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Jesolo Sand Nativity 2022 "PEACE" Tech Data Page 05 CREW OF CARVERS.
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BIOGRAPHIES FORTHE SULTANS OF SAND CREW OF CARVERS for the 20th EDITION JESOLO SAND NATIVITY
Susanne Ruseler: TEL.: +31 651722928 EMAIL: website susannemr@hotmail.com : http://www.susanneruseler.com/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/susanne_ruseler/Dutch artist who has been working with sand since 2003, when he followed his passion for sculpture. He also loves to work with other materials such as ice, snow, and concrete. After finishing her university studies in biology she devoted herself full time to sculpture, participating in projects, events, and competitions all over the world. In 2018 he was part of the team that created the Nativity of St. Peter's Square, which the Municipality of Jesolo donated to Pope Francis. COUNTRY: NETHERLANDS
NAME Susanne RuselerPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: 14 october 1976, Rotterdam CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Utrecht Netherlands and Winlaw BC CanadaPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2003FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: summer 2008 “Aquatics”FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: SandFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE I cant say, each sculpture is different for different reasons other HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: camping, hiking
*********************************************************************************David Ducharme: EMAIL: david@sculptureducharme.com WEBSITE: http://sculptureducharme.com/This Canadian-born sculptor began sculpting sand about 16 years ago. Working with this material has allowed him to meet many other artists and to travel the world participating in events and competitions that are held every year in different countries. He is a self-taught artist who has improved his technique by being in contact with professional colleagues.COUNTRY: CANADA NAME : David DucharmePLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Quebec Canada oct 11 1969 CURRENT HOME LOCATION: British Columbia Canada British British Columbia Canada PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2002 FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: Pinocchio FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: sand and ice FAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: 3 ladies by the well, great warmouth Leonardo da Vinci OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Outdoors, camping, canoeing, hiking, skating,
**************************************************************************Marielle Heessels: TEL.: +31614201932 EMAIL: info@marielleheessels.nl WEBSITE: www.marielleheessels.nl - www.if-creative.agencyMarielle developed a passion for drawing, sculpture and painting from a very young age and this was the foundation of her subsequent work as a sculptor and painter. He has always worked with different materials, but in 2006 he discovered the art of sculpting sand, finding this fascinating medium to express his passions and grow as an artist. COUNTRY: NETHERLANDS Name: Marielle HeesselsBorn: Eindhoven, Netherlands 22/02/1968Current home: Beatrixstraat 14 5121XH Rijen NetherlandsStarted as an artist 1992First event with Sultans: 2011Favorite medium: SandFavorite Sculpture: No idea😅***********************************************************************************
Radovan Zivny TEL.: 00420-736418224EMAIL: website radovan.zivny@gmail.com : www.radovanzivny.comBorn in 1973 in the Czech Republic, he is a graphic designer and art professor. As a sculptor he started working with sand in 1997 and currently participates in the most prestigious events in this field organized all over the world. In recent years he has also started working with more traditional materials such as wood, concrete and iron. Between 2010 and 2013 he was the artistic director of the Golden Sand Festival in Bulgaria. In 2018 he was part of the team that created the Nativity of St. Peter's Square, a gift from the Municipality of Jesolo to Pope Francis. COUNTRY: CZECH REPUBLIC NAME: Radovan ZivnyPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: 23.11.1973, Zdar nad Sazavou, Czech rep.CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Czech rep., forest near BrnoPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 1997FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: 2003FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: sand, woodFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: "Shelters" (sand, Monchique, Portugal, 2013) - see on www.radovanzivny.comOTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: painting, music*************************************************************************************Michela Ciappini TEL.: 3482835990EMAIL: website info@michelaciappini.com : www.michelaciappini.comSculptor and set designer. Graduated in scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, she dedicated herself to theatrical scenography working in operatic productions, prose, experimental theater and cinema, for which she created backdrops, pictorial decorations, sculptures with different materials. This activity has led her to work in many theaters, film studios and theme parks throughout Italy. In 2004 she approached the sand and after some experiences in Italy, she entered the circuit of international competitions and festivals, in which she obtained prizes and awards. Subsequently, he also undertook the processing of additional materials such as ice and snow and vegetable carving, as well as body painting. COUNTRY: ITALY NAME Michela CiappiniPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Longiano 26/06/1976 ItalyCURRENT HOME LOCATION:via Verdoni 14 Cesena(FC) ItalyPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2014FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS:2009 in summer edition, theme Italy .FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: SandFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE 2021 Denmark Travel in BorneoOTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: love to hike , camping in nature and practice yoga .
My sculpture tries to represent the root feeling at the base of peace creation.It aims to be an inspiration, a call to be understanding person, to be emphatic.Peace has the shape of an angel flying high , over the divisions, looking at the humanity.This sculpture talks about Ossitocina also called :”love molecole”. This is part of the human system: feelings as emphathy, the care, good disposition in human relations, support, are based on the release of this molecole.All humans have it, all humans are able to create peace.There is no division between humans..we are all made to be able to love, forgive, to look for peace.This is what makes us not a person but a human, this capacity to be understanding, to listen deeply to other, to connect with our soul to other souls.
************************************************************************************************Helena BangertEMAIL: hbangert@hotmail.comWEBSITE: http://www.helenabangert.com/index_it.htmHelena studies sculpture at the prestigious Academy in Amsterdam, Rietveld Art Academy, she herself admits that she has never considered sand sculpture. After two years from graduation, around 2000, she was contacted to make a sand sculpture for a retirement home for sailors, since then Helena began to specialize with this particular material. In 2002 he won the first prize at a sand sculpture festival in Italy. Since then Helena has continued to win awards for both sand sculptures and ice sculptures. COUNTRY: NETHERLANDS Helena BangertABOUT SANDSCULPTINGWhen I move the sand and it becomes a sand sculpture the sand sculpture moves me toointo directions I didn’t think of.ABOUT THIS YEARS SCULPTUREWhen Jesus gets arrested at the garden of Gethsemane one of Jesus’ disciples attempts tostop the arresting officers by taking the sword and cuts of an ear of one of them.In this turmoil Jesus criticizes this violent act and states: “All who live by the sword shall dieby the sword”. The disciple repents and puts his sword back into its sheath.ABOUT MEJust after my study at the Amsterdam Art Academy I was asked to make a sculpture tocelebrate the founding of a retirement home for old seaman in a small Dutch coastal village.Situated in a beautiful dune area the thought of using sand as a medium came to me.The moment I started to use sand to make sculpture I got ‘hooked’ to it and from 2004 ithas been the main medium I sculpt in.By travelling the world, it became possible to make it my professional job. Although I live inHolland a big part of the year I am somewhere else in the world creating sculptures.Snow- and Ice sculpting became a second interest.********************************************************************************Pedro Mira TEL.: +351 964457430EMAIL: escultura.mira@gmail.comWEBSITE:website escultura.mira@gmail.com : http://www.escultorpedromira.com/Pedro was born in 1970 in Lisbon, where he studied sculpture and photography. His artistic career began in the early 90s and since then he has exhibited his works in various events. He has worked with silver, photography, design and sculpture through the use of different materials. He has also worked with other artists sculpting and developing skills through the use of different techniques. For the past 15 years Pedro Mira has worked with sand in major festivals around the world. COUNTRY: PORTUGAL Name: Pedro MiraBorn: Lisbon, 19-11-1970Home Location: PortugalProfessional artist since 1994First sculpture for Sultans of Sand was in a competition in a tent by the beach in 2011Favorite medium to work with is sand Favorite sculpture is “A tribute to Pina Bauch” made in Bulgaria in 2013 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151694437488560&set=a.81554118559) Statement: The dove was introduced for the first time as a symbol of peace by the first Christians and is now one of its main icons.Considering myself a pacifist, it is with my heart that I represent it on such a monumental scale to be the first view of a visitor to this year's sand nativity. The rest of the scene complements and illustrates the story in the bible and it’s a challenging exercise of landscape using the sand almost like if it was a painting.*********************************************************************************** Hanneke Supply TEL.: +31 622 14 3228EMAIL: supplyhanneke@gmail.comWEBSITE: https://www.hannekesupply.com/ - www.2shape.nlAfter studying interior design in Ghent, Hanneke began sculpting different materials in 2002 and gradually expanding his scope of work. She is a passionate modeler of all kinds of materials and has traveled the world to showcase her work and skills in many places. Recently she also began to explore the world of graphics and became a versatile illustrator. COUNTRY: BELGIUM NAME: Hanneke SupplyPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Brugge, 03-04-1981CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Rotterdam, the NetherlandsPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2003FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: Pinochio FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: sand and clay.FAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: Nature is part of us, and we are part of nature a sculpture I did in Zandvoort, the NetherlandsOTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Ice bathing, meditation, yoga, dancing, traveling,..
********************************************************************************************Enguerrand David TEL: +32 494 59 9856EMAIL: enguerrandavid@yahoo.fr Enguerrand has always felt attracted to space design. Initially fascinated by architecture and historical heritage, he gradually opened up to the art of sculpture thanks to his university education as an art historian and archaeologist. He discovered the art of sculpture on sand, ice and snow in 1999. Since then, he travels the world in the company of colleagues who have immediately become his best friends. Enguerrand is known for his multidisciplinary skills (illustrative representations, abstractions, landscape, etc.) and for his desire to experiment (high reliefs, false perspective effects, etc.). He has also organized and directed several small sculpture events in Belgium. COUNTRY: BELGIUM NAME: Enguerrand MAC DavidPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Uccle 29 09 1977CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Bruxelles PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2001FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: 2016FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: sandFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: Ammut devourer of the dead OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS history of art**************************************************************************************Jakub Zimacek (aka Kuba Libre) TEL.: +420 727 815 775EMAIL: zimacekj@gmail.comJakub began sculpting sand on the beaches of southern Spain during a trip in 2003. In 2005 he participated in his first international festival of sand sculpture in Portugal. Da creates sand sculptures for world events, winning numerous prizes in international competitions. COUNTRY: CZECH REPUBLIC Sculpture descriptionThe sculpture portrays the historic meeting between Francis of Assisi and the sultan of Egypt al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219. It is said that Francis undertook this journey to agree on peace between crusaders and Muslims - then at war for theholy city of Jerusalem. 10 years after this meeting, witnessed by both Franciscan and Western scriptures and Arab-Muslim scriptures, a pacification pact for Jerusalem was concluded, one of the first historical peace agreements achieved through dialogue."Eight hundred years have passed since the meeting between Francis of Assisi and Malek al-Kamel. And it is the sincere desire for dialogue that countries and institutions are called, above all, in order to guarantee the future of humanity. *************************************************************************Baldrick Buckle TEL. +31 628889026EMAIL: website baldrickbuckle@hotmail.com : http://www.baldrickbuckle.com/Of British origin, this professional sculptor currently lives in Holland, where he began his career as a sand sculptor in 1996, founding the sandaholics Anonymous group. He creates sculptures with the most disparate materials including snow, ice, bricks, cheese and chocolate. Take part in the events organized in Jesolo by2002. COUNTRY: GERMANY NAME: Baldrick BucklePLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: 09/07/1972 - Manchester, EnglandCURRENT HOME LOCATION: Berlin,GermanyPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: odd question, what is professional? I've been pretty much living from my art since I was 16/17 in 1988/9, but sand sculpting since 1997FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: 2002.FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: Sand and/or woodFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: A sand sculpture I made a a few years ago in Denmark depicting two wooden pallets of bags of cement in sacks.OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: I'm a step Dad to two kids, Forest(8) and Kingsley(6) and they take up most of my time, but I play the guitar and make contemporary art when I have the time and have recently started a new career working in VFX (Video special effects).
The Christmas TruceIn 1914, in the week leading up to 25 December, along the western front of WW1, French, German and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In some areas, men from both sides ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. Artist Statement:My sculpture is a memorial to the football match that occurred during Christmas day 1914 - And serves to act as a symbol and reminder of the humanism, compassion and respect we should all expect from ourselves and others.************************************************************************************************Wiaczeslaw Borecki (Slava Borecki) TEL.: + 48 60 780 6869EMAIL: slavaborecki@gmail.comFreelance sculptor with over 26 years of experience. After graduation, he worked at the Department of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan in Poland. Since 1996 he has participated in numerous festivals and competitions of sand, snow and ice sculptures around the world, winning numerous awards. He also works with bronze, stone, resin and ice materials. The works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in many European countries. COUNTRY: POLAND NAME: Wiaczeslaw Borecki PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Murawnia (Ukraine) 11.01.1972CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Poznan (Poland)PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: from 1998FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: "Woman at the well"FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: clayFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: Heavenly violinistOTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: collecting exotic plants************************************************************************************ Vadim Gryadov Tei: +7 908 636 63 45 EMAIL: gryadov@yandex.ru Vadim born in Russia in 1983. Lives in The Netherlands. He graduated with a Master of architecture degree in Ural State University of Architecture and Arts. For the past decade he has been living in Rotterdam, with his Dutch wife and child. He has been making sculptures in a variety of different materials since 2003, and since 2008 he has been doing it as a full-time job.Country: Netherlands NAME: Vadim Gryadov PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Nizhniy Tagil 27.07.1983CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Rotterdam, The Netherlands PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2008FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: 2022 -the current one FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: variety FAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: I Love them all, but the last one is always the best one OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Reading ************************************************************************************* Agnese Rudzite-Kirillova Tel: +371 29 356 751Email: arudzite@inbox.lv,In my art works I mainly working in sculpture, what is actually directly connected with my education – on 2007. I graduate Master degree in sculpting in Latvia’s Art Academy. During these 14. Years I have made few personal exhibitions, also have participated in many croup exhibitions, art projects, symposiums, festivals and contests as well, in Latvia and abroad(Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, USA, Kuwait, Cabo Verde).As sculptor I’m working with very different materials – welding metal, fiberglass, Styrofoam, ice, snow, sand, wood, bronze, aluminum, stone, some combined materials and making fire sculptures. In recent years I have worked a lot with “ short time “ materials, like ice, snow, sand and fire, what has given to me very good possibility realize my ideas in monumental sizes, and also travel around the world and introduced people with my art. However one of my favorite material still is metal, welded metal, what let me turn the hardness of big objects to lightness and transparency, the same time keeping the practical resistance.One of the most popular themes in my artworks is women, their emotional differences, reactions to surrounding environment and fixing the well-known icons. Also very big influence to my creativity is coming from nature, different shapes of nature, what can be shown as straight feedback to realism, as like abstract objects.Country: Latvia So, my favorite sand sculpture is "Semigallians (Baltic tribe) family", done 2020. in Jelgava, Latvia.Statements for my sculpture:" Jerusalem is well known as the city where all together are living a lot of different cultures and religions. It has been like that in old times and also in our times. The sand sculpture scene shows old times of Jerusalem where group of Jewish men are discussing about some religious questions and the same time on street you can see young Arabic woman with kids. All this happening in old town of Jerusalem with typical architecture silhouettes in background, what still haven't changed in our times." ******************************************************************* Richard Varano - Artistic Director for Jesolo Sand EventsTEL.: (WhatsApp only) +1 407 363 7263EMAIL: sandude@aol.comWEBSITE: http://www.sultansofsand.comBorn in 1958, he grew up in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, he is the artistic director and owner of the global company "Sultans Of Sand Worldwide" He was introduced to the art of sand sculpting by his father, an amateur sand sculptor, starting in 1964. Later, he established his sand sculpture company in the early 80's and spent the better part of a decade in a full-time one-man show exhibiting his sand art at Sea World in Florida, as well as touring the world to perform for a variety of clients and to compete at the pro level. He has won many awards in international competitions around the world, including the World Championships, and he won first prize two out of the three times he entered the World Grandmaster Championships. Since 1998 he has been the artistic director of all the sand sculpture events for the Jesolo Sand brand. Among all the places where he has worked, Jesolo is the one he prefers, so much so as to call it his second home.In 2018 he directed the team that created the massive Nativity scene at St. Peter's Square, which the City of Jesolo donated to Pope Francis.Country: USA. NAME: Richard (Rich) Varano PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: New York, USA March 30, 1958CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Florida, USA PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 1982FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: A fantasy sand castle display at a bookstore in 1982 FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: Writing.FAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: A thing I enjoy about sand sculpture is that it is a constant exercise in not forming attachments, which is something I strive for. I have many I ca recall that are not my favorites, but I cannot choose a favorite. -The next one, maybe? I don't know, but I doubt it. OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Reading, writing and studying in polymath areas of interest ranging from philosophy, &history science, and particularly psychology and sociology. I also enjoy cooking, chess, Frisbee freestyle, and Disc Golf. ...and just hanging out at home quietly with my cat. Director's Statement for Jesolo Sand Nativity 2022: "BALANCE" “The real problem of humanity is the following: We have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.” -Edward O. Wilson …in 1929 There are objective aspects of life and the rest of the universe as we currently know and understand it via science, that we call “facts.” But any scientist will freely admit we do not know all the facts there are to know, nor are we even remotely sure we even know the questions to ask to understand all there is to know completely. Such is the limitation of the most advanced life form we have ever known, human beings. How we currently understand science is not the same way we always understood it, so it is reasonable to think we may understand it more, and thus differently in the future; and we may regard some facts from today as false in the future, or we may (almost certainly) develop new facts, entirely.
The preeminent (and first) physicist, Sir Isaac Newton, invented the laws of gravity and the three laws of motion that define mechanics in the 17th century. He also invented calculus when he was at home in isolation during the plague to prove his theories with the mathematics that never existed before.
Three centuries later, Albert Einstein made breakthroughs in physics that changed some of those centuries old facts with his discovery relative to the spacetime continuum, general relativity, and the “spooky at a distance” as he called them, aspects of quantum entanglement in Relative Quantum Mechanics (RQM). .
Besides scientific facts, there are also subjective thoughts and ideas we currently have and hold that are born of different philosophical, religious, or political ideological viewpoints. These are known as “opinions” or matters of “faith” (something believed, but in the absence of empirical evidence).Like Newtons scientific ‘Third Law of Motion,’ which states; “For every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction,” the ancient eastern philosophy of Taoism attributed to the 5th century B.C.E. philosopher Lao Tzu who wrote the book Tao Te Ching (translates generally to The Way of Integrity in English, & “La Via Dell’Integrita” in Italian) some twelve centuries before Newton and fifteen centuries before Einstein, states the there is an ever-present force in nature that provides a symbiotic balance between polar opposites of any and everything.
So regardless of if it is science or faith/opinion, for everything we think, know or believe, there is an opposite aspect. Black/white, male/female, up/down, dry/wet, heaven/hell, peace/conflict, alive/dead, etc., with varying degrees of harmonious balance or discordant dissonance in each of all these things at any given moment.
As the ostensibly rational animals that humans are, imbued with critical thinking unlike any other animals we know of currently, we can choose to be mindful of and act accordingly, more or less on either side of anything we choose to if we choose to.
The social psychology or sociology of humanity has evolved over the past two to three hundred thousand years that homo sapiens have been around, and arguably longer into the millions of years if you consider the other hominoid life forms science says we have evolved from; and granted, some faiths believe we have been created in only a comparative handful of years. But evolved we have, both physically and spiritually/sociologically, regardless. Since the period of time in the middle of the 20th century after the second world war, the various populations and nations on the planet have statistically enjoyed less wars and armed conflicts than in all of recorded history proportionately, in spite of having an ever-growing record number of humans alive on the planet at one time.
It was not until the year +/- 1800 that there were one billion people alive on the planet at the same time. By 1939 there were an estimated two billion. The best estimates of how many people died because of WWII is between 62 and 78 million people, which was 3% of the global population at the time. Today, that number of deaths (attributed to war) is significantly lower, proportionately, and we are at +/- eight billion people currently alive on the planet earth.
But the ravages of classism and the wealth gap disparity is greater now than at any time in recorded history due to our population’s (explosive) growth due to our incredible technological advancements. So again, these aspects show the offsetting forces that provide for a point of balance between two polarities, or in fact, significant imbalances.
There is nothing to indicate these are not natural and organic actions at scale, in the big picture of the universe as we know and understand it.
However, we humans do have the ability to make choices on the individual (micro) scale that can affect us all at the larger (macro) scale, even though the general philosophical debate over determinism and the concept of free will is still ongoing. This omnipresent aspect of choosing between what we want (our self-interests) and what is best for us (our best-interests) is obviously by no means easy to choose between, or we likely would have stopped warring and started providing better health/nutrition and education for everyone long before now, and would have lived more in a state of homeostasis with nature in our environment and various ecosystems, too.
The point is, it all is a matter of awareness and perspective, and the subsequent choices we each make in each moment for better or worse for ourselves, and consequently for all of humanity, and so far, we generally tended to do this rather subconsciously.
But with mindfulness, we can be more proactive in realizing a reality whereby our social psychology can catch up more with our incredible technological advancements so that more humans may not just survive, but thrive, at scale.
…If we prioritize choosing peace and goodwill to others, as prescribed by the man we know as Jesus, and others.
~Rich Varano Artistic Director of the Jesolo Sand Nativity.November, 2022 edition, “PEACE” Jesolo, Venice, Italy
*********************************************************************************David Ducharme: EMAIL: david@sculptureducharme.com WEBSITE: http://sculptureducharme.com/This Canadian-born sculptor began sculpting sand about 16 years ago. Working with this material has allowed him to meet many other artists and to travel the world participating in events and competitions that are held every year in different countries. He is a self-taught artist who has improved his technique by being in contact with professional colleagues.COUNTRY: CANADA NAME : David DucharmePLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Quebec Canada oct 11 1969 CURRENT HOME LOCATION: British Columbia Canada British British Columbia Canada PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2002 FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: Pinocchio FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: sand and ice FAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: 3 ladies by the well, great warmouth Leonardo da Vinci OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Outdoors, camping, canoeing, hiking, skating,
**************************************************************************Marielle Heessels: TEL.: +31614201932 EMAIL: info@marielleheessels.nl WEBSITE: www.marielleheessels.nl - www.if-creative.agencyMarielle developed a passion for drawing, sculpture and painting from a very young age and this was the foundation of her subsequent work as a sculptor and painter. He has always worked with different materials, but in 2006 he discovered the art of sculpting sand, finding this fascinating medium to express his passions and grow as an artist. COUNTRY: NETHERLANDS Name: Marielle HeesselsBorn: Eindhoven, Netherlands 22/02/1968Current home: Beatrixstraat 14 5121XH Rijen NetherlandsStarted as an artist 1992First event with Sultans: 2011Favorite medium: SandFavorite Sculpture: No idea😅***********************************************************************************
Radovan Zivny TEL.: 00420-736418224EMAIL: website radovan.zivny@gmail.com : www.radovanzivny.comBorn in 1973 in the Czech Republic, he is a graphic designer and art professor. As a sculptor he started working with sand in 1997 and currently participates in the most prestigious events in this field organized all over the world. In recent years he has also started working with more traditional materials such as wood, concrete and iron. Between 2010 and 2013 he was the artistic director of the Golden Sand Festival in Bulgaria. In 2018 he was part of the team that created the Nativity of St. Peter's Square, a gift from the Municipality of Jesolo to Pope Francis. COUNTRY: CZECH REPUBLIC NAME: Radovan ZivnyPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: 23.11.1973, Zdar nad Sazavou, Czech rep.CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Czech rep., forest near BrnoPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 1997FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: 2003FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: sand, woodFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: "Shelters" (sand, Monchique, Portugal, 2013) - see on www.radovanzivny.comOTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: painting, music*************************************************************************************Michela Ciappini TEL.: 3482835990EMAIL: website info@michelaciappini.com : www.michelaciappini.comSculptor and set designer. Graduated in scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, she dedicated herself to theatrical scenography working in operatic productions, prose, experimental theater and cinema, for which she created backdrops, pictorial decorations, sculptures with different materials. This activity has led her to work in many theaters, film studios and theme parks throughout Italy. In 2004 she approached the sand and after some experiences in Italy, she entered the circuit of international competitions and festivals, in which she obtained prizes and awards. Subsequently, he also undertook the processing of additional materials such as ice and snow and vegetable carving, as well as body painting. COUNTRY: ITALY NAME Michela CiappiniPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Longiano 26/06/1976 ItalyCURRENT HOME LOCATION:via Verdoni 14 Cesena(FC) ItalyPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2014FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS:2009 in summer edition, theme Italy .FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: SandFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE 2021 Denmark Travel in BorneoOTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: love to hike , camping in nature and practice yoga .
My sculpture tries to represent the root feeling at the base of peace creation.It aims to be an inspiration, a call to be understanding person, to be emphatic.Peace has the shape of an angel flying high , over the divisions, looking at the humanity.This sculpture talks about Ossitocina also called :”love molecole”. This is part of the human system: feelings as emphathy, the care, good disposition in human relations, support, are based on the release of this molecole.All humans have it, all humans are able to create peace.There is no division between humans..we are all made to be able to love, forgive, to look for peace.This is what makes us not a person but a human, this capacity to be understanding, to listen deeply to other, to connect with our soul to other souls.
************************************************************************************************Helena BangertEMAIL: hbangert@hotmail.comWEBSITE: http://www.helenabangert.com/index_it.htmHelena studies sculpture at the prestigious Academy in Amsterdam, Rietveld Art Academy, she herself admits that she has never considered sand sculpture. After two years from graduation, around 2000, she was contacted to make a sand sculpture for a retirement home for sailors, since then Helena began to specialize with this particular material. In 2002 he won the first prize at a sand sculpture festival in Italy. Since then Helena has continued to win awards for both sand sculptures and ice sculptures. COUNTRY: NETHERLANDS Helena BangertABOUT SANDSCULPTINGWhen I move the sand and it becomes a sand sculpture the sand sculpture moves me toointo directions I didn’t think of.ABOUT THIS YEARS SCULPTUREWhen Jesus gets arrested at the garden of Gethsemane one of Jesus’ disciples attempts tostop the arresting officers by taking the sword and cuts of an ear of one of them.In this turmoil Jesus criticizes this violent act and states: “All who live by the sword shall dieby the sword”. The disciple repents and puts his sword back into its sheath.ABOUT MEJust after my study at the Amsterdam Art Academy I was asked to make a sculpture tocelebrate the founding of a retirement home for old seaman in a small Dutch coastal village.Situated in a beautiful dune area the thought of using sand as a medium came to me.The moment I started to use sand to make sculpture I got ‘hooked’ to it and from 2004 ithas been the main medium I sculpt in.By travelling the world, it became possible to make it my professional job. Although I live inHolland a big part of the year I am somewhere else in the world creating sculptures.Snow- and Ice sculpting became a second interest.********************************************************************************Pedro Mira TEL.: +351 964457430EMAIL: escultura.mira@gmail.comWEBSITE:website escultura.mira@gmail.com : http://www.escultorpedromira.com/Pedro was born in 1970 in Lisbon, where he studied sculpture and photography. His artistic career began in the early 90s and since then he has exhibited his works in various events. He has worked with silver, photography, design and sculpture through the use of different materials. He has also worked with other artists sculpting and developing skills through the use of different techniques. For the past 15 years Pedro Mira has worked with sand in major festivals around the world. COUNTRY: PORTUGAL Name: Pedro MiraBorn: Lisbon, 19-11-1970Home Location: PortugalProfessional artist since 1994First sculpture for Sultans of Sand was in a competition in a tent by the beach in 2011Favorite medium to work with is sand Favorite sculpture is “A tribute to Pina Bauch” made in Bulgaria in 2013 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151694437488560&set=a.81554118559) Statement: The dove was introduced for the first time as a symbol of peace by the first Christians and is now one of its main icons.Considering myself a pacifist, it is with my heart that I represent it on such a monumental scale to be the first view of a visitor to this year's sand nativity. The rest of the scene complements and illustrates the story in the bible and it’s a challenging exercise of landscape using the sand almost like if it was a painting.*********************************************************************************** Hanneke Supply TEL.: +31 622 14 3228EMAIL: supplyhanneke@gmail.comWEBSITE: https://www.hannekesupply.com/ - www.2shape.nlAfter studying interior design in Ghent, Hanneke began sculpting different materials in 2002 and gradually expanding his scope of work. She is a passionate modeler of all kinds of materials and has traveled the world to showcase her work and skills in many places. Recently she also began to explore the world of graphics and became a versatile illustrator. COUNTRY: BELGIUM NAME: Hanneke SupplyPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Brugge, 03-04-1981CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Rotterdam, the NetherlandsPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2003FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: Pinochio FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: sand and clay.FAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: Nature is part of us, and we are part of nature a sculpture I did in Zandvoort, the NetherlandsOTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Ice bathing, meditation, yoga, dancing, traveling,..
********************************************************************************************Enguerrand David TEL: +32 494 59 9856EMAIL: enguerrandavid@yahoo.fr Enguerrand has always felt attracted to space design. Initially fascinated by architecture and historical heritage, he gradually opened up to the art of sculpture thanks to his university education as an art historian and archaeologist. He discovered the art of sculpture on sand, ice and snow in 1999. Since then, he travels the world in the company of colleagues who have immediately become his best friends. Enguerrand is known for his multidisciplinary skills (illustrative representations, abstractions, landscape, etc.) and for his desire to experiment (high reliefs, false perspective effects, etc.). He has also organized and directed several small sculpture events in Belgium. COUNTRY: BELGIUM NAME: Enguerrand MAC DavidPLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Uccle 29 09 1977CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Bruxelles PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2001FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: 2016FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: sandFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: Ammut devourer of the dead OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS history of art**************************************************************************************Jakub Zimacek (aka Kuba Libre) TEL.: +420 727 815 775EMAIL: zimacekj@gmail.comJakub began sculpting sand on the beaches of southern Spain during a trip in 2003. In 2005 he participated in his first international festival of sand sculpture in Portugal. Da creates sand sculptures for world events, winning numerous prizes in international competitions. COUNTRY: CZECH REPUBLIC Sculpture descriptionThe sculpture portrays the historic meeting between Francis of Assisi and the sultan of Egypt al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219. It is said that Francis undertook this journey to agree on peace between crusaders and Muslims - then at war for theholy city of Jerusalem. 10 years after this meeting, witnessed by both Franciscan and Western scriptures and Arab-Muslim scriptures, a pacification pact for Jerusalem was concluded, one of the first historical peace agreements achieved through dialogue."Eight hundred years have passed since the meeting between Francis of Assisi and Malek al-Kamel. And it is the sincere desire for dialogue that countries and institutions are called, above all, in order to guarantee the future of humanity. *************************************************************************Baldrick Buckle TEL. +31 628889026EMAIL: website baldrickbuckle@hotmail.com : http://www.baldrickbuckle.com/Of British origin, this professional sculptor currently lives in Holland, where he began his career as a sand sculptor in 1996, founding the sandaholics Anonymous group. He creates sculptures with the most disparate materials including snow, ice, bricks, cheese and chocolate. Take part in the events organized in Jesolo by2002. COUNTRY: GERMANY NAME: Baldrick BucklePLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: 09/07/1972 - Manchester, EnglandCURRENT HOME LOCATION: Berlin,GermanyPROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: odd question, what is professional? I've been pretty much living from my art since I was 16/17 in 1988/9, but sand sculpting since 1997FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: 2002.FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: Sand and/or woodFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: A sand sculpture I made a a few years ago in Denmark depicting two wooden pallets of bags of cement in sacks.OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: I'm a step Dad to two kids, Forest(8) and Kingsley(6) and they take up most of my time, but I play the guitar and make contemporary art when I have the time and have recently started a new career working in VFX (Video special effects).
The Christmas TruceIn 1914, in the week leading up to 25 December, along the western front of WW1, French, German and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In some areas, men from both sides ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. Artist Statement:My sculpture is a memorial to the football match that occurred during Christmas day 1914 - And serves to act as a symbol and reminder of the humanism, compassion and respect we should all expect from ourselves and others.************************************************************************************************Wiaczeslaw Borecki (Slava Borecki) TEL.: + 48 60 780 6869EMAIL: slavaborecki@gmail.comFreelance sculptor with over 26 years of experience. After graduation, he worked at the Department of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan in Poland. Since 1996 he has participated in numerous festivals and competitions of sand, snow and ice sculptures around the world, winning numerous awards. He also works with bronze, stone, resin and ice materials. The works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in many European countries. COUNTRY: POLAND NAME: Wiaczeslaw Borecki PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Murawnia (Ukraine) 11.01.1972CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Poznan (Poland)PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: from 1998FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: "Woman at the well"FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: clayFAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: Heavenly violinistOTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: collecting exotic plants************************************************************************************ Vadim Gryadov Tei: +7 908 636 63 45 EMAIL: gryadov@yandex.ru Vadim born in Russia in 1983. Lives in The Netherlands. He graduated with a Master of architecture degree in Ural State University of Architecture and Arts. For the past decade he has been living in Rotterdam, with his Dutch wife and child. He has been making sculptures in a variety of different materials since 2003, and since 2008 he has been doing it as a full-time job.Country: Netherlands NAME: Vadim Gryadov PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Nizhniy Tagil 27.07.1983CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Rotterdam, The Netherlands PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 2008FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: 2022 -the current one FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: variety FAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: I Love them all, but the last one is always the best one OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Reading ************************************************************************************* Agnese Rudzite-Kirillova Tel: +371 29 356 751Email: arudzite@inbox.lv,In my art works I mainly working in sculpture, what is actually directly connected with my education – on 2007. I graduate Master degree in sculpting in Latvia’s Art Academy. During these 14. Years I have made few personal exhibitions, also have participated in many croup exhibitions, art projects, symposiums, festivals and contests as well, in Latvia and abroad(Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, USA, Kuwait, Cabo Verde).As sculptor I’m working with very different materials – welding metal, fiberglass, Styrofoam, ice, snow, sand, wood, bronze, aluminum, stone, some combined materials and making fire sculptures. In recent years I have worked a lot with “ short time “ materials, like ice, snow, sand and fire, what has given to me very good possibility realize my ideas in monumental sizes, and also travel around the world and introduced people with my art. However one of my favorite material still is metal, welded metal, what let me turn the hardness of big objects to lightness and transparency, the same time keeping the practical resistance.One of the most popular themes in my artworks is women, their emotional differences, reactions to surrounding environment and fixing the well-known icons. Also very big influence to my creativity is coming from nature, different shapes of nature, what can be shown as straight feedback to realism, as like abstract objects.Country: Latvia So, my favorite sand sculpture is "Semigallians (Baltic tribe) family", done 2020. in Jelgava, Latvia.Statements for my sculpture:" Jerusalem is well known as the city where all together are living a lot of different cultures and religions. It has been like that in old times and also in our times. The sand sculpture scene shows old times of Jerusalem where group of Jewish men are discussing about some religious questions and the same time on street you can see young Arabic woman with kids. All this happening in old town of Jerusalem with typical architecture silhouettes in background, what still haven't changed in our times." ******************************************************************* Richard Varano - Artistic Director for Jesolo Sand EventsTEL.: (WhatsApp only) +1 407 363 7263EMAIL: sandude@aol.comWEBSITE: http://www.sultansofsand.comBorn in 1958, he grew up in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, he is the artistic director and owner of the global company "Sultans Of Sand Worldwide" He was introduced to the art of sand sculpting by his father, an amateur sand sculptor, starting in 1964. Later, he established his sand sculpture company in the early 80's and spent the better part of a decade in a full-time one-man show exhibiting his sand art at Sea World in Florida, as well as touring the world to perform for a variety of clients and to compete at the pro level. He has won many awards in international competitions around the world, including the World Championships, and he won first prize two out of the three times he entered the World Grandmaster Championships. Since 1998 he has been the artistic director of all the sand sculpture events for the Jesolo Sand brand. Among all the places where he has worked, Jesolo is the one he prefers, so much so as to call it his second home.In 2018 he directed the team that created the massive Nativity scene at St. Peter's Square, which the City of Jesolo donated to Pope Francis.Country: USA. NAME: Richard (Rich) Varano PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: New York, USA March 30, 1958CURRENT HOME LOCATION: Florida, USA PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SINCE: 1982FIRST SCULPTURE CREATED WITH SULTANS: A fantasy sand castle display at a bookstore in 1982 FAVORITE MEDIUM TO WORK WITH: Writing.FAVORITE SCULPTURE YOU EVER CREATED TO DATE: A thing I enjoy about sand sculpture is that it is a constant exercise in not forming attachments, which is something I strive for. I have many I ca recall that are not my favorites, but I cannot choose a favorite. -The next one, maybe? I don't know, but I doubt it. OTHER HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Reading, writing and studying in polymath areas of interest ranging from philosophy, &history science, and particularly psychology and sociology. I also enjoy cooking, chess, Frisbee freestyle, and Disc Golf. ...and just hanging out at home quietly with my cat. Director's Statement for Jesolo Sand Nativity 2022: "BALANCE" “The real problem of humanity is the following: We have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.” -Edward O. Wilson …in 1929 There are objective aspects of life and the rest of the universe as we currently know and understand it via science, that we call “facts.” But any scientist will freely admit we do not know all the facts there are to know, nor are we even remotely sure we even know the questions to ask to understand all there is to know completely. Such is the limitation of the most advanced life form we have ever known, human beings. How we currently understand science is not the same way we always understood it, so it is reasonable to think we may understand it more, and thus differently in the future; and we may regard some facts from today as false in the future, or we may (almost certainly) develop new facts, entirely.
The preeminent (and first) physicist, Sir Isaac Newton, invented the laws of gravity and the three laws of motion that define mechanics in the 17th century. He also invented calculus when he was at home in isolation during the plague to prove his theories with the mathematics that never existed before.
Three centuries later, Albert Einstein made breakthroughs in physics that changed some of those centuries old facts with his discovery relative to the spacetime continuum, general relativity, and the “spooky at a distance” as he called them, aspects of quantum entanglement in Relative Quantum Mechanics (RQM). .
Besides scientific facts, there are also subjective thoughts and ideas we currently have and hold that are born of different philosophical, religious, or political ideological viewpoints. These are known as “opinions” or matters of “faith” (something believed, but in the absence of empirical evidence).Like Newtons scientific ‘Third Law of Motion,’ which states; “For every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction,” the ancient eastern philosophy of Taoism attributed to the 5th century B.C.E. philosopher Lao Tzu who wrote the book Tao Te Ching (translates generally to The Way of Integrity in English, & “La Via Dell’Integrita” in Italian) some twelve centuries before Newton and fifteen centuries before Einstein, states the there is an ever-present force in nature that provides a symbiotic balance between polar opposites of any and everything.
So regardless of if it is science or faith/opinion, for everything we think, know or believe, there is an opposite aspect. Black/white, male/female, up/down, dry/wet, heaven/hell, peace/conflict, alive/dead, etc., with varying degrees of harmonious balance or discordant dissonance in each of all these things at any given moment.
As the ostensibly rational animals that humans are, imbued with critical thinking unlike any other animals we know of currently, we can choose to be mindful of and act accordingly, more or less on either side of anything we choose to if we choose to.
The social psychology or sociology of humanity has evolved over the past two to three hundred thousand years that homo sapiens have been around, and arguably longer into the millions of years if you consider the other hominoid life forms science says we have evolved from; and granted, some faiths believe we have been created in only a comparative handful of years. But evolved we have, both physically and spiritually/sociologically, regardless. Since the period of time in the middle of the 20th century after the second world war, the various populations and nations on the planet have statistically enjoyed less wars and armed conflicts than in all of recorded history proportionately, in spite of having an ever-growing record number of humans alive on the planet at one time.
It was not until the year +/- 1800 that there were one billion people alive on the planet at the same time. By 1939 there were an estimated two billion. The best estimates of how many people died because of WWII is between 62 and 78 million people, which was 3% of the global population at the time. Today, that number of deaths (attributed to war) is significantly lower, proportionately, and we are at +/- eight billion people currently alive on the planet earth.
But the ravages of classism and the wealth gap disparity is greater now than at any time in recorded history due to our population’s (explosive) growth due to our incredible technological advancements. So again, these aspects show the offsetting forces that provide for a point of balance between two polarities, or in fact, significant imbalances.
There is nothing to indicate these are not natural and organic actions at scale, in the big picture of the universe as we know and understand it.
However, we humans do have the ability to make choices on the individual (micro) scale that can affect us all at the larger (macro) scale, even though the general philosophical debate over determinism and the concept of free will is still ongoing. This omnipresent aspect of choosing between what we want (our self-interests) and what is best for us (our best-interests) is obviously by no means easy to choose between, or we likely would have stopped warring and started providing better health/nutrition and education for everyone long before now, and would have lived more in a state of homeostasis with nature in our environment and various ecosystems, too.
The point is, it all is a matter of awareness and perspective, and the subsequent choices we each make in each moment for better or worse for ourselves, and consequently for all of humanity, and so far, we generally tended to do this rather subconsciously.
But with mindfulness, we can be more proactive in realizing a reality whereby our social psychology can catch up more with our incredible technological advancements so that more humans may not just survive, but thrive, at scale.
…If we prioritize choosing peace and goodwill to others, as prescribed by the man we know as Jesus, and others.
~Rich Varano Artistic Director of the Jesolo Sand Nativity.November, 2022 edition, “PEACE” Jesolo, Venice, Italy
The Crew Of Carvers for JSN XX 2022 edition- CONTACT INFO FOR SILVIA:
Susanne Ruseler susannemr@hotmail.com
David Ducharme david@sculptureducharme.com
Radek Zivny radovan.zivny@gmail.com
Baldrick Buckle baldrickbuckle@hotmail.com
Marielle Heessels marielleheessels@gmail.com
Helena Bangert hbangert@hotmail.com
Hanneke Supply supplyhanneke@gmail.com
Pedro Mira escultura.mira@gmail.com
Kuba Libra zimacekj@gmail.com
Enguerrand David enguerrandavid@yahoo.fr
Michela Ciappini, michelaciaps@gmail.com
Agnese Rudzite arudzite@inbox.lv
Slava Borecki slavaborecki@gmail.com
Vadim Gryadov gryadov@yandex.ru
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