Exhibition of Mosaic Icons and Paintings: Press Release
November 26, 2011
Oksana Prokopenko
Exhibition of Mosaic Icons and Paintings
On view: December 2, 2011- January 8, 2012
Opening reception: December 15th, 6 to 8 pm
The Narthex Gallery
at Saint Peter’s Church
619 Lexington Ave at 54th St, New York, NY 10022
Open to public daily 9 am-7pm
Celebrated New York based Russian iconographer and painter, Oksana Prokopenko, has works in permanent collections of museums in Italy and the US.
Prokopenko has been featured on the Russian international TV network, NTV, radio shows, and numerous publications. To quote Margo Grant, the Museum of Russian Art’s director, “The soul of Prokopenko’s work is in her walking that fine line between the transcendent and the ordinary. Prokopenko has achieved sheer brilliance in her deft treatment of the tiny pieces in her micro-mosaics. What’s more is that it is done with a rainbow of majestic colors. ”
Sue Dymond of The Glass Craftsman, describes viewing Oksana’s work as “basking in quiet brilliance” and suggests – “Prepare to be inspired.”
Russian TV network’s Blagonravova states, “Oksana’s work is made not only with thousands of glass pieces, but also out of thousands prayerful words.”
Prokopenko is a rarity in today’s contemporary art scene. Her work process is similar to artists that worked hundreds of years before her with an intense focus on precision, quality and detail. Her masterpiece, The Archangels, which took her 2 years of full time work to complete, contains over 40,000 tiny pieces of colored glass. This inspired work will be one of many of her works featured in this exhibit, which includes mosaic icons, painted icons, oil paintings and mixed media works. Often described as a colorist, her colors inspire the viewer to spiritual and emotional heights similar to those felt by Prokopenko during her creative process, which has been described as a spiritual practice – a colorists communion with the divine.
See and feel the magic.
For further information please contact:
Tom Lutri (917) 941-1856
www.oksanapro.com
