Author Archives: jolanta
Looking Backwards, Facing West: St. Petersburg Photography Today
In the papers, on the news and in the international spotlight?Russia today is a force to be reckoned with. As always, though Moscow is the epicenter of the political power, St. Petersburg is the heart of Russian cultural production. In the visual arts, particularly in photography, St Petersburg is represented by many colorful names of […]
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: the Art of Interference in Central Park – Vladimir Belogolovsky
Many years ago, I heard these names for the first time on the news. I couldn’t quite understand the meaning of their giant umbrellas, scattered by the thousands—blue ones in Japan; yellow ones, in California. The scale and spectacle of the fantastic project forever ignited my curiosity, and led me, many years later, to their […]
On Ogresses and Other Monsters – Halld�r Bj�rn Run�lfsson
Icelandic folk tales and legends are extremely rich and original, forming an unusually diverse body of written and oral accounts of elves, trolls, ghosts, revived corpses, monsters, demons, magicians and sorcerers, to name only a few. The long list of categories constitutes a vast collections, mostly gathered in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century […]
Hotel Moskva: just a label remains – Vladimir Belogolovsky
Some of the most significant changes in Moscow will be perceived in the city’s architecture. Real estate prices are on the rise and the appetites for more construction are growing daily. In this construction frenzy, older buildings often stand in the way and consequently, in recent years, hundreds of historical estates and public buildings have […]
David Atack
Born in Oldham, UK in 1949, David Atack, is currently a London-based artist painting portraits, still lifes, landscapes, Born in Oldham, UK in 1949, David Atack, is currently a London-based artist painting portraits, still lifes, landscapes, abstracts, and illustrations. As a painter, his interests are wide-ranging but, since 1983, he has made a name for […]
David Atack
Born in Oldham, UK in 1949, David Atack, is currently a London-based artist painting portraits, still lifes, landscapes, Born in Oldham, UK in 1949, David Atack, is currently a London-based artist painting portraits, still lifes, landscapes, abstracts, and illustrations. As a painter, his interests are wide-ranging but, since 1983, he has made a name for […]
Dina Angel-Wing
"My interest with teapots comes from a fascination with tea as a social ritual in both Western and Eastern cultures. "My interest with teapots comes from a fascination with tea as a social ritual in both Western and Eastern cultures. I also love the teapot as a conceptual form for its functional and purely sculptural […]
Dina Angel-Wing
"My interest with teapots comes from a fascination with tea as a social ritual in both Western and Eastern cultures. "My interest with teapots comes from a fascination with tea as a social ritual in both Western and Eastern cultures. I also love the teapot as a conceptual form for its functional and purely sculptural […]
Dion Archibald
My art is about a personal exploration of the subject and the materials used to create the work. My art is about a personal exploration of the subject and the materials used to create the work. Regardless of whether the subject is something as mundane as a toothbrush or as awe inspiring as the beauty […]
Dion Archibald
My art is about a personal exploration of the subject and the materials used to create the work. My art is about a personal exploration of the subject and the materials used to create the work. Regardless of whether the subject is something as mundane as a toothbrush or as awe inspiring as the beauty […]
