Artlife International

Her paintings are like stills from a favorite movie: street scenes, quiet conversations, and fleeting glances come to life in them. is an artist whose works have twice graced the ARTLIFE FEST exhibition, and in 2024 conquered London at her solo exhibition “Crossroads”. And her collaboration with the 2MOOD brand flew apart instantly, securing her status as one of the most striking contemporary authors!

Polish artist and photographer Laura Makabresku seems to take shots from a parallel reality, where dreams and reality intertwine. In her mystical works, it is easy to recognize echoes of folk tales, icon painting and biblical stories.

Birds, wings, fragile figures in diffused light create an atmosphere of quiet drama and subtle melancholy. The author calls herself a “storyteller”.

The airy female images in pastels by the Spanish artist Vicente Romero Redondo captivate with sensuality and depth.
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His paintings are filled with light, warmth and lightness. Despite the density of the pastel, the master manages to achieve the most airy works, while maintaining realism and dynamism.
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Vicente studied painting at the San Fernando Art School in Madrid, which is considered one of the most prestigious in the entire country: Salvador Dali once graduated from it! Now Redondo’s paintings are in private collections of collectors, and are also exhibited in the art capitals of the world.

An immersion into aesthetics through artist Seongryul.

is a contemporary Nigerian artist based in Lagos. He is known for his expressive blend of figurative and abstract painting, which keeps the viewer on the edge between reality and emotion.

Through intense silhouettes, fragmented forms and saturated colour, he explores themes of identity, vulnerability and inner strength. Onofua works in a variety of media, from oil and acrylic to charcoal and newspaper clippings.

is a Milan-based artist who seems to be more interested in the nature of the image itself than in the usual «painting». He works with cardboard, markers, acrylic and even boxes!

Ferlazzo likes to play with the boundaries of genres, combining the aesthetics of concept art, philosophical allusions and simple materials. His works are not about form, but about feeling.

The series of paintings «Lovers» by Jarek Pucel is a minimalist, yet emotional portrait of an intimate relationship. The figures seem to dissolve into each other: the faces are simplified to outlines, the color palette is muted and calm.

The artist himself admits that through the layer of paint he simultaneously opens and closes the plot to the viewer, creating a «censored field of emotions».

Have you noticed how these canvases echo Munch’s «The Kiss»? The viewer is overcome by an almost physical sensation of this kiss – as if he touched the ideal or the very essence of reality. Is this true?

The artist Zhao Xiaoli in her studio.

In the mid-1890s, Dutch artist George Hendrik Breitner created a series of paintings depicting Geesje Quack, a 16-year-old seamstress of Frisian descent, dressed in a Japanese kimono.

The works reflect the influence of Japonisme, which also inspired artists such as Monet and Van Gogh.

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“Head of a Child 29 (Croí)”, 2024, artist