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Seth Chwast (U.S.A.) Mythic Creatures Mural

Seth Chwast was diagnosed with autism as a very young child, and lived for years in a world of roller coasters, haunted houses, and classical music. When her autistic son turned 18, a vocational counselor told Debra Chwast that Seth was unsuited for anything more challenging than janitorial work. He could not cross the street alone, or even be left home alone, or have a conversation. Debra then gave up her career as a therapist and devoted herself full time to finding a meaningful life for her son. A dramatic change came in 2003, when at age 20 he took an oil painting class at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Seth, who rarely speaks, began describing his world in paint. It turned out he has an innate ability to mix colours and create amazing works of art that reflect his vision of his world and the world around him. At 23 he was on the Today show as an artist, at 24, he returned to the Today show and was featured on New Years Day as their most inspirational story of the year. Seth regularly flies to New York to paint with Kip Jacobs, a bold, edgy, accomplished artist, creating Manhattan cityscapes and mobiles. Friendly, cheerful and optimistic, Seth wants his art to travel the world. He has had solo exhibitions in Galapagos, the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, and Curaao. Seths paintings went to the United Nations and to the Museum of Modern Art of the Ukraine in Kiev. In the United States, he has opened at Dartmouth, the Cleveland Clinic, and twice at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Seth is thrilled to have his art on a United Nations stamp! Seth had the following to say about his Mythic Creatures Mural painting: This painting feels peaceful and gleeful. I feel happy about this Painting!

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Alex Masket (U.S.A.) - Untitled Kinetic Blue

Alex Masket is a completely self-taught artist whose work is focused on the interaction of colour and form. Now 24 years old, Alex has severe autism, which greatly inhibits his ability to communicate verbally. Alex is driven by his creative impulse and is completely unaffected by outside influences or the expectations and judgement of others. He began making sophisticated graphic compositions with Lego bricks as a young child, and is still passionate about this art form. Alex has also garnered a great deal of attention for his mixed media works, which draw on his lifelong fascination with numbers and letters, and for his colour collages, which are noteworthy for the sense of movement he creates. His art ranges in size from small canvases to his largest creation his duct-taped bedroom. Since 2009, Alexs art has been the subject of ten solo and five group exhibitions, including several shows in New York City. Two of his exhibitions featured a full sized, freestanding installation of his bedroom, complete with the original duct tape art. Alex and his unique process are the focus of the award-winning documentary Breaking Boundaries: the Art of Alex Masket, by filmmaker Dennis Connors. The film has been touring the United States, Mexico and Canada for the past two years. To learn more about Alex visit www.alexmasket.com