Le Journal Interviews

Tell us about your work. What made you want to create art? At the moment, we are mainly working in the sculptural field but we are also interested in developing other modes of expression. From a technical point of view our approach to sculpture differs from conventional sculptural practice; from ...

Posted: January 22nd, 2018

Category: Interviews

Lucy Temple creates geometric, Islamic-inspired paintings that utilise a range of vibrant colours and intricate patterns. While her pieces appear almost as ceramic tiles seen from a distance, on close inspection the delicacy of the watercolour on textured paper becomes apparent. The fluid, flowing ...

Posted: October 10th, 2017

Category: Interviews

What is your background? Did you always know you wanted to be an artist? I come from a small city in Pakistan called Peshawar. I later moved to Lahore to complete a Bachelor’s Degree at the National College of Arts. From a young age, I have been artistically inclined. In school, my teachers ...

Posted: October 3rd, 2017

Category: Interviews

Can you tell us more about your background? How did you get to where you are? I’ve been surrounded by art my entire life; my grandfather had galleries in Paris, Israel and the US, and my father had a gallery in Israel before moving to London and becoming a private dealer. Naturally, I took an ...

Posted: September 28th, 2017

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Jean Baptiste Fabre is the founder of Auction AfterSale, a global database dedicated to simplifying and facilitating the purchase of authenticated auctioned art pieces left unsold. Acting as an intermediary between client and auction houses, it aims to provide buyers with untapped sources for ...

Posted: September 19th, 2017

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Marine Tanguy has been working in the art world for seven years and is the founder of MTArt, an artist agency that seeks to promote a select group of emerging contemporary artists. The artists are offered fully funded support, that includes the covering of production and studio costs, publicity and ...

Posted: September 11th, 2017

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The New Art Economy Curated Apps & Platforms Etienne Verbist for Artdependence & Actionfields   Etienne Verbist: Who are you and why did you create the platform ? MGC (Marcelo Garcia Casil) – We are a start-up company looking to disrupt the art finance industry. Our online platform ...

Posted: September 2nd, 2017

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Did you always know you wanted to be an artist? I never asked myself if I wanted to be an artist. When I was young I was consumed by creative ideas and would constantly draw whatever came into my head. Finally at the age of 11, I had a “physical shock”standing in front of the …

Posted: August 24th, 2017

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Philippe Cramer is a Swiss-American interior designer based in Geneva. He founded Cramer + Cramer in 2001 and now sells a range of exquisite furniture on ArtAndCollect. Cramer often plays on the crossover between art and design and has even had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Art and History of ...

Posted: July 17th, 2017

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ArtMarketGuru is a website that offers analysis and region specific research on the global art market. Founded in 2017 by Swiss art dealer Frédéric de Senarclens, ArtMarketGuru defines itself as an alternative source of art market research, analysis and statistics. As founder of online art ...

Posted: July 10th, 2017

Category: Interviews, Market

Born in Rome in 1978, Ruffo continues to live and work in Italy’s cultural capital. After studying Architecture at the University of Rome, Ruffo was selected for a research fellowship at The Italian Academy for advanced studies in America, (Columbia University, New York), in 2010.  Working in a ...

Posted: June 15th, 2017

Category: Interviews

Joseph Nechvatal is an American post conceptual digital artist, whose works use computer technology to create vibrant paintings and animations. In particular he has used custom made computer viruses to confront perceptions of reality, and draw parallels between art and technology. He is also an art ...

Posted: June 3rd, 2017

Category: Interviews