And to make you smile before the New Year I want to share with you the video-postcard from my friend Petia Palkin and his gang! :))
суббота, 31 декабря 2011 г.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Dear friends!!! Happy New Year!!! Thank you so much for being with me this year, I wish you all the best - let all your dreams come true next year, so simply don't stop dreaming :))) I love you all, see you next year! Your Nika Che, xoxo)))
воскресенье, 25 декабря 2011 г.
ART&FEAR
Just finished reading a curious book by David Bayles and Ted Orland - 'Art and fear'. In Russian the second part of it's title was translated as 'A guide of survival for contemporary artists'. And it is really inspiring to hear, how similar the problems of arty people are - lack of confidence in yourself and your art, fear to fail, lack of support and understanding from others etc. As for me, I still feel very strange about being an artist - I know it's the only thing I can do and that I was ment to do, but the society I live in doesn't accept it well.. People consider me weird because I can't work in the office as they do, and because I see things in the other way they see, and have emotions different from theirs. In Russia it's still very unusual to do smth outstanding from things that are considered to be normal. Of course there many arty people who do what they love and succeed, but still the majority of people think very old-fashioned and too traditional and it's impossible to persuade them that life have changed and they don't have to do what they hate any longer, and that everyone can do whatever he wants and noone has a right to judge. Anyway, the book is really nice and helpful, I enjoyed it even though it took me only one hour to read it all))
суббота, 24 декабря 2011 г.
KURYOKHIN PRIZE EXHIBITION
I went to Piter for the exhibition opening of Kuryokhin Prize, where I was long-listed this year. The winners will be announced only in March, but it was already very exciting to be among finalists, expecially knowing that I share the same nomination with my favorite Russian artists AES+F. It's a great honor for me!
BACK HOME
Just came back home from St. Petersburg. All my free from the art time I spent in bakeries - there are heaps of them there and all are sooo nice! If you have never been to St.Petersburg pack you bags and go immidiately - it's the most amazing place in Russia! Piter, I love you :)
воскресенье, 18 декабря 2011 г.
понедельник, 12 декабря 2011 г.
воскресенье, 11 декабря 2011 г.
NEW YEAR SALE
Dear friends! Those of you, who are now in Moscow, are highly welcomed to my art studio for the New Year sale of my artworks :)
суббота, 10 декабря 2011 г.
четверг, 8 декабря 2011 г.
среда, 7 декабря 2011 г.
KURYOKHIN PRIZE
Amazing news! I was longlisted to one of the most important Russian art prizes - Kuryokhin prize!!! Now will participate in the exhibition of finalists on December 22 in St Petersburg! Will keep you informed :)))
TIMOSHENKO, PUTIN AND MEDVEDEV BY VLAD MONRO
Have you heard about the Ukrainian political leader Julia Timoshenko, who was imprisoned not long ago? In it's winter issue Artchronika magazine has published a special project, dedicated to that story, where Russian artist Vlad Monro plays the roles of Timoshenko, Medvedev and Putin! Here is the video of how that shooting was made and some lay-outs :)
Влад Монро для Артхроники from ARTCHRONIKA on Vimeo.
понедельник, 5 декабря 2011 г.
MAGIC
After 2 classes of Photoshop school I feel myself as a magician))) 10 more lessons to go - can't wait! Here is my homework for tomorrow))
UNTITLED WORKS
I've added a new chapter to my site for the works that have no title. This one is the first.
воскресенье, 4 декабря 2011 г.
ELECTIONS
Yesterday in Russia we had elections. I found in blogs several photos by Reuters of how it was in far small towns. Looks a bit wild :))
вторник, 29 ноября 2011 г.
понедельник, 28 ноября 2011 г.
ANDY WARHOL'S INTERVIEW IN RUSSIA
Mass media news - Andy Warhol's Interview magazine has been launched in Russia! Here is the cover of the 1st issue December 2011 - Janyary 2012. Editor-in-chief is Aliona Doletskaya, who had made Russian Vogue for 12 years. NB: editor in large - Naomi Campbell!четверг, 24 ноября 2011 г.
PHOTOS FROM MARTINI PARTY
Here is the link to the photo report from our Martini Art Club party made by the best Russian society column Mainpeople.ru! It was hot :)) Just skip the Russian text and go to the gallery.
среда, 23 ноября 2011 г.
JUST DREAM IT
And here is the second artwork that I made for Martini Art Club and that was also awarded!
Concept: The Old Testament sais: "Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways" (The Book Of Job, 22:28). Today the theories of the future visualization have become so popular that books on this topic are published with the millions of copies. "Just dream it" project is an experiment that is aimed to check that law on practice. The project is based on a double substitution - the artist has invented a script of his future and represents it as something that had already happened in reality. Thus the artwork consists of the documents proving the events as if they have already happened.
In the process of work on the project I decided to make it a bit more complicated and have added some proofs of the events that were not made up by me but actually happened in reality. All those event used to be my dreams before, and one day just came true one by one. I wanted to emphasize that the border between a dream and reality is very unstable and you never know what dream of yours will become true tomorrow.
Unfortunately the artwork is made in Russian, that's why I won't publish here all proofs, just shortly list them:
1. Page from ArtReview with my Singapore shooting (fake)
2. Article about my brilliant participation at Armory Show (fake)
3. My face on the cover of Artchronika magazine (fake)
4. E-mail from Martini that I was shortlisted for the final exhibition of Martini Art Club project (true)
5. Invitation to my personal exhibition at Hauser&Wirth Gallery (fake)
6. Article about my photos in Esquire Russia (fake)
7. Article about me in one of the most popular Moscow magazines Bolshoy Gorod (true)
8. E-mail that I've passes the exam and was accepted as a student to the Moscow Institute for contemporary art (true)
9. Photo of Sofia Coppola in her bedroom with my artwork on the wall (who knows :)
10. E-mail from the editor-in-chief of Andy Warhol's Interview Russia asking me for the interview (was ment to be a fake, but after the exhibition they wrote about me in their blog :)
11. My interviw at Hooligan magazine (Russian version of Dazed, true)
12. Photo of my phone with 15 missed calles from Olga Sviblova, Multimedia Art Museum of Moscow director (fake)
13. Photo with me and Spencer Tunick working together for his Moscow Individuals project (true)
14. Post-it from the director of Moscow Museum of Modern Art Vasiliy Tseretelli, who offers to make my personal exhibition and asks me to call him back (fake)
15. Printscreen of a facebook page of one of the most influentional Russian art-critic Ekaterina Degot who sais she is very fond of my art (fake)
16. Comics with Charles Saatchi who's bubble sais "I want Nika's new artwork for my collection' (fake)
17. A diploma that i was awarded the main prize of Martini Art Club (was ment to be a fake but suddenly came true on the first day of exhibition :)
18. My name in the list of finalists of the Future Generation Art Prize (fake)
19. Photo with me holding the Kandinsky prize 2012 as the best young artist (fake)
20. Photo of me standing near my artwork that is exhibited at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (true)
And also some other photos from my real exhibitions and pictures with my artworks.
UPD: the work has won the main prize of Martini Art Club project and was also longlisted for the Kuryokhin Prize 2011.
вторник, 22 ноября 2011 г.
MARTINI ART CLUB WINNER
I've won Martini Art Club project and my prize is an educational course at St.Martins Collage of Art and Design in London!!!!! Will be there next april))
вторник, 15 ноября 2011 г.
I AM ARTIST
In psychiatry dual personality is a particular case of dissociative identity disorder – diagnosis that describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. The artwork “I am artist” is an attempt to reveal the symptoms of dual personality of the artist who is in the process of his creative self-identification. Contemporary society, which is aimed only for consumption, doesnt leave any space for activities, that doesnt lead to material wealth. Often they are being removed beyond the standards. While the majority of people run for prestigious positions, expensive cars and brand clothes, the irresistable desire of the artist to do art and his deliberate renunciation of exchanging private time for salary seem to be not normal and leads to hesitations about the correctness of the chosen path. In case the artists doesn’t have strong will power under the pressure of society he often shows conformism, rejecting his natural passion for art in favour of more “normal” types of activities. As a result the diagnosis that firstly was only metaphoric threatens to become reality.
The artwork consists of 3 diptychs, each of 70 x 100 cm size (acryl on canvas).
Left: I phisically can't sit in the office and obey ordersRight: I am artists and I am my own master
Left: Noone believes in me and it means I will fail
Right: I am artists and I do believe in myself, that's enough
Left: What is they all are right and I really don't have any talent?
Right: I am artist and fuck them all
Project 'I am artist' was exhibited at Martini Art Weekend exhibition (November 2011) and has been awarded the 1st prize - educational trip to London St.Martin's Collage of Art and Design.
четверг, 10 ноября 2011 г.
LATEST ARTWORKS
Acryl on canvas
100x70 cm
Acryl on canvas, sticky tape, marker
20x30 cm
It's written: "It is no a binomial theorem, it's a doppler effect"
суббота, 5 ноября 2011 г.
среда, 2 ноября 2011 г.
LAS DIPLOMAS
Today I got my diploma at Moscow Institute for Contemporary Art - I finally graduated it! Nice surprise - bonus credit for Valand School of Fine Arts! Hopefully I will use then soon in some European art school)
вторник, 1 ноября 2011 г.
EASTERN EUROPE
Just came back from the trip through the Eastern Europe. I've been at Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic. Here are several highlights, the rest of the photos you can find here.вторник, 25 октября 2011 г.
METRO PROJECT
Acryl on canvas
100x100 cm
And for those, who haven't been on Moscow, I publish real Moscow metro map.
пятница, 21 октября 2011 г.
MIND THE GAP
The project reveals category of the gap, that always lies between a dream and reality. Selected photos share the hint of sadness, disappointment and nostalgia for the past, where all dreams seemed to be easily fulfilled, but when it comes to reality the check is not passed. The only way to avoid melancholia is to mind the gap before dreaming.
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