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Arina
About
Russian-born British artist ARINA, based in London, widely exhibits her paintings all over the world and is recognized with a number of awards in the UK, USA and Europe. Her paintings have been featured at venues such as Saatchi Gallery and Mall Galleries in London, Venice Arsenale in Italy and many others in New York, Miami, Venice, Hamburg, Marseille etc. Her works are in private collections worldwide, including Gustav Metzger private collection. ARINA studied at the Central Saint Martins College of Art having graduated with Master’s degree (MA) in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art, University of the Arts London. ARINA is a full-member of the Society of Women Artists (SWA) in the United Kingdom and the Portrait Society of America (PSA). Her works, exhibitions and achievements are all documented on her website www.ARINA.uk.com
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.arina-art.com
http://www.arina.uk.com
http://arina-art.blogspot.com/
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Prizes and Awards
Art of Giving National Art Competition-2010 Finalist, Saatchi Gallery, London
LICC-2010, London International Creative Competition, Winner for a Trophy at Awards Ceremony at Soho Theatre, London
Arte Laguna Art Prize, Venice Arsenale, Italy, The Best Foreign Artist Mention, Special Prize Gagliardi Art Gallery, Special Prize Fiorella Pieri Contemporary Art Gallery
Best of 2010, Winner in Painting People/Today Life category, Marziart International Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
EXPO-29 Winner, International Painting Competition, b.j.spoke gallery, New York, USA
MFA Now Award Winner, International Painting Competition, USA
First Place Award, Full Brush Exhibition, The Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, USA
Second Place in Portrait/Figure category, The Artist’s Magazine, USA, International Painting Competition
The Anthony J. Lester Art Critic Award, Mall Galleries, London, SWA Annual Exhibition, awarded by Lady Gabriella Windsor
Public Choice Prize, National Open Art Competition, Chichester, UK
Visitor's Choice Award, Cork Street Gallery, London, Annual Cork Street Open Art Competition
First Prize in Portrait/Figure category, The Artist’s Magazine, USA, Student’s International Competition
The Brenda Landon Pye Portrait Prize, London, Shortlisted for the Prize
Face of National British Charity ‘Sue Ryder Care 2009’ , Art Liberating Lives Campaign
The Red, which I use in my works, has a deep meaning for me. In Russian language, particularly in folk’s fairy tales, often the word red equates to the word beautiful. One of the worldly known Russian writers Fyodor Dostoevsky has said Beauty will save the World'. Also in many cultures red means passion; in Tibetan philosophy it means connection with the Universe.
I believe that images and objects which have been created with passion can take an immense power that is sometimes found in religious art, a kind of powerful energy that has an ability to alter ones mental state and even transform reality. I believe that Art is this powerful tool to bring the Beauty to the world - to save it.
Painting initially is a Silent Media, and I work in the hope that my paintings can speak for themselves. I transfer my thoughts, my feelings and emotions on canvas by brushes and paints, and I think, if a painting needs a lot of explanations, it should have been a book, or a song, or lyrics rather than the painting.
My passion is for portrait painting, but I suggest that my work is a performance rather than traditional portraiture. I perform an image that inspires me, manipulating with my own face as an actress does to express what I want to convey onto my paintings and documenting the process as an artist. I am trying to reflect something that cannot be seen in a mirror.
My paintings might be associated with images from the art history, but I avoid any direct references. I only mark a trace and outline a hint what the images could have been related to. I position an image, I am working with, in a middle of nowhere, without any recognizable signs of any given time or place, or any other particular characteristics.
I identify the monochrome palette in my paintings with anonymity of an image and intentionally restrict myself with colours in my works. I manipulate with the monochrome to avoid any distraction from the inner light of an image. I am fascinated by the influence of light, dark and middle tones on the visual expression of painting. There is an amazing relationship between shape and light from transparency of the light to the dark and solid opaque space around it that always mesmerizes me.
Sometimes it seems to me that my paintings are born by themselves and I just conduct them to the world within a creative energy that moves throughout my brushstrokes with paints to the images on canvas, appealing with passion for the life to all the people viewing my works.
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Education
MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art, University of the Arts London
BA Fine Art (Painting) Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London
Foundation Studies (Painting), Merit Certificate, Central Saint Martins College, University of the Arts London
Art School, Fine Art, Distinction Certificate, Russia
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Portfolio
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Events & Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Selected exhibitions
Art of Giving in collaboration with Legende Celebrity Art, 2010
Mayfair Gallery, London
With world famous artists and photographers Gavin Turk, Gerard Mankowitz, Terry O’Neill, Danny Clifford, Allan Warren, Chrsitian Furr and many others.
Art of Giving 2010, Saatchi Gallery, London
with Banksy, Gavin Turk, Mark Wallinger, Terry O’Neill, Sir Peter Blake, Steve Goddard, Leonardo Drew, Christian Furr, Alexa Meade, Breezy Bailey, Zak Ove and Paul Beliveau. Among the stars showing off their talents in the visual arts were Derren Brown, Anthony Quinn, Jane Seymour, Vic Reeves and Noel Filding. Among the VIP guests appeared Julian Lennon. Lord Jeffrey Archer was hosting the Live Auction.
Mall Galleries, London, UK
SWA (Society of Women Artists) Annual Exhibition 2008, 2009, 2010
Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent opened the Exhibition in 2010. In 2008 the ebet nas been opened by Lady Gabriella Windsor and in 2009 by Gloria Hunniford.
Venice Arsenale, Venice, Italy
Arte Laguna Art Prize 2010
The 3rd London Creative Awards Ceremony, LICC-2010,
Soho Theatre, London
WIDE SHUT EYES / WIDE SHUT MOUTH series have been selected for a Trophy
b.j.spoke gallery, USA, New York
EXPO-29 Winners Exhibition, 2010
juried by Cornelia Seckel, publisher The Art Times
Marseille Project Gallery, Marseille, France
Artists' Portraits-2010
Occidental Dimension 2010,
Brighton University Gallery, Brighton, UK
The first of a touring show to be staged in 3 cities across China.
Marziart International Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Best of 2010
Cork Street Gallery, London, UK
Annual Cork Street Open Exhibition, 2008, 2009, 2010
The Mall Galleries, London, UK
Art Lieberating Lives Exhibition, 2008, 2009, 2010
Gallery Lilly Zeligman, Holland
Summer Show-2010
Marseille Project Gallery, Marseille, France
FutureProof, 2010
Chichester MinervaTheatre Gallery, Chichester, UK
National Open Art Competition, 2008, 2010
Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, USA
Fall Brush Exhibition-2009
curated by Margaret Kelly Trombly, the president of the Forbes Collection
Praxis International Art Gallery, Miami, USA
MFA Now Award-2009 Winners Exhibition
Winners have been selected by the international panel of judges, including
Kay Saatchi, Edward Lucie-Smith and Judy Chicago
Bodhi Gallery, 214 Brick Lane, London, UK
CONDENSATION, 2008, 2009
Posk Gallery, London, UK
Summer Edition-2009
The RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, UK
The First Biennial RBSA Open Portrait Award, 2008
Marseille Project Gallery, Marseille, France
'Housewarming', 2008
The Art Club Gallery, London, UK
Exhibition of the Prize Winners-2008
of The National Open Art Competition
Pallant House Art Museum, Chichester, UK
Exhibition of the Prize Winners-2008
of The National Open Art Competition
Brenda Landon Pye Portrait Prize-2008, London, UK
Red Room Gallery, Chelsea College of Art and Design
Affordable Art Fair, Mart 2008, Battersea, London, UK
MA Fine Art Final Degree Show-2008, London, UK
Chelsea College of Art and Design
Project Space Gallery, London, UK
'10' Art Exhibition of Kazakh Society in London, 2008
Westbourne Studios
Decima Gallery, London, UK
'Condensation'-2008
The Temperature is Rising Show
MA Fine Art Chelsea Interim Show-2008, London, UK
'Nearly Me, Nearly Now, Nearly Show'
Triangle Space, Chlesea College of Art
The Arts Gallery, London, UK
XHIBIT 2007
'Tom Hunter has selected 36 of the freshest art and design talents emerging from University of the Arts London for an exciting, eclectic exhibition at The Arts Gallery. In it’s tenth year, Xhibit is a unique annual exhibition featuring artists before they leave art school. The work represents artists at any stage in their studies, from foundation to PhD, from a range of disciplines: fashion to etching; industrial design to photojournalism; fine art to costume.' Time Out Magazine
Candid Arts Trust Galleries, London, UK
Islington Art & Design Fair-2007
The Untitled Gallery, London, UK
Adam Street Private Members Club Exhibition-2006, 2007
Battersea Contemporary Art Fair-2007, London, UK
The Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
LANDMARKS 2006
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
The Untitled Gallery, London, UK
'All Together' Art Exhibition, 2006, 2007
London
'Prelude' Christmas Art Fair-2006, London, UK
Spitalfields Open Space
'An Exceedingly Good Art Fair'-2006, Hatfield, UK
The Galleria Centre
Exhibition of MA and BA graduates-2005
of the University of Hertfordshire, Watford, UK
The Harlequin Centre
Variety of exhibitions in Russia, 1985-1993
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