Prologue Catalogue

Collection Red announces the artists taking part in their latest exhibition that explores the

idea that ‘the past makes you who you are’. Through the various artists’ connections to their world, their ethnic roots, their past and childhood they display the rich and varied cultural traditions of the former Soviet states.

‘Prologue’ aims to combine Collection Red’s repertoire with the work of renowned iconographer Irina Bradley. Bradley joins this themed exhibition with her unique collection of religious icons, deeply rooted in ancient Russia and the precise Orthodox guidelines of her faith. Curator, Irina Karatcheva, sets out the theme of the collection, “Is the past simply a completed phase of our life, or is it a grain of culture, a way of thinking, part of our traditions and morals which need to be preserved? Perhaps, the past is an entire world which accurately communicates with the artist in their present reality? This is what I wish to explore through the works of Collection Red artists.”

Following the success of the first exhibition, ‘Prologue’ is to be staged January 2013 in association with the representative offices of the Rossotrudnichstvo in central London which works closely with the Russian embassy.

Some of the artists, including Irina Bradley, will also be attending the opening of the exhibition and will be available to discuss their work and individual pieces

Full list of the ‘Prologue’ exhibition artists: Liubov Abramova, Irina Bradley, Oksana Dvornikova-Sanson, Olga Geoghegan, Jurij

Grigorovich, Hrayr Karapetian, Ajdyn Lazimow and Natalia Ryss. (Tamaz Gogoladze to be confirmed.)

_________________________________________________________________________ For further information, the exhibited works or interviews with the individual artists or

curator, please get in touch with Matthew Burgess on email marketing@collectionred.co.uk or on 07979 295292

Additional information can also be accessed from our website www.collectionred.co.uk

Icon of ‘Anastasis’, 2012, 49 x 34

Irina Bradley (B 1966, Russia)

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Icon of ‘Our Lady the Redeemer of the Dead’, 2012, 40 x 30

Irina Bradley (B 1966, Russia)

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Icon of ‘St. George’, 2012, 59 x 41

Irina Bradley (B 1966, Russia)

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Icon of ‘St Olga’, 2012, 40 x 30

Irina Bradley (B 1966, Russia)

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Icon of ‘St Vladimir’, 2012, 40 x 30

Irina Bradley (B 1966, Russia)

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Icon of ‘Transfiguration of Christ’, 2012, 40 x 30

Irina Bradley (B 1966, Russia)

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‘Armenian Carpet’, 2002, Tempera on Canvas, 57 x 46

Hrayr Karapetian (b.1930, Armenia - UK)

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‘Autumn Field’, 1997, Tempera on Canvas, 66 x56

Hrayr Karapetian (b.1930, Armenia - UK)

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‘Christ’s Holy Sufferings’, 2002, Tempera on Canvas, 82 x 67

Hrayr Karapetian (b.1930, Armenia - UK)

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‘The Motherhood’, 1998, Tempera on Canvas, 66 x 56

Hrayr Karapetian (b.1930, Armenia - UK)

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‘Chovgan Game’, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 100 x 100

Ajdyn Lazimow (b.1956, Azerbaijan - Poland)

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‘Verandah’, 2008, Oil on Canvas 40 x 50

Ajdyn Lazimow (b.1956, Azerbaijan - Poland)

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‘Windmill’, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 50

Ajdyn Lazimow (b.1956, Azerbaijan - Poland)

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‘Flat Fish’, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 50

Olga Geoghegan (b. 1966, Russia - UK) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘My Cousin Stealing Geese’, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 90 x 70

Olga Geoghegan (b. 1966, Russia - UK) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘My Father Back from the Front’, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 77 x 60

Olga Geoghegan (b. 1966, Russia - UK) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘Still Life with a Blue Bowl’, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 50

Olga Geoghegan (b. 1966, Russia - UK) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘Still Life with Red Jug’, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 45

Olga Geoghegan (b. 1966, Russia - UK) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘Summer Dance’, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 100 x 80

Olga Geoghegan (b. 1966, Russia - UK) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘A Little Pond’, 2011, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 70 Jurij Grigorovic (b.1962, Kazakhstan – Lithuania) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘A Play’, 2011, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 50

Jurij Grigorovic (b.1962, Kazakhstan – Lithuania) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘Red Fishes’, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 60

Jurij Grigorovic (b.1962, Kazakhstan – Lithuania) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘The Town of Tomcat Murr’, 2011, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 80

Jurij Grigorovic (b.1962, Kazakhstan – Lithuania) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘Frosty Day’, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 70 x 80

Natalia Ryss (b.1968, Russia)

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‘Melon’, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 70 x 80

Natalia Ryss (b.1968, Russia)

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‘Tower’, 1992, Oil on Canvas, 56 x 68

Natalia Ryss (b.1968, Russia)

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‘Dried Fruites in the Future’, 2006, Watercolour, 60 x 60

Liubov Abramova (b. 1977, Belarus)

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‘What is the Head For’, 2006, Watercolour, 73 x58

Liubov Abramova (b. 1977, Belarus)

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‘Autumn’, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 81 x 100 Oksana Dvornikova-Sansons (b. 1968, Russia-France) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘Village’, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 46 x 38

Oksana Dvornikova-Sansons (b. 1968, Russia-France) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘Winter’, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 81 x 100

Oksana Dvornikova-Sansons (b. 1968, Russia-France) http://collectionred.co.uk/

‘Loneliness’, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 70

Tamaz Gogoladze (B. 1957, Georgia)

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‘Pitchers’, 2011, Oil on Canvas, 70 x 90

Tamaz Gogoladze (B. 1957, Georgia)

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‘Red House’, 2011, Oil on Canvas, 90 x 70

Tamaz Gogoladze (B. 1957, Georgia)

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