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Nature Photography – Spontaneous, Yet Fragile Art

December 17, 2008 by · 1 comment

Virtual gallery with photos by the photographer Pavel Pronin “Art consists of reshaping life but it does not create life, nor cause life.” Stanley Kubrick Imagine my surprise when on one rainy morning in Hamburg I discovered in my mail sunny and colorful sceneries from Bulgaria. Author of this wonderful surprise was Pavel Pronin. I […]

Paintings of the Soul

December 11, 2008 by · No comments

Iliana Ivanova, virtual exhibit, part II The artist doesn’t create as he lives, he lives as he creates. Jean Lescure My first acquaintance with Iliana Ivanova’s paintings reminded me that the boundary between an artist’s real life and her artwork can be ever so tenuous, especially when the movements of the soul, its quests and […]

Wildlife Through The Lens Of Art McLeod’s Camera

December 7, 2008 by · 3 comments

Interview with Art McLeod by Vanya Nikolaeva Art McLeod grew up on the outskirts of a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada. He spent most of his childhood years with his parents (big nature and photography lovers) when they went camping and canoeing through the lakes and rivers in the pristine Canadian wilderness. No season […]

Pavel Pronin – Each of my pictures carries a story, emotions and memories

December 6, 2008 by · 4 comments

An interview with the photographer Pavel Pronin by Natalia Nikolaeva “All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography” – Federico Fellini Fresh, bathed in light and emotional are the photographs by Pavel Pronin. Before anything else, the pictures, captured by a 21 year old photographer, enchant you with his deep love towards nature […]

I Dream to Keep Feeling

November 25, 2008 by · 1 comment

Interview with Artist Iliana Ivanova by Natalia Nikolaeva After having presented a small virtual exhibition with paintings of the young artist Iliana Ivanova, I suggest that we try to see in my interview with her, her point of view about art and the meaning painting has in her life.

Landscapes of the Soul

November 19, 2008 by · 1 comment

Iliana Ivanova, virtual exhibit, part I What impressed me most in the paintings of artist Iliana Ilieva is that each image has its own self and dynamics. To me, her artwork are not just an artist’s sharing and self expression, but also an echo, a resonance, an emotion reaching for viewers to involve them in […]

Hamburg’s Mindscapes

November 8, 2008 by · No comments

An interview with the young designer Gradinko Aladinkov by Natalia Nikolaeva Hamburg is the city where I have lived in the past eight years. I am still in the process of discovering its interesting faces, surprising metamorphoses, hidden features and unique charm. It is not a chance that Hamburg’s haunting northern beauty and its original […]

Photo Stroll with Evgeni Dinev

October 18, 2008 by · 3 comments

Virtual exhibition with photos by Evgeni Dinev “In order to take photos that move people, you will have to see with your heart.” Linda Adda, photographer Evgeni Dinev is definitely a person who invests emotion and soul in each of his photos.

I’m inspired by nature and unusual weather

September 29, 2008 by · 2 comments

Interview with Evgeni Dinev “Happiness comes with attention to small things” Wilhelm Busch To me, photographer Evgeni Dinev is a happy person – an artist who, through his favorite passion, captures the beauty and the uniqueness of small things, rediscovers them and shows their charm and individuality.

Photography – The Art of Capturing the Moment

September 27, 2008 by · 2 comments

“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars.” Walt Whitman My introduction to the art of Evgeny Dinev is an insight into the skill of the author to capture the awe and wisdom of the moment, the beauty and uniqueness of the small things; an insight into […]

We Are All Artists with Multiple Avenues of Creativity

September 21, 2008 by · 139 comments

Jim Embry is a photographer who lives and works in Lexington, Kentucky, where he recently held his latest exhibition. He is well-known for his many years of social activism fighting for racial equality, along with his leadership on issues of environmental sustainability. Who is Jim Embry? Star dust, congealed in this current form. I represent […]

Welcome to Public Republic!

September 14, 2008 by · 1 comment

Dear friends, We are now “officially” starting our Public Republic project in English! Encouraged by the exciting success of the journal in Bulgaria (www.public-republic.com) and by the enthusiasm of our US-editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer, we prepared the site in a similarly broad manner as the Bulgarian edition. We believe, we will soon have many contributions, a […]

Photo contest “The Smile of The Summer” 005

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