1944 in Saterland, Deutschland
geboren, lebt und arbeitete
als K�nstler seit
1984 in Dortmund, D�sseldorf, Aurich
1987-1997 in Hamburg und seit
1997 in Berlin und Paris.
1984 -1994 unter dem Namen Jankowsky, internationale Aussstellungsbeteiligungen, Kunstprojekte, Leiter von Kunstvereinen in Dortmund und Hamburg, Kurator, Ausstellungsmacher, Jurymitglied BBK Hamburg.
Seit 1997 Arbeitsaufenthalte in Bern, Z�rich, Locarno, Ascona, Lugano, Porlezza, Mallorca, Milano, Paris.

Werke in �ffentlichen Sammlungen und Museen (seit 1995):
STAATLICH POLNISCHES MUSEUM MAJDANEK ( POLEN )
STAATLICHES MUSEUM PETRASOVODSK

Werke in Privatsammlungen (seit 1984):
ASCONA, BERLIN, BONN, BOLOGNA, HAMBURG, HERZOGTUM LAUENBURG,
LOCARNO, NEW YORK, KAIRO, TORONTO MALLORCA , M�NCHEN, PARIS

Kunstmessen - Art Fairs (seit 1996)
GROSSE KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG NRW- D�SSELDORF 1996/ 97
4.ART TRIENNALE - LJUBLJANA 1997
ART COLOGNE 1997
ARTissimo - TURIN- ITALIEN 1997 +1998
StART 2 - STRASSBOURG- FRANKREICH 1998
ARTE FIERA - BOLONGNA- ITALIEN 1998
ART EXPO BARCELONA - SPANIEN 1998
ART MULTIPLE - D�SSELDORF 1998
ART FAIR GENT ( BELGIEN ) 1998
START 3 STRASBOURG- FRANKREICH) 1999
ARTE FIERA BOLOGNA 1999 + 2000
ARTE BRASIL 1999 + 2000 - Sao Paulo
START 4 STRASBOURG - FANKREICH 2001
ART FRANKFURT 2002

Austellungen (seit 1994):
STIFTUNG LANDDROSTEI PINNEBERG: INFORMEL und NEUE MALEREI mit:
K.R.H.SONDERBORG, FRED THIELER, EMIL SCHUMACHER, K.O.G�TZ, K.F.DAHMEN,
GERHARD HOEHME, BERNHARD SCHULZE, GEORGES NOEL, u.A.
In Zusammenarbeit mit der GALERIE GEORG NOTHELFER Berlin

2008:
GALERIA HELLA MARIA H�FER / Port d`Andratx - Mallorca (Spanien)
GALLERIA SACCHETTI / Ascona (Switzerland
2007:
ARBEITSAUFENTHALTE IN: Paris - Mallorca - K�ln - Tunis - Palermo - Barcelona - Malta
ARTraumBERLIN Projektgalerie / JoDD - China Paintings under Construction
GALERIA HELLA MARIA H�FER / Port d`Andratx - Mallorca (Spanien)
GALLERIA SACCHETTI / Ascona (Switzerland)
2006:
ARBEITSAUFENTHALTE IN: China (Peking-Shanghai-Chonquing-Huan ) Paris - Mallorca - K�ln
ARTraum Berlin - Projektgalerie - JoDD Bilder der Serie WISBY
GALERIA HELLA MARIA H�FER - Port d `Andratx - Mallorca (Spanien)
GALERIA LUNICO - Palma de Mallorca, Spanien
GALLERIA SACCHETTI - Ascona, Switzerland
VEREIN BERLINER K�NSTLER - BERLIN Gruppenausstellung
2005:
ARBEITSAUFENTHALTE IN: Mallorca-S�dfrankreich (Sanary sur Mer,Bandol,Nizza)-Paris-Varna (Bulgarien) Locarno (CH)
FUNDACION MATHIAS K�HN - PUEBLO ESPAGNOL / Palma de Mallorca
GALERIE LE PATIO / SANARY SUR MER (S�dfrankreich) JoDD Berlin
MUSEUM MITTE VON BERLIN - JoDD/WallDec - Decollagen der Graffitis an der Berliner Mauer (Mauerpark)
2004:
GALERIA HELLA MARIA H�FER - MARBELLA / SPANIEN
GALERIA HELLA MARIA H�FER - PT-ANDRATX / MALLORCA
GALERIA L`UNICO - PALMA DE MALLORCA - neue Arbeiten - neuer Katalog
GALLERIA SACCHETTI - ASCONA /SCHWEIZ - JoDD - neue Arbeiten - neuer Katalog
MUSEUM MITTE VON BERLIN (Palais am Festungsgraben) - JoDD 60 Jahre und (k)ein bisschen w(l)eise
2003:
GALERIA HELLA MARIA H�FER - MARBELLA / SPANIEN
GALERIA L’UNICO - KREFELD - JoDD - Mallorca-Bilder, Transformelle Malerei
GALERIA L`UNICO - PALMA DE MALLORCA - neue Arbeiten - neuer Katalog
GALLERIA SACCHETTI - ASCONA /SCHWEIZ - JoDD - neue Arbeiten - neuer Katalog
2002:
GALERIA L’UNICO - PALMA DE MALLORCA - JoDD - Mallorca-Bilder, Transformelle Malerei
GALERIE CHROMOSOME Berlin
GALERIE ELMAN - K�LN - JoDD - Transformelle Malerei
GALLERIA SACCHETTI - ASCONA /SCHWEIZ
2001:
A.C. GALERIE - BERLIN - JoDD - Transformelle Malerei 1996-2001
GALERIA L`UNICO - KREFELD (NRW) - JoDD Transformelle Malerei 2000 - 2001
GALERIA L`UNICO - PALMA DE MALLORCA - JoDD - Transformelle Malerei 2001
GALERIE AM WASSERTURM - BERLIN
GALERIE CHROMOSOME - Berlin - JoDD Hamburger Arbeiten von 1992
GALERIE DU CIACC- PARIS/CACHAN - JoDD - Transforrmelle Malerei 1996 - 2001
GALERIE PASCAL VANHOECKE - PARIS - JoDD - Transformelle Malerei 1996 - 2001
GALLERIA SACCHETTI - ASCONA / Schweiz - JoDD - neue Arbeiten - Transformelle Malerei 2001
2000:
A.C.- GALERIE - BERLIN
GALERIE AM WASSERTURM - BERLIN
GALLERIA L`ARIETE - BOLOGNA (Italy)
GALLERIA SACCHETTI modern art ASCONA (Schweiz) - JoDD 2000 (Katalog)
1999:
GALERIE AGARTE - BERLIN - JoDD >Transform > Neue Informelle Malerei+Fotografie
GALERIE ARTITUDE - PARIS - JoDD / Berlin - Transformelle Malerei
GALERIE L`ESPACE RICHELIEU - Champs Elysees - PARIS
GALLERIA VAL SANTINHO - SAO PAULO / Brasilien)
1998:
GALERIE AGARTE - BERLIN - JoDD >Transform > Neue Informelle Malerei+Fotografie
GALERIE AM WASSERTURM - BERLIN - JoDD - Transformelle Malerei
GALLERIA APPOLLO - MILANO - JoDD - Transformelle Malerei
GALLERIA L’ARIETE - BOLOGNA
GALLERIA VAL SANTINHO - SAO PAULO / Brasilien)
1997:
GALERIE AM WASSERTURM - BERLIN
GALERIE INTERARTE - BERLIN - JoDD - Transformelle Malerei
KUNSTVEREIN AHK HAMBURG - Bologna-Hamburg-Milano-New York (Katalog)
KUNSTVEREIN FRIEDRICHSTADT e.V. BERLIN - MITTE : JoDD ,,Mutterland”- Bilder nach Gedichten der Schriftstellerin Rose Ausl�nder
1996:
GALLERIA L’ARIETE - BOLOGNA (Italien) JoDD / Rauwald - TRANSFORM
GALLERIA SACHETTI - ASCONA ( Schweiz ) JoDD - Transformelle Malerei
ISTITUTO DI CULTURA GERMANICA - BOLOGNA - JoDD / Rauwald (Katalog)
KUNSTVEREIN AHK HAMBURG - Transform International (Katalog)
1995:
AMSA GALERIE - HAMBURG - JoDD - Transformelle Malerei
GALERIE NOVA LISA - HAMBURG Deutsches Informel - Transformelle Malerei
GALLERIA SACCHETTI - ASCONA (Schweiz ) JoDD - Dark Paintings from Hamburg
1994:
KUNSTZENTRUM LANDDROSTEI PINNEBERG bei HAMBURG: Informel und Neue Malerei - mit K:F:DAHMEN,K:O:G�TZ,GERHARD HOEHME,FRED THIELER,K.R.H.SONDERBORG,EMIL SCHUMACHER,GEORGES NOEL u.A. in Zusammenarbeit mit der galerie georg nothelfer BERLIN
1993:
GALERIE AG 20 HAMBURG: Neues Informel
KUNSTVEREIN ahk HAMBURG
MAXIMILIANPARK HAMM/WESTF.: Neue Totalit�t - internationale Kunst der 90er

Website: JoDD - Transformelle Malerei
Contact email: jodd@freenet.de

I build wire steel sculpture and 3 D sculpture world wide, creating many pieces on the job site. Topiary cutting frames for shrubbery and vine or American Portable style that is a steel frame stuffed with sphagnum moss and planted with vines to achieve an instant green satiation.

Website: Topiary Joe Living Sculpture
Contact email: joe@topiaryjoe.com

R.Gopakumar
Edathitta House
Changankulangara
Oachira � P.O
Kollam � 690526
Kerala, India

R.Gopakumar
(Manager Creative Design )
Al Nadeem Information Technology
P.O.Box 3294
Manama, Bahrain
Mob: +973 39274809

�I am not a traditionalist, questioning the social condition of the society. To achieve this I use Visual Arts but not bothered of Forms, Color, Medium etc..�

Born on 15 Dec 1972 in Ochira, Kerala, India.

ACADEMIC QALIFICATIONS
5 years National Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) from Govt. Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Kerala, India
Diploma in History of Art from London Art College, Milnthorpe, UK (In progress)
Founder-Director of Gopakumar Online Art Gallery, www.gopan.co.nr

EXHIBITIONS
1991, 92, 93, 94, 95-Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Mavelikara, Kerala
1992-Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, Kerala
1996-Kerala Lalithakala Akademi
1996-Kadappakada Sports Club, Kollam
2000-Bahrain Museum, Manama, Bahrain
2002 http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/g/gopan/
2003-Online Exhibition at www.gopan.co.nr
2003-Online Exhibition by 10 artists at www.directoryartist.net
2008 http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/R+Gopakumar/81714.html

CAMPS
1988-Nehru Yuvakendra, Kulathoopuzha, Kerala
1989-Chitra Silpakala Camp, N Paroor, Kerala
1993-Jana Jagrathi, Alappuzha, Kerala
1995-Stone Carving Workshop at Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts Mavelikara, Kerala by Hiroshi Mikami from Japan

HONOURS
Won the best artist title of prestigious Air India’s painting competition held in Bahrain
Received Indian Embassy’s award for Painting
1992-Scholarship from Kerala Lalithakala Akademi for promoting fine arts

COLLECTIONS
Air India-Bahrain
Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Mavelikara, Kerala
Jana Jagrathi, Alappuzha, Kerala

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
UK, US, Singapore, Philippians and Japan

Website: R. Gopakumar Indian, International Contemporary Artist
Contact email: gopanraman@hotmail.com

Scott Harrison, Sam Saga, Thomas Wargin

May 2 � June 2, 2008
Artist Reception: Friday, May 2, 8 pm � 11 pm
www.laluzdejesus.com

Online press release with images:
http://leejosephpublicity.com/show/harrisonsagawargin

SCOTT HARRISON �UNDIGESTED KERNEL�
Scott Harrison is an internationally recognized tattoo artist, infamous for his peculiar cartoon imagery, twisted and appalling tattoo design sheets and lack of finesse. He has tattooed all over the US as well as Europe and Japan. His clients have included such diverse celebrities as Master P, Kiki Smith, Tony Fitzpatrick, and a good chunk of the cast of Miami Ink. Harrison�s paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums around North America and Europe. He has an MA in illustration, and taught cartooning at New York�s School of Visual Arts. Harrison currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon. The exhibition features 14 original 12� by 16� ink on paper originals from his upcoming book �Undigested Kernel� (La Luz de Jesus Press ISBN: 978-0-86719-695-5) will be released in June 2008.

“Scott Harrison is the hyperactive love child of Aubrey Beardsley and Basil Wolverton. Imagine if you can… Definitely not for the faint of heart.” —Thomas Woodruff

SAM SAGA “ARCHITECTUAL MONSTERS�
�Architectural Monsters,� Saghatelian�s recent, evolving series of drawings, sketches, and paintings in multi-media (acrylic, ink pen, watercolor with Indian ink on wood panel, board and archival paper) is a study in the phantasmagoric mutation of the human form into architectural monstrosities. As it develops, the series will also comprise sculptures and installations. Saghatelian draws inspiration from the outrageous kitsch emblematic of the nouveau riche, particularly in developing nations, which often manifests in newly built palatial residences or commercial towers that scream power, individuality, and a scale that aims to eclipse the rest of the metropolis. In devising the central theme of the series, Saghatelian also taps into Japanese monster myths and horror movies featuring mechanical leviathans.

Whereas architecture serves as a concretized expression of a given culture�s zeitgeist � its artistic aspirations, collective concerns, fears, and positioning vis a vis the future � the architectural monsters which Saghatelian references are disconnected from their milieus, pointing at a grotesqueness that both subverts and transcends prevalent values and delimitations. These monstrosities � the human machine bolstered by mortar and steel � ultimately come into being as statements of pure ego, intent on rocking the boat but also wrenching control of it. Saghatelian is interested in seeing the boundaries of respectability and taste being pushed as far as the imagination can accommodate, revealing a fascination with the sheer creativity involved in ostentation, extravagance, and garishness. Thus his architectural monsters can be not only ridiculous and pathetic, but at turns cute and even touching in their folly. Saghatelian also explores the possibility of actually building the monsters portrayed on his canvases. Were these human-shaped structures to be constructed in the real world, Saghatelian believes that they would symbolize the essential, prowling monstrosity of the postmodern psyche: a state of sustained loneliness and uncertainty redeemed by selfishness and rapacity, often culminating in an unprecedented level of grotesque chic.

Sam Saghatelian (Sam Saga.) graduated from Yerevan (Armenia) Institute of Architecture and pursued a career in architecture. In 1988 at the brink of the collapse of the USSR and Armenia�s independence, he changed directions and began his journey as an artist. In 2001 Saghatelian represented the Armenian pavilion in the 49th Venice Biennale in Italy (Plateau of Humankind). In 2002 he was awarded a Fellowship for Arts Link (New York) and Vermont Studio Center in Vermont, one of the largest international artists� and writers� residency program in the United States and had his first solo exhibition there. Saghatelian currently lives and works in Los Angeles and is the chief curator at Black Maria Gallery.

THOMAS WARGIN
Inspired by the rich history of art and design and his background as a designer for Harley Davidson Motorcycles, sculptor Thomas Wargin uses bronze and aluminum to convey his view of the human experience � the merger of man into the modern world. �I am driven by the history of art and design and am inspired by some of the great masters; Michelangelo�s love for the human form, Leonardo Da Vinci’s exploration of machines and mechanisms, and Pablo Picasso’s extraordinary influence on the modern movement. All these and many others have laid stepping stones of ideas that have influenced my own work and a continued urge for excellence,� states Wargin. Blending old and new technique, Wargin begins his creation with sketches, which evolve into clay or carved 3-dimensional forms. Using various molding techniques, resin models are created and are hand packed into flasks with casting sand, ready for the casting process. Wargin then melts aluminum and bronze. After cooling, parts are assembled for rough fit and positioning. Meticulously he either welds or drills, tap and screw every component together to check for form, fit, and overall composition. Some pieces are then disassembled to be polished or sandblasted. He completes the desired finish through high polish buffing or patination. Some of Wargin�s art adds a diverse mixture of materials both raw and manmade such as: various woods, stone, glass, or even original drawings. With the combination of these materials, Wargin�s goal is to compliment not compete in the composition and make it more inviting. This type of processes and materials allow his work to be spontaneous and assures each piece an original. Thomas Wargin earned his BFA at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.

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La Luz de Jesus is located at the Soap Plant/Wacko building, in Los Feliz at 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Gallery hours are Monday � Wednesday: 11am � 7pm, Thursday � Saturday: 11am � 9pm and Sunday 12-6pm. For high resolution jpegs, interview requests and more information contact: Lee Joseph Publicity, 359 E. Magnolia, Suite F., Burbank, CA 91502, leejemail@gmail.com, p (818) 848-2698 f (818) 848-2699.

Website: May 2-June 2, 2008, Scott Harrison, Sam Saga, and Thomas Wargin, La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Contact email: leejemail@gmail.com

Born in Athens, Greece in 1973.
Studies in Fine Arts and Photography.
Seminars in Web and Graphic Design.
Practiced alongside her father, who is wood sculptor.
Working experience as a photographer for various Greek publications and advertising companies.
Aside from her creative endeavours, has also studied translation of the Spanish language.
Mostly influenced by conceptual and figurative art.

Website: my site
Contact email: olgatzimou@hotmail.com