The exposition consists of four spheres, 2.5 m in diameter, laid with a mosaic of Ukrainian pysankas — hand-painted Easter eggs. The spheres are called “Geometry,” “A River in the Fall,” “White Lemon,” and “Blue Cat,” and are a logical continuation of the artist’s series “Helium 3.” We would like to remind our readers that this large-scale project started with a mosaic panel representing the Holy Virgin — Oksana Mas’ gift to the Sophia Kyivska National Architectural and Historical Reserve on Christmas, 2010.
“The exhibition of my work at the Dali Theater and Museum was possible due to the assistance of Carlos Casamora, president of Foundation Casamora, and the Gallery of Tetiana Kurochkina (Barcelona, Spain), as well as UNESCO,” Mas tells The Day. “The representative of this famous organization first got interested in my Holy Virgin panel for Sophia Kyivska. We met in Barcelona, and they made an order for a similar panel depicting the patron saint of Catalonia from the famous Pantocrator mural from San Clemente, a 12th century church. Moreover, UNESCO representatives were very enthusiastic and supportive of my idea to place my sphere in front of the Dali Museum.
It took two days to assemble and install the spheres in Figueras. “When the spheres were completely ready, it suddenly struck me, how organic they looked in the setting of such a cult place as the Dali Museum! Indeed, there is nothing impossible in this world: what was but a dream yesterday, becomes reality today,” emphasized the artist.
“It is an international project, and it proves that modern Ukrainian art is an organic part of the world artistic environment and can claim a place of honor in global culture.”
The exhibit in Figueras, Spain, will last until the beginning of the fall. Then, the spheres will be moved to the Foundation Casamore and will spend a month in a gallery there. After that, they will continue their tour of the world. Besides the Figueras spheres, others, too, will join in the round-the-world trip, 16 spheres in total.
Arrangements have already been made with Washington D.C., New York, and Miami. Mas’ works will be displayed to the public September through December in these cities.
