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Alicia Czechowski: I have tried to imagine what might have grown out of the American art which flourished in the early decades of the twentieth century. No artists followed directly in the footsteps of George Bellows or Reginald Marsh. World War II intervened and the vivid representationalism of the Ashcan School was swept away by the rhetoric which preached the gospel of abstract expressionism. https://abelcontemporary.com/artist/alicia-czechowski

Julia Minguillón Iglesias (1906-1965)

Margarita Morselli (born 8 January 1952) is an artist who is considered a pioneer in the use of a video as a form of artistic expression in Paraguay. The work she presented was on abstraction with references to real spaces. Via W

María Carlota "Lotte" Schultz (1925- January 22, 2016) was a Paraguayan artist. Schulz used several different media in her work, including ceramics, drawing, painting and printmaking. She is known for her innovative prints using cowhide. Schultz was also trained in art restoration. Schultz shared her skills with others as a teacher and worked as an artist throughout her life. Via W

Mandy El-Sayegh

Mandy El-Sayegh’s (b. July 16, 1985, Malaysia, lives and works in London, United Kingdom) highly process-driven practice is rooted in an exploration of material and language. Executed in a wide range of media, including densely layered paintings, sculpture, installation, diagrams, and sound and video, El-Sayegh’s work investigates the formation and break-down of systems of order, be they bodily, linguistic, or political. She is particularly interested in exploring the Part-Whole relationship–how something significant yet unpremeditated emerges and comes into being through various smaller, micro-interactions or repetitions. She physically demonstrates this by collaging disparate fragments, text, and found imagery, and layering them with materials like latex, rubber, and clay that mimic organic matter. Through simple, repetitive patterns such as a hand-painted grid or geometric molds, formal and narrative synthesis occurs that is not consciously intended or anticipated.