Magi Puig was born in 1966, in Palou, a small 50 inhabitant village in Catalonia and studied art at the Sant-jordi University in Barcelona. He likes not only group scenes, mostly families on Spain’s sunny beaches, but also interiors and, above all, women’s portraits. Whatever the place, the seashore, the market, or even his studio, Magi PUIG aims at recreating an atmosphere, as personal and intimate as possible, and then fully integrating us in it. His art seeks sensuality through the models’ peaceful and languid attitudes and the sun’s heavy heat reflecting on the beach.

The work on the texture also is essential, as it strengthens the analogy with the smooth skin, the thin sand or the sweet and comfortable cloth on which Carme, his wife and muse, lies. Sensitive in general and visual in particular, Magi PUIG’, paintings genuinely evoke photography: air views, diving views, flat sweeping views, they all intrigue our eyes while they puzzle the perspective. They truly give life and movement to creations which invite us to joyful and dizzy escapades.

If there is something that defines Magí Puig’s painting, it is his treatment of light. His subjects, whether they are general shots of beaches and cities or individual characters, appear bathed in a dense and vibrant light, often with dazzling backlights that awaken powerful and penetrating colors. Great examples of this are his beaches, where sometimes we can only make out a few silhouettes cut out on a bright monochrome sand that merges with the sky and the sea.

Among his themes are those inspired by his travels, which take us to cities such as Paris, Venice or Havana; and countries such as Morocco, Vietnam or Senegal. His urban landscapes and skylines are some of his most singular works. In these he usually omits any human presence ─or leaves it in the background─ to focus on the architectures and alleys, and how the light falls on them. His Moroccan streets and markets create images that can evoke the courtyards of Fabrés or the oriental fantasies of Fortuny.

Mia Fonssagrives Solow is an American contemporary artist based in New York and Paris. She is internationally renowned for her refined and whimsical aesthetic in both figurative and abstract forms in a range of mediums, from polished bronze to gilded wood to sleek enamel over fiberglass. Solow’s uplifting work focuses on simplicity of form and color, exploring scale and movement as the curving surfaces of each piece draw the eye from one exquisite line to the next. Fonssagrives Solow has exhibited work throughout the U.S., Paris, London and Shanghai, and has graced the pages of lauded publications, such as the Financial Times, Artnet, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Artsy, Tatler, and Harper’s Bazaar. Her sculpture and jewelry can currently be found in locations around the world, including, NYC, East Hampton, London, Paris, and now in Palm Beach at Findlay Galleries.

As the daughter of renowned photographer Fernand Fonssagrives and iconic super model Lisa Fonssagrives, as well as the step-daughter of fashion photographer Irving Penn, Mia was born into and molded by a world of art and design. Throughout her childhood she experienced life on both sides of the camera lens. This motif of reshaping perspective is ever present in her series of abstract forms, in which the negative space becomes as integral to the work as the positive.

“Negative space is very important to me,” says Solow. “I love seeing the world through these shapes—the city, the trees, the sky, even people. As a child I always looked through the lens of a camera or a telescope and envisioned the world beyond that. In a way, these forms are a continuation of that visual process.”

Michael Allen Lowe was born November 6^th, 1979 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The son of a salesman, the young Michael lead a very nomadic life, moving to a new city every year or so. In this isolating environment – Lowe had little time to make friends in each new home – Michael was forced to find ways to entertain himself, and thus he came to art. A highly imaginative child, he excelled in many creative media, and though most notably known for his ability as a draftsman he also experimented with mechanical puppetry, figurative ceramic, and metal work such as bronze casting and steel welding.

Though Lowe had had some experience in art classes as a child, it was when he settled in at his high school in a suburb of Chicago that he began to study painting more seriously. Despite his youth, his work began to gain some recognition. He won several awards, including a grant from the state of Illinois, and was made an artist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Intent on pursuing art, Lowe decided to attend the Kansas City Art Institute, where he was able to further expand his artistic experimentations. There, Lowe worked with a variety of different media, including woodworking, sculpture, stone-carving, bookmaking, photography, glass-casting, and printmaking. But despite the lure of these interesting and unique artistic media, Lowe felt himself drawn to painting, and devoted his time at the Institute to studying it as thoroughly as he could. This proved more difficult than he thought, as the school highly favored abstraction to Lowe’s classical figurative style. But the quality of his work was nonetheless apparent, and when Lowe graduated he was honored to be chosen as the commencement speaker.

Lowe remained in Kansas City for a time, but eventually left to travel to Europe, wishing to witness firsthand the great works of art that had so strongly inspired him. His experiences in Europe overwhelmed him, and when he returned to his studio he found himself humbled and stuck. Lowe desired to both represent the polished aesthetic of the classical works he had seen, while also feeling a deep need to develop his own personal style, and make his mark as a contemporary artist. For two years Lowe struggled with this problem, until he moved to Massachusetts, where he once again found inspiration. He spent three years there, motivated and painting.

In June 2008, Lowe’s premiere solo exhibition, ‘Lazaria’ opened in New York at Findlay Galleries. He continued to work with Findlay Galleries for the next year, but eventually stopped painting so he could pursue a new arena: writing. After completing his first major book, an epic work of historical fiction titled ‘Fuseli; Or, A Vindication Of The Modern Prometheus,’ Lowe returned to painting. His pursuit of history, the old masters, and figurative allegory contuse today, as he is currently pursuing a MLitt degree in Art History at the University of Saint Andrews.

George Nemethy was born in 1952 in Newburgh, New York to a family of artists. Albert Nemethy, his father, was a Hungarian marine painter of high regard who instructed his six children in the art of painting ocean scenes. Julien, Albert Jr., George, Veronica, Kristina Augustine and Georgina were all inspired by their father’s world of classical music, fine art, and antiques, and he was likewise overjoyed to nurture in them a love of painting.

Though many of the siblings followed in the father’s footsteps to paint marine scenes, George differentiated himself from the group. He was particularly inspired by the Persian miniatures that were among his father’s collection of antiques, and combining this fascination with what he learned from his father, George was able to make his own signature style of marine painting. His miniature works are highly detailed, marked by their devotion to a balance of size and color. They feel uniquely intimate, with tranquil pastel waters and billowing sails. He frames each enigmatic scene of solitude with a custom made gold frame, recalling the gilded miniatures he found so alluring in his youth.

Today, George travels, finding inspiration in the seaports, beaches, and isolated islands he explores. He is, like his works, an enigma. Nonetheless, his miniatures continue to charm and entice collectors across the world.