OPENING NIGHT AND MEETING WITH THE ARTIST: June 8, 7:30p.m.
Wine will be served
ADMISSION: free
Olga Porter is a Russian-born painter. In the USA she studied life drawing and painting in California and Texas, including Glassell School of Art in Houston. Currently a resident of Houston, Olga frequently takes painting trips in the US and abroad. The subjects of Porter‘s paintings are cityscapes and the human form. Her work is distinguished by forceful gestural marks, light abstraction, occasional displacement of elements and play with proportion.
We are open: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Thursday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: free
MASTER CLASS: Monday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: $30
Dmitry Vyshemirsky is a resident of Kaliningrad. Until the end of World War II it was a city of East Prussia named Kenigsberg. Kaliningrad Region is a cultural landscape which emerged in Europe from a conflicting fusion of German and Russian cultures. The German heritage and today’s reality of his native city is the major focus of the art of Vyshemirsky.
The author attempts to expand the boundaries of traditional genres of photography. He is striving to express by means of the picture the methods he developed himself, to apply a single style throughout the images he has captured, to bring purely photographic and fine art features intimately into synthesis, and – remaining a photographer – to fill up his photographs with a wide range of painting styles.
Photo-documentary project “Post-“ includes colour slides produced exclusively in the Kaliningrad region, during 2004-2006. All photographs were taken using a tripod at a natural eye level without angle, using one camera and one type of film. Having applied this strict method of taking pictures, the author succeeded in scrutinizing everyday life. Balancing on the thin line of trivia, he managed to see a lot of interesting things in this common and ordinary life, and yet created a meditative, philosophical and poetic image of the land in which he lives.
We are open: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Enjoy the broad assortment of traditional Russian souvenirs and gifts for Valentine, Easter and any occasion:
Russian gzhel. The history of Gzhel dates back to old times and its will have a long life. The famous folk craft is gathering new force. The factory’s product range includes: vases, tableware sets and sculptured items.
Lomonosov Vintage figurine (Imperial Factory). Lomonosov Factory is the first in the country to have worked out technology and set up production of thin-walled bone china items which are notable for enhanced whiteness, thinness and transparency in comparison with traditional hard porcelain.
Beautiful jewelry boxes – lacquer miniatures, hand-painted with the Russian fairy-tale motifs;
Golden “Khokhloma” (wood painting tableware);
Nesting dolls – famous “Matreshkas”, big and small;
Souvenir flasks;
Beautiful icons, paintings and more
and many more will be a perfect gift for you and your family!
Victoria Kovalenchikova is a professional artist from Belarus, who has been living and working in the Netherlands since 2008. The contemporary trend in her paintings is characterized by a figurative integration of abstract elements. Victoria uses “fragments of emotion” to express her individuality within the framework of urban views and landscapes.
Victoria explains her artwork as follows: “One walks to the favorite spot on the lake, but it is covered with litter. We inhale pollution instead of a flower fragrance. My new work is an outlook at the apocalyptic transformation of the world which surrounds us; creation of ecological crashes of the planet; shout in the cold infinity of cosmos. It is an attempt to understand and help humans by influencing them through the language of art. Maybe it will prevent desire to destruct and destroy life around us…”
Victoria’s work can be found at the Museum of Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Belarusian Contemporary Fine Art Museum, The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus (all in Minsk, Belarus), Maslennikov Art Museum, Mogilev Regional Study of Local Lore Museum named after Romanov, Mogilev Museum of Ethnography (all in Mogilev, Belarus), Belarusian Embassy in Berlin, Germany; Belarusian Embassy in Hague, the Netherlands; in the collection of the municipality of Coevorden, the Netherlands; as well as in private collections in Germany, Polland, Russia, Belarus, USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, France, Lebanon and Switzerland.
As a soloist of the “Flying Balalaika Brothers” group and former singer of “Red Elvises,” Zhenya Rock is mainly known as a virtuoso guitar and balalaika player. The Russian Cultural Center is now presenting his art works, which correlate with his sparkling musical performance.
Zhenya’s first big influence was a local theater, where Zhenya saw real canvases and big oversized stage props by artist and realist Alexander Savinov. Rock went to Alexander’s studio and took lessons from him, while also attending a local art school. At the age of 17, Zhenya began working for the Vologda Philharmonic Hall as a poster artist. Two years later, he started working at the local Drama Theater as a stage decorator and prop designer.
Three years later, Zhenya moved to Moscow and published his first original art on the cover of a program for an Ostrovsky play for the Moscow Harlequin Theater, where Zhenya also worked as a musician. Since that time, Zhenya was commissioned to make stage props, the theater logo and a series of posters for plays.
Artworks by Zhenya Rock were exhibited at Strictly Taboo Jazz Club (Dallas), Martin La Borde Gallery on Royal Street (New Orleans), Valencia Art Fair (Los Angeles), Viva Chocolato at the Domain (Austin).
On the opening reception guests will get a chance to meet with the artist and see Zhenya perform with the members of “Flying Babalaika Brothers.”
For more information on this exhibit please contact us at 713.395.3301.
We welcome you to visit our exhibition “Moscow and St.Petersburg – A Tale of Two Cities” and see remarkable oil, pastel, watercolor, silk paintings and unique collection of hand made lacquer miniature boxes - art of Kholui. Holiday season is almost here. Now is a wonderful opportunity to delight your loved ones with a memorable art works.
Kholui is a well-known lacquer miniature school in Russia. It has been a centre of Russian icon painting since 16th century. This particular miniature painting is executed with egg yolk tempera over papier-mâché articles. They represent folklore and historic subjects, everyday life motive with stylized figures, which are depicted against the stylized landscape background.
In these beautiful boxes you shall store your finest treasures and memories. An almost impervious gloss finish protects for generations the hand-painted artwork.
Exhibition opens through November 30th Weekdays: 8:30 am – 6pm Saturday: 11am – 3pm
WHEN: March 8 – April 20, 2008 Weekdays: 8:30 am – 8 pm ; Saturday: 11 am – 3 pm
WHERE: 2337 Bissonnet; Houston, TX, 77005
ADMISSION: Admission is free.
Works are available for sale!
Anna Ataeva is a multi-disciplined artist with an extensive education. She attended the School of Oriental Arts in Moscow and the prestigious Moscow Fine Art Lyceum. Anna received her Masters in Fine Arts from The State Academic Fine Art Institute of Russian Academy of Arts (Moscow). Anna’s contemporary art project for her graduate degree was accepted to the National Museum of Russian Fine Art, The State Tretyakov Gallery.
Anna has participated in close to one hundred art shows and exhibitions. Her fine art paintings have been exhibited in the art halls of Moscow, Brussels, London and in the United States.
Anna’s imagination flows through the space of her work with effortlessness and grace. She works in various techniques and styles. At this stage of her career she works almost exclusively in oil on canvas. The unique quality of her artwork is the combination of classical aesthetic beauty, confidence in mastery, and creativity.
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Exhibition Opening & Children’s Christmas Party start at 12:00 noon, December 15, 2007
Kids can meet Father Frost, play around the X-mass tree and get presents.
Russian Cultural Center “Our Texas”, in collaboration with Houston Grand Opera’s Song of Houston project offered art contest for youth on the theme of OUR HOUSTON.
The contest was designed to help youth explore the city where they live, and to express, through art, what they discover. Best works will be on display at RCC Our Texas Caviart Gallery.
WHAT: Drawing Exhibition OUR HOUSTON
WHEN: December 15 – December 22, 2007
TIME: Weekdays: 9 am – 5 pm; Saturday: 11 am – 3 pm
WHERE: 2337 Bissonnet Houston, TX 77005
OUR WINNERS:
Category I (Kindergarten – 2nd Grade): Rasheed Ahmadu
Category II (Grades 3rd – 6th): Elizabeth Andress
Category III (Grades 7th – 9th): Isaiah Gonzales
Category IV (Grades 10th – 12th): Alejandro Morales
JUDGE: Arielle Masson Adjunct Professor for The University of St. Thomas in conjunction with Art Instructor at
The Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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The Russian Cultural Center brings you renowned sculptor Oleg Zakomorny and many of his famed works that symbolically communicate diverse plasticity and dance art. The “Art Exhibition BALLET” opened along with the Houston premier of the timeless classic ballet “Carmen Suite”, also hosted by the Russian Cultural Center at the Wortham Center on October 26, 2007.
Born in 1968 in Novosibirsk, Siberia, Oleg Zakomorny now lives and works in Moscow, Russia. After graduating from Moscow Secondary Art School in 1986, Zakomorny then went on to Moscow State Art University and graduate in 1994. He has been a member of the Moscow Union of Artists since 1996, and his works of art can be found in Moscow museums and galleries, as well as private collections throughout Russia and overseas.
The series of works presented in this exhibition show Oleg’s original perspective for sculpting as well as the art of the dance. He gives his dancers some transparent lacy-looking skirts, thus the decorativeness of the figures become intensified, and a special easiness of the dance is added to them. Each sculpture is posed differently and interestingly, and an authentic story branches off of each one.
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Open for public: March 29th to July 30th, 2007
9 am – 5 pm weekdays, 11am – 3 pm on Saturdays
“Time Reflections” is an unique collection of multimedia works by internationally acclaimed sculptor Saida Fagala and distinguished silk painter Irene Sheytman.
Born in Baku, Azerbadjan, Saida lives in Houston, teaches art and continues to exhibit her works all over the globe. Her exquisite style transcends the essence of female sensitivity through the warm texture and subtlety of clay. She writes: “Ideas, moods, elements of history and nature-these are a mixture of elements which doesn’t always appear smoothly. The shapes are not at all like drawing, a constant practice. They are multiple explorations of my thinking, using the wealth of materials available to me now.” Irene Sheytman also native of Baku offers an original perspective on most precious and mysterious corners of old European cities. Interestingly, Irene’s passion for architecture is reflected on a very capricious media that is silk fabric. Intense color palette and striking composition leads the viewer into hidden mood of urban visual collage. In her own words: “I hope my art work brings a good mood to viewers and creates feelings of joy and celebration. But if you are tired of the same picture on the wall, you can take it down and make a pretty scarf from it!”
Admission is free. Works are available for sale.
For questions, please call 713-395-3301 or email anna@ourtx.com
