Author: Iris

Yee Wong’s Forever Bloom Bloom is a visual statement wrapped in contradiction, humor, and stark beauty. The artwork reimagines Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, one of the most iconic paintings in art history, but replaces her enigmatic face with a surreal, explosive bloom — a dense, alien-like flower in full, wild eruption. The word “FOREVER” is stamped across her chest in bold yellow letters, a reminder and a dare. What happens when beauty becomes absurd? When a timeless image is disturbed, yet still somehow serene? Wong’s reinterpretation invites these questions but offers no fixed answers. This piece doesn’t rely on subtlety — instead,…

Born in the quiet elegance of The Hague, Netherlands, Andréa Lobel has shaped a photographic practice rooted in emotional connection. She studied at the Academy for Photography and later at the School of Arts and Design, but it’s the intent behind her work that defines her. Lobel doesn’t just take pictures—she builds moments that allow viewers to feel like they’re standing in the room with her subjects. She works in spaces where emotion, performance, and precision meet. Her photography is not distant observation. It’s intimate, deliberate, and curious. She’s especially interested in the relationship between light and perception—how a setting…

Pasquale J. Cuomo has spent over fifty years behind the lens, navigating photography’s changing landscape with a quiet but unwavering commitment. An American photographer with deep roots in the craft, Cuomo has witnessed photography evolve from analog to digital and, in a way, back again. Where others chased convenience, Cuomo found value in process—particularly in the tactile, deliberate approach of film. His work reflects patience, a sharp eye, and a deep connection to place. Today, as many rediscover the power of traditional film, Cuomo stands as someone who never let it go. He doesn’t just take pictures—he builds them from…

Bea Last is a Scottish artist whose work cuts deep into the intersections of memory, material, and meaning. Living and working in the Scottish Borders, Last builds her practice around what she calls “sculptural drawing,” using salvaged, recycled, and gifted materials to shape installations that feel both grounded and ephemeral. Her art doesn’t exist to sit quietly in the corner. It speaks, it pushes, it mourns, and it reflects. Every piece she creates seems to ask the same question: how much can a material hold, and how far can it stretch to carry the weight of lived experience? She doesn’t…

Alexandra Jicol is an artist who doesn’t just make work—she searches. Her art is shaped by a deep need to understand what it means to be human. Emotions, memories, and fleeting expressions are at the center of her practice. She doesn’t stay within stylistic borders or follow expected paths. Instead, she moves where the feeling takes her. Jicol’s work is personal, intuitive, and grounded in a genuine fascination with people—their joy, their pain, their truths. Over the years, she’s created a style that resists easy labels. She’s not interested in technical perfection. She’s after something much harder to pin down—what…

Caroline Kampfraath is a Dutch artist whose work explores the fragile, gritty, and deeply human spaces where emotion meets matter. She doesn’t simply make art; she constructs meaning out of texture, memory, and confrontation. Known for her 3D installations, Kampfraath doesn’t shy away from using unexpected materials—metal cans, old bottles, and even human body casts—layering them into sculptural forms that explore our relationship with nature, society, and ourselves. Her work is personal, but not insular. It invites the viewer into a shared dialogue. Kampfraath’s art is not about shock value; it’s about digging beneath surfaces—literally and metaphorically. Her practice moves…

In Canberra, Australia, Kirandeep Grewal is building something that goes beyond the studio. Her art lives at the edge of personal and collective memory, rooted in community and cultural reflection. Grewal isn’t content to simply make something beautiful. She’s asking questions, challenging assumptions, and quietly reimagining what it means to be an artist. Her background bridges creativity with service. As a teacher, she shares her process. As a community collaborator, she fosters healing and conversation. And as an artist, she creates work that is layered, tactile, and deeply meditative. Sustainability isn’t an afterthought—it’s central. Each piece carries the imprint of…

In the vibrant capital of Canberra, Australia, Bruce Cowell has spent over 40 years behind the lens—quietly observing, documenting, and interpreting the world. His work as a fine-art photographer is grounded in both technical skill and emotional insight. Cowell isn’t interested in flashy trends or passing movements. He’s more concerned with what lies underneath: the moments we miss, the stories etched into landscapes, and the quiet weight of being alive. Cowell’s photography bridges his experience as a commercial and professional photographer with his deeper pursuit—using visuals to explore what it means to be human. For him, photography is less about…

Aliza Thomas, an artist living in the Netherlands, was born and raised in Israel. Her life’s path reflects the quiet depth that comes from years of exploration—both creative and personal. She is a visual artist and papermaker, but that’s just one layer. Thomas is also a devoted teacher, both in art and in practices like Qigong and Taijiquan, disciplines that emphasize balance, flow, and presence. Her daily life is deeply rooted in family, as a mother of three and grandmother to three more. These roles don’t compete—they complement. Thomas brings the same attentiveness to her teaching and art as she…

Vicky Tsalamata, an artist based in Athens, Greece, works at the intersection of history, critique, and personal exploration. Her art reflects a clear-eyed view of the human condition, one that carries the biting wit and deep introspection found in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie Humaine. Tsalamata doesn’t shy away from asking uncomfortable questions. She examines where we stand in the grand scale of time, society, and the natural world—and whether our cultural artifacts and ambitions hold up to the slow, steady forces of nature. A Professor Emeritus in Printmaking at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Tsalamata has spent decades developing…