Flowers from Ei Ka - Video art - Karina Eibatova

Karina Eibatova or ‘Ei Ka’ is an illustrator and fine artist born in Leningrad, Russia. 

In 2010 she created a video named ‘Floral Anthem’ that has been exposed in Moscow and Berlin. 

Karina Eibatova, 'Flower Anthem', 2010, 9:41 min

‘Floral Anthem’ is a metaphor of a returning to paradise. A woman’s attempt to return to a state where she is pure again. As was the montage of the video, pure, no monologues, no sound at all.

Ei Ka herself also “went to the floral condition” as she beautifully describes the action in ‘Floral Anthem’. Though she is not the girl we see in the video, whom is absolutely perfect in her roll. It just shows the professionalism of the artist for exploring her subject completely.

Karina Eibatova, 'Studies for Floral Anthem' (Showing model and Ei Ka in the floral condition), 2010

The exposition of ‘Floral Anthem’ is always accompanied by a delicate ‘flower composition’ that finishes the video so perfectly. Maybe she even used scented flowers…

Karina Eibatova, 'Flower composition, part of Floral Anthem' 2010 Berlin

Karina Eibatova studied Classical Art Disciplines in St. Petersburg, Fine Art Education in Sweden, Contemporary Art in Moscow and will start this year as a student of the Media Art Class in Vienna. Wow… all that hard work definitely shows in her video work ‘Floral Anthem’. Can’t wait to see more.

Ei Ka

It's a Cinna Monday - Inspiring art

Cătălin Petrişor, 'Killing dead time', 2010, Oil on canvas (56 x 43 cm)

Cătălin Petrişor

Claire Falkenberg, 'Cloud' 2010, Oil on C-print (74 x 76 cm)

Claire Falkenberg

Mikel Nilsson, 'Guinea Crow'

Mikel Nilsson

Hannah Lemholt, 'Photographics', 2011

Hannah Lemholt

Stef Driesen, 'Untitled', 2009

Stef Driesen

Cinna Monday! - Inspiring art

Francoise Nielly, 'Untilted 635', 2011 (195 x 97 cm)

Francoise Nielly

Richard Mosse, Infra; 'La Vie En Rose', North Kivu, Eastern Congo, 2010

Richard Mosse

Loyal Luxe, 'The Native American Teepee For Fluffy Little Critters', 
Including 6 interchangeable ornaments (56 x 56 x 66 cm)

Loyal Luxe, 'The Canadian Cabin For Fluffy Little Critters', 
Including 4 interchangeable ornaments (46 x 56 x 38 cm)

Loyal Luxe

Alexandre Nicolas, Prédestinés; 'Catfoetus', 2008, 18kg (35 x 22 x 22 cm)

Alexandre Nicolas

Zach Gold 'Steve Carell - The Office'

 Zach Gold

1st Cinna Monday! - Inspiring art

On 'Cinna' Mondays I will put a few new contemporary artists to your attention.

I’ll enlighten the most special works of these Designers, Photographers, Illustration artists and other creative people. Hopefully it will be an inspiration!

Urs Fischer, 'Untitled', 2011 Venice biennale (theme: Illuminazioni), wax and steel

Venice bienale

Michaël Borremans, 'The pendant', 2009, oil on canvas (60 x 40cm)

 Michaël Borremans 

Roman Signer, 'Wasserstiefel', 1986, rubber boots, water, small explosives

Roman Signer 

Lee Boyd, Manimals; 'Not quite the black sheep of the family', 2011

Lee Boyd 

Etienne Gros, Les Mousses; Mousse 19, polyester (30 x 22cm)

  Etienne Gros

Gabriël Specter - Street art

‘Gabriël “Specter” Reese’ is a street artist currently working in and around Brooklyn, New York. 
Unlike some other artists that place their work in public places, every piece Specter creates has been hand painted, –drawn and –sculpted. Therefore all of his work you see on the street is unique and has been made to fit it’s environment. This environment obviously already contains a lot of information that will influence the creation of the artist, such as traffic signs or various forms of advertisement. Specter often uses these elements directly in various and diverse projects, where he changes the environment itself.

In his series called ‘Ad Project’ Specter has altered logos and advertisement posters to give them another message and a different meaning. And in his ‘Sign Project’ he changes the street view by installing new signs on the storefronts of abandoned shops. 

Gabriël Specter Reese, 'Ad Project', CK

Gabriël Specter Reese, 'Sign Project', Homeless

In ‘Wheelchair Project’ Specter placed a little sticker on every store that wasn’t available to wheelchair users. Making people aware of that fact, but not directly judging the store. 

Gabriël Specter Reese, 'Wheelchair Project', Sticker

Gabriël Specter Reese, 'Wheelchair Project', Placed sticker

Specter also takes his skills to the third dimension creating sculptures using materials he found on the streets and returning them in a different form. The works occupy spaces that otherwise wouldn’t be used for art or any other purpose. 

Gabriël Specter Reese, 'Cartboard Project'

Gabriël Specter Reese, 'Cartboard Project'

Specter placed the beautiful works named ‘From Russia with Love’ in the Russian city St. Petersburg. 
They immediately catch the attention of the viewer and are able to remind them of a larger issue, without any words. Mainly due to the manner in which Specter composes elements that must be very recognizable and confronting to the inhabitants of St. Petersburg. 

Gabriël Specter Reese, 'From Russia with Love', 2010 St. Petersburg

Gabriël Specter Reese, 'From Russia with Love', 2010 St. Petersburg

Placing unauthorized and vulnerable art in public is unpredictable, knowing that it took a lot of effort to create a piece or a project and not knowing how long it will survive. The conceptional works of Gabriël Specter Reese are at their best on the streets, confronting the people with their message. 

Gabriël Specter Reese