GALYNA MOSKVITINA

Biography

Galyna Moskvitina was born in Kiev, Ukraine. She graduated from the Kiev Institute of Publishing and Printing as a graphic artist.

In the 1980s Moskvitina established herself as a well known graphic artist, painter and illustrator. She worked on nearly 70 books ranging from classics to fiction and children's literature.

A list of the books, illustrated by her includes:
-      The complete collection of works of William Shakespeare in 14 volumes, 1993-1994 ("Academy" and "Naukova Dumka" publishers)
-      The complete collection of works by Mikhail Bulgakov, 1993 ("Academy" and "Naukova Dumka" publishers)
-      Hans Christian Andersen "Fairy tales and stories", 1992 ("Graylik" publisher)
-      Roger Zelazny, "The Chronicles of Amber", 1994 ("Graylik" publisher)
-      Otfried Preussler "Krabat", 1993 ("Graylik" publisher)

Between 1988-1993 Moskvitina exhibited at various national art shows held by the Union of Artists of Ukraine. In 1991 she held her first solo exhibition "Non-Stop" at the "Gallery on Solyanka", Moscow, Russian Federation.

Moskvitina took a break in her active artistic career and capital life and made a decision to leave Ukraine for China and India, where she spent more than 15 years in monasteries and ashrams. She led a secluded life where the intensive spiritual search transformed her consciousness and her way of perceiving art.

She returned  to the art with new style - Laternative realism (from Latin "light" and "nature"). Her canvases are called "Lightanghs" (from "light" and "anchor"), which are the real anchors of spiritual light on the earth. Her art is called "The Art of Heart".

A gallery dedicated exclusively to Moskvitina’s art Arcane ART Gallery was opened in 2012 in Kiev.

Auctions:
December 2015 - “Sparkles Series, 23:55” painting sold at Phillips, London
November 2012 – “Association” painting sold at MacDougall’s, London
December 2011 – “Ray of Creation” painting sold at MacDougall’s, London
June 2011 – “A Dancer’s Dream” painting sold at Bonhams, London

Main group exhibitions (2015-2021):
October, 2021 - Carrousel du Louvre Contemporary Art Fair (forthcoming)
June, 2021 – International Fine ART Biennale Basel (forthcoming)
May, 2021 – International Cortemporary ART Cannes Biennale (forthcoming)
July – August, 2020 – Arte nel Palazzo, Palazzo Mezzacapo, Maiori, Italy
October, 2019 – Carrousel du Louvre Contemporary Art Fair
June, 2019 – International Contemporary Art Biennale Basel
May, 2019 – International Fine Art Cannes Biennale
July - September, 2018 – Nature is Light, Palazzo Mezzacapo, Maiori, Italy
November, 2017 – Art Fair “MAG-Montreux Art Gallery”
October, 2017 – Art Fair “Art Shopping” in Carrousel du Louvre
March, 2017 – 2^nd International modern ART Austria Biennial 2017
May, 2016 - International Fine Art Cannes Biennale
January – March, 2016 - Central Europe Fine Art Biennale
March, 2016 - "Luxus and Art" in Vienna
December – January, 2015-16 Fine Art Masters Pieces Exhibition
December, 2015 — Spectrum Miami Contemporary Art Show, US
October, 2015 - Contemporary Art Fair in Carrousel du Louvre (Complex of Musee du Louvre)
November 2015 - Art Fair Montreux (Switzerland)
July  – August, 2015 – Arte nel Palazzo 2015 (Palazzo Mezzacapo, Maiori, Italy)
July, 2015 – Exposition Vente, La Rotonde Lenotre (Cote d’Azur, France)
July, 2015 – Art Monaco Contemporary Art Exhibition

Solo Exhibitions:
June, 2018 – Discovering Light, Palazzo delle Arti, Trani, Italy
August, 2017 – Light inside you, Amalfi, Italy
December, 2016 – Salerno: Luci sull’Arte, Palazzo Fruscione, Italy
August, 2016 – Painting the Light – Civic Museum, Cetara Tower, Italy
June, 2016 - "Art of the 21st Century" in MAMAG Modern Art Museum
April, 2016 — Objective Art: Key to Yourself, Sai Center, Kiev, Ukraine
September — October, 2015 — exhibition in Annunziata Historic Building in Ravello, Italy
July, 2015 – “Laternative Realism”  exhibition, CREM club Monaco
October, 2013 – “Objective Worlds. Message of the Trees” exhibition, Arcane Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
May, 2013 – “Impressions of the Universe as Reflected in Science and Art” exhibition, Arcane Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
May, 2013 – “The Harmony of Ancient Traditions and Contemporary Art” exhibition, Arcane Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
April, 2013 – “In the Beginning was the Word” exhibition, Arcane Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
March, 2013 – “A Great Cosmic Year” exhibition, Arcane Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
March, 2013 – another “Objectivity of Sound” session at the Arcane Art Gallery in Kiev, Ukraine
February, 2013 – “Objectivity of Sound” exhibition, Arcane Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
January, 2013 –  “Objective Worlds. Art of Minerals” exhibition, Arcane Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
December, 2012 – “Objectivity of the New Age” exhibition, Arcane Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
November, 2012 – opening of the Arcane Art Gallery in Kiev, Ukraine dedicated exclusively to Galyna Moskvitina’s works
July, 2012 – “The Meeting of Heaven and Earth” exhibition and mystery play in Kiev, Ukraine Magnat Equestrian Club
July 2012 – “Clouds and a Bird” exhibition in Kiev, ARTzinger Gallery
April – May, 2012 – “Code of Light” exhibition in New York, as a part of world exhibition tour, Alexandre Gertsman Contemporary Art Gallery
January – February, 2012 – “Evolution Project” and “Harmony Project” exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine Noviy Vek Center for Integral Practices
December, 2011 – “Code of Light” exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine as a part of world exhibition tour,  Branch of the National Museum of Russian Art
November 7, 2011 – “Code of Light” exhibition in London, UK, as a part of world exhibition tour, Hay Hill Gallery
October, 2011 – Exhibition in Milan, Italy as part of the “Code of Light” world exhibition tour
September, 2011 - The first exhibition of the “Code of Light” world exhibition tour opened in Tel Aviv, Israel
July-September 2011 -  "Evolution Project ", Odessa, Ukraine
November 2010 - "The Gift to Light". Kiev, Ukraine Branch of the National Museum of Russian Art
October 2010 - "Angels. Gods. Buddhas." National Museum of Russian Art, Kiev, Ukraine

Activities:
October, 2015 - Art of Heart Album
October, 2015 – Signs of Light Album
June, 2013 – Mastery of Sundrops Album
December, 2012 – Gala Ray Album

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galyna_Moskvitina
From Wikipedia

Galyna Aleksandrovna Moskvitina (Gala) – Ukrainian painter and founder of laternative realism style.

Galyna Moskvitina was born in Kiev. She graduated from Ukrainian Printing and Graphic Institute n.a. Ivan Fedorov qualifying as a graphic artist. Galyna Moskvitina belongs to objective artists, representatives of objective art. She works in laternative realism style.

In October 2010 Kiev hosted the first exhibition of Galyna Moskvitina svetangs titled “Angels. Gods. Buddhas”. Exhibition "A Gift to Light” was held in November 2010 in the Chocolate House, a branch of National Museum of Russian Art in Kiev. July 21 – September 7, 2011 exhibition of Galyna Moskvitina’s works of the Evolution Project was held in Odessa.

On September 19, 2011, the first exhibition of Galyna Moskvitina’s “Code of Light” tour was held in Tel Aviv in the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel. On October 4, 2011, preview of the “Code of Light” svetangs and presentation of the album “Angels. Gods. Buddhas” was held in the Chocolate House in Kiev. October 19–30, 2011 Congress & Expo Center in Milan hosted the second exhibition of the “Code of Light” tour. November 7–26, 2011, Hay Hill Gallery in London hosted the third exhibition of the "Code of Light" tour. December 7–13, 2011, branch of National Museum of Russian Art in Kiev hosted the fourth exhibition of the "Code of Light" tour. On January 20 - February 21, 2012, "Noviy Vek" Center for Integral Practices hosted the second Evolution Project exhibition of Galyna Moskvitina  April 25 - May 7, 2012, Alexandre Gertsman Contemporary Art Gallery in New York hosted the fifth exhibition of the "Code of Light" world tour.

On July 26 - September 26, 2012, MAGNAT Equestrian Club hosted Galyna Moskvitina's exhibition titled "The meeting of Heaven and Earth".  The new Arcane Art Gallery, which exhibits the works of the famous Ukrainian artist Galina Moskvitina, opened its doors on November 27, 2012, in Kiev. On December 18, 2012 the Arcane Art Gallery hosted a meeting "Objectivity of the New Age", that featured paintings by Galyna Moskvitina. On January 22, 2013, the Arcane Art Gallery in Kiev hosted an exhibition "Objective Worlds. Art of Minerals", where Galyna Moskvitina's paintings were on display along with a fascinating collection of minerals. On February 19, 2013, the Arcane Art Gallery hosted an opening of a new exhibition of Galyna Moskvitina, accompanied by a musical session "Objectivity of Sound". On March 5, 2013, the Arcane Art Gallery hosted another session from the “Objectivity of Sound” series - "The Singing Tibetan Bowls", accompanied by a new exhibition of Galyna Moskvitina.

On March 26, 2013 the Arcane Art Gallery hosted another event - “A Great Cosmic Year” with the participation of the artist Galyna Moskvitina and Galyna Poberezhnaya, a famous Ukrainian astrologer. On April 9, 2013, the Arcane Art Gallery together with the Sophia Publishing House held a session titled “In the Beginning Was the Word” comprising a presentation of the newest books of the publishing house and a new display of Galyna Moskvitina’s paintings. On April 23, 2013, a famous Ukrainian designer Elena Golets presented a new autumn/winter 2013/14 collection at the Arcane Art Gallery. A concluding part of the show featured a fascinating dress created under the influence and inspiration of Galyna Moskvitina’s Svetangs displayed at the gallery.

On May 14, 2013, the Arcane Art Gallery held a session “The Harmony of Ancient Traditions and Contemporary Art” giving its participants a unique opportunity to listen to the enchanting sounds of the ancient instrument Semantron and enjoy the new paintings of Galyna Moskvitina from the «Sundogs» series. On May 28, 2013, the Arcane Art Gallery organized an exhibition “Unity of the internal and external Cosmos. Impressions of the Universe as reflected in science and art”, where the new works of Galyna Moskvitina from the Sparkles and the Sundrops series were displayed along with the amazing panoramic pictures made by the Hubble Space Telescope.

On June 8, 2011, Bonhams auction house conducted the Russian Sale which featured works by Ukrainian artists for the first time along with traditional masterpieces of Russian pictorial art. Galyna s painting “A Dancer’s Dream” was sold for 9600 pounds.On December 1, 2011, Galyna Moskvitina's painting "Ray of Creation" was sold at MacDougall's in London for 6500 pounds. On November 28, 2012, Galyna Moskvitina's painting "Association" was sold at MacDougall's in London for 11050 pounds.

Laternative Realism is a creative style based on peculiar perception of light and usage of conceptual images closely associated with notions of light, luminance and luminescence. Galyna Moskvitina terms her paintings “svetangs”. According to her, they are a part of adventures of her soul, an expression of her spiritual experiences reflected in pictorial form and dictated by the movement of her soul as well as an expression of the space of light in the objective world.

From Wikipedia

The Affirmations Series
We freely assemble our world out of our own impressions about life. Each being places individual accents, perceiving a universal dance of the world. Impressions are the major gift of a person to oneself; they do not die and can be taken beyond the verge of birth and death. It is the most precious thing, an incombustible residue, a core of each being, from where a soul emerges and crystallizes. A gift of the Affirmations Series is the impressions about the Highest.

The Sundogs Series
Sundog is an atmospheric phenomenon of a phantom sun. A concept of its false reflection is a metaphor, which defines the structure of each living being as a manifestation of the one and eternal Higher Consciousness expressing itself through us. Each man and woman we meet is a sundog, a reflection, a projection of one’s own light on the screen of our perception. These paintings are letters from oneself to oneself about oneself and one’s love. A correct interpretation of such messages infinitely enriches one’s existence.

The Sparkles Series
A sparkle is a momentary movement of power, an intentional attention, which creates and manifests a moment of eternity, a point of reference in the emptiness of potentiality. Meeting one’s own light, which creates and dissolves the worlds, is a mystery play of life, a dance of love between the moment and the eternity.

The Sundrops Series
These sun drops reflect the rays of the real spiritual sun manifesting itself through our Universe. The paintings of this series are the letters for the soul, the subtle ethereal messengers bringing harmony and joy.

The Outside Series
A person consists not only of the body and the mind; one’s life encompasses much more than the external adventures of the body. A person’s soul lives and soars in the pure space of existence, which gives origin to goodness, love and beauty in our lives.

The Celestial Flow Series
Information in cosmos can be manifested in different states. Using the analogy with water, it can take the form of a crystal, water or vapor. A crystal is a person’s body, water is one’s soul, and vapor is one’s spirit. The Celestial Flow is a flight, a play and a dance of the cosmic soul.

About the rest of the series
According to the artist, these series are to be felt with the heart and not to be described in words.

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