Vortic Curated x Art KOKO: The Dimension of Feeling
Digital installation presented by Vortic Curated (image copyright Vortic Art)
‘The Dimension of Feeling,’ curated by Maria Korolevskaya and presented by Vortic Curated in collaboration with Art KOKO, seeks to explore female creativity and power across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Korolevskaya ambitiously encourages artistic dialogue across generations, placing works together to interact whilst embodying boundless femininity – an impression that is only strengthened by the limitless pearlescent sky that stretches above the gallery walls in the digital exhibition.
Although our GALLERY page normally recommends exhibitions in private galleries that are open to the public to explore, this instalment can be viewed online from the comfort of your own homes, allowing you to sit back and dream. And dream you shall, for a masterful spell has been cast with this show.
‘Chameleon Vol II’, by Yulia Iosilzon, photography by Calum Morrison
There are several heavy hitters in the exhibition, such as avant-garde titan Natalia Goncharova, and Maro Gorky, whose curvilinear landscapes in primary colour are instantly recognisable. Alongside the big names are newer faces, from Anna Woodward’s mountainous mirage in Study 2 to Yulia Iosilzon’s candy pink flurry in Chameleon Vol II to Sophie von Hellermann’s elusive and menacing Bathers in Black. There is mystery, there is enchantment, and yes, there is something unquestioningly feminine woven into the aura, the very fabric of the exhibition.
Digital installation presented by Vortic Curated (image copyright Vortic Art)
What it does best of all is convey this gentle sensation of very womanly energy, without ever crossing over into the ‘girly’ or kitsch. Most of the works are abstract; they suggest the vast infinity of female talent they represent, rather than screaming about it. The effect is subtle – and deliriously compelling.
View the online exhibition here, available until the 11th of July.
‘Late Spring’, by Maro Gorky, photography by Calum Morrison