Spectra

Erarta Galleries London is pleased to present Spectra, the fourth exhibition during the year of Russian-British cultural exchange 2014. The exhibition fuses the work of two of Russia’s celebrated artists Dina Bogusonova and Alexander Lufer who explore the changeable, yet predictable nature of light and its interaction with the world to which it gives new life.

Spectrums denote a set of values that can vary infinitely, but which have natural extremes. Usually applicable to optics, a spectrum has come to be used by analogy to refer to politics and opinion where it’s meaning no longer denotes precisely quantifiable numbers or definitions.

Spectra showcases the spectrum of artistic interpretation from abstraction through to photorealism. Both Dina Bogusonova and Alexander Lufer excel in capturing dreamlike moments frozen in time and space.

Dina Bogusonova’s work shows clear reverence to light’s unique refractive qualities and its harmonious relationship with time and material. Bogusonova focuses on the grand expanse of the sky and beyond. Her Red Series of three dazzling sunsets immediately call to mind summer’s kaleidoscopic colour pallet, filtering hues of rich pinks and hazy orange tones. These beautiful refractive qualities luxuriate in the freedom of colour, which are never quite the same every time, yet they are universal and eternal.

Valued by the ancient Egyptians as a mark of absolute perfection, Alexander Lufer’s works pay homage to the beauty of reflection and symmetry. His painting technique shows a devotion to the precise, almost mathematical quality of light. Most notably appreciated in his painting Dreamer, Lufer creates an image that tricks and fascinates the eye. In his manipulation of the paint, Lufer shows reflection and shadow effortlessly giving exacting perspective to the artwork.

Bogusonova and Lufer use light as inspiration to create beautifully natural artwork. Focussing on reflection and refraction, these two artists create pieces that show devoted attention to detail and veneration of colour, image and perspective.