Maslenitsa (2022) Sculpture by Oly Miltys
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Sculpture,
Ceramics
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Glass
on Glass
- Dimensions Height 14.2in, Width 11in / 2.00 kg
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
- Categories Sculptures under $20,000 Figurative World Culture
My composition of four small sculptures will tell you about the folk festival.
Having started the Russian series with large and serious works, I wanted to finish it with something fun and well known.
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Thinking and thinking over the images and my feelings I understood that Shrovetide is the right theme for me.
As I wanted to represent the dynamics of this holiday and its folk character I decided to add another symbol.
That symbol was a tumbler toy (Chumbley), a world-famous toy. I decided to use the tumbler mechanism in each of my works because of the dynamics and symbolism in the work.
By immersing myself in my imaginative associations and conversations with friends, I realised that I wanted to see in this work.
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The first and main character in this story is the accordionist! Of course, how could you do without him. The first guy in the village is the one who owns this musical instrument. All the girls and boys gather together as soon as they hear the accordion's sounds during a party. What's a party without music!
I purposely made the accordion player not young. Being on the wave of his popularity, he cannot give up his carefree life of a lonely man.
His accordion is like a magnet attracting girls and creating a holiday.
The round dance goes round and round, the young lads lose their heads at Shrovetide.
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Maslenitsa was widely celebrated in Europe. This reckless merriment probably made up for the hard life of peasants and allowed us to forget our domestic problems and indulge in merry-making, at least for a while.
After a few trial jobs, I'd built up quite a company.
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The work participated in the anniversary exhibition "Tryn-Trava" in Moscow.
Be sure to watch the video with sound, it will allow you to see the work through my eyes.
From my point of view I succeeded with the characters, that's how I saw this image of a kind, cheerful and long-awaited holiday.
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Olga Myltseva is a contemporary sculptor based in Serbia. The main area of her work is figurative ceramics sculpture. Ceramic art attracted her by its plasticity and the possibility to work with both color and shape. Myltseva in her works loves to use the texture of materials to enhance the image. She is working in various styles, experimenting with materials, and trying different techniques when using ceramics, porcelain, glazes, gold. She is always inspired by the beauty that the fired clay can provide. For her, working with ceramics is inherently a deeply philosophical exercise; you work with a material that does not age for all eternity and at the same time is fragile like human life.
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Nationality:
SERBIA
- Date of birth : 1973
- Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value, Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Certified Artists Professional Artist Contemporary Serbian Artists
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