The opening reception for "Three Perspectives of Realism" at the German Village Meeting Haus was held on Sunday August 20th. The show closes September 30th.
All three artists are accepting commission work. The artwork offers different perspectives and mediums regarding how to present realistic images.
Miriam Baranov
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Oil painting
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Watercolor painting
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Miriam Baranov
Biography:
Miriam Baranov is a painter based in Columbus, Ohio. Her subject matter focuses primarily on portraiture and figurative realism. With a passion for fine art and mathematics woven throughout her practice, Baranov operates as both a visionary and an engineer.
Through her business and studio practice, Baranov creates commissioned portraits and other works of art for various exhibitions. She creates paintings with life and character - something that is both moving to the viewer and proudly displayed by the client. Using the highest quality materials, her process ensures that the work lasts a lifetime.
Baranov has participated in numerous apprenticeships as well as studied under the distinguished painter, Andrew Ameral. Her works are in private collections in places such as Spain, Canada, Russia, California, and many more. Her work has been in publications nationally and internationally, and she has held awards including the 16th international ARC Salon Semi-finalist in Imaginative Realism Category, Finalist in the international portrait competition Modportrait 2022, and Manifest - 15th International Drawing Annual - Publication.
Statement:
I love to draw from life. When you work with a live model you build a connection and through the hours, you get to know each other and talk about life. When you spend hours drawing that person the drawing becomes a time-lapse. Moments captured that you have spent with them. The drawing constantly evolves, there are days that the model comes in and you can see they are glowing, other days they might be moody. You can see that in their face, posture, and the way they hold their hands (even when they hold the same pose). As an artist, you choose which moments to put into your drawings. You compile the moments till you capture their essence. This is why I do what I do and I call myself a figurative artist.
In my current artistic process when I work on commissioned pieces there are times I combine photographs and direct observation to capture the essence of working from life, evoking the same authentic experience.
Biography:
Miriam Baranov is a painter based in Columbus, Ohio. Her subject matter focuses primarily on portraiture and figurative realism. With a passion for fine art and mathematics woven throughout her practice, Baranov operates as both a visionary and an engineer.
Through her business and studio practice, Baranov creates commissioned portraits and other works of art for various exhibitions. She creates paintings with life and character - something that is both moving to the viewer and proudly displayed by the client. Using the highest quality materials, her process ensures that the work lasts a lifetime.
Baranov has participated in numerous apprenticeships as well as studied under the distinguished painter, Andrew Ameral. Her works are in private collections in places such as Spain, Canada, Russia, California, and many more. Her work has been in publications nationally and internationally, and she has held awards including the 16th international ARC Salon Semi-finalist in Imaginative Realism Category, Finalist in the international portrait competition Modportrait 2022, and Manifest - 15th International Drawing Annual - Publication.
Statement:
I love to draw from life. When you work with a live model you build a connection and through the hours, you get to know each other and talk about life. When you spend hours drawing that person the drawing becomes a time-lapse. Moments captured that you have spent with them. The drawing constantly evolves, there are days that the model comes in and you can see they are glowing, other days they might be moody. You can see that in their face, posture, and the way they hold their hands (even when they hold the same pose). As an artist, you choose which moments to put into your drawings. You compile the moments till you capture their essence. This is why I do what I do and I call myself a figurative artist.
In my current artistic process when I work on commissioned pieces there are times I combine photographs and direct observation to capture the essence of working from life, evoking the same authentic experience.
Hiroshi Hayakawa
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Pastel on Paper
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Graphite on Paper
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Hiroshi Hayakawa
Biography:
Born in Japan, Hiroshi Hayakawa moved to the US in the early 90s to study art. He works in many different mediums including drawings, paintings, kinetic sculptures, alternative photography and paper crafts. He has exhibited his art in numerous group shows and solo shows nationally and internationally. He has received a number of awards for his work and his art is owned by many private collectors as well as a museum. He is represented by Sharon Weiss Gallery in Columbus, OH. He teaches at Columbus College of Art & Design.
Statement:
I was always intrigued by the 17th century Dutch still-life genre paintings, “Vanitas” and its symbolism as a cautionary tale about the transitory nature of beauty and pleasure in life. These artworks are my attempt to marry the Vanitas art and my interest in figurative art to express my interpretation of the theme by using the symbolism as a common language. Although this body of work started as a response to some of the unfortunate events that took place in my personal life, the driving force of these pieces was one of the questions that runs through all of my artistic expressions from the beginning: how to capture ever-changing and eluding beauty that exudes a sense of mystery before it disappears. I feel the awareness of this fragility and brevity of what we find beautiful gives us the more heightened perception of our ephemeral existence and makes the experience of beauty even more poignant.
Biography:
Born in Japan, Hiroshi Hayakawa moved to the US in the early 90s to study art. He works in many different mediums including drawings, paintings, kinetic sculptures, alternative photography and paper crafts. He has exhibited his art in numerous group shows and solo shows nationally and internationally. He has received a number of awards for his work and his art is owned by many private collectors as well as a museum. He is represented by Sharon Weiss Gallery in Columbus, OH. He teaches at Columbus College of Art & Design.
Statement:
I was always intrigued by the 17th century Dutch still-life genre paintings, “Vanitas” and its symbolism as a cautionary tale about the transitory nature of beauty and pleasure in life. These artworks are my attempt to marry the Vanitas art and my interest in figurative art to express my interpretation of the theme by using the symbolism as a common language. Although this body of work started as a response to some of the unfortunate events that took place in my personal life, the driving force of these pieces was one of the questions that runs through all of my artistic expressions from the beginning: how to capture ever-changing and eluding beauty that exudes a sense of mystery before it disappears. I feel the awareness of this fragility and brevity of what we find beautiful gives us the more heightened perception of our ephemeral existence and makes the experience of beauty even more poignant.
Shannon Vaught
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Oil Painting
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Oil Painting
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Shannon Vaught
Biography:
Shannon Vaught is a representational realist painter, born in 1996 just outside of Detroit, Michigan. After earning her BFA in painting at the Laguna College of Art + Design in 2019, Shannon moved to Columbus, Ohio where she is currently focused on creating a body of work out of her studio located at Blockfort. Working primarily in oil, Shannon’s paintings are characterized by expressive brushstroke and sensitivity to color and light that call to her adoration of life, but are often contrasted by the contemplative and sometimes somber nature of her subjects. Through her narrative portrait and figure paintings, Shannon invites the viewer to consider the transience of the human experience.
Statement:
My recent work examines the human condition through the lens of narrative portrait painting. I have always been interested in fleeting moments in time, such as the way fading sunlight moves through a window or how a friend's eyelids might flutter right before they close. I make paintings in an effort to capture and reflect upon these transitory moments and the people in my life as I understand them.
Biography:
Shannon Vaught is a representational realist painter, born in 1996 just outside of Detroit, Michigan. After earning her BFA in painting at the Laguna College of Art + Design in 2019, Shannon moved to Columbus, Ohio where she is currently focused on creating a body of work out of her studio located at Blockfort. Working primarily in oil, Shannon’s paintings are characterized by expressive brushstroke and sensitivity to color and light that call to her adoration of life, but are often contrasted by the contemplative and sometimes somber nature of her subjects. Through her narrative portrait and figure paintings, Shannon invites the viewer to consider the transience of the human experience.
Statement:
My recent work examines the human condition through the lens of narrative portrait painting. I have always been interested in fleeting moments in time, such as the way fading sunlight moves through a window or how a friend's eyelids might flutter right before they close. I make paintings in an effort to capture and reflect upon these transitory moments and the people in my life as I understand them.
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