Anna Kolosova
CV
I consider myself a painter, as everything I make remains somewhat ‘painterly’. However, I see my paintings as self-contained objects, even if they are paper-thin. I am evolving from the concept of the Combine once introduced by Robert Rauschenberg. I push the boundaries between painting and other things, be it sculpture, performance, or every-day life. For example, I use real people as ready-mades in my series of Live Combines, where they get chained to my paintings physically.
My work features my own personal experiences and feelings. I am very present in my work – mentally, and also physically. I make the pieces human-size to be able to handle them manually – I love having this perfect close relationship between the objects and me, where I can manipulate them freely without any machinery or having an easel, climbing a ladder, etc. I enjoy being in control. I would place the pieces on the floor, then later on decide to hang them on the wall, and vice-versa. I practically make an involuntary performance out of it, dancing around to music, spraying paint, and writing random bits of text that come to mind. I would kiss them, grab them, hit them, stroke them, suspend them… I favour my paintings to be human-size, or close to that, to reveal the emotion by means of the most obvious way of 'action painting' process, to add to the final image.
I use a lot of colour in most of my works due to the way I express myself, and also because I have Synaesthesia. The latter ‘condition’ allows me to ‘see’ any experiences, numbers, music, text or smells in colour. In specific projects, such as the Synaesthetic Action Painting, I explored it by trying to directly respond to sound and paint it live. However, in most of my work I just let it enrich the processes by dictating me the colours or shapes I would apply.
I enjoy creating raw, synthetic ‘deliciousness’ by clashing materials of high and low cultures together. I use humble materials for it, such as wood, foil, paper, cheap paint and found scraps of things, combining them with glamorous items, such as golden chains, bought fabrics, ready-made objects, etc. It is important to know that aesthetics mean everything to me, as much does the context, in which the work is shown in.
Education:
MA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London (2014)
Solo Exhibitions/Projects:
Tantric Avocado, solo show, Sensei Gallery, London, 2017
After Berlin, solo show, HELMUT, Leipzig, 2016
Fetishization: want want want, Amaka Design House, London 2012
Group Exhibitions:
Artpiq Showroom, Anna Klinkhammer Galerie, Dusseldorf, 2019
Window Display, Window71, London, 2019
Stages of Life, Harrow Arts Centre, London, 2019
Hackney Fashion Wick, exposition of 10 new paintings, London, 2018
Interested: a night of performance art, Synaesthetic Action Painting, in collaboration with Jakob Buraczewski, GROW Tottenham, London, 2018
Culture Traffic, Synaesthetic Action Painting, collaboration with music producer PMS23, London, 2018
Fountayne Road Open Warehouse Festival, a showcase of 10 new paintings and photography, London, 2018
Deebsday Festival, Synaesthetic Action Painting, Gaddesden, 2018
HOW CAN ONE TELL AN ARTIST FROM HER ART, AIR Moscow, as part of the 7th Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow, 2017
Synaesthetic Dinner Painting, #DrugsScience17 Conference Dinner, Berlin, 2017
Psychodelic Synaesthetic Action Painting, collaboration with Adam John Williams (sound), #DrugsScience17 Conference Afterparty, Noize Fabrik, Berlin, 2017
Playtime, Gallery 21, Moscow, 2017
Synaesthetic Action Painting (in collaboration with Adam John Williams), Crossmodalist Cabaret, Platform Southwark, London, 2017
Cultural Traffic, Firstsite Gallery, Essex, 2017
Art in the Interior, curated by UALAR, BoConcept, Moscow, 2016
Perfume Synaesthetic Action Painting, collaboration with Nadjib Achaibou (perfumer) and This Is Why (music collective), live painting experiment, Crossmodalism Gathering #6, Carousel, London, 2016
Human Nature, Archive Gallery/The Mill Co Project, London, 2015
Artloop, Sparkloop Workspace, London, 2015
UALARM, Powerhouse, Moscow, 2015
12x12, ArtFix, London, 2015
POP LIVING, Schwartz Gallery, London, 2015
Annual Open Exhibition, CGPLondon Gallery, London, 2014
Street Art Live Combine Painting, performance/painting outside Green Park Station, London, Nov, 2014
A Letter in Mind, OXO Gallery, London, 2014
OBSESSION: Love, Ritual, Collection, Embassy Tea Gallery, London, 2014
MA Fine Art Degree Show, Central Saint Martins, London, 2014
A Day for HYSTERIA, squat in Camden, London, 2014
BIG SPACE (II), Central Saint Martins – The Street, London, 2014
Without Boundaries, Menier Gallery, London, 2013
Postgraduate Art Auction, Lethaby Gallery (Saint Martins & Sotheby’s), London, 2013
Curate North: New Faces, Rowan Arts, London, 2013
IN TRANSIT, V22 Gallery, London, 2013
nu, The Tea Factory, London, 2013
The Iceberg Lounge, Camden Arts Centre, performance with Simon Raven, London, 2012
BA Fine Art Degree Show, Central Saint Martins, London, 2012
Bridge(d), The Arts Gallery, London, 2012
Residency Final Show at Camden Arts Centre, Central Saint Martins, London, 2011
I Have Been Here, IDDI Project, simultaneous IDDI video display on three screens, London, Tokyo and Princeton, 2010
Residency Final Show at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, 2010
1 min video project, Window Gallery, London, 2010
Foundation Degree Show, Byam Shaw School of Art, London, 2009
Links/Blogs/Publications:
Vainionpaa, V., 2018, Brave and Creative, Favorite Artworks From the Archives of Young Space [https://www.bravenewcreative.com/favorite-artworks-archives-young-space/]
Cosmopolitan Russia, 2017, Talks of the artist: the Opening of the exhibition How To Tell an Artist From her Art (Russian) [https://www.cosmo.ru/lifestyle/news/02-10-2017/besedy-o-hudozhnike-otkrytie-vystavki-how-can-one-tell-the-artist-from-her-art/]
Vogue Russia, 2017, What to See in this weekend at the Moscow Biennale (Russian), featuring HOW TO TELL AN ARTIST FROM HER ART (Russian) [https://www.vogue.ru/peopleparties/afisha/chto_posmotret_na_moskovskoy_biennale_sovremennogo_iskusstva/]
Mothes, K., 2016, featuring a Q&A with Anna Kolosova on Young Space blog [http://www.young-space.com/blog/2016/9/anna-kolosova]
Keeling, J., 2016, Ernest Journal #5, print., London
Art in the Interior, 2016, exhibition catalogue, BoConcept/UALAR, print., Moscow
Doobies Und Boobies; blog; London to Leipzig [https://doobiesundboobies.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/22-april-after-berlin-vernissage-helmut/]
Delvecchio, V. Miralda, A., 2014, A conversation between two members of the audience (featuring Interview with Anna Kolosova), Revista ARTA#12, Print., Romania
Saposnikovs, A. 2014, Culture Feature as part of Arts and Culture Journalism Module targeted for The Guardian Arts Section, City University (Unpublished yet), London, UK
Zabludowicz, A. 2014, No More Art Fairs Please!!!, Anita’s Art Diary [http://www.zabludowiczcollection.com/collection/art-diary/2014/06/no-more-art-fairs-please]
STOP IT, 2014, Postgraduate Publication (project supervision Anna Kolosova), Central Saint Martins & Ditto Press, London, UK
Universityoftheartslondon, 2014, Anna Kolosova introduces her Live Combine (IV) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80daGqdg_g]
Meddings, C. 2014, The Curator Presents Anna Kolosova (Video Portraits Series) [http://vimeo.com/98123339]
Bennett, A. 2014, Marie Curie, HeadStuff [http://www.headstuff.org/2014/05/marie-curie/] Cordiner, D. 2014, Central Saint Martins Degree Show 2014, Popular Reviews [http://www.passionpalette.com/blog/central-st-martins-degree-show-2014]
Stockwell, I. 2014, Central Saint Martins Art Degree Show [http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2014/05/27/central-saint-martins-art-degree-show/]
Central Saint Martins: Show One Features [http://www.arts.ac.uk/csm/csm-culture/degreeshows/show-one/]
The Organ, 2014, Organ Thing: a flavor of last night’s HYSTERIA art show [http://organart.wordpress.com/2014/04/26/organ-thing-a-flavour-of-last-nights-hysteria-art-show-and-todays-housman-bookshop-launch/]
Babylondonorbital, 2014, An art event curated by Agata Cordoso and Bjork Grue Lidin [http://babylondonorbital.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/hysteria-art-event-curated-by-agata.html]
Nickyattemptsart, 2014, A Day for Hysteria Review, Ask Me Anything [http://nickyattemptsart.tumblr.com/page/5]
Phukan, S. 2014, Anna Kolosova – Artist (interview), Fashion, Lifestyle, Culture by Sanghamitra [http://thiswayrunway.tumblr.com/post/78007857274/anna-kolosova-artist] Babylondonorbital, 2013,
In Transit [http://babylondonorbital.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/in-transit-featuring-three-of-central_2.html]
BAFA Degree Show Catalogue 2012, Central Saint Martins Raven, S., 2012, The Iceberg Lounge [http://www.nevarnomis.com/index.php?/projects/the-iceberg-lounge/]
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