Artists Anja Van Herle and Lu Hong Exhibit at TheArtGallerist.com

June 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Born in Belgium in 1969, Anja Van Herle combines a European sense of high fashion in her artwork with an American sense of wonder. In 1987, she enrolled in Belgium’s Higher Institute for Art Education where she earned a Master’s of Fine Arts in Painting. In 2003, Anja relocated to Los Angeles, where she now concentrates on figurative paintings that are inspired by both classic and contemporary fashion while exploring issues of identity, emotion and human interrelationships. Just as Vargas is known for his sexy pin-up models, Van Herle is also becoming well known for her women.  In the “Anja’s Women” series, Van Herle’s women are playfully sexy, and their expressions and eyes tell stories that go far beyond the simple exhibition of fine fashion. In Van Herle’s masterful hands, fashion becomes alive. “My work is an attempt to capture the complexity of emotions that are conveyed in the human face,” explained Van Herle.

When Anja Van Herle was asked why she decided to exhibit with TheArtGallerist.com she said, “I have never worked with an online gallery, but liked the idea of being represented by TheArtGallerist.com because of the caliber of artists they represent. I found them to be nice and trustworthy, and their personal approach to selling fine art online intrigued me.”  

Contemporary Chinese American artist Lu Hong has also recently joined TheArtGallerist.com exhibition. Lu Hong was born in Qin Huang Dao, a coastal city of Northeastern China. After graduating from high school in 1981, he attended the most prestigious art school in China, the Central Academy of Design and Arts in Beijing. He subsequently obtained a scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and moved to the United States in 1986. After his work was introduced by Segal Fine Art during the New York Art Expo and Los Angeles Art Expo in 1987, Lu Hong become one of the most acclaimed contemporary Chinese artists in the world.

“From western modern art, Cubism and Surrealism are two fundamental conceptual influences on me. However, the overall construction of my work is still rooted in traditional Chinese painting, both in terms of composition and technique. I try to focus on the lyric element in an image, a symbolist approach: to suggest, not to define,” Hong said.  Hong’s newly exhibited work has a more art deco style, mixing bright colors with spiritual or sometime fantasy subject matter.

“We are proud that we continue to attract talented and collectable artists like Anja Van Herle and Lu Hong” said Brian Siedlecki, the company’s Founder. “We are also proud of the artists exhibiting in our emerging and student exhibits.  People interested in buying fine art can be assured that our three exhibits only separate artists by level of recognition and achievement, not by talent.  Our 100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee and the potential buyer’s ability to actually speak directly with the artists via our “Guestbook” make buying fine art over the Internet and directly from the artist completely risk free”.

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