April 13 - April 28, 2012

 

Alla Parsons Art Exhibition

Reception: April 21, 7-9PM

Between Reality and Imagination

at Gourmet Frog Art Gallery:  310 Main St., Danville, VA 24541

Alla Parsons is originally from Russia where she received her basic art training. In the United States she continued her art studies at the university level and earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Painting from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Georgia Southern University. Her style can be described as Magic Realism - art in which some mystery or a secret seems to be hidden within the subject matter.  Juxtapositions of sharply rendered and detailed elements, both in the foreground and background, are used to develop an air of mystery or ambiguity.  Alla says: "My paintings are about the mystery of our everyday life". She emphasizes the objects of everyday life in new and unfamiliar ways.  She explores her physical, psychological and spiritual self as well as memories, family history and Russian heritage through her work. One can see her being influenced by Symbolism, Surrealism and Russian Icons.  In her work you can also see reflections on growing up in Russia, studying the works of the Old Masters in the Hermitage, and in the largest museums in Europe.

 

 

 

The Artists Reception is on April 21, from 7 to 9 pmwith the Artist Talk at 8 pm.