The Illusion of Presence

Art Project «The Blue Butterflys Dream»

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The painting «The Illusion of Presence» was specially selected by the Committee for London Art Biennale 2019.

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The artworks, part of the Art Project «The Blue Butterflys Dream», were widely covered by international art media and featured in Peripheral ARTeries - Contemporary Art Review, London, UK («Diana Malivani», Biennial Edition, Special Issue, June 2019, pp. 158-175), ArtPress 24, London, UK («The Empowering Creations of Diana Malivani», February 2019), Forth Magazine, Los Angeles, US («Music, Nature, and Soul: Artwork by Diana Malivani», March 13, 2019), Birmingham Arts Journal, Birmingham, US (Volume 16, Issue 1, November 2019, p. 16), and Light Space & Time Magazine, Florida, US (August 2019).

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These artworks had deserved the Critique «Diana Malivani. «The Blue Butterflys Dream» Artwork Analysis» by Timothy Warrington, Art Critic and Member of the International Confederation of Art Critics (ICAC).

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Also the artworks, part of this Art Project, gained Finalist honors at the 11th Annual Competition «Solo Art Series» by «Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery», 2019, Florida, USA.

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«The pyschological depth of the figures that Malivani paints suggest connections with James MacNeill Whistler and Leonardo da Vinci. These works impeccably combine Realism with Abstraction, as the execution contatins both elements of Renaissance techniques, as well as a sense of Abstract Expressionist vigour in the brushwork, which aligns Malivani with artists, such as Arshile Gorky, through the use of strong pigment and avant garde form».

«Diana Malivani. «The Blue Butterflys Dream» Artwork Analysis» by Timothy Warrington, Art Critic, 2020
(International Confederation of Art Critics. London, UK and Chianciano, Italy)

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For the Artist, feminine soul represents an inexhaustible source of inspiration. One of the most difficult goals of artists depicting the moods of the womans heart on canvas is to convey their force, depth, and meaning in abstract compositions.

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More photos of the artwork as well as the relevant documents are available on request
(close-up views, the artists signature, in-context photos, publication copies, certificate of authenticity etc.).