Olga Rednikina: Light and Shadows

Olga Rednikina is a trained artist who specializes in both decorative and applied arts. She received her degree from the Belarusian Academy of Arts, but as her creative process progressed, she began to focus more on decorative art without any practical use. Her weaving is just as valuable as a painting; it serves no practical use in the strict sense. It functions as an internal item that uses intellectual influence to create a spiritual creative atmosphere.

The artist's efforts in decorative art are diverse; some are based on the introduction of novel, surprising materials for weaving, while others are based on the pursuit of expressiveness through compositional breaks in the woven fabric's structure and pushing the bounds of convention.

The artist's portrait genre undergoes a radical transformation. In contrast to the white wall, the two glue-on-mesh portraits in the exhibition are represented as black, three-dimensional graphics that seem to be suspended in midair.

Nearly all of the pieces have powerful, unexpected, and compelling effects. The "Travel Notes" series conjures up the image of a traveler sitting by the train window, taking in the long, vibrant lines of the passing scenery. This is how only an artist can perceive landscapes.

The uniqueness of Olga Rednikina's expertise lies in her ability to catch an artistic image in the ordinary and express it in a material — not conventionally used materials, but easily accessible ones!