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Anropo-morphosis 01, 2006, painted kiln formed recyclable glass containers
2. Anropo-morphosis 11, 2006, painted kiln formed recyclable glass containers
3. Anropo-morphosis 12, 2006, painted kiln formed recyclable glass containers
4. Anropo-morphosis 13 , 2006, painted kiln formed recyclable glass containers
5. Anropo-morphosis 15, 2006, painted kiln formed recyclable glass containers
6. Anropo-morphosis 17, 2006, painted kiln formed recyclable glass containers
7. Anropo-morphosis 21, 2006, painted kiln formed recyclable glass containers
8. Anropo-morphosis 22 , 2006, painted kiln formed recyclable glass containers
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Artist Statement
Recyclable Glass Sculptures
Every time I carry empty glass containers to the recycling bean, they seem to me too material to belong there. It is also weird to see glass jars standing on the shelves of florescent-lit supermarkets, anachronistically sealing artificially colored and favored products in organic clarity of glass. Thanks god for those brands still using glass containers, for they might become the last relicts, melted and deformed beyond recognition, after the Great Blast consumes our quiver civilization.
I work with the recyclable glass containers because I love both natural and human history. I regard glass, which is composed of river sand and ashes and formed in fire, as the second oldest men maid material after ceramics. To give my sculptures an archeological look, I apply paint and silver stain, used by centuries in the traditional art of stained glass painting Then I melt them in kiln.
I can only guess the way my sculptures may form. Apart from predicting a possible shape, my task includes learning which types of jars and bottles belong together, because some of them cannot tolerate each other and crack in fire. I may accept some of these cracks as metaphorical, I may also brake glass myself, prior to placing it in the kiln, to let it melt in unpredictable way.
My art process suggests playing with chance. I like its slow pace set by rhythmic cycles of heating and cooling of kiln. It ties me up with generations of craftsmen whose labor depends on being kin in endless try and error. The gradual development of my glass sculptures reminds me of organic growth.
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1. A Family, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 46" x 44"
2. She is Being Loved, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 47" x 47"
3. She Shows Her Real Face, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 47" x 33"
4. Undefeated, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 47" x 31"
5. Damsel in Distress, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 47" x 30"
6. She Has Been Loved, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 49" x 45" |
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Artist Statement
Painting is indispensable for my overall health: I cannot lead an existence of a sloth just melting jars and bottles! Energy accumulated in the gradual image formation of recyclable glass sculptures, seeks its outlet in vigorous action and immediate gratification.
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Education
1982
Moscow State Academy of Applied Arts and Architecture, Moscow, Russia
BFA (equivalent), M.Arch (equivalent) |
Professional Experience
2003 - Present
Artist in Residence, PCA, Philadelphia, PA
2006 - 2007
Stained Glass Instructor, Cheltenham Center of the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2000 - 2006
Stained Glass Painter, Khaisman Studio, Jenkintown, PA
1992 - 1998
Painter, Designer, Shenandoah Stained Glass Studios, Front Royal, VA
1982 –1990
Architect, Union Restoration, Moscow, Russia
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Selected Exhibitions
2006
Morgellons, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
2005
Art Endures, Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Hearbeat, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA
2004
9 Artists, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA
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Public Art Projects
2007
Two Rose Windows, West Pottsgrove Elementary, Pottstown, PA
Bugs and Cars, Pottsgrove High School, Pottstown, PA
Identity Mosiac Project, CAPA, Philadelphia, PA
Time Tablets (with MR adults), Indian Creek Foundation, Souderton, PA
2006
Music Window, CAPA, Philadelphia, PA
Insect Window (with special needs children), Norristown Public Library, Norristown, PA
2005
Tree of Life, Early Learning Federation, Philadelphia, PA
Fishtown School of Fish, Adaire Elementary School Philadelphia, PA
2003
Garden of Flowers, Cornwall Terrace Elementary, Reading, PA
2002
We and Our Home, Elkins Park Public Library, Elkins Park, PA
Rainbow of Friends, Glenside Elementary; Glenside, PA
2000
Millenium Window, Jenkintown Elementary, Jenkintown, PA
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