a family affair - Bohemia Galleries

A FAMILY AFFAIR
Bohemia Galleries launch a unique exhibition of art works that is
strictly a family show. Works by the family comprising of Ludmila,
Oleg and their wonderfully talented son, Artiom, are all in lights ,
in what is being titled The Theatre of Life Exhibition.
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udmila and Oleg are originally from Moldova where
Ludmila was brought up in a very theatrical
environment. Her father was a set designer and
scene painter for the National Theatre of Opera, and her
mother was a ballerina at the same theatre.Together they
instilled a deep love and appreciation of the arts in all
their children and it is therefore no surprise that one of
Ludmila s brothers is also an artist of some repute and the
other a famous writer. Ludmila was then formally trained
at the College of Art in Kishriev. Interest in her work was
immediate and it was soon in demand. She has had many
exhibitions in Russia and Moldova.
In 2001, now married to Oleg, she moved to Canada to
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start a new life with their very young son Artiom. It was
always one of her great desires to travel and see as much
of the world as possible. Canada reinvigorated her and
gave the family stability and a new culture and lifestyle.
Ludmila quickly gained respect from an international
audience by being well represented in several galleries
across Canada and America. Gradually her work was
shown by galleries in the UK and she now has a truly
world wide collection base.
She is a true artist in that she is driven to paint, and
symbolism plays an important role in her paintings. They
have a fairytale-like quality and she believes that every
woman is a princess inside. Although no longer waiting
opposite top left: Artiom, Cityscape 1,
16 x 24 Acrylic on Paper
opposite top left: Oleg,, Floral
Extravaganza, 16 x 24 Acrylic on
Canvas
opposite bottom: Ludmila Curilova,
Taking Tea, 39 x 40 Acrylic on
CanvasTaking Tea
below: Ludmila Curilova, The Golden
Necklace, 16 x 24 Acrylic on Canvas
for her prince, those romantic and enchanted characters
still live deep within her soul. The experience that we
can share, when looking at one of her beautifully
rendered figurative works, allows us the special
opportunity to see the world through her looking glass.
It was her fantastic and uniquely stunning paintings that
first attracted Steve and Sheana, leading them to show
her paintings in their two galleries, and thus discover the
rest of the family.
Oleg s works are simple but beautiful floral
extravaganzas. A trained doctor back in Moldova, he
now has to retake all his exams to be able to practice in
Canada. His current freedom has enabled him to work
hard to promote Ludmila and to paint alongside her and
Artiom in a true family atmosphere. There is no
doubting his skills when you look closely at the delicate
and time-consuming poetry of his compositions. Each
flower and tendril is beautifully executed and his
paintings work really well with Ludmila s, as if they are
meant to be together.
Last, but by no means the least artistic member of the
trio, is Artiom. What a delight to the eye are his unique
city scenes. Neither na ve nor sophisticated, they stand
in a category all of their own. When Steve and Sheana
first hung the then 9 year-old s work in their galleries,
they sold immediately, and at an alarming rate that they
could not keep pace with. There are never enough
original works available, so some have been put into an
age-related series of prints.
Aged 12, he was given a solo exhibition in their York
gallery and that was a complete sell-out. Artiom is now
13 and clearly showing signs of other interests for a
young man but he still loves to paint and if anything, his
works have become even better. Being hailed as the
new Lowry will do his reputation no harm, even
though he has never heard of him.
He has undertaken several private commissions in the
UK; notably one for the celebration of the abolition of
slavery for Hull s Wilberforce House and another of
Abbey Road studios in London for a children s charity
event. Who knows what he will eventually decide to do?
(A doctor like his father is the preferred choice at
present.) but he is very much his own person, choosing
to drop his family name in favour of the fashionable use
of one name. This might just be the next Banksy .
This truly stunning exhibition will be on line to
purchase from the 19th October. It will be held in the
Beverley Gallery at 2, Sow Hill Road, Beverley, East
Yorkshire from the 26th October for a fur ther three
weeks. Please view at www.bohemia-galleries.com or
through the gallery in Beverley on
+44(0)1482 881882. Mobile+44(0)7766 088479.
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