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CREATIVE PARTICIPATION
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Our mission at ZO is to encourage dialogue between creative thinkers and promote change through the arts. We feature work that we feel is timeless . . . and are not affiliated with any political, religious, racial, cultural or social movement.
We are ZO | Zone Obscura | Zone Organic | Zone Other
We encourage you to support the arts directly. If you are not a collector – become one – no matter how small. Collecting art will enrich your life and change the world. Visit local museums and regardless of what kind of groups you may be a part of, investigate whatever other artistic history, movements, or local groups exist that may be available to you. Become knowledgeable about others. Search our pages and take time to read, explore, and ponder the wealth of information that is being shared around the world. There is a new renaissance blooming if you focus on the positive. We are blessed to be a small part of it.
ZO HISTORIC DAILY CLOUD COVER
We feature art by Theme and share these artists & creative surprises (on the list below) on our cover — NOW in random order. Our 10th Anniversary COVER EXPO is now in progress. If you have an interesting Cover in mind, design it and submit. We will award a small honorarium to 3 entries each month until the end of the year, in addition to featuring other notable entries.
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| Pierre Gable
| CHIAROSCURO
| Sasza Baristow
| ABSTRACT & FUTURE IDEAS
| Goro Endow
| FASHION
| Ericco Studio
| MUSIC
| John W. Davis IV
| SCULPTURE
| Tarak Mahadi
| The O.D.D. ROOM (Film)
| Ralf Poppcke-Fotografie
| DESIGN / DECOR
| Carole Rodrigue
| LIGHT
| Duane Kirby Jensen
| SHADOWS
| Jaeda Dewalt Artography
| NATURAL MAJESTY
| Per-Inge Isheden
| BEAUTY FROM ASHES
| Luis José Estremadoyro
| HUMANITY
| Tara Cotter’ Nesci
| INCREDIBLE PLANET
| Nad Wolinska
| OTHER KINGDOMS
| Kadhim Nwir
| LIFE
| Lisa Ridings – Fantommst
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| NATURAL MAJESTY
| Jonathan Scott Paulson
| ELEMENTAL
| Andrea Giorgi
| CIRCLES
| John Vega
| CONCRETE ABSTRACTION
The word “Poem” is Concrete
The word “Poetry” is Abstract
| Carla Denise Estrada
| ART MEETS LIFE
| Natalie Shau
| DREAMS & DREAMERS
| Orhan Fesdeghchi
| The UNIVERSE
| Zoran Tairovic
| SECRETS
| Renate Verbrugge
| CONVERGENCE
| Ronald L. Hall
| INNOVATION
| Hakkan Lye
| FACES
| Rhyssa Scott-Smith
| FORM
| Christopher O’Donnell Photography
| ROCKS
| Antonio Mora
| HISTORY
| Sława Kładoczna-Gryta
| DOTS
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| STYLE
| Amy Ackerman
| CLIMATE ART
| Ben Heine
| GOLD
| Olusegun Adejumo
| DANCE
| Irene Georgopoulou
| SPACE
| Karmym
| Incredible PLANET
| Eileen Burgess
| MACRO/MICRO
| Quainphoto — Mike Quain
| SPHERES, DOTS
| Teunis Swart
| SCAPE
| Rory White
| ELEMENTAL — SURREAL
| Theresa Durant
| MEMORIES
| David Caspar
| COLORS
| Mo Kelly
| MOUNTAINS
| Iris Scott
| BALLOONS
| Arte Surrealista de Ruben Cukier
| MIRROR MIRROR
| Fintan Magee
| I LIVE TODAY
WHERE WE’VE BEEN
2021 CLOUD Z — and Before THEMES
Thoughts from the ZO
ZO is a unique collaborative arts project that orchestrates a vibrant daily-evolving Cloud Publication. Using media as a platform to celebrate and connect divergent nationalities and cultures, we encourage world artists and their fans to share constructive, creative energies and an appreciation for each other.
We are organically comprised of an international convergence of creative souls, and have a thriving network now existing and touching more than 170 countries and regions globally. We promote a broad online presentation of art, photography, poetry, music, literary and design offerings — all geared to enhance communications between people and sharing through the Arts.
ZO is gearing up towards an international online event titled Time ZOne and also planning an international Breakfast for Peace. Both will highlight a myriad of the world’s talent and culinary treasures. Our intent is to focus not only on creatives, but also innovators who through their actions and personal lives are endeavoring to further solutions and solve problems in a creative and artistic manner. We hope that our fecund approach will be an encouragement in a world of opinions that are often pessimistic and cynical.
THEMES
2020
01/20 | COLLECTIVE
02/20 | LOST TWIN
03/20 | ANCIENT GRACE
04/20 | MAHVALOUS BUBBLES & BAUBLES
05/20 | MOTION
06/20 | METAMORPHOSIS
07/20 | AUTONOMY
08/20 | FULL BLEED
09/20 | COGNITION
10/20 | THE EMPEROR’S CLOTHES
11/20 | ELEMENTAL
12/20 | NOSTALGIA
2019
01/20 | RENAISSANCE
02/20 | DREAMSCAPE
03/20 | IMAGINATION
04/20 | SURREAL
05/20 | HUMANITY
06/20 | LIGHT
07/20 | DISCOVERY
08/20 | DESIGN ABSTRACTION
09/20 | ALL DRESSED UP
10/20 | HAUTE ART
11/20 | TRUTH
12/20 | MYSTERY
2018
We’ve been publishing in this online format since 2014 and treasure all of the artists that have allowed us to regularly feature their art and often their hearts on our pages. We certainly would not be at these new Levels we continually strive for without the art friends and team that have helped us organize . . . Eternal Blessings to all of you!
In 2018 we went to an abstract line up and started posting a random “vibe oriented” schedule – anything we felt fit the day – at any time we wanted . . . LOL. It was actually a very freeing time as we just went with our own FLOW, which can actually be a lot of spontaneous fun!
PREVIOUS FEATURES
It’s really been a blessing to develop relationships with the international artists we’ve connected with. Over the years it has been quite an adventure and we really hope to travel and connect on even deeper levels as we are able. The world can be like a runaway train, with people’s lives spiraling towards “digital relationships” and an almost robotically-paced lifestyle. Many wonder … where is the human touch in all of this? ZO believes that art and creativity can bring some of our humanity back. We are a bridge between world cultures, nature, technology, and overloaded careers sometimes drained of the dreams we had as children. We want everyone to have an opportunity to be creative and ZO feels we are all a part of this New Renaissance!
2017 Featured Artists
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| Pierre Gable
| Sasza Baristow
| Goro Endow
| Ericco Studio
| John W. Davis IV
| Tarak Mahadi
| Ralf Poppcke-Fotografie
| Carole Rodrigue
| Duane Kirby Jensen
| Jaeda Dewalt Artography
| Per-Inge Isheden
|Luis José Estremadoyro
| Tara Cotter’ Nesci
| Nad Wolinska
| Kadhim Nwir
| Lisa Ridings – Fantommst
| Scott Naismith
| Emily Magone
| Tiffanie Mang
| Frederic Belaubre
| Marion Costentin
| Duy Huynh
| Yeachin Tsai
| Clara Berta
| Claudia Tremblay
| Cassandra Tondro
| John Bildahl
| Francesco D’Adamo
2016 Featured Artists
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity. — Charles Mingus
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| Amy Ackerman
| Ben Heine
| Olusegun Adejumo
| Irene Georgopoulou
| Lorelei Nelson
| Ralf Poppcke
| Karmym
| Eileen Burgess
| John Wilhelm
| Gaucha Berlin
| Gesine Marwedel
| John Whitehead Sculptures
| Martin Wittfooth
| Francesca Strino
| Keli Rogers-Lopez
| Rook Floro
| Richard Frost
| Maria Barbara De Marco
| Aof Smith
| Edith Lebeau
2015 Featured Artists
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| Quainphoto — Mike Quain
| Fantommst — Lisa Ridings
| David Caspar
| Mo Kelly
| Iris Scott
| Eric Cox
| Arte Surrealista de Ruben Cukier
| Teunis Swart
| Fintan Magee
| Theresa Durant
| Rory White
| Jonathan Scott Paulson
| Andrea Giorgi
| John Vega
| Carla Denise Estrada
| Natalie Shau
| Orhan Fesdeghchi
| Zoran Tairovic
| Mae Koo Photography
| Renate Verbrugge
| Ronald L. Hall
| Hakkan Lye
| Rhyssa Scott-Smith
| Christopher O’Donnell Photography
| Antonio Mora
| Sława Kładoczna-Gryta
Ultimately, we are seeking a Creative Quality of Life
Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. — Edward de Bono
Artists and musicians are and have always been, vehicles to express the ecstasy, conscience, and agony of the times. They depict history from an emotional perspective and often highly influence traditions by their observations and portrayals —effecting change!
ZO’s mission is to spotlight the talents of the world — without precondition or partiality. Our mission is to use the arts as a podium of peace, one upon which racial and cultural barriers and bitterness may be traded for newfound exposure and understanding. We simply want to illuminate the talents, gifts, and creativity that all of us have to some degree; but which have lain under-exposed and segregated by the walls of the world.
2014 FEATURED ARTISTS
ZO’s daily cover started years before this in another incarnation — with many of the artists below.
| Pierre Gable
| Ericco Studio
| Luis José Estremadoyro
| Sasza Baristow
| Goro Endow
| Tara Cotter’ Nesci
| John W. Davis IV
| Lisa Ridings – Fantommst
| Tarak Mahadi
| Ralf Poppcke-Fotografie
| Carole Rodrigue
| Duane Kirby Jensen
| Jaeda DeWalt Artography
| Per-Inge Isheden
| Nad Wolinska
| Kadhim Nwir