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(ARA) - Fine Art House, a Minneapolis, Minn., online art gallery and art dealer has just released a limited-edition print series of only 350 of the “DaVinci Code” by renowned Finnish artist Johanna Oras. The original work, inspired by the best-selling Dan Brown novel was completed last fall and enjoys critical acclaim. The “Da Vinci Code” print is expected to be sold out by early 2005 and heralds the beginning of an expansion for Johanna Oras in the United States. Along with the “Da Vinci” print, a number of Ms. Oras’ other works are available at www.finearthouse.us.
Johanna Oras Captures U.S. Market
After two decades of success in Europe, Johanna Oras, who lives and works in Scandinavia, is now actively promoting her prints in the U.S. market. She has been featured in exhibitions in the famous galleries in Europe from the Louvre in Paris to the Palagio di Parte Guelfa in Florence and is now preparing to meet the anticipated demand from a U.S. following.
Johanna Oras’ still-life paintings are abundant and rich in details and colors and they offer several interpretations. Though abundant, everything in them is necessary, nothing is superfluous and nothing is missing; harmony prevails in construction, coloring and expression. Johanna Oras’ art is great both in its simplicity and its richness. Her works are not only national, but also international, which is proved true by the prizes she has received.
U.S. Tour Starts February 2005
Ms. Oras’ works will be on display in the Boca Raton Museum in Florida in February 2005. After the show she is scheduled for a three-week U.S. tour with appearances at local museums and art galleries and possible TV interviews. She is also working with TV Shopping Network and is scheduled to attend an online auction of some of her works. Fine Art House, Ms. Oras’ exclusive U.S. agent is also working with officials of the U.S. Armed Forces. A number of her prints (which present a patriotic motif) are being made available for local silent auctions with the proceeds going to military charities supporting the U.S. troops in Iraq.
Commercial Applications and Licensing Opportunities
Johanna Oras’ designs have already been applied to the beautification of U.S. commercial icons. For example, she was commissioned to decorate the ceilings of a number of Carnival Cruise ships.
Several licensing opportunities for Ms. Oras’ work have been awarded for appropriate and aesthetically responsible applications. For example, MuralsYourWay.com, the large online mural manufacturer has signed a license agreement to use Ms. Oras’ designs for its line of highly successful wall murals. For ideas about additional licensing opportunities, please see Ms. Oras’ Demo Mart.
For further information, please contact Fine Art House Inc. at www.finearthouse.us, by e-mail at sales@finearthouse.us, by phone at (651) 330-4195, or by fax at (651) 493-2581.
Courtesy of ARA Content
