolicked with girls.…
Entering Ali Baba’s Cave by Muriel de Lamarzelle
Able to transform plastic pollution into eco-responsible and poetic flowers, William Amor is an ennobler. A self-taught French visual artist, he turns ugly, discarded plastics, consumer products and waste into sublime objects of beauty. The storyteller, vividly and sensually transmitting…
Living on the Edge
Engaging with an ominous, wide-eyed Hanuman Monkey performer in Assam, India, the “mighty ape” that clashes against evil forces.Ascending the Himalayas, braving its crevasses, sudden, whipsawing winds, and threats of whiteout snows. Or securing safe passage from a band of…
A Child of Freedom
Art stopped. Too afraid to question the party line, to risk imprisonment, many artists fled. They simply feared the soul-piercing pounding on the door, the shudder-inducing knock of the Securitate. Fear flourished under the brutal dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in…
Attitude into the Stage
The moment a microphone was thrust in front of her, life changed. She suddenly found inspiration, a distinct new passion. “My first thought was to grab that microphone, and to sing as loud as possible,” remembers psychotherapist Alexandra Nowak.…
Violins, Cellos and Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse simply grew tiresome. It just wasn’t fun anymore for Alison Courtenay-Dunn to be working at Disneyland Paris. Initially intent on a career in hotel management, she realized one day that another world inspired her. She wanted to be…
Life is a Cabaret By Edward Kiersh
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lives. So does the bawdy, libertine spirit of the Moulin Rouge, its eroticism and joie de vivre. The boundless imagination, and caressing fingertips of Lautrec’s heir apparent, the voluptuous dancers and decadent spirit of the Cancan comes…
Into the Wild
From the cheetahs racing through the night, to the rampaging elephants and dragons storming across mysterious terrains, these sculptural tour de forces possess a fiery power. They enliven the imagination, and create raw energy–bronze and silver works ushering us into…
The energy that empowers the World
Irmina Przybylowska and Marta Borowiecka are female entrepreneurs who after gaining years of experience in different firms in Poland, moved to London. They both had different incentives, but the purpose and thought in the back of their heads was the…