Maximiliano "Gytano" Paradiso

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maximiliano grew up surrounded by tango, and studied with some of the most important teachers and performers, such as Nito & Elba, Omar Vega, los Dinzel, Pablo Veron, Mauricio Castro, becoming later an assistant to most of his teachers And accredited intructor of tango discovery system .

He has performed and taught in some of the most important tango events around the world, including the New York Tango Festival and the National Tango Day in Argentina, the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philarmonic Orchestra, at the Bass Performance Hall of Fort Worth, Texas, at the Costa Mesa Performing Arts Center, and at the Lincoln Center Institute, NYC, and many others.. taugh Richard gere for the movie shall we dance.

 He studied oriental philosophy and other type of dance movements’ techniques that can take to the student in a playful and no competitive atmosphere to a better and deeper understanding of the tango and himself. He is actually teaching in Japan and other cities in Asia in general.

Yukako Hayashi

was born in Japan. She graduated from Acting school, and in 1998 completed a professional dance program at Watanabe Stage Jazz Center where she studied various dance styles, such as Modern, Ballet and Jazz under a well-known teacher, Takashi Watanabe.

She had been performed in several musicals and dance concerts, as well as TV shows and theater plays.

She went to New York in pursuit of her career as a professional dancer, then she meet Tango 3 years ago with Maximiliano and had an intensive training since then with him and had been study intensively in Buenos Aires with many great teachers as Mauricio Castro, Carlos Gavito, guillermina Quiroga, Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Ermocida, Gustavo Naveira are some of them.

Yasmina Kici Khattar / French Artist 
 

- Graduated from Ecole Des Beaux Arts in France since 1995

- Member of Chant du Symbole International Circle de la Pensée  et des Arts Français.

- Member of the Art Center Dubai.

Activities:

• Participated in various exhibitions in France and obtained among others: The Grand Prize Surrealism Trophy Victor Hugo, the second prize Imaginaire Artiste D’Ici et D’Ailleurs.
• Solo Exhibition in Dubai in 2003 Entitled MYSTERY OF MASKS.
• House of Talent Exhibition Dubai Festival 2003
• The international exhibition for Arts and Environmental work trade Center Dubai 2004
• Permanent Exhibition until 2008 in Meridian Airport Hotel Casa Mia
• Since 2001 until present, she gives painting courses to students in the French school George Pompidou in Dubai.

The Artist’s recent work is influenced by her deep search for the secrets of women. She paints the eyes of women because she believes that the eyes are the windows to the inner soul of the human being. Eyes reveal what is hidden behind the mask. She hides the face of women behind masks. All of us carry a mask to hide the true us. Her other deep concern is the irreversible harm inflicted on the environment by the rapid progress of industry around the world. Her creations are full of symbolism that carries a distinct and alarming message. Being sensible to the problems of environment, poverty, and misery of the peoples of the world, the Artist’s work reflects such concerns in vivid and symbolic impressive paintings. 
 

At present the Artist is impressed by the Argentine Tango dance, which she believes it expresses the deep sensual, anger, love and pride of two persons where, at certain fascinating moments, the bodies of the dancing couple merge to become one united soul reflecting a superb indefinable picture of one floating body that the Artist aims to interpret in her future work. 
 

   The Artist writes:

I would like to interpret in colors the mystery of Tango intriguing as it is, and the complicity of the two souls dancing in a sensual and most provocative manner, such emotions that cannot be expressed in words. 

Kim Dy-Liacco / Filipino artist

Kim rediscovered her passion for dance and art through Argentine Tango and photography.

A Fine Arts graduate from LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore, Kim had always been involved in the arts. She took her first oil painting class at the age of 8, and participated in art competitions, drama club and extra-curricular modern dance throughout her school years.

She completed an International Baccalaureate Certificate in Art & Design at Jakarta International School, where she trained under French artist Rashid Carr Midelti and received the IASAS (Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools) Cultural Award for art achievement.

Kim moved to Singapore in 1993 to attend LASALLE, where she obtained an RMIT University Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art (Painting) with Distinction. Her mentors included some of Singapore’s key contemporary artists – Milenko Prvacki, Salleh Japar and Chandrasekaran S. Her paintings were commissioned by Conrad Centennial (Singapore) and Tudor Court Hotel (London).

Kim’s desire for communication and expression through art was re-awakened when she was introduced to Argentine Tango just a year ago in 2008. This exhibition for TangoXposed 2009 is her first step back into art making through the medium of photography – which began as a humble attempt to understand the truth behind Tango and capture the essence of the dance form. Her search continues.

Born in Manila, Philippines, Kim lives in Singapore where she has been working in arts education marketing for more than 10 years. She dances tango three times a week and learns from Singapore’s pioneer tango dancers and visiting instructors from Argentina.

Stella Prasetya, Indonesian artist

Born at the tail-end of Scorpio, Stella Prasetya bears the artistic qualities best attributed to people born under this sign. A consummate artist, her works are a reflection of her innermost sentiment to a given subject.

Beneath the quiet demeanor of this finely reserved young lady lies an avalanche of emotions waiting to implode in the stillness of her strokes.

As an artist, Stella is no stranger to the world of art exhibition. Her resume is solid having done solo fine art exhibition entitled “Spirituality in Prayer” at the Galeri Maranatha in Bandung, Indonesia in 2008.

She also joined group exhibitions in 2003 for the UFY Design Exhibition UNSW in Sydney Australia, in 2007 for the Drawing Exhibition at Open House FSRD Maranatha 2005 in Bandung, Indonesia and in 2006 for the Sculpture Exhibition “Torsocialize” at the Lobby Art Space FSRD Marantha also in Bandung.

Her long list of painting exhibitions include exposures to the Open House FSRD Maranatha, Galeri FSRD NK Maranatha “Untitled #2” and GWM Maranatha”Xplore (X)tion” in 2006.

She took part in Display Art Work at De Grey Café, Art Work exhibition “Centre of Art” GWN Maranatha, Open House Marnanatha, and “Djamoe #3” UPI, “Bilateral” in GWM Maranatha, “Bilateral” in Galeri Nasional in Jakarta in 2007.

And finally in 2008, she did a fine art exhibition “Triple Three” in CCF and a painting exhibition “Prodgi Seni Murni” Galeri Maranatha both in Bandung.

Stella finished her Bachelors Degree in Arts & Design Major in Fine Arts at the Maranatha Christian University from 2004-2008. She took an UFY UNSW Design Program back in 2002 in Sydney, Australia where she obtained a certificate of completion.

She worked as an assistant lecturer in Visual Language, Asian History of Art & Painting Major at the Maranatha Christian University in 2007 and is currently a lecturer for Creativity Processes &b Asian History also at the Maranatha Christian University.

Her parents’ passion for Tango coupled with her brief introduction to the dance is what motivated her to showcase an exciting collection in this year’s Tangoxposed art exhibition entitled “Cocktail of Passion.”

Come and discover the magnificence of her art works.

"TANGO  is an instant connection  to a gamut of human emotions, from sadness to joy,  toughness to tenderness and sensuality to creativity.

It's a unique experience to share all these feelings through dance with an other person"                                                                                  

Her love affair with painting started when she was in junior high school back in Cologne, Germany.   She derived her objects of inspiration from Jimmy Hendrix and Janice Joplyn whom she painted in many ways. She was into painting intermittently as a student on art markets in Germany, earning her money for her Asian trips. She also did aquarelle painting for many years which she exposed in her home town  Galleries .  

Although her original ambition was to go to arts school she changed her mind to become an architect instead. She then combined her talent on painting with her interior design projects such as restaurants, shops, hotels and private homes. As an Interior designer and furniture contractor she was involved in many prestigious projects in Bali like Pertamina Cottages, Bali Sol Hotel, The Four Seasons , CLub Mediterrane,  Amandari , Hyatt Bali  and many more.

Later in her career she built her own boutique style Hotel, Villa Kresna- Tropical Resort and Sunset Village , a fulfillment of a long cherished dream and aspiration.

The demands of career and motherhood caused her to temporarily drop-out of painting because of time constraint.

She got into the world of tango because of a tennis elbow that forced her to drop out of her favorite sport. She became so enamored by the dance and its’ music that she went to Buenos Aires thrice in 2005,2006 and 2007 to learn and know more about the Argentine tango.

She is the founder  and moving spirit behind the TANGO BALI CLUB and was instrumental to the introduction of the Argentine Tango to the People in the "island of the Gods".

In the last four years, she continued learning tango from the many great masters such as Roberto Herrera,Tamara Bisceglia, Gustavo Naveira, Giselle Anne, Alejandra Hobert, Adrian Veredice, Roberto Reis, Graciella Gonzales, Guillermina Quiroga,  Fernanda Ghi, Guillermo Merlo,Facundo Gil Jauergui, Bruno Tombari, Anibal Montenegro, Margarita Klurfan , Walter Cardozzo,Tamara Bisceglia , David Palo and many more she learned with.  
 

With the passion and dedication she has shown, she now runs her  regular workshops and practicas in Bali and in Jakarta,where she is currently  co-teaching  with Ogie Mendoza.
 

In between her busy schedule as an artist, organizer, tango teacher  and  mother, she has designed and built her recent master piece, Casa Artista, a 9 bedroom private villa which she designed as an artist’s guest house (visit   www.casaartistabali.com) .

For four consecutive years now, she has been featured as a leading artist in Tangoxposed where she was made to showcase her artistic talent to fore. She made her debut as an international artist in Singapore in 2006 and Jakarta in 2007.

Her complete collection of Art can be viewed in facebook.

Tangoxposed once again welcomes Stefani K. to present her 2009 collection together with other upcoming artists in "Tango Connectivity".