Success of Ukrainian enamel miniatures at the international exhibitions in the UK and the USA
07.02.2017
The original enamel miniature
"Even Fish would be singing, if it had a voice” by Volodymyr
Vanin was awarded twice at international exhibitions — in the UK and USA.
In the summer of 2016 it
was awarded by The Sue Lee Award
(with Tudor Rose) at the Annual Exhibition of Hilliard Society of Miniaturists
(Wells, United Kingdom). In December 2016 — awarded at the 83rd Annual
International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature in Washington, D.C., USA.
The work (6x8 cm) was titled based on the old
Ukrainian saying.
Yulia Gnat, a manager of “s.com.ua — postModern
ArtGallery”, who represents miniature paintings by Volodymyr Vanin at
international exhibitions, describes: “This miniature in some way touches the topics of
free choice, freedom of expression, opportunities
for its manifestation. This issue, combined with
the highest quality of
performance,
received significant attention in the UK and USA
audiences, in view of the current issues in
these countries
in the period of exhibitions. Audiences
admire also that this work represents the historically accurate,
authentic traditional costume of Ukrainian
women
(18th century), which was created for this artwork by the
expert —designer Lyudmyla Sivtseva-Klymuk.”
Vanin is the
Ukrainian enameller-miniaturist, lives and works in Kyiv. He is an
associate member of the Royal Society of Miniaturists
(London, UK) since November 2016, a member of
Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. (USA) since
February 2017.
