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Olesia Bieliavtseva
Fighting a Bull
Opening:
Friday, 24 September, 2021, 7-10 pm
Visit until Sunday, 3 October, 2021
on appointment: info@sternstudio.at
The exhibition presents Olesia Bieliavtseva’s series of paintings created in 2020-2021. In this series, she shows her impressions during the time of the pandemic. The bull as the main hero of these paintings has a symbolic meaning. He is a symbol of power and danger. The bull has a connection with Olesia’s homeland. She is originally from the region of Crimea - the former name of Crimea is "Taurida", which translates as a "Taurus" - Bull. That is why the bull takes on the meaning of a totem, which connects with the homeland. It acquires the meaning of an alter ego. These works were also inspired by the aesthetic of bullfighting, which is beautiful and dangerous at the same time. This series shows different emotional states and life experiences. Sometimes you need to fight and sometimes you just need to observe the situation. That’s why the bull is also changing his character. In some paintings he is aggressive and dangerous, and in others he becomes less aggressive and more peaceful.
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Olesia Bieliavtseva was born in 1991, Sevastopol (Ukraine). Since 2016 she is studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. She works in the genre of figurative painting. Her style is the bordering between abstract and figurative painting. In her paintings, Olesia uses an expressionistic approach. Her ideas are deeply connected with her life experiences.
Group exhibitions:
4-26.06.2021 Tschau, Baba 2Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Engerthstraße 119, 1200 Vienna.
7.6.-13.06.2021. Figurative painting class + Graphic class collaboration “Container Project”, Schillerplatz 3 1010 Wien
26.-30.05.2021, PARALLEL VIENNA EDITIONS, Lehargasse 8, 1060 Wien.
01/2020 Rundgang, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Engerthstraße 119, 1200 Vienna
01/2019 Rundgang, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Engerthstraße 119, 1200 Vienna
07-08/2018 Galerierundgang, Stiegenkeller gallery, Mommsengasse 16, 1040 Vienna
05-06/2018 “Jeder Jäger würde gerne wissen, wo der Fasan sitzt”, Stiegenkeller gallery, Mommsengasse 16, 1040 Vienna
01/2018 Rundgang, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Engerthstraße 119, 1200 Vienna
06-07/2017 Tschau Ragazzi, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
Collaborations:
2021 Online Rundgang, collaboration with the students of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, figurative painting class.
2020 Decorations for Vienna Science Ball, 25.01.2020 in Rathaus (collaboration with the students of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna).
2019 Decorations for Vienna Science Ball, 26.01.2019 in Rathaus (collaboration with the students of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna).
