THE FIRST BERLINER ART BOOK 2020

Dear artists and art lovers! And to all of you who find in this new edition of The First Berliner
Art Book 2020 a unique opportunity and an inspiration, may you, in turn, inspire others with
the power of creativity, in order to enrich our Contemporary Art scene.
In this jubilee edition we wish to present a selection of the most meritorious Contemporary
artists from around the world, using a wide variety of mediums. They contribute magnificently
to the vibrant art scene of Berlin, which showcases the most striking and innovative tendencies
of our times. We are particularly proud to offer galleries, collectors and art lovers, living in all
the 6 continents, the crème-de-la-crème of this second decade of our millenium. They will be
able to follow the artists who graced our previous editions and by the same token appreciate
the manner in which they have evolved, for real Art is in a constant flux. These creators show
the way to the upcoming generations of artists, filling in, so to speak, the great puzzle-inprogress
of Art History.
So, dear readers, may these works of art, contained between the covers of The First Berliner
Art Book 2020, embellish your life with beauty, spirituality and much joy.
Sincerely yours, Gabriela Caranfil, curator AMB

ARTISTS
Ai-Wen Wu Kratz
Fang-Yi Liao
Albert Russo
Bert Hermans
Cheng Kai-Hsiang
Dar Buan Encinas
Henrik Brøndsted
Hsiao-Ying Wu
Judit Kiss
Justin Aversano
Michelle Ladick
Margaretha Gubernale
Mira Seeman
Tadeusz Baranowski
Rodrigo Bamón
Tjeerd Doosje
Velimir Vukicevic
Yasuhiro Imai
Yeon Gyuhye
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11
12
16
18
20
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
35
36
38
40
44

Ai-Wen Wu Kratz
At times, Ai-Wen Wu Kratz wonders if if she should have studied Science.
For common things like GPA and the weather forecast intrigue her.
However, when she was given a choice, she decided to be a painter.
Her search in in the visual art is is spirituality, intellectualism and aesthetics.
She draws her inspirations from literature, classical music, stage design,
vocal art, choreographic lines in in ballet and contemporary dance. In In
addition to the U.S., she had a One-Person Exhibition in in France, Germany, England, Egypt
and Austria. She wants to bring joy and peace to others through her art.
kratz@aiwenwukratzartstudio.com
www.aiwenwukratzartstudio.com
kratz@aiwenwukratzartstudio.com
I I Found In In Him My Star, My Sun,
69 69 x x 114 cm, acrylic
on canvas, 2018
The Gift Of Life, 61 x 76 cm, acrylic
The Gift Of Life, on 61 canvas, x 76 cm, 2018 acrylic
on canvas, 2018
Color Logic II-Green, 25 25 x x 25 25
cm, acrylic on on canvas, 2018
10

Fang-Yi Liao
Fang Yi Liao graduated from the graduate school of National Taiwan
Art University. Her works are characterized by the use of oriental ink
and woodcut print elements. She takes interest in Chinese embroidery
patch and wax painting, from which she extracts the elements of
knot stitch, blank-left lines, developing her own techniques of whitelined
convex dots embedded in oil paintings.
Her works have been displayed in art exhibitions around Taiwan
(Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, and Tainan), China (Harbin, Shenzhen, and
Guangzhou), as well as in Spain and Mexico.
Heart.
Landscape-45,
91 x 116.5 cm,
oil painting,
2018
fangyi.liao.315@gmail.com
Facebook : Fang-Yi Liao
Heart.
Landscape-22,
72.5 x 91 cm, oil
painting, 2017
Heart. Landscape-12, 100 x 100 cm
oil painting, 2016
11

Albert Russo
Besides writing novels, short stories in English and in French,
published worldwide, praised and translated in 15 languages, Albert
Russo has also garnered several prizes for his photography books.
Some of his work has been exhibited in the Louvre Museum, at the
Espace Pierre Cardin, both in Paris, in Times Square, New York, at
the Museum of Photography in Lausanne, Switzerland, in Art Berlin,
in Tokyo, in Moscow, etc. The Mayor of the Big Apple has lauded his two photobooks on
Paris and New York. Some of his novels and memoirs have also been filmed in English,
with videos 90 and 100 minutes long.
http://chameleon.l-aleph.com/
albertedenrusso@gmail.com
www.albertrusso.com
My Motto, digital photography, 2019
Rage Provoked by Corrupt Politicians
digital photography, 2019
12

From Verdi’s Opera Nabucco,
digital photography, 2019
Art Salon Attendant, digital
photography, 2019
I Looove you, I Looove you,
digital photography, 2019
What Do You Want ?, digital
photography, 2019
13

Inside A Roman Church, digital photography
2019
Anniversary Of Paris’ Department Store
Le Printemps, digital photography 2019
Vietnamese Beauty, digital
photography 2019
Israeli Invalid As Pirate, digital
photography 2019
14

Flower Bouquet, digital
photography 2019
Vietnamese Family On Their Boat,
digital photography 2019
Multicolored Lights, digital photography
2019
Rose, digital photography 2019
15

Bert Hermans
Bert Hermans was born in 1947 in Voorburg in the Netherlands. His
work consists mainly of oil paintings, with his major theme being
industrial and cultural heritage. Hermans has had exhibitions in eight
countries in Europe, in the USA and China. He was nominated in 2014,
2016, 2018 and 2019 for the Dutch title ‘Painting of the Year’. He won
several art prizes: in October 2018 he received the 2nd prize from the
professional jury at the Annual Dutch Art Fair in Amsterdam. His works
have been published in many art books and his artwork has been
published and sold worldwide.
http://berthermans.kunstinzicht.nl/
hegmhermans@xs4all.nl
Radio Kootwijk, 80 x 120 cm, oil on canvas, 2018
Illusion 2 (Market Hall Rotterdam),
80 x 80 cm, oil on canvas, 2018
16

Crossing Bridges, 90 x 90 cm, oil on
canvas, 2018
Illusion 1 (Market Hall Rotterdam),
80 x 80 cm, oil on canvas, 2018
Overblaak (Rotterdam), 80 x 80 cm,
2018
Illusion 4 (Market Hall Rotterdam),
80 x 80 cm, oil on canvas, 2018
17

Cheng Kai Hsiang, was born in Pingtung in 1982. He studied at
the Institute of Visual Arts of Pingtung University, after obtaining
his degree at the art department of the Political Combat School.
In August 2017, the « The Beauty of Diversity from Street Houses
in Taiwan» was the subject of his master’s degree. He is good at
sketching and watercolor techniques, and advocates «sketching instead of taking pictures.»
His works disclose a unique perspective, as well as human care. “We always take daily life
for granted, and can’t find the treasure around us. Slow down and the perspectives will be
changed, then we can find the beauty and fun around us”.
He takes recording the beauty and change of the city as his mission. He was awarded the
17th Golden Arts Award at the Taiwan World Watercolor Competition and the competition
of Taiwan International Art Association.
Facebook Fan Page: Mimi Black
Cheng Kai-Hsiang
Instagram: gb4917
gb4917@gmail.com
Central Market In Pingtung City, 26 x 54 cm,
watercolor, 2018
Old Grocery Store in the Market, 26 x 54 cm,
watercolor, 2018
18

Street House in Twatutia, 26 x 26 cm,
watercolor, 2019
Street House in Wufeng, 26 x 26 cm,
watercolor, 2017
Street House in Hsinchu, 26 x 26 cm,
watercolor, 2017
Street House in Ruifang, 26 x 26 cm,
watercolor, 2018
19

Dar Buan Encinas
Dar Buan Encinas, who hails from Naga City, Philippines, celebrates
rural work and life in his watercolor pieces. Though he had no
formal training in the arts, he constantly and consistently works
hard to create paintings that show extraordinary attention to
detail and drama. With his paintings, he shows how adept he is
at uplifting the mundane into captivating and exquisite visual
experiences.
darbuan909@gmail.com
Bangkang Papel 2 (paper boat), 55 x 76 cm
Watercolor, 2019
Early Bird, 38 X 55 cm, Watercolor
2019
20

Fish Catcher, 38 X 55 cm, Watercolor, 2019
21

22
Golden Harvest,
38 X 55 cm,
Watercolor,
2019

Playing Mable,
55 x 76 cm,
Watercolor,
2019
Bangkang papel 1
(paper boat), 76 x 55
cm, Watercolor, 2018
23

henrik@henrikbrondsted.com
facebook: Henrik Brøndsted Fotograf
Henrik Brøndsted
Henrik Brøndsted is a visual poet. Combining different pictures and
adding colour to black and white photos, he creates visual stories.
Photography is by nature realistic but Henrik transforms the reality
into something more ephemeral. «The Bird and the Girl» is part of a
series about nature and woman.
For about a year Henrik has worked on another project, making
portraits of old people in a French village. He shows faces, strong
faces, marked by hard labour. Faces you can read as you read a
landscape.
www.henrikbrondsted.com
The Bird and the Girl, 85 x 65 cm, digital,
2018
Old 2, 100 x 50 cm, digital, 2019
24

Old 3, 100
x 50 cm,
digital,
2019
Infinity, 60
x 60 cm,
digital,
2018
Old 1,
100 x 50 cm,
digital, 2019
The Dance 60 x 60 cm, digital, 2018
25

Hsiao-Ying Wu
Born in 1987, she lives and works in Chiayi, Taiwan. Her works include
paintings, drawings, handmade objects, ceramics, and installations.
Education: 2006-2009 BA Painting, Camberwell College of Arts, U.K.
She has been working on a few projects during these years: ‘The
Abstract Landscape of the Heart’ focuses on people’s inner spiritual
scenery via abstract paintings; ‘Deformation’ expresses observations
of feelings and emotions through abnormal, figurative, and beast-like
drawings;’ Rhythms of life’ is the combination of mixed media, made
or collected by her, praising the beautiful, weird, and wild parts of
the world, also inspired by tribal and outsider art. The Art Installation ‘Let’s Think About
Something Together, or Let’s Just Veg Out Together’ is part of the project ‘Rhythms of
life’, displaying natural collections, paintings, small handmade objects that all tell different
stories about her observation of people, unrestrained imagination, and ambiguous dreams.
Instagram: hsiaoyingwu_art
Facebook page: @HsiaoYingWuArt
hsiaoyingwu.com
lucy104507@gmail.com
Theres No Real Silence In
The Woods and Birds with
Wings Are Not Always
Capable of Flying, acrylic
on canvas 140x140 cm,
2019
Lets Think About Sth Together,
installation, mixed media, 2019
Lets Think About Sth Together,
installation mixed media, 2019
26

Judit Kiss
Judit has born in 1964 in Budapest and still calls it home. She has a
creative personality, which gives her immense joy. She is in harmony
with our times, and one of the purposes of her art is to attract the
viewer’s attention, so that he/she takes the time to contemplate
the spiritual dimensions of her drawings. The important thing is to
focus on what you love most and to look at life’s positive side, then
you can discover the beauty of it and what is good in humanity.
missjuly001@gmail.com
Time, 42 x 60
cm, graphite
drawing,
2018-2019
Nice, 42 x 60
cm, graphite
drawing,
2018-2019
Memory, 42 x 60 cm, graphite
drawing, 2018-2019
27

Justin Aversano
Justin Aversano is an artist and curator working within the New
York art scene. He has organized a number of shows in New York
City, as well as public art exhibitions around the country. Justin
is also the owner and operator of Brooklyn Lightroom, a printing,
scanning, and photography studio located in the heart of Chelsea,
New York. Additionally, Justin is the co-founder and creative director
of SaveArtSpace, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing
community art to public spaces. A humanist and a social entrepreneur,
Justin connects his art with the world around him through capturing
moments, faces, and communities that surround him, bringing them together through the
lens of his camera.
Justinaversano.com
Justinaversano@gmail.com
Kiarah and Kayah
Agudo, 101,6 x 127 cm,
photography, archival
inkjet print, 2017
Henrik & Dries Preston
Ogletree, 101,5 x 127 cm,
photography, archival
inkjet print, 2017
Bahareh & Farzaneh Safarani, 111 x 111 cm,
photography, archival inkjet print, 2018
28

Michelle Ladick
As a newly discovered artist, Michelle Ladick was invited to take part
in London, UK for her first international exhibition in June of 2019.
Her approach to photography involves the thoughtful observation
of a subject and how it can be captured in a compelling creative
way. Her goal is to present an image that will inspire thought and
reveal something that is common in a way that is unexpected.
Michelle Ladick resides in Calgary, AB, Canada. She is currently
writing her first fictional novel due out in 2020 and is in her third
year BSc program majoring in Anthropology.
Mist, Photo,
‘2019
capture@michelleladick.com
Untitled,
Photo,
2018
Comparative Darkness, Photo, 2019
29

Margaretha
Gubernale
The pictures by Margaretha Gubernale are a tightrope walk. On the
one hand, she paints abstract thoughts and on the other hand, she
rather adheres to the forms of nature and prefers plasticity order to
focus the symbolic parable as clearly as possible and to carry it to
the viewer of her pictures. Their sources of inspiration are nature and
anthroposophical and philosophical ideas. It seeks to create a magical harmony between
two apparently gaping sides, the spiritual and the material, in alignment with the actual
in a chromatic manner, so that in the end a global, philanthropic, cosmopolitan attitude
shines through and the image becomes an aesthetic, positive one with a result of Unity,
which portrays our contemporary era, and quietly narrates comforting and above all
comprehensible sentiments. She wants to honor her patron and address her in a spiritual,
emotional and technical manner.
www.margarethagubernale.org
Mary Of Hope In Autumn, 80 x 100 cm
oil on canvas, 2018
30

Mira learned to paint for six years as she studied
in two different high schools for about four years, and two more years
with a private teacher.
Her art presents the vitality and beauty of the nature she loves so
much and her universal love for people, no matter what their religion,
race or gender, is another source of inspiration. This is an essential
component of her paintings.
She paints uniquely from the depths of her soul.
Some of her paintings take their source in her visions, her dreams and
her intuitions.
Her works are created spontaneously in «a-la-prima» fashion, with impressionistic notes, as
well as in a New Age Art style. All of her paintings are original oil artworks.
She has exhibited in Israel in many famous Galleries and her art is very popular.
She also had shows in Vienna, New York, and in 2018 she participated repeatedly in the Art
Box Gallery in Zürich, Switzerland. In October 2019 she exhibited at the Florence Biennale, and
during that same year she had an important retrospective of her artworks in the Seychelles
and in New Zeland. Lately she has held her solo exhibition in Israeli Opera.
www.miraseeman.com.com
Mira Seeman
Sychell, 4, 80 x 100 cm, oil on
canvas, 2018
Sychell, 6, 80 x 100 cm, oil on
canvas, 2018
The Cyclamens Forest,
80 x 100 cm, oil on
canvas, 2018
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Tadeusz
Baranowski
Tadeusz Baranowski a graduate of the Faculty of Graphics and
Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Participated
in numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad.
Apart from painting, he also worked with applied graphics (especially by creating numerous
original press layouts), and creativity workshops for children.
He invented his very own painting technique that uses a variety of materials (wood, fabric,
polystyrene, acrylics, oils, etc.). It allows for the construction of works resembling reliefs – by
composing layers built from various materials. In this abstract reality we find landscapes,
still lifes and spectacular images that fill his rich imagination.
http://tadeuszbaranowski.com
e-mail: burp@hot.pl
Untitled 34, 120 x 100 cm, mixed media, 2016
Untitled 84, 120 x 100 cm, mixed media, 2017
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Unditled 104, 100 x 120 cm, mixed media, 2019
33

Untitled 16, 140 x 110 cm, mixed media, 2015 Untitled 3, 120 x 100 cm, mixed media, 2015
Untitled 82, 120 x 100 cm, mixed media, 2017
34

Rodrigo Bamón
Born in 1951, Santiago, Chile.
In 1983, he obtained a PhD in mathematics at the Institute of Pure and
Applied Mathematics (IMPA), Brazil. He worked at Universidad de Chile
as Associate Professor from 1978 to 2010.
Throughout the years he perfected his skills in paper handicraft,
making vegetable papers, painting (sumi-e), folding, cutting & pasting
and binding.
Inspired by the beauty of exotic geometrical objects, and by a video of
the exquisite work of artist Li Hongbo, in 2014 he embarked in the design and construction
of paper kinetic sculptures.
He is a Zen meditator and Japanese tea ceremony practitioner and instructor.
Facebook: Rodrigo Bamón
Instagram: Bamotrix
Elegance
2, 15 x 20
x 10 cm,
paper
sculpture,
1.680 old
book
sheets
paper,
each
sheet 2,5
x 8 cm,
2018
Elegance, 15 x 20 x 10 cm, paper sculpture, 2018
Elegance
1, 21 x 21
x 9 cm,
paper
sculpture,
1.680 old
book
sheets
paper,
each
sheet 2,5
x 8 cm,
2018
35

Tjeerd Doosje
Tjeerd Doosje was born on april 8th 1966, Harderwijk, the Netherlands
and is a selftaught (fine-art) portraitphotographer and retoucher.
After he graduated from highschool he studied mathematics and
chemistry at the Hogeschool Utrecht to become a teacher.
He’s still a mathteacher at a highschool in Almere and around 2010,
he discovered portrait photography.
He received several international prizes for his merits, among them
the Prize Velázquez (Barcelona, Spain, 2019) and is published in
several international magazines and books for contemporary art, among them “Inspiration:
International Art Book”, “Circle Spotlight Magazine” and “The First Berliner Art Book” series.
http://www.studiotjeerd.nl
info@studiotjeerd.nl
Rona,
40 x
60 cm,
Photo
graphy,
2019
Teline, 40 x 60 cm, Photography, 2019
36

Catinca,
40 x
60 cm,
Photo
graphy,
2019
Anoek,
40 x 60 cm,
Photo
graphy,
2019
Saar,
40 x
60 cm,
Photo
graphy,
2019
Fay
and
Fenna,
40 x
60 cm,
Photo
graphy,
2019
37

Velimir Vukicevic
Velimir Vukicevic was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1950.
He graduated from Faculty of Applied Arts 1969-1974, completed
post-graduate studies in 1976 at the same university.
From 1976 to 1992 he was a free-lance artist.
In 1992 he was elected professor of ceramic sculpture at the ceramic
department Art University , Belgrade.
He is member of AIC-IAC Geneve and of Serbian Art Association.
He has been exhibiting for more than 40 years and his work was
awardedseveral times.
His works are part of many Museum collections all over the world Whatever he makes is
the form he would like to paint on.
www.velimirvukicevic.com
Escape, R=50 cm,
Porcelain, 2019
Frozen castles, 20 x 29 cm, H=36 cm
Porcelain, 2019
38

Ice, R=21 cm,
H=32 cm,
Porcelain
2019
Rainy, T-pot 24 x16 cm, H=14 cm, Porcelain, 2019
Wintry, 39 x 21
cm, H=47 cm,
Porcelain, 2018
Floating Dream, 48 x 32 cm, H=30 cm, Porcelain,
2019
39

Yashuhiro Imai
Mr. Yashuhiro Imai was born into the heart of the Imai
family in Gero, Gifu, Japan, a place known for its abundant
vegetation and hot springs. In 1984, 1985, and 1986, Mr Imai
participated in the Koudansha painting competition. In
1991, he won second place in the competition for found art.
(“arte objeto parco”). Later on, he attended Kuwasawa Research Institute and received a
degree in Graphic Arts and Fashion Design. He spent time abroad in Germany, and then
returned to his hometown in Japan, where he worked as a designer at ODS Planning,
Issei Miyake, MIK Planning. At that point, Mr Imai became inspired and decided to travel
to Mexico. In the early 1990s, he settled in the capital city of Guanajuato, where he now
fully dedicates himself to sculpture, painting and photography. Mr Imai has obtained
considerable recognition in Mexico through multiple exhibitions in private galleries and
public forums in Mexico City and throughout the country. In addition, his artwork has
spread far and wide with the help of social media. He currently devotes his time and
effort to showing the value of the imperceptible in a meaningful way.
By Kim Silver
y.imai@hotmail.com
Buds Of Happiness, photography, 2017 Clouds Of Fire, photography, 2019
40

To See Again, photography, 2018
Fusion, photography, 2018
Dog, photography, 2019
Transition Of Love, photography,
2019
41

Poems Of Anemones, photography, 2018 Reflection Of The Future, photography, 2018
Quetzal, photography, 2017 Point With Serenity, photography, 2019
42

Warm Flow, photography, 2018 Jamais Vu, photography, 2019
Water Wall, photography, 2017
Way Of Life, photography, 2019
43

Yeon Gyuhye
She paints the nature of Korea. It also paints portraits that are part
of nature.
It draws landscape series, Rose series and Mother series.
For her, painting is a pleasure of immersion. Her painting comforts
herself.
Display Selected Groups:
2019 Seoul Art Show, COEX in Seoul, Korea
2019 ASYAAF Heiden Asiaf Selector/DD, Seoul, Korea
2019 Busan International Arts Market (BAMA), Busan BEXCO, Korea
2019 Special Invitation Artist for Luang, France Invites Emotional
Ethernell / France Paris
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010433983125
https://www.instagram.com/gyuhye_yeon/
https://grafolio.naver.com/bisil810
Teline, 40 x 60 cm, Photography, 2019
Rona, 40 x 60 cm, Photography, 2019
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2019 Paris Awards /France, Paris
2019 Hotel Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2018 Daejeon International Art Market, Daejeon, Korea
2018 France-Korea Artist Exchange Competition, Paris, France
2018 Beauty Grace, Seoul, Korea
2015 World Watercolor Triennale, Seoul, Korea
List of notable contemporary artists in the first art book in Berlin in 2019.
Paris Awards Winners’ Exhibitions, Paris, France in 2019
https://grafolio.naver.com/bisil810
Mother Series
(The Mother
of all of Us)
52 x 60 cm, mixed
media, 2019
Rose Series
(Rose &Kits)
56 x 54cm,
mixed media,
2019
Mother Series (B.M), 76 x 56 cm, mixed
media, 2019
Rose Series (the
rose forest)
56 x 74 cm, mixed
media, 2019
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Curator, Project Coordinator AMB
Gabriela Caranfil
Master Editor and Design:
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