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REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS
IVAN KOLOZDRA, FOLK ARTIST
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REVERSE
PAINTING ON GLASS
IVAN KOLOZDRA, FOLK ARTIST
Painting Exhibition, Ukrainian House
Kyiv, Ukraine, March, 2001
By Lena Marina
The Ukrainian House in downtown Kyiv,
Ukraine hosted a major folk art exhibition during March,
2001, which featured the reverse painting on glass by
Ivan Kolozdra.
Ivan Kolozdra was born in
1934 in the village of Rozvadiv, Lviv oblast. Ivan is
an Honored Folk Artist of Ukraine. He started his art
career creating wonderful sculptures.The sculptures were
shown at various exhibitions of folk art throughout Ukraine.
However, after a period of time of creating sculptures
Ivan discovered the special world of reverse painting
on glass and started to create unique folk-art paintings.
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KOLIADNYKY |
Ivan said, "Once,
when I was cleaning my house I found an old icon which
was painted on glass. The painting caused me to remember
that when I was a little boy I used to see many such icons
in our village. Now it seems that most of them have disappeared.
I looked very carefully at the icon and was enchanted
by the unusual colors used in the painting. I decided
to try my hand at painting something on glass. It seems
to me now, that it was a Cossack."
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IVAN KUPALA HOLIDAY, 1997 |
"This
was the beginning of my reverse painting on glass,"
Ivan explained. "It seemed to me at that moment,
that I had never made sculptures. I suddenly forgot about
the sculptures. I realized that I could express myself
much more through paintings on glass, than through the
sculptures. Sometimes I would wake up at night seeing
total images in my head. I would see everything that I
wanted to depict in a new painting, the image, the layout
and the colors. Then I would get up, start painting and
paint till it was finished. Paintings on glass became
my life, " Ivan stated. |
Ivan uses the traditional
style of reverse painting on glass. Among his works one
can see images from the poems of Taras Shevchenko, Lesia
Ukrayinka, Vasyl Stephanyk and some contemporary poets.
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Joy and
sorrow, love for his native land Ukraine, heroes of the
past as well as simple people are all reflected in Ivan's
paintings. The paintings are his personal expression of
life, they are filled with the beauty of nature, songs,
legends and the history of the Motherland. Ivan Kolozdra
was given the "Recognition of 2001" All-Ukrainian
Award in the Field of Humanitarian Sciences, Culture and
Arts for his outstanding work.
Ivan Kolozdra, through his paintings, shows and tells
us about the life of Ukrainians, their customs, their
traditions, their holidays and their everyday life. |
WONDERFUL MUSIC, 1991
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Exhibition poster:
"Ukrainian House" Palace of Arts of "Exhibitional
Center of Ukraine"
National Complex,
National Union Of Masters of Folk Art Of Ukraine,
Lviv Office of the Folk Masters Union Exhibition
of the Art Works
By Honored Folk Artist of Ukraine
Laureate of "Vyznannia" All-Ukrainian Award
IVAN SKOLOZDRA
(Lviv oblast)
Painting on glass
The exhibition is open every day except
Monday from 10AM to 6PM.
2 Khreshchatyk str., at "Kobzarska Svitlytsia"
(Kobzar hall)... |
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