{"id":25534,"date":"2024-05-05T00:33:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T23:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/?p=25534"},"modified":"2024-05-04T21:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T20:34:31","slug":"debut-of-serene-gallery-in-london-exhibition-i-promise-to-stay-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/debut-of-serene-gallery-in-london-exhibition-i-promise-to-stay-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Debut of Serene gallery in London: exhibition \u201cI Promise to Stay with You\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alexander Augusta Enlightenment \u00a9 Serene Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alex<\/span>and<\/span>r<\/span> Blanar<\/span> presented to a sophisticated audience six contemporary artists working in different techniques: <\/span>Konrad<\/span> Wyrebek<\/span>, Mariano <\/span>Vivanco<\/span>, Yelena <\/span>Popova<\/span>, Augusta Alexander, Martin <\/span>Kovalenko<\/span> and <\/span>Polina<\/span>Osipova<\/span>. “I Promise to Stay With You” is an invitation to discover the beauty behind inner turmoil and complex emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition <\/span>evokes a whole range of feelings<\/span> in the viewer, from calmness to anxiety. The works by <\/span>Polina<\/span>Osipova<\/span> and Mariano <\/span>Vivanco<\/span> immerse the viewer in a state of contemplation of the be<\/span>auty of the body and nature and <\/span>coming back to childhood memories. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Mariano Vivanco Lonely Brain \u00a9 Mariano Vivanco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vivanco<\/span> has created some of the most iconic imagery of the last two decades. A skilled use of colours and light marks his work. It has been featured in some of the world\u2019s leading publications, including Vogue, Harper\u2019s Bazaar, Hero\/Heroine, GQ, Man About Town and King Kong.\u00a0Three of his signature portraits were bought into the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Polina Osipova \u00a0Mask\u00a9 Polina Osipova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Polina<\/span> is a multidisciplinary artist exploring the threads between the past, future, the temporal and the timeless, creating portals into them from the present. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Polina Osipova Rocking toy \u00a9 Polina Osipova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The artist creates ironic objects, sculptures and wearable objects inspired by her native Chuvash culture \u00a0(a nationality in Russia) that become part of her artistic cosmos, captured in photos and videos, using handcrafted techniques at the junction of digital technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Konrad Wyrebeck LifeTv 3GWater 3Gracias \u00a9 Konrad Wyrebek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Abstract paintings by <\/span>Konrad<\/span> Wyrebek<\/span> and Yelena <\/span>Popova<\/span> serve as a mirror of emotions and thoughts; they do not give exact answers, but only hint at the actual themes that the artists have woven into their works. <\/span><\/p>\n

Konrad<\/span> raises the question about how soon humanity is <\/span>going to lose<\/span> itself in the digital; how far we have already embarked on a journey that merges mind and body with machines. There is a certain irony in <\/span>Wyrebek’s<\/span> abstract paintings. We must step back to see a more transparent and bigger picture when the details are gone. As the viewers step back, the borders<\/span> of the pixels become invisible:<\/span> the <\/span>pixelation<\/span> process<\/span> is reversed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Martin Kovalenko Nectar \u00a9 Serene Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Drawings by <\/span>Augusta Alexander and Martin <\/span>Kovalenko<\/span>are more disturbing and provocative. They force the viewer to delve into the compositions, where a dialogue with the<\/span> viewer is conducted through abstraction or a <\/span>figure depicted. Martin\u2019s artistic language was formed by analysing mythology, sexuality, sensuality, dreams, <\/span>consciousness, and unconscious. His paintings are known for massive, dense, ostensibly narrative scenes in which narrative is stubbornly elusive. Events seem to take place in a parallel world. Portions of a canvas can be <\/span>futuristic;<\/span>while elsewhere<\/span> there may be people depicted<\/span> that<\/span> have come from the Napoleonic Wars or some primordial Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Konrad Wyrebek Makup Pink Yes \u00a9 Konrad Wyrebek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The main goa<\/span>l of the exhibition, as <\/span>Alexand<\/span>r<\/span> Blanar<\/span> puts it, is to give a sens<\/span>ual experience to the viewer by<\/span> try<\/span>ing<\/span>to keep the interest in learning ab<\/span>out art as<\/span> inevitable state of mind. \u201cI Promise to Stay with <\/span>You<\/span>\u201d provides a safe and welcoming space for this exploration, inviting you to delve into the depths or artistic interpretation and the meaning of life, free from external pressures. <\/span><\/p>\n

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One more player on the London art scene has presented its debut exhibition! Serene gallery has unveiled ‘I Promise to Stay With You’. This is the first UK exhibition for Serene, a contemporary art gallery,founded by curator Alexandr Blanar in Lugano in 2022. The opening night brought together a vibrant community of collectors, fashion industry representatives, artists and art professionals. It was obvious from the queue that gathered at Cromwell Place that the exhibition was highly anticipated in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":25265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86,144,84],"tags":[],"type_post":[184],"column":[],"class_list":["post-25534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-lifestyle","category-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25534"},{"taxonomy":"type_post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type_post?post=25534"},{"taxonomy":"column","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/column?post=25534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}