Spring greetings from arno!!!

From Webist Parys St. Martin:

"Hi everyone

redesigned my website for easier viewing
newer pieces added
just click on an image

if you would care to take a look

www.emotionaldigital.com"

Cheers
Parys

APRIL 2008

Webist Gerhard Höberth gets big ink on his upcoming art illumination show at Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany!!!

Oliver Köhl, Kempten, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, Germany
One of the many well-known artists at amnesty Ulm art show where Ingrid Kamerbeek too is involved with two of her digital fine art prints (numbered, limited, handsigned).

Click here for exhibition catalogue.

Off to Ulm, Germany
amnesty international art show opening by train!

Brigitta's latest art show

Kissing Mood

Ingrid Kamerbeek donates 2 artworks
after having been invited by
amnesty international Ulm, Germany section
Opening reception: April 17th, 2008
17.00 - 18.00 hrs
Ulm Theater
opening speeches by
Ivo Gönner, 1st Mayor of Ulm
Andreas von Studnitz, Intendant Ulm Theater

Pygoya: Outside self-imposed boundaries...

Visit PAMELA KEENER'S blog.
She's a wonderful artist and a great human being.
You can also find her ab TABBLO!

the CRIME

Sensitive sensual artworks by Webist Randy Thurman


"Beyond 1" copyright: Randy Thurman



"Dream Series 2311" copyright: Randy Thurman



"Glow 1" copyright: Randy Thurman




"Illusions 1" copyright: Randy Thurman



"Isthar 1" copyright: Randy Thurman

Visit Gerhard's blog and give him some feedback.

4 Webists in St. Petersburg, Russia art show "Monuments to the passing epoch" organized and curated by Webist Afanassy Pud




Two show entries by Webists Heikki Rinnemaa and Ingrid Kamerbeek (upper one).

We Webists are indeed a wonderful community.
Everytime I find out how much our worldwide Webism can do to help our members I feel really happy and a bit proud too about Pygoya's and my hard work for over 5 years now to help artists around the globe.

Brigitta Krause is an active Webist. And a great example how Webism works. How it can help artists even without fee.

Through Webism she is able to join many international activities. She met the wonderful computer art pioneer Professor Dr. Herbert W. Franke in person e.g., she took part in the great Wasserburg show Webist Gerhard Höberth organised assisted by Ingrid Kamerbeek, she found Dale Copeland a close contact of fantastic Webist Jim Charette, she exhibits in the Borey Gallery St. Petersburg along with other colleagues from our "Webism Group of Worldwide Artists". The exhibition is in the framework of an exhibition organized by famous artist and Webism group member Afanassy Pud. These are just a few examples of the many opportunities and great things deriving from our good Webism group teamwork worldwide. I am very happy the Webists love to be members of the group proudly telling the world "I am a Webist". Thank you friends!!!! That's the way it works: artists helping artists.

Brigitta's latest press reports! Congratulations.
One more!

Webism Projects worldwide on- and offline
Webism Group of Worldwide Artists

Latest project by VITTORIO PAVONCELLO, Rome, Italy






Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali Regione Abruzzo – Laboratorio Nazionale Gran Sasso
presentano
HUMAN GRAVITATION PROJECT
Squashed sculture e video Asintotica o Apophis 2036
di
Vittorio Pavoncello
a cura di
Anna Imponente
Inaugurazione mostra giovedì 10 aprile ore 16.30 - fino al 10 maggio 2008
Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo:
Viale B. Croce c/o Forte Spagnolo - L'Aquila- info: 0862 633433/450
Conferenza "L’attrazione della gravità del prof. Eugenio Coccia, Direttore LNGS,
martedì 29 aprile, ore 17
"Human Gravitation Project" è un evento che riveste un elevato potenziale d’interesse abbracciando sia il mondo culturale che quello scientifico e gli organismi a questi collegati.
La mostra Squashed presenta circa trenta sculture in ceramica raku, che raffigurano molteplici volti sottoposti alla forza di gravità. Ne vengono fuori delle sembianze contorte, dell’espressione drammatica che, partendo dalla fisica, mostrano aspetti dell’animo umano, come se i corpi cui appartengono fossero attraversati da altri moti e più propriamente quello delle passioni e dei pensieri. Un umanità schiacciata sia dal vivere che dalle forze fisiche che interagiscono su di questa. L’importante tema trattato, quale è "la gravitazione", consente molteplici spunti dinamici e riflessioni sulla nostra vita quotidiana unendola alla sua espressione in arte e alla ricerca scientifica.
Ciò vale per il video Asintotica o Apophis 2036 che, attraverso il montaggio di immagini, tratta dell’altro aspetto della forza gravità, quello più specifico e fisico, con il previsto passaggio dell’asteroide Apophis (nome della divinità egizia che significa "distruttore") il cui impatto con la Terra–sebbene variabile da o a 2 della scala di Torino- potrebbe avere effetti devastanti per un’ ampia zona terrestre. Il video parte dalla roccia e dalla polvere per poi inserirsi in una presenza egizia, da cui il nome dell’asteroide deriva, che potrebbe distruggere la terra. Ma poiché l’evento non è certo, ed è auspicabile che non lo sia, ne deriva il titolo di "asintotica" che per definizione significa : "di ciò che tende ad avvicinarsi sempre più a qualcosa, senza mai raggiungerla o coincidere con essa ".
"Human Gravitation Project" ha la particolarità di essere una manifestazione, proprio per il suo coinvolgimento della Sovrintendenza ai Beni Culturali dell’Abruzzo e del Laboratorio Nazionale del Gran Sasso(LNGS), a più contenitori quali: una mostra di scultura, una proiezione video con musica sul tema degli asteroidi, una conferenza sulla fisica gravitazionale tenuta dal direttore Prof. Eugenio Coccia del LNGS, insieme alla Soprintendente ai Beni Culturali Dott. Anna Imponente sui rapporti tra arte e scienza.
Il progetto si sviluppa in un luogo prestigioso per l’arte e la cultura italiana quale il museo Cinquecentesco de L’Aquila di notevole interesse sia per la riqualificazione del territorio abruzzese nei suoi aspetti turistico culturali, che nel suo proporsi come polo museale della contemporaneità.
Human Gravitation Project sculture e video di Vittorio Pavoncello
Eclettico e versatile, artista totale per vocazione, Vittorio Pavoncello incarna il prototipo dell’intellettuale proteiforme, spaziando tra arti plastiche e figurative a quelle del teatro e della cinematografia. La scultura lo ha visto invece creare la mostra "Butterfly l’età dei giochi e dei confetti" alla Galleria Athena Roma 2000 e l’importante scultura 'La lampada della pace' per il Santuario Francescano di Greccio, accesa ogni anno da bambini rappresentanti le tre religioni monoteiste, e con la quale l’UNICEF lancia il suo appello di pace al mondo dal 1999. Numerose le mostre di pittura; tra le più recenti 'Il popolo del sogno' 50 incisioni dalla Bibbia Ebraica esposte al Complesso del Vittoriano a Roma (2004) e "Blue" alla Sala Margana a Roma nel 2007. In teatro ha realizzato di recente come regista e autore "Pulling Down" all’Auditorium Parco della Musica 2008. E’ membro del gruppo internazionale di artisti digitali Webism.
Ufficio stampa e info:
Giovanna Pipari tel/fax 06 6380845 cell. 349 6337613 mail: info@giovannapipari.net
HUMAN GRAVITATION PROJECT : dal 10 aprile al 10 maggio 2008 al Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo: Viale B. Croce c/o Forte Spagnolo - L'Aquila tel. 0862/6331 - Orario: 9.00 - 19.00, dal martedì al sabato.
HUMAN GRAVITATION PROJECT
è un progetto
ARTEPOINT

Kyrgyzstan student Meerim Abekova is inspired by the international art exhibition set up by Tatiana E. Galatch at Brody High School, Budapest, Hungary

Webist Tatiana E. Galatch is happy about positive feedback on "Gallery AG Budapest" real life exhibition! She wants to share her feeling by sending you this beautiful flower:

Meerim:

"My name is Meerim, I study at IBS (International Business School in Budapest) at a new course called Arts Management; we are trying to combine Art and Business somehow, what is very interesting and exciting for me. And recently I got an assignment to write an essay about a project of my choice, which should be a gallery, museum or library. And I have decided to make a research on an art movement called Webism and the Gallery AG in Budapest founded by Tatiana Galatch, one of the members of Webism.

I found it interesting to write about Webism group because this was the first on-line gallery I have ever seen. And I think that creation of an on-line gallery is a great idea. What is also interesting in this gallery is that everyone wishing can easily join this group by sending an e-mail to the director of Webism. Also I paid attention to that fact that artists from this group like meeting each other in person, and also to make off line galleries inviting each other; for me that seems important to be friends with other people from the group you are a part of. What I found also in this group is that all the artists are very keen on the idea of philanthropy.
I was moved by that fact that artists from Webism who are from all over the world expressed their wish to help and support the manager of the Gallery AG, Tatiana Galatch, and who sent her their wonderful pictures. That’s really touching; from the moment I heard that I started thinking about Webism as a big Family where everyone is open and kind to the others. So this is a pleasure for me to write about them.

Best regards,
Meerim Abekova
27.03.08"

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Meerim's Case Study for International Business School, Budapest/Hungary


Module: Arts Management Funding
Author: Abekova Meerim
Receiver: Judit Fischer
BAAM’08


Introduction


This work I would like to dedicate to such a project as Webism which has gathered and still is gathering artists from all around the world. It attracted me because I think that this project is well-organized and has been created on time; I’m going to talk about it deeper in the first part of this work.

I will mention some aspects of this project, its mission and other. Then as I live in Hungary now, I feel myself obliged to talk more concrete about a project in this particular country, its history and purpose. And of course I cannot miss the person in charge of it, as this is the only one from Webism who lives in Hungary and makes the project run. I will discuss the project, or rather the gallery, and make some notes in a ‘wish-list’.

And my paper will be finished with a conclusion where I will try to gather the information and analyze it.

In this era of computer technologies everything around us is being transformed, e.g. not long time ago we were using film cameras to make pictures and now more and more people prefer digital ones because of speed and easiness of using. The same changes were made in other fields, for example it became widely known the way of online sales when you can sell and buy goods and services sitting at home. One of such services is on-line gallery, where you can see different art works and order whatever you liked. And this work I would like to dedicate to talented and enthusiastic artists who have organized such a movement as Webism.

Webism is a global on- and offline art movement founded by Pygoya and Ingrid Kamerbeek in 2003. They built up a great international reputation since 1999. It’s a profitable project, but they do not ask for any fees from artists despite all the hard work and money they put into a project. Webism means artists helping artists (there are 53 members for now) by promoting each other in on- and offline shows and collaborations actively. Webists are active artists with enthusiasm for peace and understanding.

What is interesting in this project is that like almost in every art movement in history Webism has its own manifesto which was written by Pygoya in October of 2003 which contains 17 items. As I said before it costs nothing to join this group, but only hard work and follow the rules of manifesto. Their primary goals are the following: to network artists together in order to build Web visual arts culture; "to promote a sense of the peace through friendship without barriers and expand global consciousness"; to educate through awareness of the new generation of digital art available a click away on their computers. They organize exhibitions online to showcase talent of the artists and the expressive and cognitive statements the works themselves generate. But their statement that ‘the original work is the web based art and the printed work is a copy’ seems quite abnormal to us got used to think inversely.

This movement creates art using any medium to share primarily online and thereby contribute to and expand Cyberculture (culture life (museums, galleries, exhibitions, libraries, etc.) in internet). But also they must organize off line exhibits to expand the awareness of more people (both lay public and art institutions) of different regions and cultures of the world of the existence of the Webist movement. And even though mostly the artists work separately, everyone in his own jobsite, they try to physically meet each other, outside of cyberspace and the limitation of email.

Webism in Hungary

The art gallery called Gallery AG was founded by Tatiana E. Pouzanova – Galatch a member of Webism International Art Group (also of ISA, Sweden; and of MAOE, Hungary) who lives in Hungary now. She was born in Russia, educated in Saint Petersburg, and moved to Hungary in 1991. She started participating in art exhibitions from the age of 16. She has had 10 personal and many group exhibitions in Russia, Spain, Belgium, Argentina and Hungary. Being a designer, painter, graphic artist and an icon painter she has won many international awards. Her paintings and graphics can be found in personal collections in Russia, Ukraine, England, France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Bulgaria, Poland, USA, Holland, Spain, Italy, Luxemburg, Belgium, Mexico, Denmark, Japan and Hungary. Through her works she is trying to show us the beauty and magnificence of this world; sometimes shows the unity of landscape; other times she stresses the importance of a single flower. And to reach wonderful results in her works helps her knowledge of many techniques, such as oil, watercolor, pencil, gouache, fiber pen and tempera. Her choice of technique always forms a complement to her theme, that’s why people cannot stop admiring her works.
It seems like such a successful woman must be happy, she has reached what she wanted, she has a family and 3 lovely children, but it’s hard to recover from the loss of a son…
Andrej Galatch was born on 25 of December 1986 in Saint Petersburg. A pupil of 9th class of Bródy Imre Gymnázium in Budapest was known as a very assiduous, talented and open-minded person. He could speak 3 languages fluently, and was learning the 4th one. He studied the piano and the pipe for 6 years, and wanted to learn how to play the guitar. He had lots of great plans and ideas for the future, but it seems unfortunately it was not destined them to come true. He tragically died on 23d of May 2002 at the age of 15.
Gallery AG, Budapest

The Gallery AG (Andrej Galatch) was founded by Andrej’s mother Tatiana Galatch in remembrance of her loved son. Her sent request to donate some pictures for this gallery were received in several countries, such as Germany, Italy, Croatia, Hawaii USA and Canada; and 20 professional artists from 13 different countries (New York, France, Germany, Switzerland etc.) performed the request. In the long run they got 60 beautiful pictures of different artists from all around the world. The works differ from each other not only in styles and themes, but also in technique they were made in; there are works made with oil, gouache, and aquarelle; also there are graphic and originally digital works.

The opening was on 31 of March, 2006 in Bródy Imre Gymnázium (Hungary, Budapest, the 4th district, Attila u.8-10). Many people presented on its opening ceremony: the teacher, students of the school, the Galatch family, some other guests and journalists. This is a permanent exhibition, open when the school is open, and the admission is free for everyone.
According to the agreement (concluded between Tatiana Galatch and the school), the works still belong to Webism International Art Group, and are not for sale.
The main aim of the gallery is to immortalize a memory of Andrej, and to give aesthetic education to pupils of Bródy Grammar School.
There was never a sponsor for this project, Tatiana Galatch was realizing it by her own.
The audience mainly consists of the pupils of this and other schools, and of those who is interested.

Weakness and Possible Solution

The weakness of this project is the following:
Again there is no sponsor of the gallery, but only the manager – Tatiana G. The idea of creating such a gallery is really great, and deserves much more attention than it has now, and it’s wonderful that so many people expressed desire to help, and have sent so many gorgeous pictures, but the capital of Tatiana Galatch is not enough to support and develop this gallery.
And also we shouldn’t forget that this is a non-profitable project, there is no enter fee and the works are not for sale. And at the same time there is still a half of the works given at the beginning which are not being used because of lack of place and frames. So there is no other way to solve this problem but to look for good sponsors. What actually Tatiana Galatch has tried already. She asked for support from the local council of the 4th district, but it came out with no result.

So I have no more suggestions but to find sponsors by trying different methods. For example, it could be nice to have some kind of event dedicated to the gallery, make some kind of charity concert maybe, invite students from musical schools to have a performance, and of course invite as many members of the press as possible in order to make people know about their existence.

And what is important is (again going back to computer technologies) to have their own web-site with works published and protected by copyright. The first one is done: they have a web-site, which by the way now is under construction. But they don’t have any secure from stealing the works online.

Also my suggestion will be to try to promote their site through ads and links on some other public well-known web-sites. In my mind it could also help a lot.

Conclusion

So finishing this work I would like to notice that my theory that everything in this world is being converted into machinery and high-technologies; less and less people still live that previous life; and less and less people are visiting galleries, museums, theatres and libraries. And from one hand it’s good that you can order a pizza via internet, but that’s also so sad that everything is available online.

Because of these changes in life there are more and more empty public places, and those public places are running at a loss or are breaking even. The same is happening to the Gallery AG now, it is not making profit but at the same time it is not running at a loss. Of course this situation could be changed but now it’s so difficult.

During my interview with Tatiana Galatch, she mentioned that it would be nice to open a gallery in Italy or Spain for example. I don’t know, I’ve never been there. But of course I want to believe that there is still such a place on the Earth where a cultural life is still as important as before.