Ukraine is a country with a rich culture and a vibrant creative community. One of the established contemporary artists is Olga Sokoliuk who is known for her focus on spiritual transformation through art. Olga’s works have acquired international visibility in the past few years after several exhibitions on European art platforms. This fall, Sokoliuk’s latest series will be available on display in New York, giving the American art community a unique opportunity to embrace her art.
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Nel, a Cape Town-based art hub that celebrates local talent and features many exhibitions of talented African creatives, is opening an exhibition of Willie Bester who has acquired wide international fame as a protest artist dealing with the injustices of apartheid. Throughout his long artistic career, Bester has created many paintings and mixed-media art objects to attract public attention to the inequality and poverty of people of color in South Africa.
Art Basel Paris opened its doors for the general public on October 18, with VIP previews available for selected guests on October 16-17. This year, many things are different for this internationally significant art event: its name has changed from Paris+, and the old location at Grand Palais Éphémère has changed to the Grand Palais. The upcoming art fair features a densely packed program of free-access exhibitions, thought-provoking contemporary installations, and conferences that will be attended by the brightest representatives of the global art industry.
No matter how long or how closely you examine the art piece, there are often tons of meanings and connotations that escape your gaze. Books on visual culture can be helpful in filling the gaps, especially if they are written by art experts and scholars. If you prefer cinema, there are also many movies dedicated to exploring the lives and work of famous artists. These can help you better understand the meaning behind some famous oil paintings.
Invader, an anonymous French artist, is known for creating easily recognizable art pieces depicting pixelated characters reminiscent of old-school computer games. Working since the 1990s, Invader has created more than four thousand colorful tile pieces in urban areas, many of which are in Paris. With time, his art has crossed the borders, with new pieces popping out in, at least, 80 different cities.
The Impressionist art movement dominated 20th-century painting in Russia, with many bright representatives with notable styles found in the Russian cultural legacy. One of the established artists who left a trace in the Russian art of the past century is Vasiliy Belikov. Working predominantly in Penza, Belikov managed to create many unique depictions of rural Russian life and natural beauty.
Oleg Kushnirskiy, an established collector of Russian iconographic art, has announced his collaboration with the Museum of Russian Art (TMORA), which will hold an exhibition of 60 rare pieces from his Russian icon collection. The exhibition, titled “Masterpieces of Sacred Art from the Oleg Kushnirskiy Collection,” is organized with sponsorship and support of the art logistics company Fine Art Shippers.
Vol. 4: “Geometry of Creation: Analysis of Anti-Rhythmic Structures,” the largest-scale digital art exhibition ever held in Iran, opened its doors to all creatives and digital art appreciators on September 27 at E1 Art Gallery in Tehran, Iran. The project was organized and carefully curated by Ramin Saeidian and Mohammad Ali Famori, both talented artists and researchers in the contemporary art field.