I was born and grew up in a very materialistic family. My father abandoned the artist career in favor of material blessings and repose of usual life. In my family was forbidden even to think that children can engage in arts. That is why I studied in prestigious but far from art area of education. Over the years, I began to realize that it doesn?¦t matter what happens to me, good or bad, I always paint, I live and breathe by art. So, I embarked on the path of conscious art.
I wish to convey my thoughts in paintings and want it to be able to push each beholder to good things. In a world of so much evil perhaps my pictures as my thoughts may help to create a more progressive society, impact the positive side of the beholder. At least a little bit.
The peace process, freedom and equal rights of women for which our society still have so much to do, self-consciousness through creation, not through destruction ?V this is one of the most basic ideas disturbing my consciousness and conscience of my generation. In the same way victory over our complexes and new built discriminations. Our generation must confront against the faults and problems that have brought progress of society in technology and arming, and perhaps the way which could influence human social thought lays through art, cure from the technical cynicism and brutality.
That is why faces concern me, faces of people around us and even faces of children, or rather what?¦s hidden behind these faces. I am trying to express by painting the challenges every person faces, every man, his every choice and life experience.
May be my way is very complicated, but I am always grateful to the people who help me in my work. I bring up in paintings pain, confusion and moral dilemmas, brilliance of life and internal decay. Lying to yourself - as in the picture ?§Clearness of Judgments??. There are ideas only to convey through a clear image, the image that speaks to the unconscious viewer through one`s childhood associations. And I use associative thinking in my pictures, I try to talk with the unconscious person and touch his heart.
It seems to me that I set myself important purpose and I?¦ll continue this way.
Regards, S.Vinokurtsev
Biography: Education:
2005 -2009 History of Art, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1993-1995 Personal course by painting from artist Ovdeenko Alexandre.
Solo Exhibition:
2004 The Edge of Reality, Shazar Gallery, Givataym, Israel
Group Exhibition:
11-12/2009 Gerard Behar Center, Jerusalem , Bezalel 11
04/2009 X-Power Gallery, 413 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA
12/2008-01/2009 “RED...an artistic moment of silence” - TreasurePostcards’08 Project, 713 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD
06-9/2008 NE, Washington DC, Sewall-Belmont House and Museum - “Project 3: Empowered by Artistry Exhibit” http://www.sewallbelmont.org/
06-07/2008 Vizivarosi Gallery, 1027 Budapest II, Kapas utca 55, Hungary
05/2008 1214 18th Street, NW, Washington DC - “TreasurePostcards’08 Project”
03/2008 The Ninth Street Gallery, Washington - “TreasurePostcards’08 Project”
Online Group Exhibition:
07/2008 BOAA Best Of Artists Gallery II Competition, -
http://www.bestofartists.com , 311 -Williamsburg, VA 23185
11/2007 9th Annual Painting , Drawing ,Photography &Print Juried Online International Art Exhibition http://upstreampeoplegallery.com
03/2007 http://artperiscope.com/ ARTPERISCOPE ART.PROJECT
Current Group Exhibition
Upcoming Group Exhibition:
2010 X-Power Gallery, 1F., No.98, Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd., Da-an District, Taipei 10682, Taiwan
Events/Competitions:
04/2009 “London Calling” - scream London Gallery, UK June 2009
03/2009 The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition - Agora Gallery
02/2009 2009 International Art Competition - X-Power Gallery
12/2008 Rupture and Repair - The Adi Foundation http://www.adifoundation.co.il/Award_eng.asp
11/2008 Bridge Art Fair Miami 2009 - http://www.myartspace.com
10/2008 Art Scholarship Competition 2008 -http://www.myartspace.com
08/2008 конкурс Тарбут.ru компании "Селком" http://tarbut.zahav.ru/
08/2008 "Best of 2008" M a r z i a r t Internationale Galerie http://www.marziart.com/
07/2008 BOAA Best Of Artists Gallery II Competition, -
http://www.bestofartists.com , 311 -Williamsburg, VA 23185
03/2008 Direct Art Magazine Competition, Volume 15
03/2008 Agora Gallery - The 23rd Chelsea International Fine Art - Chelsea
, New York City
02/2008 TreasurePostcards’08 Project - Arts for Global Development, Inc. www.art4development.net
01/2008 ARTEINGENUA PRIZE 2008 - www.arteingenua.it –
Brescia (ITALY)
2007-2008 International Artist Symposium/Seminar and Artist’s Residencies Budapest, Hungary
10/2007 9th Annual Painting , Drawing ,Photography &Print Juried Online International Art Exhibition
09/2007 CatMacArt Competition, NY 2007
03/2007 ARTPERISCOPE ART.PROJECT
The Second Internet Artwork Competition
02/2007 International Jewish Artists of the Year Awards. Ben Uri Gallery .
The London Jewish Museum of Art
2006 Project - Artperiscope.com Calendar 2007
Awarded art works:
2009 “Chauvinism” won the silver Award of X-Power Gallery
2007 “Second Lebanon War”, Jewish Museum of Art, London
Art works illustrated in Publications:
2009 X-Power Gallery, exhibition catalog - 413 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA
2008 Direct Art Magazine Vol. 15. SlowArt Productions, 123 Warren Street ,Hudson, NY 12534
2008 TreasurePostcards’08 Project by Arts for Global Development, Inc PO Box 5892 ,Bethesda, MD 20824 , USA
2007 Calendar 2007. Poland , ArtPeriscope.com .
Upcoming Publications:
Internet Portfolios:
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/s-vinokurtsev.html
http://www.svinokurtsev.artistportfolio.net/
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/s/svinokurtsev/
Country: Israel
E-mail: avinok@gmail.com
Site: Print on Demand S.Vinokurtsev