GALLERIA MBAD (OULU) SELECTS ISA SANZ (VALLADOLID) AND EVA ALVOR (UKRAINE) FOR EXHIBITIONS WITHIN EU MONTH OF CREATIVITY
CreArt partner Oulu, through Galleria MBAD has selected the following artists for two exhibitions with EU Month of Creativity
- ISA SANZ (VALLADOLID)
- EVA ALVOR (UKRAINE)
Congratulations!
ISA SANZ
Isa Sanz, originally from Valladolid, Spain, is an artist whose work delves into themes of identity, body politics, and personal transformation. Her projects invite reflection on both individual and collective experiences. She holds a Photography and Media Arts BA from the University for The Creative Arts, Maidstone, England, and a Master’s in Photography from EFTI, Madrid, Spain. Isa has received several awards for her work. In addition to her artistic practice, Isa has a distinguished curatorial career specializing in performance art. She has organized numerous exhibitions and events that explore the intersection of performance, identity, and cultural expression. Her curatorial projects often challenge conventional boundaries, offering new perspectives on contemporary art.
EVA ALVOR
Eva was born in 1983.
1997- 2001 studied at Khmelnytsky school of art.
2001-2006 studied in Khmelnytsky National University, Faculty of Design. Which she graduated with honors.
2007-2012 worked as a designer in an advertising agency, then as a 2D graphics artist in the game industry in Kyiv.
2013-2017 worked as a freelance artist, created watercolor botanical illustrations, traditional art.
Since 2019, she has been participating in exhibitions, creating works in the genre of contemporary painting and graphics, working with textiles, embroidery, and creating
costume designs for theater actors.
2024 - participation in the project 'Voices of the Unseen: Art, Marginalization, and Political Resistance in a Socioeconomic Context' commissioned and supported by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Currently, the artist lives and works in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Through meticulous hand embroidery on a canvas, I explore the profound themes of existentialism and the inner psyche of a country at war. My artworks, devoid
of frames, confront the viewer with a blend of stark graphic elements and emotive colors, weaving a narrative steeped in melancholy and mysticism. I employ natural motifs and ancient symbols, alongside the raw expressiveness of anatomy, to craft a modernday tale that provokes introspection and a search for deeper meaning.
My choice of hand embroidery, a meticulous and timehonored technique, harkens back to times when such craft was the only means of illustrating narratives
before the advent of the printing press. The textile becomes a document, recording a state of being. This juxtaposition elevates the piece to a conversation
between life and death, peace and war, preservation and decay. I invite viewers into my fairytale, a modern narrative that asks them to look beyond the surface
and explore the existential threads that bind us all. The artwork becomes a silent oracle, speaking of the fragility of life and the beauty that can be found even in its end.
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