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PHANTOM KISS
Victoria Kosheleva
March 19 — April 18, 2021
Triumph Gallery
Triumph Gallery
Victoria Kosheleva does figurative painting, depicting surreal worlds and imagined play spaces, where like on the theater stage different scenes play out but out of the context.
Victoria Kosheleva does figurative painting, depicting surreal worlds and imagined play spaces, where like on the theater stage different scenes play out but out of the context. The works on display make a clear connection with the poetry by American author Richard Brautigan. This mode of painterly homage informed the exhibition title, eponymous to one of Brautigan’s poems, Phantom Kiss.Comprised of varied vivid images, her paintings evoke that particular acute feeling of recognition, as if you recall some childhood memory. The images emerging straight from the subconscious are reminiscences, fantasies, characters and landscapes that are plucked from their context and blended together.
Victoria Kosheleva does figurative painting, depicting surreal worlds and imagined play spaces, where like on the theater stage different scenes play out but out of the context. The works on display make a clear connection with the poetry by American author Richard Brautigan. This mode of painterly homage informed the exhibition title, eponymous to one of Brautigan’s poems, Phantom Kiss.Comprised of varied vivid images, her paintings evoke that particular acute feeling of recognition, as if you recall some childhood memory. The images emerging straight from the subconscious are reminiscences, fantasies, characters and landscapes that are plucked from their context and blended together.
The poems are echoed in Victoria’s painting names: Somehow We Live and Die Again, I Wonder Why to Me It Just Seems Another Beginning, Swandragons, Spirit of Wind. They present the viewer with bits and pieces of different stories, somewhat strange and often quite opaque. Sometimes a catfish floats across the canvas, sometimes a screen turns on, sometimes you find yourself mounting a pink horse. Victoria often turns to images of smartphone screens or mirrors as symbols of portals into the worlds far removed. They also serve as hints as to the time when the canvas was painted. Another frequent reference by the artist is the timeless associations with classical painting, where the only link to 2021 would be the small beacons of the iPhone’s three-eyed camera.
The poems are echoed in Victoria’s painting names: Somehow We Live and Die Again, I Wonder Why to Me It Just Seems Another Beginning, Swandragons, Spirit of Wind. They present the viewer with bits and pieces of different stories, somewhat strange and often quite opaque. Sometimes a catfish floats across the canvas, sometimes a screen turns on, sometimes you find yourself mounting a pink horse. Victoria often turns to images of smartphone screens or mirrors as symbols of portals into the worlds far removed. They also serve as hints as to the time when the canvas was painted. Another frequent reference by the artist is the timeless associations with classical painting, where the only link to 2021 would be the small beacons of the iPhone’s three-eyed camera.
"In my art, just like in life, I ascribe greater importance to humor rather than tragedy. Perhaps, it a defense mechanism that has developed over the years of life that were mismatched with my perception of reality. It is important to be ironic, and especially so towards yourself. This is the source for many of the images and carnivals in my works. This does not imply, however, that I avoid tackling important subjects, I just address it all in a different tone," says Victoria Kosheleva.
The exhibition was supported by the premium ride hailing service Ultima Yandex Go. In the modern world, the value of time is increasing so rapidly that each moment acquires a special meaning. Ultima Yandex Go eliminates the unnecessary worries and constraints to make our time more useful and meaningful— with more opportunities for art, play, socialization, friends and family.
Curator: Sofia Kovaleva, Sofia Simakova
The exhibition was supported by the premium ride hailing service Ultima Yandex Go. In the modern world, the value of time is increasing so rapidly that each moment acquires a special meaning. Ultima Yandex Go eliminates the unnecessary worries and constraints to make our time more useful and meaningful— with more opportunities for art, play, socialization, friends and family.
Curator: Sofia Kovaleva, Sofia Simakova
"In my art, just like in life, I ascribe greater importance to humor rather than tragedy. Perhaps, it a defense mechanism that has developed over the years of life that were mismatched with my perception of reality. It is important to be ironic, and especially so towards yourself. This is the source for many of the images and carnivals in my works. This does not imply, however, that I avoid tackling important subjects, I just address it all in a different tone," says Victoria Kosheleva.
The exhibition was supported by the premium ride hailing service Ultima Yandex Go. In the modern world, the value of time is increasing so rapidly that each moment acquires a special meaning. Ultima Yandex Go eliminates the unnecessary worries and constraints to make our time more useful and meaningful— with more opportunities for art, play, socialization, friends and family.
Curator: Sofia Kovaleva, Sofia Simakova
The exhibition was supported by the premium ride hailing service Ultima Yandex Go. In the modern world, the value of time is increasing so rapidly that each moment acquires a special meaning. Ultima Yandex Go eliminates the unnecessary worries and constraints to make our time more useful and meaningful— with more opportunities for art, play, socialization, friends and family.
Curator: Sofia Kovaleva, Sofia Simakova
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