Michael Durst Press Releases

Chicago Art Exhibition By G M Durst On Oct 16th, 2015

Cape Town, - October 5th, 2015

The Chicago Artists Month is featuring an art exhibition entitled, 'Chicago Impressions' by internationally acclaimed artist, Dr Michael Durst. The Opening is at the Greenleaf Art Center, 1806 West Greenleaf Avenue in Chicago from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the 16th of October, 2015. Please plan to attend with your guests. The exhibition of impressionistic artwork of Chicago will be in exhibition at the Greenleaf Art Center until December. To view all of Durst's art, visit his web site at www.HeartscapePaintings.com. You may also email him at DurstArt@aol.com or call 872-888-4954

BEST OF SHOW ART EXHIBITION BY DR MICHAEL DURST

Cape Town, - December 5th, 2012

FIRST PLACE WINNING ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT WINCHESTER MANSIONS IN DECEMBER “Best of Show” is the title for a solo exhibition of Dr. Michael’s Durst’s artwork which opens on the 5th of December at the “Grape, Gourmet and Gallery” evening at the Winchester Mansions Hotel in Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. All of the works on display have won or been tied for First Place awards on Fine Art America, the largest online site for artists and photographers from all over the world. Over 130,000 artists have uploaded more than three and a half million images onto this site. Fine Art America sponsors contests, which asks for submissions from international artists, and then members of the public vote for their favourites. Dr. Durst has won “First Place” for dozens of his paintings and Fractal Visions. His impressionistic works have an emotional appeal and display the beauty of South Afr...

When Art And Maths Add Up

Cape Town, - November 6th, 2011

Cape Argus, The Good Weekend: November 5, 2011 IMAGINE using mathematical algorithms to create patterns for art. Known as fractal art, Cape Town artist Dr Michael Durst has been winning international awards for his work in this genre. An exhibition of his work, "The Wonders of Fractal Art", is on display at the Winchester Mansions Hotel in Sea Point. The Good Weekend visited the home of the retired psychologist to view this computer-generated work and to chat about its uniqueness. Durst says it takes from two to three days to create the patterns and then more time to add colour and light. “A year-and-a-half ago I saw it on a website. Having a ‘can do’ attitude, I decided to try it,” he said. He won first place for the work "Thought" in Fine Art America’s art competition. The work shows a detailed orb made up of numerous absorbing lines and patterns. A psych...