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In his attempt to make sense of all the ‘visual – emotional – philosophical’ input he gets while roaming the world, Bram Reijnders is, in his own words, mostly inhaling impressions of our times and exhaling these impressions as an aesthetic manifestation in his art. Committed to surprise, Bram’s narrative is never obvious. He reveals processes of cultural assimilation both in his photographic works and his fiction series. Through photography, Bram Reijnders translates reality into his own intense expression of the spirit of our times. In the cartoon-centered series, the artist brings us to a fantastic world where fiction collides with reality when characters from our childhood react on our fact free times. Bram Reijnders’ is in a spontaneous and often vertiginous search for beauty in society.

Visually joyful, Reijnders’ works unveil a certain tension between photography, painting and sculpture. His artworks are built in many layers, creating a bold, complex structure that serves as support for the artists questions. Layers of posters, paint, collage… but also layers of reality. Posters from many different countries pile up creating urban backgrounds. After having interacted with the environment through light, rain, air, they have their own history and are the perfect base for Bram’s work. Sometimes revealing details from underneath, sometimes adding a new dimension. Adding and peeling helps Bram shape a new reality.

Bram Reijnders is not just observing, he’s active in the world. As a force of nature, he wants to be part of the world, understand it in its full complexity and, preferably change it. Here is an artist who is constantly exploring our liquid post-modern society with enthusiasm. Edges that shine and crack are the limits of where world-famous characters, childhood reminiscences, emerge creating a compelling aesthetic result. They mix fantasy with reality and have that amazing capacity to create fun. Bram invites us to undress our adulthood and logics and enjoy the beauty that emerges from his images. Bram’s most intimate artistic influences are fed by the intensity of abstract expressionism and the pop dimension of everyday products, news and objects. In his photographic works, the artist retains a glimpse in time when ordinary, lonely places and objects gain an emotional quality. That is a magical moment when they transcend the boundaries of their cultural origins. A car wash in New York City, the outskirts of Napoli or a “favela” in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) gain a poetic quality just because something hiding was revealed. And that was beautiful.

Everything is urgent. Life burns like a flame. In our post truth world, questions multiply exponentially… nothing is sure anymore. Can we still believe anything? Bram Reijnders’ artworks bring images that intrigue, provoke and try to guide you through a jungle of joy. Collector of the ordinary, nomad of art, burst of energy Bram Reijnders wants to invite you to an intense experience of hope and beauty.

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She studied painting at the Institute of art, Bat-Yam, Israel. Despite her attraction to art, Noemi’s life led her through many different paths and challenges but it eventually brought her to her real destiny.

When Safir was around the age of 35 she rediscovered herself as an artist, which is why her paintings are engaged in the joy of creating. Her works depict scenes that are taken from her personal life and natural environment, which she first records by photographing or sketching while strolling in the streets.

Safir then transforms these photographs and sketches into monumental paintings using a broad color palette which echoes Pop culture. Noemi attributes these happy colors with great power in reflecting her own life and in revealing its viewers’ private aspirations.

Noemi Safir’s works are collected in private collections and public venues and have been shown in solo and group exhibitions around the world.

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I find inspiration for my “dream-stories” in a lot of things like music, books, films, conversations, faces and so on. I have a little book where I write my ideas down. There are countless ideas which I want to realize but there is barely time to finalise them all.

Under normal circumstances my photoshootings are precisely planned and prepared. That means that I arrange the setting beforehand to test how things will appear. But of course there are at times photos which arise spontaneous. Mostly this happens when I try to photograph children or animals.

I flesh out my ideas with attention to detail. The preparation for a photoshooting can take a few days. Styling can also require a few hours. But the most time I spend with post-processing. I prefer to work in studio environment because there I can adjust the light according to my priorities and don’t have to prepare for contingencies.

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Signature style
All over the world Paco Raphael takes pictures of urban scenes. These contemporary cityscapes are mixed with urban industrial life in the 1950ies, 60ies and 70ies, by adding images of themes like old cinema, music, typography, erotica and architecture taken from posters. By uniting the then and now, he creates a contemporary picture caught on canvas. The digitally mixed print is finished by hand with paint, pen and stencils. The result is a versatile, vibrant, mixed media painting that is very recognizable as a Paco Raphael artwork.

Add function to art
At Paco Raphael we love our signature in style, but treasure freedom in form. Why should art not be functional? In creating products for everyday life, we don’t stop at the print, but redesign the whole object from the core. We question the form of known objects and take them to a new level. A level where a table has legs that are an art piece in themselves, and even the construction is redesigned to fit our style and quality. 

A limitless mind
Those who bring an object of Paco Raphael into their home or office, will literally get a piece of him. Paco Raphael is a multi-faceted creative, who only works with full effort. For Paco, there are no boundaries. He will not be limited by what is, but focuses on what can be. And then makes it happen. Starting of as a creative in advertising business, he thought better design would benefit his work. He found more creative freedom as an artist. By eliminating the line between art and design, he now brings art into our everyday lives. He’ll express his passion in many unexpected forms, but always in high quality.

Paco Who?
Paco Raphael (The Hague, 1975) is educated at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in Communication & Multimedia Design. As a creative in advertising, he never stopped exploring ways to improve his work and its impact on the world around him. Working for big brand names like Philips, Renault, G-Star, Bol.com and MTV Networks he evolved into a senior online graphic designer. Still ambitious to explore more and better, he restated himself as artist, combining conventional art with digital media. In just 5 years as an artist, Paco Raphael accomplished worldwide exposure with Art Basel in Miami and solo shows in New York as a highlight. His work is praised by art collectors and is part of the collection of three leading galleries. Pushing his limits and the limit that separates art from design, he now puts his ambition and abilities to work as an industrial designer, uniting his artwork with products. Paco Raphael shows a new approach to all that surrounds us in life, from a painting to furniture or fashion. And we doubt he’ll stop here.

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