Walter Darby Bannard

Marriage #3

1961

Victoria Kovalenchikova’s artworks are an outlook at the transformation of the world surrounding us; a shout in the cold infinity of cosmos. It is an attempt to understand the impact of people on the planet through the language of art. The contemporary trend in her paintings is characterized by a figurative integration of abstract elements. Creatively mixing media from cement, resin, acrylic and epoxy on stretched canvas, Victoria’s work is simultaneously sculptural and painting. The surface of this 32 inch tall by 48 inch wide artwork is covered with a shiny layer of clear, glass-like resin, which enhances the colors and adds depth. It can be installed as a horizontal as well as vertical artwork. The sculptural, gray and black elements protrude beyond the smoother, parts of the artwork. The sides are finished as a continuation of the front, creating more layers and detailing. It is signed, titled and dated on back by the artist. It does not require framing and is wired and ready to hang. Free delivery within Los Angeles. Affordable US and global shipping options are available. A certificate of authenticity is included. Her series on the World is immediately familiar, provoking us to step closer and have a better look, then after a few moments the nuances of her art appear. Her training is evident in her skill in creating the textures. Her charisma can be felt by her depiction of the ocean and their various shades of colors. Victoria’s work is magnetic and is being consistently collected by art lovers. Victoria Kovalenchikova was born in Belarus in 1978. She lives and works in Amsterdam (Netherlands) since 2008. Kovalenchikova's works are represented by Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles and can be found in private and corporate art collections and museums worldwide, including the Philips corporation in Eindhoven, Netherlands; RABO Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, USA; Museum of Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Minsk; Contemporary Fine Art Museum, Minsk, Belarus; The National Art Museum of The Republic of Belarus, Minsk; Maslennikov Art Museum, Mogilev, Belarus; Romanov Regional Study of Local Lore Museum, Mogilev, Belarus; Mogilev Museum of Ethnography, Belarus; Belarusian Embassy in Berlin, Germany; Belarusian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands; Belarusian Embassy in London, United Kingdom; Municipality of Coevorden, Netherlands; Kolodzei Art Foundation, NY, USA; other private collections in Germany, Poland, Russia, Belarus, USA, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France, Lebanon, Singapore, China, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Turkey, France and Switzerland, India. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA EDUCATION 1996 - 2002 Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Painting Department, professors M. Dantzig, V. Gerasimov and V. Tyurin, Minsk, Belarus 1990 - 1996 I. Akhremchik National Art College, Minsk, Belarus PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002 - 2004 Teacher of painting and drawing at Belarusian State Pedagogic University, Minsk Since 1997 more than 100 solo shows and group exhibitions in Belarus, USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Singapore, Turkey , China and the Netherlands Since 2003 member of the Belarusian Artists' Union Since 2016 represented by Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles AWARDS 2011 Award from The Ministry of Culture of The Republic of Belarus for Enriching and Promoting Arts and Culture. 2011 First Prize and Gold Medal of Honor “LORENZO Il MAGNIFICO” at the VIII International Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art 2011 for her paintings “NO EXIT”, 2011 and “Reflected Reality”, 2010 SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015 SCOPE Basel, Switzerland 2014 "The EARTH", ARTIFACT Gallery, NYC, USA 2014 "The EARTH", Sixty One Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2013 - 2014 – WTC Schiphol Art Center, Schiphol, Netherlands 2013 SCOPE Basel, Witzenhausen Gallery, Basel, Switzerland 2013 Russian New Year, De Industrieele Groote Club, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2013 Realisme Art Fair, Witzenhausen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2012 Russisch IGC-buitenevenement, Landgoed Beukenrode, Doorn, Netherlands 2012 "Our Corloful World", RCC "Our Texas", Houston, TX, USA 2011 "REFLECTED REALITY", Contemporary Fine Art Museum, Minsk, Belarus 2011 VK Art, Reception of Belarusian embassy in The UK, Langham Hotel, London, UK 2011 "HEAVEN'S TEARS", The Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ, USA 2011 "REFLECTED REALITY", MWB Business Exchange, London, UK 2010 "CLOSED LOOP", Kasteel van Brasschaet, Brasschaat, Belgium 2010 "Summer Exhibition" in Ten Elsenhuyze, Brasschaat, Belgium 2009 Diary, Moscow Public Culture Foundation, Moscow, Russia 2009 Paintings of Victoria Kovalenchikova, Cultural exchange Belarus – Netherlands, CQ Art Centre, Emmen, Netherlands 2009 Just Childhood, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009 Colourful Emotions, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2008 Dagboek, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2008 Victoriart, Schloss und Gutshofanlage Ludwigsburg, Germany 2008 Griebenow Palace, Greifswald, Germany 2007 Gallery "Voorhaven One", Rotterdam, Netherlands 2007 Parallelen, Club Spittelkolonnaden, Berlin, Germany 2006 Oud Atelier Hendrik Luyten, Brasschaat, Belgium 2006 BelArt, Wereld Gallery, Maastricht, Netherlands 2005 Kleine Haag, Buuurmalsen, Netherlands 2005 "Dadali" Art & Design Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2005 Wereld Gallery. Maastricht, Netherlands 2004 Mirror, City, Soul, SWR, Ratzeburg, Germany 2004 Mirror, City, Soul, Burg Warberg, Germany 2004 Mirror, City, Soul, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus 2004 Associations, M-Gallery, Goethe Institute, Minsk, Belarus 2003 City Rhythms, Contemporary Fine Art Museum, Minsk, Belarus 2000 Art 2000, Belynitsky-Birulya Art Museum - Branch of the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus - Mogilev, Belarus GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 ART BREDA - Gallery Palma Arte, Breda, Netherlands 2016 AAF Singapore, Art Blue Studio, Singapore 2016 AAF Hong Kong, Art Blue Studio, Hong Kong 2016 AAF Milan, Gallery Palma Arte, Milan, Italy 2016 AAF New York, VK Gallery, NY, USA 2016 Naples Art Show, Villa del Arte, Palm Beach, FL, USA 2016 Palm Beach Art Show, Villa del Arte, FL, USA 2016 Art Wynwood, Villa del Arte, Miami, FL, USA 2016 LA ART SHOW, Villa del Arte, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2015 Palm Beach Art Show, Villa del Arte, West Palm Beach, FL, USA 2015 ST-ART, Palma Arte, Strasbourg, France 2015 Contemporary Istanbul, Villa del Arte, Istanbul, Turkey 2015 New York Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, Villa del Arte, NY, USA 2015 Contemporary Istanbul, Villa del Arte, Istanbul, Turkey 2015 Manhattan Art & Antique Centre, NY, USA 2015 AAF Battersea, Villa del Arte, London, UK 2015 AAF New York, VK Gallery, NY, USA 2015 AAF Amsterdam, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2015 East Hampton Artists & Writers Annual Softball Game 2015 Art Expo Malaysia Plus, Art Blue Studio, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015 Bazaar Art Jakarta, Art Blue Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia 2015 AAF Hampstead, Villa del Arte Gallery, London, UK 2015 Art Hamptons, VK Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY, USA 2015 SCOPE Basel, VK Gallery, Basel, Switzerland 2015 AAF Hong Kong, Art Blue Studio, Hong Kong 2015 Group show. Art Blue Studio. Singapore 2015 AAF Singapore, VK Gallery, Singapore 2015 World Art Dubai, Villa del Arte Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2015 Art Breda, Wanders MFA & Dock Gallery, Breda, Netherlands 2015 Art Dubai, Contemporary Practices Magazine, Dubai, UAE 2015 Art Karlsruhe, Villa del Arte, Karlsruhe, Germany 2015 Paddle 8, Kathryn Markel Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY, USA 2015 AAF Brussels. Villa del Arte, Brussels, Belgium 2015 Naples Art Show, Villa del Arte, Palm Beach, FL, USA 2015 India Art Fair, Villa del Arte, New Delhi, India 2015 Rotterdam Art Fair, Wanders MFA & Dock Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2015 Palm Beach Art Show, Villa del Arte, Palm Beach, FL, USA 2015 LA ART SHOW, VK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2014 Art Miami (Context), Witzenhausen Gallery, Miami, USA 2014 AAF Amsterdam, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2014 AAF Hamburg, Villa del Arte Gallery, Hamburg, Germany 2014 Contemporary Istanbul, Villa del Arte, Istanbul, Turkey 2014 AAF Battersea, Villa del Arte, London, UK 2014 AAF New York, VK Gallery, New York, USA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, VK Gallery, Houston, TX, USA 2014 Summer Group Exhibition, Hay Hill Gallery, London, UK 2014 Paddle8 Auction, Bridgehampton, NY, USA 2014 Art Hamptons. VK Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY, USA 2014 SCOPE Basel, Witzenhausen Gallery, Basel, Switzerland 2014 AAF Singapore, VK Gallery, Singapore 2014 Downtown Fair NYC, Witzenhausen Gallery, NY, USA 2014 Russian Pavilion at Erarta Gallery (NYC Frieze week), NY, USA 2014 AAF New York, NY, USA 2014 SCOPE New York, G-77 Gallery (Japan), NY, USA 2014 Art Wynwood. Witzenhausen Gallery, Miami, USA 2013 AA New York, VK Gallery, NY, USA 2013 Russian Pavilion at Kavachnina Gallery, Miami, USA 2013 AAF Amsterdam, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2013 AAF New York, VK Gallery, New York, USA 2013 ART Copenhagen. Witzenhausen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark 2013 Vught Biennale, Gallery van Loon, Vught, Netherlands 2013 Russian Pavilion at Arttitud San Francisco, USA 2013 SCOPE New York, Witzenhausen Gallery, NY, USA 2013 Russian Pavilion, 25 Central Park West, New York City, USA 2013 Art Wynwood, Witzenhausen Gallery, Miami, USA 2012 Art Miami, Witzenhausen Gallery, Miami, USA 2012 OpenArtCode Shanghai at Present Art Festival Pudong Librart and CEIBS China Europe International Business School 2012 Europe International Art Exhibition at Wison Art Center, Shanghai, China 2012 AAF Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2012 SCOPE Basel, Witzenhausen Gallery, Basel, Switzerland 2012 Verge art fair, NYC, USA 2012 AAF New York, VK Gallery, NY, USA 2012 Art Southampton, Witzenhausen Gallery, NY, USA 2012 Open Art Code Shanghai, China 2012 Dublin Biennial. Point Village, East Wall, Dublin, Ireland 2012 AAF New York, VK Gallery, New York, USA 2012 PooL Art Fair New York, NY, USA 2012 AAF Brussels, VK Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2011 VIII International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy Victoria received first prize for two paintings 2011 Contemporary Art Fair NYC 2011, NY, USA 2011 AAF Amsterdam, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2011 "ARTI'2011", Art fair, VK Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands 2011 Open Ateliers De Pijp, Culture House Diamantslijperij, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2011 Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ, USA 2011 Tales of Breukelen, BWAC, Red Hook New York, NY, USA 2011 Berliner Liste 2011, VK Gallery, TRAFO, Berlin, Germany 2011 8th annual summer art show, Black and White, BWAC (The Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition), Brooklyn, New York, USA 2011 "Belarusian Artists of The World", Art Festival of Belarus 2011 Sensation Modern Fine Art Group Exhibition, Notting Hill, London, United Kingdom 2011 AAF Amsterdam, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2011 AAF New York, VK Gallery, NY, USA 2011 Art Fair, VK Gallery, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 2011 Gallery More Then Art, AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2011 AAF Brussels, VK Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2010 Salon Art Bizarre 2010, La Galleria Pall Mall, London, UK 2010 Museum Nacht, Vijzelstraatmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2010 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Tournament, Basel, Switzerland 2010 AAF Amsterdam, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2010 "ARTI'2010", VK Gallery, Art fair, The Hague, Netherlands 2010 Open Art Fair, VK Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands 2010 Art Nocturne, VK Gallery, Knokke, Belgium 2010 Fine Art Fair, Park Lane Hotel, London, UK 2010 Art Laren, Laren, Netherlands 2010 "Reflected Reality", VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2010 Spring Celebration, Ten Elsenhuyze, Brasschaat, Belgium 2010 Art Fair, VK Gallery. Brabanthallen, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 2010 "Primavera'10", VK Gallery, AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2010 Old Russian New Year, IGC, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009 Memory Fragments, VK Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009 Midwinter Celebration, Ten Elsenhuyze, Brasschaat, Belgium 2009 Kunst Messe, Jan Roelofs Antiquairs, Munich, Germany 2009 "ARTI'09", VK Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands 2009 Museum Nacht, Vijzelstraatmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009 Art Manege 09, Moscow, Russia 2009 AAF Amsterdam, Wies Willemsen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009 Open Art Fair, VK Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands 2009 Open Ateliers De Pijp, Culture House Diamantslijperij, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009 "Slavyanski Bazar", Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009 Armenian Independent Day Festival, Hollywood, California, USA 2009 The Earth Day Celebration Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA 2009 "Dialog Ost - West", Kulturintegrationsprojekt, Aachen, Germany 2008 The Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA 2008 Agnieten Festival, Gallery Goda, Gouda, Netherlands 2008 Russian Art Exhibition, Gallery Goda, Alakmaar, Netherlands 2008 InterArt, Pommernhus, Greifswald, Germany 2007 Kunst – Event, AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2007 Woman's World, National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus 2007 AKCENT Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2006 Winterexposition Academy of Russian Arts, Gouda, Netherlands 2006 Eastern Neighbours, Cultural Center Babel, Utrecht, Netherlands 2006 Russian Art Gallery "Kartina", Gorinchem, Netherlands 2006 Embassy of The United States of America in Belarus, Minsk, Belarus 2006 Gallery Goda, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2006 De Kunst van het Wonen, Willa Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2006 Kunst – Event, Martiniplaza, Groningen, Netherlands 2006 Kunst – Event, Beursgebouw, Eindhoven, Netherlands 2005 Kunst – Event, Antwerp EXPO, Antwerp, Belgium 2005 National Art Gallery of Belarusian Artists' Union, Minsk, Belarus 2005 Kunst – Event, AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2005 ID Studio, LLC, Pawley's Island, USA 2005 Autograph, Art Gallery of Palace of Republic...

Don Giffin (American, 1948-2003) Skin Deep, 2001 Mixed media on canvas Hand signed Don Giffin, titled and dated (verso) 68 x 53 inches. Provenance: from the Art Collection of the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta Framed dimensions: 74 1/4 x 59 inches. Don Giffin, Born in Chicago in 1948, Giffin earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree at what is now Cal State Northridge. An abstract painter who expanded the Southern California modes of “color and light” and “finish fetish” art, melding impressions of photography, printmaking and painting into a single work. Giffin, a master printmaker as well as a painter. In 1995 he mounted the first of his five solo exhibitions at the Christopher Grimes Gallery in Santa Monica. David Pagel described the artist’s work in a Los Angeles Times review as perfectly smooth, glass-like surfaces when viewed from afar that seemed to decay as one approached. They make pain palpable and evoke mortality’s inevitability, Pagel wrote of Giffin’s creations, which used layers of paint, gesso and tar that he pulled apart as they dried. “His corporeal abstractions bypass your mind to hit you in the stomach.” Giffin was one of 10 Los Angeles, California artists whose work was featured in the 1997 Biennial of the Orange County Museum of Art. (including Robert Blanchon, Jessica Bronson, Julia Couzens, Terri Friedman, Don Giffin, Dennis Hollingsworth, Carlos Mollura, Carter Potter, Monique Prieto, and Chris Wilder.) In reviewing that exhibition for The Times, Cathy Curtis wrote: Don Giffin reinvents stain painting by layering color in such a way that it emits an inner radiance verging on iridescence. The artist continued to push boundaries, and when he displayed his 6 X 5-foot acrylics at the Grimes Gallery in 2000, Pagel described them as mesmerizing works. The cross-fertilization between painting and photography that has been cropping up in some of the most intriguing works being made today takes breathless shape in Don Giffin’s physically resplendent paintings,” the critic wrote. “When I work,” he once said, “it’s like I’m doing a dance with the painting, and I’m not always leading. When the imagery is mysterious, the surface is perfectly smooth and the color contrast is just right with that glow of pale color coming through it’s sheer delight. Finish Fetish denotes a style of art related to the LA Look, pop art, minimalism, and light and space originating in southern California in the 1960s. Artwork of this type often has a glossy and slick finish and features an abstract design on a two-or three-dimensional surface made from fiberglass or resins. The style is similar to the simplicity and abstraction of minimalism and the bright colors and reference to commercial products found in pop art. To the world of postwar art it was a substantive addition. Artists included Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Judy Chicago, Joe Goode, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, John McCracken, Kenneth Price, DeWain Valentine...

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers th...

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers th...

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic paint, removing some layers in the process to reveal the underlying evolution of color. His works evoke the many layers of his life. The top layer is covered with shiny resin, adding a smooth reflective finish to the intriguing depth of his minimalist works. The harmony of the overall composition results in a cohesive visual statement. Hidden within the layers are limitless points of interest, constantly revealing new intricacies for us to discover. His works have been exhibited at galleries and art fairs internationally, including in Los Angeles, New York, Zurich, Hong Kong, and London. This original painting delves into the realm of color field abstraction, echoing the visual philosophy of Mark Rothko. This one-of-a-kind artwork is 12 inches high by 12 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. The front is covered with resin while the sides are painted in a separate process without the application of resin. The application of a lustrous resin unifies this visual paradox, elevating it to a harmonious synthesis. It does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the back of the artwork. It can be installed vertically as well as horizontally. Convenient local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and international shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Hunt's works reflect how he brought order into the chaos of his earlier existence. Philosophy, mathematics, scientific theory, poetry, and astronomy are a few of the themes that run through his paintings and he expresses them with unique imagery. Hunt describes his contemporary imagery as, “Chaotic order pouring from the watery depths of my unconscious”. He divides his artworks into segments enveloped in a singular, intense hue. Drawing inspiration from the symbolic dualism found in the works of Kandinsky, this painting harmonizes opposing colors with a tactile finesse. The artist employs a process akin to a subtractive technique, scratching away layers to expose the latent chromatic narrative beneath. Ricky Hunt lives and paints in Los Angeles. Hunt began to teach himself to draw in 1995. Nine months later Tiger Woods’ father Earl, commissioned a pastel portrait that he described as “The best portrait of Tiger ever painted”. From this foundation grounded in traditional drawing skills, Hunt's work transformed into his contemporary painting approach seen today. He found inspiration in artists such as Basquiat, Haring, and Rothko. Ricky Hunt's success started with his first sold-out exhibition at Artspace Warehouse in Los Angeles in 2016 which led to an international collector base and exhibitions worldwide. Notable private collectors include Kelly Clarkson, Graeme Hart, Sonia Livingstone, and Charles Harder. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA EXHIBITIONS 2022-23 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Affordable Art Fair New York 2020 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2020 LA Art Show 2020 Art Palm Springs...