COURTYARD GALLERY - Yanina Rapatskaya – Sharp Movements
Join us on December 7th for the opening of Yanina Rapatskaya’s exhibition. Her new series, created in pastel and mixed media, delves into themes of duality and internal tensions, presenting darkness as an integral part of existence. These works invite viewers to reflect on the integration of fears and contrasts as essential aspects of human experience.
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Sharp Movements
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This art series examines the intricate interplay of light and darkness within the self, positing darkness not as an adversary but as an integral facet of human existence. Drawing inspiration from cryptographic and confrontational aesthetics, these visuals embody the internalized tensions and fears that manifest both inwardly and outwardly. The works invite contemplation on personal struggle and the process of integration, suggesting that to acknowledge darkness is to engage with a vital element of our psyche. The series reflects on the complexity of human duality, offering a vision of darkness not as antithetical to light, but as essential to a balanced, holistic self.
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Yanina Rapatskaya was born in 1990 in Irkutsk, Russia. Resides and works in Subotica, Serbia. Yanina Rapatskaya is a transdisciplinary artist and educator who integrates her backgrounds in graphic arts, musical abilities, user experience design, and research skills to create works that transcend traditional media boundaries, exploring the intricate relationship between the world and human introspection. Her recent series delve into themes of fear, time, and the complex interplay of light and darkness.
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Rapatskaya earned her Specialist’s degree in Graphic Arts from Moscow State University of Printing in 2014 and is currently pursuing doctoral studies in art at the National Research University Higher School of Economics Art and Design School in Moscow.
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She has exhibited at the Moscow Museum (2018) and the Central House of Artists (2017, 2018), participated in international conferences in Finland (2020), Mexico (2022), and Russia (2020−2024), and has been teaching at the HSE Art and Design School in Moscow since 2017.
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yaninarapatskaya.com
yarapatskaya@gmail.com
Inst: @yaninarapatskaya
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The opening will feature a performance by the ambient music project Osada, and visitors will receive free stickers with the artist’s works.
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Exhibition sponsor: Dielle Printing House, Subotica
