April 2010 archive

Surreal Opera Posters by Rafal Olbinski

Featured Artist Suggested By: Lida Prypchan Rafal Olbinski is a surrealist artist, who has become world famous for his posters and designs. Rafal was born in Poland, and originally trained as an architect in Warsaw. In 1981 he emigrated to the US, where he worked as a painter, illustrator and designer. Since 1985 he has …

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Chimamanda Adichie: Danger of a Single Story

Inspired by Nigerian history and tragedies all but forgotten by recent generations of westerners, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novels and stories are jewels in the crown of diasporan literature. Full bio and more links

Optical Illusion Paintings from Victor Molev

Victor Molev was born in Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia) in 1955.He graduated from architecture faculty in 1976 and has worked as an architect and theatre set painter. He immigrated to Israel in 1990. Victor was a member of the association of artist and sculptors in Israel. He is painter and graphic artist. He had participated in …

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