In this fast changing world we can see how our children and those of us who are willing to change with the times are consuming or learning to consume vast amounts of information of all kinds and process it simultaneously. It is fascinating to see a teenager multi-tasking by interacting with multiple people on different devices…
Evening in Venice, Acrylic on Canvas – 16″x12″
Visual art is a form of communication and in my view needs to reflect the complexities of our new reality. In general, every life event leaves us with different experiences – we see, we hear, we feel… And today we are expected to process information faster than ever. I try to express through my art complex events of life in response to my own experiences. For example, the emotion of music can be expressed through colour in an abstract way, while other experiences are best expressed more realistically.
Music in Soft Focus Oil on Canvas – 60″x30″
My artistic search has led me to a style I call ‘Klekti’ (collective emotions). Each life event, no matter how small, invokes a multitude of emotions and leaves several images in our memory. For example, a visit to Venice is more than a ride on a gondola or a view of 300 year old Cathedral. It is also a night stroll and a street light accented with golden blue colours – combined they invoke a strong feeling. All of these elements make a single lasting impression or memory of your visit. ‘Klekti’ allows me to express all of this in a single painting.
Venice Stroll, Oil on Canvas – 48×36″
The word ‘Klekti’ combines the meaning of ‘collective’ and ‘ecclectic’. Every art trend reflects fundamental changes in people’s lives. Access to information has changed and it is changing us. My art uncovers these multi-dimentional aspects of life.
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Sergey Malina Artist Bio
Sergey Malina started his artistic education at the age of five. He graduated from Art College in Kiev, Ukraine. In years that followed, he continued his education through private lessons with well known Ukrainian artists. He enhanced his traditional techniques by examining works of Old Masters and learned about contemporary methods at the same time. He tested his ability to work on the large scale when he worked as a theater set decorator in Kiev Operetta Theater. In his work Sergey uses wide range of materials and techniques including oil, acrylic, watercolor as well as printmaking.
His paintings are in private and corporate collections in Canada, USA, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, including private collections of Founder and Chairman of Magna International Frank Stronach, TFS (Toronto French School), baritone Kim Josephson of Metropolitan Opera, New York, Mayor of Mississauga Hazel McCallion, President of Hasbro North America Michael Hogg, Prince Hubertus zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg of Munich, Germany, and Mr. & Dr. Daphne Maurer, Distinguished University Professor. Sergey was commissioned by BBDO and Frito Lay to create portraits for ‘Mad for Doritos’ advertising campaign. He was interviewed by Pat Foran, CTV broadcaster and author, and featured in his televised special report about the art of the portrait on CTV News. He was also a special guest at “The Art of Fashion” event where he painted a portrait of Erin Davis, the host of 98.1 CHFI’s Morning Show. His Series of Portraits of Canadian wartime heroes are on permanent displays across Canada including the Warplane Heritage Museum at Mount Hope (Ontario), The Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, Queen’s University Memorial Room and Office of Chief of Air Command of Canada in Ottawa.
Sergey Malina has also been teaching art to adults and children for the past 20 years. Many of his students have eventually chosen to pursue a career related to art. In addition to private and group lessons, he has taught courses at the Burlington Art Center, York Region Public School Board (Adults Continuing Education) and at the Newmarket School of Fine Art. He has also held art workshops at IBM, Bank of Montreal, The Parkway Artist’s Guild, Willowdale Society of Artists, Richmond Hill Society of Artists, Markham Society of Artists, and York Region Society of Artists, and served as a juror at the Richmond Hill Group of Artists Annual Juried Exhibition.
Sergey Malina has been a featured artist at a number of charity fundraisers, including Literature for Life “The Art of Fashion” fundraising event, and Canadian Tire Art Calendar initiative. Also, he was a special guest at a Summit for SickKids and painted a landscape live based on a photo taken of Adam McClare, Hart Togman and Patrick Jordan at Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina. The painting was one of the items sold in the auction to raise funds for the cause.
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