Z Contemporary

Beautiful .kurkova with her latest artwork, Horgen, Switzerland, 2023.

Irena Kurkova
“Dreamscape“, 2023
Oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm

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“Dreamscape“ is Irena Kurkova’s latest work from the series “Flowers & Nature”. .kurkova

Vibrant and tender at the same time, this wonderful composition evokes the beauty of nature in full bloom.

Irena Kurkova
“Dreamscape“, 2023
Oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm

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Today, a new work of American artist Paul Fabozzi
„Berlin, Reichstag #1“ (2023)
(„Curved Locators” series)
Oil on canvas
48 x 32 inch

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Paul Fabozzi in his studio in Long Island City, Queens, NY, 2022.


Photo: Michael Marfione marfione

Paul Fabozzi is a visual artist based in New York, USA. His paintings and works on paper have been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Rome, London, Busan and beyond. His work is included in numerous private and public collections, including the Weatherspoon Art Museum, San Diego Museum of Art, Neuberger Museum of Art, Frost Museum of Art, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art and New York Public Library. Awards include a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Café Royal Cultural Foundation. Fabozzi edited an anthology of writings on contemporary art - titled "Artists, Critics, Context: Readings in and around American art since 1945" published by Prentice-Hall - and is currently Professor of Fine Arts at St. John's University in New York.

Selected artworks are available and - links in bio.

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Art of the day: amazing new work of American artist Paul Fabozzi

„LIC #1“ (2023)
Oil on canvas
48 x 32 inch

Paul Fabozzi about the series “Curved Locators”:

“Wandering in New York, Rome, Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro, London, and Berlin, I am drawn to specific buildings as points of confluence for my urban drifting.

Curved architectural forms manifest various ideals - formal, symbolic, functional. I find myself inside places designed for worship, entertainment, material consumption, contemplation, transportation, and governance.

The paintings and drawings in this series are a tactile and visual record of my intuitive reckoning with these spaces—a way of forcing them to look back at me.”

- Paul Fabozzi

This artwork is now available through the gallery and via

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„Be a Hero No. IV“ (2021)
Bea Garding Schubert
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 120 cm

'Heroes' is a song by singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno and recorded in 1977 at Hansa Studio by the Wall.

A product of Bowie's "Berlin" period, the track was not a huge hit in the United Kingdom or the United States after its release, but it has since
become one of his signature songs. The song tells the story of two lovers, one from East and one from West Berlin. Bowie's performance of „Heroes“ on 6 June 1987, at the German Reichstag in West Berlin has been considered a catalyst to the later fall of the Berlin Wall.

Following his death in January 2016, the German government thanked Bowie for "helping to bring down the Wall", adding "you are now among Heroes".

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„Be a Hero No. III"
Bea Garding Schubert
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 100 cm

'Heroes' is a song by singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno and recorded in 1977 at Hansa Studio by the Wall.

A product of Bowie's "Berlin" period, the track was not a huge hit in the United Kingdom or the United States after its release, but it has since
become one of his signature songs. The song tells the story of two lovers, one from East and one from West Berlin. Bowie's performance of „Heroes“ on 6 June 1987, at the German Reichstag in West Berlin has been considered a catalyst to the later fall of the Berlin Wall.

Following his death in January 2016, the German government thanked Bowie for "helping to bring down the Wall", adding "you are now among Heroes".

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Let’s start the week with a powerful piece from the new body of work by German artist Susanne Kirsch .art

„Barfuß durchs Weltall (1)“, 2023
Acrylic, pencil on canvas
120 x 100 cm

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Marija Nikolić
„16:05” (2020)
Watercolor on paper, gilding
19 x 19 cm

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Marija Nikolic, .art is an emerging visual artist based in Belgrade, Serbia. After graduating from art school Tehnoart Beograd, jewelry department, in 2009 she entered the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, where she obtained a Master’s degree in Painting in 2015. Upon completing the studies she participated in a number of group exhibitions, had six solo shows and took part in a few art colonies. Marija has been a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia since 2020.

“I am a visual artist whose current visual expression is deeply rooted in the aesthetic thought of abstract minimalism and postminimalism. I create artworks on paper and canvas by exploring the possibilities of a framed and clear geometric form.

My work revolves around the exploration of color harmony, values, shapes, and perfect proportions. The starting point is a minimalistic approach and reexamination of the form of painting in an effort to reach aesthetic harmony. Line as a clash of two surfaces is the base
building element and as such is present on the majority of artworks.

My works are distinguished by geometrization, simplification and reduction of everything unnecessary. By focusing on a single point of light and by building the painting around it, I’m exploring the descriptive boundaries of a colored surface.” ~ Marija Nikolic

See a selection of Marija’s artworks (link in bio).

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One of my all-time favs:
Marija Nikolić
„05:31“ (2021)
Watercolor on paper
20 x 20 cm

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Sylvia Moritz
“Hope“ (2023)
Acrylic on canvas
140 x 120 cm

Available through the gallery via and - links in bio.

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Sylvia Moritz
“Phantasiegebilde (IV)” (2022)
Mixed media on canvas
120 x 100 cm

Available through the gallery via and - links in bio.

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Happy Friday!
Today, a cheerful, awesome composition by Amelia Coward - for a colorful start into the weekend:

„2500 Painted Dots“ (2021)
Birch wood, ink, acrylic, gold leaf
84 x 84 x 5 cm (framed)
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One of my all-times favorite from Amelia Coward’s portfolio

„Ocean“
Birch wood, vintage world maps, charts
85 x 85 x 5 cm (framed)
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This original 3D collage is made from hoarded vintage maps. Each dots is a tiny section of ocean, graded in color from vivid tourquoise up to white. The original vintage maps have been bonded on to wood and laser cut.

Discover a broad artwork selection on (link in bio).
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“Endless Summer”
Solo Show | Miriam Smidt .smidt

Opening tonight, 7.00 pm
Hamburger Sparkasse, Blankenese
Erik-Blumenfeld-Platz 25, Hamburg

Here on view:
“Life on Mars”
“Raupe und Schmetterling”
Mixed media on canvas
120 x 80 cm

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Smidt's flowing, intensely colored paintings are reminiscent of floral formations, flames and fantastic creatures. Sometimes light as a feather, at other times sweet and sticky like honey, they convey a sense of never-ending summer. The exhibition is accompanied by exciting video animations that bring the paintings to life in augmented reality.

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This triptych is one of my favs from Timoteo Sceverti’s portfolio:


“Alba“
Mixed media on wood
40 x 120 cm
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Selected works are now available through the gallery via - link in bio.

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“My work is inspired by nature and my paintings are an appeal to respect the ecosystem. I use mostly natural materials such as tempera, putty, cotton fabrics on wooden boards that I custom design and produce.

I think respect is the foundation of every relationship, the principle on which to build lasting and sustainable cooperation and interchange. My goal is to leave a mark of beauty and peace.

I live the pictorial experience as a means of pure pleasure to feel emotions, to convey feelings. My stylistic and chromatic research is aimed at building a creative expression that speaks a common language. I believe that collaboration and interchange with other artists can generate new ways of rethinking the time we live in." - Timoteo Sceverti

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Timoteo Sceverti
“L‘Onda“
Mixed media on wood
100 x 150 cm
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Initially entitled „Mediterraneo“, this wonderful painting has been created after Timoteo‘s first trip to Sicily, in 2013.

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“My work is inspired by nature and my paintings are an appeal to respect the ecosystem. I use mostly natural materials such as tempera, putty, cotton fabrics on wooden boards that I custom design and produce.

I think respect is the foundation of every relationship, the principle on which to build lasting and sustainable cooperation and interchange. My goal is to leave a mark of beauty and peace.

I live the pictorial experience as a means of pure pleasure to feel emotions, to convey feelings. My stylistic and chromatic research is aimed at building a creative expression that speaks a common language. I believe that collaboration and interchange with other artists can generate new ways of rethinking the time we live in." - Timoteo Sceverti

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We are happy to announce the representation of Italian artist Timoteo Sceverti, who recently joined the gallery team.
Welcome, Timoteo! We are looking forward to a great collaboration.

Timoteo Sceverti was born in San Benedetto del Tronto in 1971 and after an artistic high school education, he completed his studies in Milan at the European Institute of Design.

A multifaceted artist, he explores and experiments with the various fields of art; he moves from the creation of single-copy art books, which wins the 1992 Lombardy Region Prize, to graphics, which becomes his profession, and finally to painting, which he has always been in love with.

From Milan, he moved to the island of Cyprus where he was fascinated by the Mediterranean imagery of the God Pan. Back in Milan, he collaborated with Vogue Italia frequented the artistic circles of Berlin and lived for a period of time in Jamaica, where he established a close collaboration with the JBDC Jamaican Business Development Centre, teaching the island's young people and women graphics and design applied to sustainable development.

His travels and professional experiences enriched his cultural and artistic baggage and the formal plasticism of his early works was enriched with the transparent colors of the Mediterranean and the vivid tones of the Caribbean, shifting towards refined informal visions.

His works can be found in public and private collections in Italy and abroad. Chosen as an Italian exponent, he was included in the shortlist of the best international artists by the Art Bank of Asia.

Today he lives and works in the Abruzzo region, Italy.

Find a selection of Timoteo’s work via (links in bio).
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Miriam Smidt .smidt
„Fresh Start“ (2022)
Mixed media on canvas
130 x 90 cm

Soon on view in Hamburg in Miriam Smidt’s next solo show, „Endless Summer”, starting on June 1st in cooperation with as part of the „Contemporary Arts Studio“ project.

Vernissage: June 1st, 7.00 pm
Haspa Blankenese, Erik-Blumenfeld-Platz 25, Hamburg.

The show will be running until end of June. Contact us for guided tours inquiries.

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“Wish I were a bee” is one of the 22 artworks which will be presented during Miriam Smidt’s solo show, “Endless Summer”, starting in Hamburg on June 1st. smidt

Vernissage: June 1st, 7.00 pm
Haspa Blankenese, Erik-Blumenfeld-Platz 25, Hamburg.

The show will be running until end of June.
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SAVE THE DATE!

We are happy to announce the upcoming soloshow of our Berlin-based artist Miriam Smidt: “Endless Summer” will be running from 1.6.2023 to 30.06.2023 in the Hamburger Sparkasse, Hamburg-Blankenese. The exhibition is part of the event series "Contemporary Arts Studio", a cooperation between the bank institute and the gallery ZContemporary.

Smidt's flowing, intensely colored paintings are reminiscent of floral formations, flames and fantastic creatures. Sometimes light as a feather, at other times sweet and sticky like honey, they convey a sense of never-ending summer.

The exhibition is accompanied by exciting video animations that bring the paintings to life in augmented reality.

Opening: 1.6.2023, 7.00 pm
Haspa Blankenese, Erik-Blumenfeld-Platz 25, 22587 Hamburg.
RSVP: Registration by e-mail or via QR code (swipe ➡️) is required.

Hope to see you there!

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Presenting Irena Kurkova’s new artwork from the “Flowers & Nature” series .kurkova

„Chromatic Vibrations“ (2023)
Oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm
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“The title of the artwork captures the idea of energy being transformed into color, as well as the dynamic and lively nature of the artwork.

The word "vibrations" also suggests a connection between sound and color, creating a synesthetic effect.” - Irena Kurkova

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Paul Fabozzi
MoMA ,b,c,d, watercolor and colored pencil on paper, 2022.

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These works are now available through via - links in bio.

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„Moving around shapes, making marks, articulating lines. These actions of the hand and eye inside the picture plane, are on some level reenactments of my lived encounters with space and time.

These pieces use a photograph I took look inside the Museum of Modern Art as a point of departure.“

- Paul Fabozzi

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Here comes an invitation to the Long Island City Open Studios by
If you are currently in NY, don’t miss this opportunity! Details below.

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I am very excited to be participating in the Long Island City Open studios, May 20 and 21 from 12:00 to 5:00pm!!

I will be showcasing recent paintings and works on paper from a suite titled, „Reflection Point: MoMA, Part 1“. If you would like more information about this work, please send me a DM with your email and I will forward along a PDF portfolio that contains an introductory essay and images. Swipe for a one pic preview!

Paul Fabozzi Studio
43-32 22nd Street, Suite 301
Long Island City, NY 11101

I hope to see you on either May 20 or 21!

Thanks,

Paul

Thanks to .marfione for the fun LIC location shot!

New works on paper from the MoMA series are now available!

Paul Fabozzi
MoMA ,b,c,d, watercolor and colored pencil on paper, 2022.

Swipe for images of the individual pieces.

Available through the gallery and via - links in bio.

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„Moving around shapes, making marks, articulating lines. These actions of the hand and eye inside the picture plane, are on some level reenactments of my lived encounters with space and time.

These pieces use a photograph I took look inside the Museum of Modern Art as a point of departure.“

- Paul Fabozzi

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Miriam Smidt .smidt
“Flourish fiercely”
(„Spring awakening“ series)
Mixed media / canvas
90 x 130 cm

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"Flowers are giving all their energy into attracting insects with their vibrant blossoms and their magic scent. They flourish fiercely and unconditional, without anxiety or regret."
- Miriam Smidt

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About the series:

"When we fall in love, our brain increases dopamine release and reduces the activity of some areas such as the prefrontal cortex as well as a network around the temporoparietal. These areas are important for rational decisions and for evaluating other people socially. With this effects we enter a state of frenzied liveliness, living the moment and feeling its uniqueness... You can observe a similar tumult in the development of the awakening nature in the first days of spring.

Spring metaphors are the most popular symbols for the process of falling in love. My vibrant and intensely vivid body of work with the title “Spring Awakening” refers to this heady feeling of aliveness and love frenzy that we humans experience simultaneously to nature and its creatures when the first warm rays of sunlight melt the last ice as well as our hearts in spring. The works are reminiscent of floral structures in the midst of a metamorphosis - exploding with blossoms and colorful seduction - a call to seize the moment without fear or regrets."
- Miriam Smidt

This artwork is available via - contact us for details.

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From her last solo show in Hamburg, “NOW!”, December 2022:

Miriam Smidt .smidt
„Funfair Feels”
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 150 cm

Selected works are available through the gallery (links in bio).

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Sylvia Moritz
“Visible Matter” (2021)
Mixed media on canvas
120 x 100 cm

Available through the gallery via and - links in bio.

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