Abdi TEst Record
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Warning
Message: Use of undefined constant base_url - assumed 'base_url' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP)
Filename: mainsite/artist_profile.php
Line Number: 149
Backtrace:
File: /home/artgal6/public_html/application/views/mainsite/artist_profile.php
Line: 149
Function: _error_handler
File: /home/artgal6/public_html/application/controllers/Artists.php
Line: 127
Function: view
File: /home/artgal6/public_html/index.php
Line: 326
Function: require_once
Arina Gordienko is an internationally acclaimed artist who is often known under her artist’s name of ‘ARINA’. She is passionately dedicated to the renaissance of the realistic traditions in painting and widely proclaims revival of Beauty in Art. She uses the old Masters classic ‘sfumato’ technique in her work but with her own contemporary essence. She has developed her own significant style, combining traditional classical techniques with surreal imaginative compositions and a contemporary palette.
Russian-born, now based in the UK, ARINA exhibits her paintings all over the world and is recognized with a number of awards in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia. Her paintings were featured at venues such as Saatchi Gallery in London, Museum of Fantastic Art in Vienna, Museum of Modern Art Vittoria Colonna in Italy etc. Her works are in private collections worldwide and featured in numerous publications including Reinhard Fuchs’ book ‘Masterpieces of Visual Arts - The Great Female Artists from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era’ alongside works of Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Bridget Riley etc., ‘Masters of Contemporary Fine Art’ in the UK, ‘Strokes of Genius -4’ and ‘Strokes of Genius-6’ in USA. She studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art having graduated with Master’s Degree (MA) in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art, University of the Arts London, UK. ARINA is a full-member of Society of Women Artists in the UK, Portrait Society of America (PSA) in USA and an Associate Living Master of the Art Renewal Center (ARC).
Recently within contemporary art there has been resurgence in using the portrait genre as a tool to explore concepts that reach beyond pure appearance and likeness. ARINA’s faces stand out from the crowd with a graphic signature style that is memorable.
The compositions have a bold directness with the monochromes and reds creating a visual language that communicates across cultures. Her use of light, composition and pose has a sense of a 17 Century Dutch artists like Vermeer but the use of scale, tone and reference to realism bring it firmly into the 21 Century. The qualities of her art have hints of her Russian background within the context of Western influences.
On close inspection ARINA’s handling of paint is not of bold gestures but the quiet, slow build-up of tonal values which beautifully suggest the sensual surface of the skin and underlying bone structure. The lack of hair accentuates the features of the face with the folds of the head scarf contributing to the architecture of the head, creating an almost sculptural object.
ARINA uses herself as a vessel for her ideas; the likeness is striking and her expressions are beguiling; she occupies her face with the confidence of an actor trying to communicate to a broad audience. ARINA’s portraits are ambiguous, she does not reveal too much about herself but presents an icon of a woman that can be contemplated and interpreted in many ways; this is where her paintings’ strength.
Russian-born, now based in the UK, ARINA exhibits her paintings all over the world and is recognized with a number of awards in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia. Her paintings were featured at venues such as Saatchi Gallery in London, Museum of Fantastic Art in Vienna, Museum of Modern Art Vittoria Colonna in Italy etc. Her works are in private collections worldwide and featured in numerous publications including Reinhard Fuchs’ book ‘Masterpieces of Visual Arts - The Great Female Artists from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era’ alongside works of Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Bridget Riley etc., ‘Masters of Contemporary Fine Art’ in the UK, ‘Strokes of Genius -4’ and ‘Strokes of Genius-6’ in USA. She studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art having graduated with Master’s Degree (MA) in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art, University of the Arts London, UK. ARINA is a full-member of Society of Women Artists in the UK, Portrait Society of America (PSA) in USA and an Associate Living Master of the Art Renewal Center (ARC).
Recently within contemporary art there has been resurgence in using the portrait genre as a tool to explore concepts that reach beyond pure appearance and likeness. ARINA’s faces stand out from the crowd with a graphic signature style that is memorable.
The compositions have a bold directness with the monochromes and reds creating a visual language that communicates across cultures. Her use of light, composition and pose has a sense of a 17 Century Dutch artists like Vermeer but the use of scale, tone and reference to realism bring it firmly into the 21 Century. The qualities of her art have hints of her Russian background within the context of Western influences.
On close inspection ARINA’s handling of paint is not of bold gestures but the quiet, slow build-up of tonal values which beautifully suggest the sensual surface of the skin and underlying bone structure. The lack of hair accentuates the features of the face with the folds of the head scarf contributing to the architecture of the head, creating an almost sculptural object.
ARINA uses herself as a vessel for her ideas; the likeness is striking and her expressions are beguiling; she occupies her face with the confidence of an actor trying to communicate to a broad audience. ARINA’s portraits are ambiguous, she does not reveal too much about herself but presents an icon of a woman that can be contemplated and interpreted in many ways; this is where her paintings’ strength.
(Peter Monkman MA, Director of Art Charterhouse, First Prize Winner of the BP Portrait Award 2009 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, UK)
Contact Artist