James Van Loon
Minds in Harmony – A Journey Through Words, Wisdom, and Art
James van Loon besides being a novelist is a university psychology lecturer, chartered psychologist, and international consultant. His artistic and scientific journey is one of many divergent paths, spanning a brief career as a radio disc jockey in his native USA, an introspective experience as a monk, psychologist with NATO, and in Saudi Arabia. His peregrinations have taken him to the cobbled streets of old European towns speckled with cafés and compelling characters, where he nurtured his passion for research and writing. He has lectured at universities in Italy, Spain, England, U.S.A., Sweden, and the Max Weber Institute in Munich with a research project on the refugee situation. Literary Publications: —van Loon, J., Bortolotti, P,, Blue Magic Woman, Stilnovo Publishing, 2018 —van Loon, J., Bortolotti, P,, Echoes From the Edge, Oxford Publishing 2007 —van Loon, J., Double Journey, a subsidy publication at California State University Long Beach
Paola Bortolotti
Minds in Harmony – A Journey Through Words, Wisdom, and Art
Paola Bortolotti has been a passionate linguist, an accomplished translator and writer all her life. Her deep interest in the arts, as a model, painter, and a porcelain artist, have contributed to a unique, multifaceted approach to life and texts, including her fictional writing. Winner of the De Witt Literary Prize, her writing has been praised in academic circles and beyond. Additionally, she has an international and academic teaching background, most recently in the UK. A compelling fascination for the ‘other’ in realities and perspectives as different from her own native Italian background has taken her to different parts of the world and immersive cultural experiences. She lives in Hethe, a picturesque village outside of Oxford. Previous Publications: —Novel, Blue Magic Woman, Stilnovo Publishing, 2018 —Novel, Echoes From the Edge, Oxford Publishing 2007 —Treccani Encyclopaedia, 2015, art and architecture entries (IT>EN, 100K words), 2015. —Renzo Piano’s Works Descriptions, (FR>EN), 2012. —Recordar Es Vivir: fotos de Mozambique, by Zulma Recchini (SP>EN), 2007. —Monographs on Cezanne, Chagall, Matisse, Dali. Sirrocco Parkstone Publishing (FR>IT), 2004. —Rome: Art and Architecture. Koenemann Verlag (IT>EN), 2000. —Venice, Arts and Crafts. Koenemann Verlag (IT>EN), 2000. —Hokusai, Catalogue Exhibition, (EN>IT, 10K words), 1998. —Catalogue to Brueghel Exhibition (GE>EN, Vienna Art Museum, 10K words), 1998. and other texts and articles including scripts of films by Wertmüller and Pasolini.