Mama Africa. Exhibition at the Museum

Under the patronage of the Honorary Consulate of South Africa in Ukraine in the Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental art will host an exhibition "Mama Africa", dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Freedom Day South Africa. Five famous Odessa artists: Tatiana Binovska, Alla Shlyakhova, Natalia Jura, Jeanne Balaban and Anna Lee take part in it, presenting to the audience of more than 30 works made in different styles and techniques. South Africa is an incredibly beautiful country on the southern edge of the continent, combining almost all of Africa. It presents a variety of climatic zones from the dry Namib desert to the subtropics in the East, the Savannah of the Kalahari desert and in the Central regions. It is washed by 2 oceans. We live where there are wild animals. Another thing is Africa – a great mysterious continent. We all devoured the books of famous travellers and discovering Africa. Remember: "We live in Zanzibar, in the Kalahari and the Sahara, on mount Fernando - Po, where walking Hippo-po, along the wide Limpopo!" It's from the beloved "Doctor Dolittle" K. I. Chukovsky. Tatiana Binovska convinced that if their dream draw, it will come true. She painted "Feeling African", and now 10 years living in South Africa, in the lovely Chiptune, near the Cape of Good Hope. "When you first come to South Africa, you impress a beautiful smiling African face" - so over time, there is a series of female images. In South Africa, she graduated from the Institute of tourism and became a tour guide. One day before the tour at table mountain, she met a girl who knew English and told that belongs to a tribe that lives on the mountain. The representatives of her tribe wear clothes from ropes and walk with canes. In Africa have Binovskiy opened the gift animal painter. Often come to Odessa, where her second daughter, Tatiana Binovska - laureate of honorable award "Saint Sofia" for the personal contribution to development of culture in Ukraine - creates a picture in which connects her two beloved heart of the city. Here and there on the streets of Odessa, the representatives of the African fauna: elephants are purple it is important to stroll in Pushkin, the lion's family settled near the outdoor cafe tables, giraffes dance your dance of love next to the Opera house. Alla Shlyakhova – in 1994. graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, is a member of Greenpease. The fight for the protection of the environment for her is one of the daily chores. After moving to Odessa, she continues her charity work. For the realization of new ideas, it helps the Internet: the whole world is open, you can learn a lot. For the current exhibition, Alla presented a variety of work, including black and red acrylic poluabstraktnye, which may be called the formula of passion. Two worlds – people and wildlife in the centre of her attention. Often these worlds peresekayutsya and form a single whole, as in "Mama Africa". "Magic of Africa" presents a number of landscapes which come alive the spirits of nature. In the caves of the plateau of the Tassili of Adger there are pictures, they belong to the 7th Millennium BC. African art does not seek to fully convey what the eye sees, it outlines a silhouette. African culture developed a very closed, went his own way. With the European it was found only in the early XX century that had a strong influence on the development times of European art. A. Shlyakhova (and not a she) has resorted to styling African art in some of his works: but not only the silhouettes of the figures, and colorful sonority constitute their specificity. "Here paint high brightness/ don't know the dilution./ The world in these colors painted In the beginning of creation."- L .Vysheslavsky. As a teacher A. Shlyakhova took custody of Anna Lee and together they wrote a diptych, two paintings, United by a common composition. They depict a river landscape with lush flowering plants the humid tropics with stylized figures of fishermen on the boat, freed from all accidental as in cave paintings. Exquisite grafizm black silhouettes on a green background looks very modern. Anna Lee (Litvinova) – the youngest participant in the project. She recently graduated from art-graphic faculty of USPU (Uman) with a master's degree. In her work, she depicted two girls from a tribe of Zulus in the background of the traditional ornaments of the tribe. So the triangles represent innocence and purity. One girl sends another message to the groom, in every color, and their combination has a meaning behind it that will solve the fiancé. The highlight of this work is the combination of the technique of pointillism (the image of point strokes) and transparent glazing. Anna Lee makes his work overcoming serious health problems. Unstoppable in a weak body, she inspires others to do great things. "When we analyse their role on the ground, let the humble, then only we will be happy," wrote Antoine Saint-exupéry. Natalia Jura - artist and philanthropist. He graduated from the Odessa art school. K. Kostandi. Studied with famous teachers: F. V. Tokarev, and K. M. Bogolubovo. Female Africans, is decorated in brown and Golden tones, reminiscent of Madonna. It is felt that the artist owns a number of techniques and materials. In another still life Natalya maps of African plants with the ornament on the fabric. Jeanne Balaban began writing in 50 years, but has succeeded over 6 years in many respects, by his positive works engaged in art therapy. South Africa called "Rainbow country", and that his pictures mistress says brighter colors. Cleverly done, a depiction of a giraffe, presented in fragments like a colorful portrait of the round shapes. The circle acts as a symbol of perfection. All intertwined in a joyous hymn of life and beauty. In her portraits of animals manifested the traditional religion of Africans totemism - the belief in the mysterious connection between the human race and animals. Bright colors, no shadow sun has made an exhibition of joyful and buoyant. Opening 15 October at 15:00 The entrance to the opening day of the free Next: 40 UAH #WEart_museum #Mamary