Lotton Gallery | 12/1-12/31 | Chicago, IL

Small Works

Lotton Gallery will present a small works group show, just in time for the gift-giving season

Throughout the month of December, Lotton Gallery in Chicago will present a small works group show, just in time for the gift-giving season. Artists in the show include Yana Movchan, Gianni Strino, Gyula Siska, Francesca Strino and Tang Wei Min.Gianni Strino, A Special Love, oil on canvas, 16 x 12"

Highlights from the show include two glorious floral still lifes. One of them is Movchan’s Floral with Birds and Apples, which shows a richly painted bouquet that seems to explode in pink, orange and green. Nestled in the arrangement are various birds and fruits. These vibrant colors are the hallmarks for Movchan, who was born in Ukraine, but now lives in Canada. “Her sublime mastery of the technique and structure of Renaissance painting combines with the instinctive symbolism of ‘magical realism’ to create a personal neo-realist idiom,” the gallery says. “Her work is formal, yet playful; contemporary, yet timeless; and joyous, yet mysterious, evocative and dreamlike.”Yana Movchan, Floral with Birds and Apples, oil on linen, 30 x 24"

Gyula Siska, Regal Arrangement, oil on panel, 31 x 40"

The other still life is Siska’s Regal Arrangement, which also shows a colorful bouquet, but this one within a darker, more ominous setting. Born in Hungary and classically trained, Siska was highly influenced by the masters of the 17th and 18th century, especially 17th-century master Jan Davidsz de Heem. Today Siska’s works are exhibited all around the world.

The works of father-daughter artists Gianni and Francesca Strino should excite collectors. Gianni’s work, A Special Love, shows a young girl embracing a chicken, while Francesca’s piece, Enchanting, depicts a portrait of a figure turning to glance at the viewer. The female figure wears a beautiful blue dress that complements the fairness of the figure’s skin and the redness of her hair. Francesca Strino, Enchanting, oil on canvas, 20 x 12"

Tang Wei Min, Moon Flower, oil on canvas, 12 x 10"

The Wei Min work, Moon Flower, is also a portrait, a closer view of a woman’s face that is accented with jewelry around her neck and in her hair. The artist, born in China, is a practicing Buddhist who frequently paints Tibetan and Chinese women and children in elaborate traditional costumes and headdresses. “His work has been compared to many of the Old Masters including Rembrandt and Vermeer,” the gallery says. “Tang has the ability to create a dramatic tension in his contrast of light and dark. He adopts multiple layers in a single painting, carefully constructing layer by layer, specifically in the faces and hands. He also uses versatile brushstrokes with compelling texture, which are frequently seen in his costumes and fabrics. These techniques echo the layering of symbolism and spirituality of his paintings. His work contains a power of silence, strength, purity and simplicity.” —

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