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Artist Statement:
Alexandra Kruglyak
Alexandra’s approach to
her work is sheer dedication
and passion. According to
her, she only paints when she
manages to achieve the inner
unity with the subject
regardless of its scheme or
ideology. The main message of
her work is modern positivism
in its basic form. She
prefers to work with live
subjects on portraits in order
to catch complimentary details
such as aspects of
personality, which a
photograph cannot relay. Her
still live compositions have a
definitive style indigenous to
the European Old World
technique saturated with
realism and simplicity of
figures and forms. She tends
to discard the non-essential
and concentrate on the
formative qualities of the
object. The colours tend to be
bright but warm and the entire
style is that of restraint.
However, the restraint does
not constrict but rather
highlights the intense
undercurrent of emotions she
experiences while painting.
Today Alexandra’s art has
found its way into many
private collections in
Germany, England, Ukraine,
Russia and the United States.
Her latest work is mainly done
in oil and acrylics, and
according to her “the
inspiration can come from
anything, even observing a
compilation of random
colours”. Currently
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Artist Exhibitions:
1999. One artist show.
Loretta Goodwin Gallery,
Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
2001. Solo exhibition
Art Mart, Huntsville, Alabama
USA
2002. One artist exhibition:
featured artist of the month.
NorDys Gallery, Birmingham,
Alabama, USA
2005. Skin 2
Studio 16, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2005. Poetry of BLACK and
WHITE.
MiSh Gallery, Columbus, Ohio,
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Artist Galleries:
MiSh Gallery
ONLINE ONLY
Columbus, Ohio
Tel: 614.306.9377
E-mail: mishgallery@yahoo.com
Web: www.mishgallery.net
NorDys Gallery
Birmingham, Alabama
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
Dr. Winfield S. Fisher, III,
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Mr. & Mrs. Beaver, Columbus,
OH, USA
Mrs. Jan Vinita White,
Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Zecevic family, Columbus,
Ohio, USA
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Reviews for Alexandra Kruglyak:
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Review of Golden Fleece…Recent works by Alexandra Kruglyak
By James R. Nelson, visual arts critic for The Birmingham News
Sunday, March 5, 2006
Alexandra Kruglyak chose to explore a variety of styles or manners with admirable control and solid technique. From a rendering of a Baroque portrait of a lady to admirable realizations of the nude figure to works that are witty spoofs on other well known works, Kruglyak establishes an attractive and sophisticated vision of things, be they pieces of fruit, cascading flowers or vibrant abstractions.
Kruglyak’s still life paintings show her superb control of illusions. Roses seem to pop off the surface with a reality that has almost everything but the flora perfume. There are several very small works that present portraits of a single piece of fruit with all the dignity and vigor of more complex subject matter. A few works reflect her art studies, such as “Quite Water” which is a take off on Vincent VanGogh’s “Starry Night” and Mme. Adeline with Zizi,” a well corseted lady posed like George Seurat’s “Lady with a Powder Puff.”
Most interesting are her abstractions. Unquestionably influenced by the German school of Abstract Expressionism, Kruglyak creates elegant vortexes of shape and color that explode with energy and wit.
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