Abderrahim is a multidisciplinary, self-taught artist and mixed media enthusiast who discovered his true passion for art while studying architecture. He specializes in Arabic calligraphy but also explores a wide range of other artistic styles. His diverse background allows him to blend traditional techniques with contemporary creativity.

JOSUE BETANCOURT (jo)

(1982- )

Biography

Jo Betancourt was born in Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic, in 1982. He graduated from high school at the school of plastic arts (fine arts) of Santo Domingo in 2000 and shortly after moved to that city to enroll in the advertising career at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), in 2009 he entered the high school of design of Chavon and attended the basic year, participating in several anonymous collective exhibitions.

Jo seeks to project situations and attitudes. Fruit of a usual vision. The culés end up being the main factor that leads the human being to an individualism and a lack when creating for ourselves. It uses real images by its own means, the reorientation of popular culture for personal expression. Celebrities, models and politicians are taken out of the panel and placed in a new space, devoid of the usual history. His paintings are not controlled by cartoon contexts. On the contrary, the figures of these portraits are reinvented through the artist's hand. His mixed technique, with the participation of layers of ink, spray and brush, on the same canvas. They allow their paintings to be simultaneously ethereal soft and at the same time have a shrill raw energy.

Jo has worked in some artistic collectives such as: arte amor 2011, colando alegría 2013

He currently lives in his hometown where he has his studio and teaches drawing classes of the human figure and art history at the school of visual arts (step) in that city.

Laurent, inspired by expressionists like Soutine, Chagall, and Modigliani, as well as Catalan artists such as Dalí and Miró, embraces a non-conformist artistic approach. In his quest to suggest rather than show, he uses a minimal number of strokes to evoke feeling and emotion. His work features sharp contrasts and complementary hues, with primary colors mixed directly on the canvas to maintain spontaneity in color and texture. Layers of paint applied with a knife create rich textures that reveal underlying pigments, giving his portraits a scratched, life-worn appearance.

the challenge

Inspired by the expressionists, Chaïm Soutine, Chagall, Modigliani etc., and by Catalan artists such as Dali, Miro et Tapiès, Laurent Lavaill’s ideological and artistic approach is also influenced by non-conformism. His work demonstrates how he lays his eyes on the soul or even the essence of people, melancholic portraits without any voice or likeness : his artistic method centres around imperfection.

Mandy’s art explores the connection between people and the places they inhabit. Her landscapes convey the calm and strength of nature, while her portraits reveal the individuality and soul of each person she paints. Through this dialogue between subject and setting, Mandy captures the essence of both humanity and the natural world.

Graffiti based artist and muralist.

La compétition. Les artistes m'inspirent et c'est de belles occasions de discuter et de partager notre art avec le public et les artistes.

Mon art est un plaisir de la vie, un endroit qui te permet de voyager en dehors de la réalité. Que ce soit en figuration ou en abstraction, je veux que les personnes ressentent quelque chose de nouveau et de non-familier dans mes tableaux. Je peint pour moi, pour les gens et pour la liberté.