Maria Garkavenko "New & Recent Works"
Ten43 Gallery
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Ten43 Gallery is proud to announce the first New York exhibition of paintings by Russian Emerging artist Maria Garkavenko.
Human psyche is the signature mark of artist Maria Garkavenko’s work. Elegant curves compose androgynous silhouettes accentuating the strength of figures in her paintings. The eleven compositions in this exhibition are a balance of line, color and shape that combined with her choice of tone elicits a confidence of calm. Universal symbols such as bowls, moons and trees are depicted in a flat folk art style meets hieroglyphic sensibility.
Garkavenko’s work evokes triune thoughts of a unity between human, spirit and soul existing in moments of time. Two figures are joined through braided hair, creating a trinity with the moon floating above. The energy that bursts from these canvases stems from the bold color and silence the work explores. We feel as though we are peeking into the inner most thoughts and rituals of the subjects.
Her ontological question of existence is visible on the canvases. The atmospheric balance achieved through flat color and line alludes to the artist’s desire for harmony and inner peace. This artist’s journey is a constant pursuit of the inspection of the soul and self-analysis combined with a simplistic voice of artistic expression.
Maria Garkavenko was born in Leningradin, 1980. She earned herd egree in classical art at the Stirlitz Academy of Art. In 2006 she was honored with membership to the prestigious union of artists.
She lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Schedule
from January 12, 2012 to February 25, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-01-12 from 18:00 to 20:00