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Olga MichiThe Burden of Beauty2017
2017
$5,764.73
£4,245.71
€4,800
CA$7,842.47
A$8,714.72
CHF 4,566.60
MX$106,870.45
NOK 58,244.36
SEK 54,794.16
DKK 36,541.66
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Portrait of a young girl. Surma ethnic group, Ethiopia.
This artwork is offered by IMMAGIS · ART PHOTOGRAPHY, one of the leading galleries for contemporary Fine Art Photography, located in Munich/Germany.
The Omo River in Ethiopia is rich in various minerals. The Karo and Surma indigenous peoples grind them into a powder that they mix with fat or water to make paint for their traditional body decorations. White is often used as a background colour for the designs and different patterns are applied with red ochre pigment.
The Karo and Surma people learn the art of body painting from childhood, from about four years old. Every day adults and children prepare the special paste and use fingers and sticks to decorate their face and body with stripes, circles and dots resembling flowers and bird claw prints. Girls adorn themselves to attract partners, men to demonstrate their masculinity and bravery. According to custom, sweethearts and best friends wear the same patterns.
Olga Michi is a modern digital artist, author of the concept of cinematographic projects. In her works, Olga follows the traditions of Western European art, in particular, the approaches that masters of the Düsseldorf school of photography employ. Olga's works cover and address a wide range of topics, including both acute problems of modern life and absorbing philosophical questions. What lies in the heart of Olga Michi's art projects is photographic images that undergo a multitude of artistic, conceptual, and technical processing stages to become finished pieces of art that together constitute thematic series. At every phase of image preparation, final printing, publication of signature albums, exhibitions, or cinematographic production, a team of specialists ensures the impeccable level of execution of Michi's works.
One of Olga's projects, "Vulnerable", is devoted to the problem of preserving the culture of Northern, Asian, and African people, whose traditions grotesquely converge with the innovations brought by the modern European civilization. The project received international recognition with the publication of the namesake album, "Vulnerable", by German publisher teNeues, in English and German. The album gained positive reception in more than 10 leading European outlets, including Stern, Daily Mail, and others.
_ Africa, Ethiopia, Portrait, Surma, Mursi, Vulnerable
- Creator:Olga Michi (Russian)
- Creation Year:2017
- Dimensions:Height: 47.25 in (120 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5 mm)
- More Editions & Sizes:50 x 70 cm / 20 x 27.5 inPrice: $2,642
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- Gallery Location:München, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU76638210892
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