JASCUR
S erbian artist Jascur paints breathtaking landscapes that teem with a natural pastoral charm. His work focuses on the country villas, the rolling brooks, hills, and tree-lined fields that surround his home. Jascur’s use of a thick impasto application of paint creates shadows on the image that add a beautiful, organic sense of depth. He possesses a delicate sensibility when capturing the radiance of the sun; crisp features in the foreground dissolve into the sfumato of the distance.
Jascur sees his landscapes not just as enjoyable pieces of art, but also as metaphors for linking humanity to its natural, spiritual roots. “Landscape is just a motive, basis, just the way of expressing oneself through symbols.” His positive attitude beams forth through his art, in the form of sunlight shimmering on a leaf in the breeze. Jascur’s paint­ings possess a universal appeal and the ability to charm audiences from any walk of life. His warm, inviting col­ors beacon the viewer to explore deeper, past the trees and fields, across the rivers and mountains and further, until they see that there is no journey but the one that lay before their own feet.
Jascur has been actively painting since 1991, exhibiting his work at numerous collective exhibitions. He lives and works in Novi Sad, Serbia Website: http://www.draganjascur.co.yu
All of them have stayed on the other side - Welcome Oil on Canvas 28”x 33”
W ielding a paintbrush, Nacera Guerin raises awareness for social causes. Her passionate strokes of paint articulate on issues, ranging from the environment to the body politic.
Guerin uses art to motivate society to action. Visual imagery allows her to communicate her message across cultures. She her­self is, “born in Algeria; raised in France; reborn in America.” Her color schemes of luxurious browns, sunny yellows, and rusty or­anges bring to mind the deserts of Africa, while her subject matter transcends boundaries.
The human form being a common point of reference for all people, it is a recurring theme in Guerin’s work. A member of Amnesty International, Guerin is a strong supporter of women’s rights, and consequently the female body is prevalent in her paint­ings, collages, and sculptures. No two bodies in Guerin’s paint­ings are the same—a clear indication that the artist celebrates di­versity and has a vast repertoire of painterly style.
Part of the reason Guerin’s work is so varied is that she loves experimenting with everything from ink to coffee and spices. Guerin at times swirls many colors together in soul-bearing emo­tion that brings to mind Edvard Munch’s work, and in other in­stances she drags chunks of brawny color into bold shapes influ­enced by French post-Impressionism. It’s only after she begins a painting that she discovers the direction it will take.
Guerin’s work has been exhibited extensively throughout Eu­rope and the US, from Switzerland, Salzburg, Rome and Bologna to San Francisco, Miami and New York. Website: http://www.nacera.com
NACERA GUERIN
Post Bull Fight Acrylic on Canvas 30”x 40”