Olga Antonova (b.1956-)Russian
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OLGA ANTONOVA
BORN 1956, Volgograd, Russia
ARTISTS BIOGRAPHY
Olga Antonova was born in 1956 in Volgograd, Russia. She received her MFA in 1980 from the Repin Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. When Antonova came to the States in the early 1980s, her skill with a brush was already quite developed. She has continued to challenge herself and expand her abilities ever since.
Antonova’s paintings have been exhibited and collected from Massachusetts to California. She has had shows in Germany, France and Switzerland, and her work has been reviewed in several publications in both Europe and the US. In 1990, Antonova was given the honor of having images of her work included into the slide library of the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian.
Perhaps it is her skill in portraiture which renders such strength to Antonova’s still life paintings. Beneath her brush, technically “inanimate” objects come alive with a vibrancy and depth of character that make a viewer want to know their history. Each curve of kettle or teacup rounds the bend, just out of sight, beckoning us nearer.
In many of her paintings, Antonova emloys the old masters’ technique of curved reflections. Light bounces off rounded metal and glazed porcelain capturing and distorting reflections of nearby surfaces and distant windows.
The interplay of matte and gloss surfaces, direct views and bowed reflections one finds on her canvases, make every painting a charming opportunity for new discoveries. In Antonova’s work, one finds the confidence and skill of a seriously trained career painter expertly tinged with a trace of amusement. Her work both invites and delights not just the eyes, but the mind and heart. This may be just one of the many reasons her paintings have found homes in so many corporate and private collections.
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PAST EXHIBITIONS:
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OLGA ANTONOVA
BORN 1956, Volgograd, Russia
ARTISTS BIOGRAPHY
Olga Antonova was born in 1956 in Volgograd, Russia. She received her MFA in 1980 from the Repin Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. When Antonova came to the States in the early 1980s, her skill with a brush was already quite developed. She has continued to challenge herself and expand her abilities ever since.
Antonova’s paintings have been exhibited and collected from Massachusetts to California. She has had shows in Germany, France and Switzerland, and her work has been reviewed in several publications in both Europe and the US. In 1990, Antonova was given the honor of having images of her work included into the slide library of the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian.
Perhaps it is her skill in portraiture which renders such strength to Antonova’s still life paintings. Beneath her brush, technically “inanimate” objects come alive with a vibrancy and depth of character that make a viewer want to know their history. Each curve of kettle or teacup rounds the bend, just out of sight, beckoning us nearer.
In many of her paintings, Antonova emloys the old masters’ technique of curved reflections. Light bounces off rounded metal and glazed porcelain capturing and distorting reflections of nearby surfaces and distant windows.
The interplay of matte and gloss surfaces, direct views and bowed reflections one finds on her canvases, make every painting a charming opportunity for new discoveries. In Antonova’s work, one finds the confidence and skill of a seriously trained career painter expertly tinged with a trace of amusement. Her work both invites and delights not just the eyes, but the mind and heart. This may be just one of the many reasons her paintings have found homes in so many corporate and private collections.
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