Young Russian Artists: The Rite of Spring

This painting is part of the “Carnival: Fragments” series exhibited at HSE ART GALLERY’s group show “Forced Relationships.

“In this series I’ve been trying to enter the very weird and tricky space of the “in between” – to capture in slo-mo what happens during these crucial seconds that set the course of events. We’re so used to seeing the “before” and “after,” the backstory and the result – but not the actual moment before we know the outcome. In this universe everything happens at this given moment, completely liberating its participants. I want the viewers of this artwork to feel that liberation too – for them to know that someone out there did what they’ve always wanted to but couldn’t.” - Olya Avstreyh, 2021.

Olya Avstreyh is a student at Moscow's HSE Art and Design School.  

Accolades
Education: MA Contemporary Painting, HSE ART & DESIGN, Moscow, 2019-21. MA Media Management, University of Westminster, London, 2011-13. BA Foreign Languages and Area Studies (GB), Lomonosov Moscow  State University, 2005-10
Group exhibitions: Reluctant Relationships, HSE ART GALLERY, 2020. It’s Going To Be Alright, WHITE ROOM FOUNDATION, 2020. Videochat: Send Nudes, HSE ONLINE GALLERY, 2020. Call Me Back, I’m Home, HSE ONLINE GALLERY, 2020. New Norm. New Realities, TELLING STORIES 3-D Online, 2020. Sample х HSE ART Gallery Exhibition/Auction, HSE ART GALLERY/GUM, 2019.
Solo Exhibitions: Happy hour, BETWEENWINDOWS GALLERY, 2020.  

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