1. 100 % proof
Mixed media on board (3d)
19" x 37" x 2.5 "
2016
Description:
Spoof homage to Apollo 11 that landed the first two humans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Many conspiracy theorists still insist the Apollo 11 moon landing was an elaborate hoax staged by Stanley Kubrick. The evidence ( Big Mac paper bag and empty Coca Cola can ) left behind by austrounauts on the Moon surface is the 100% proof that these claims simply don't hold water.
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2. Bathsheba
Acrylic on board
15" x 27"
2017
In private collection
Description:
Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible. She is most known for the biblical narrative in which she was summoned by King David, who had seen her bathing and lusted after her. She was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king, making her the Queen mother.
In private collection
3. Kristallnacht
Acrylic on board
24" x 34"
2017
Description:
Kristallnacht ( lit. "Crystal Night") also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, (Yiddish: krishtol nakht), was a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany on 9-10 November 1938, carried out by SA paramilitary forces and German civilians. The German authorities looked on without intervening. The name Kristallnacht comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after the windows of Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues were smashed.
In private collection
4.Citizen Can
Mixed media on board
29" x 24" x 1"
2016
Description:
Homage to Andy Warhol
When Warhol first exhibited Campbell's Soup Cans in 1962, they were displayed together on shelves, like products in a grocery aisle. At the time, the Campbell's Soup Company sold 32 soup varieties; each canvas corresponds to a different flavor. Warhol did not indicate how the canvases should be installed. At MoMA, they are arranged in rows that reflect the chronological order in which the soups were introduced. The first flavor introduced by the company was tomato, in 1897. Warhol said of Campbell's Soup, "I used to drink it. I used to have the same lunch every day, for 20 years, I guess, the same thing over and over again." Towards the end of 1962, shortly after he completed Campbell's Soup Cans, Warhol turned to the photo-silkscreen process. A printmaking technique originally invented for commercial use, it would become his signature medium and link his art making methods more closely to those of advertisements.
The title "Citizen Can" is a spoof analogy to "Citizen Kane "- one of the greatest film ever made, which make Andy Warhol and Orson Welles in their fame almost equals.
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5. Emptiness
Mixed media on board
20" x 25 "
2016
Description:
Emptiness as a human condition is a sense of generalized boredom, social alienation and apathy. Feelings of emptiness often accompany dysthymia, depression, loneliness, anhedonia, despair, or other mental/emotional disorders, including schizoid personality disorder, post trauma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and borderline personality disorder. A sense of emptiness is also part of a natural process of grief, as resulting of separation, death of a loved one, or other significant changes. However, the particular meanings of “emptiness” vary with the particular context and the religious or cultural tradition in which it is used.
While Christianity and Western sociologists and psychologists view a state of emptiness as a negative, unwanted condition, in some Eastern philosophies such as Buddhist philosophy and Taoism, emptiness represents seeing through the illusion of independent self-nature.
In private collection
6.Exhausted
Mixed Media on wooden board
16" x 33"
2017
Description:
Homage to the movie "The Swimmer" and grim parody of Trump's MAGA ( Make America Great Again ) vision of modern USA.
"The Swimmer" is a 1968 Technicolor American drama starring Burt Lancaster. The initial box office response to the film was "lackluster" but the critical response has improved in recent years, with the movie gaining cult film status. Film critic Roger Ebert called The Swimmer "a strange, stylized work, a brilliant and disturbing one." Vincent Canby in The New York Times wrote: "Although literal in style, the film has the shape of an open-ended hallucination. It is a grim, disturbing and sometimes funny view of a very small, very special segment of upper-middle-class American life". Brian Orndorf gave the Blu-ray release five stars, commenting that "It's a strange picture, but engrossingly so, taking the viewer on a journey of self-delusion and nostalgia that gradually exposes a richly tortured main character as he attempts to immerse himself in a life that's no longer available to him", commenting that Lancaster gives a "deeply felt, gut-rot performance ... and communicates every emotional beat with perfection". Commenting on the same release, Ain't It Cool News reviewer Harry Knowles commented "This is also Burt Lancaster's journey to ... The Twilight Zone ... it is friggin brilliant! ... It is fascinating! Spectacular film!”
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adjective: exhausted
1. drained of one's physical or mental resources; very tired.
synonyms: tired out, worn out, weary, dead-tired, dog-tired, bone-tired, ready to drop, drained, fatigued, enervated; More war-weary;
informal: beat, done in, all in, bushed, zonked, bagged, knocked out, wiped out, burned out, pooped, tuckered out, tapped out, fried, whipped
2. (of resources or reserves) completely used up.
synonyms: used up, consumed, finished, spent, depleted
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7. Undivided
Mixed media on wooden board
25" x 35" x 1"
2016
Description:
Homage to the late John Lennon and George Harrison
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8.Jackson Pollock
Acrylic on canvas
29" x 34"
2017
Description:
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety; he was a major artist of his generation. Regarded as reclusive, he had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy.
Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related single-car accident when he was driving. In December 1956, four months after his death, Pollock was given a memorial retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. A larger, more comprehensive exhibition of his work was held there in 1967. In 1998 and 1999, his work was honored with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MoMA and at The Tate in London.
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9. Make Russia Great Again
Mixed media on board
15" x 15"
2017
Description:
Spoof on alleged Trump's collusion with Russia.
In private collection
10. My Way
Acrylic on canvas
22" x 28"
2018
Description:
Homage to Jesus Christ and one of the most famous American song "My Way "
performed by Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
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My Way
__________
Lyrics by Paul Anka
And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now,…
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The Road to Golgotha
Since Jesus Christ was condemned to be crucified, He was handed over to the Roman soldiers. Again, they beat, insulted, and mocked Him. After they had made fun of Him, they took off the purple robe and dressed Him in His own clothing. The condemned person had to carry his own cross to the place of crucifixion; thus, the soldiers laid the cross on the shoulders of the Saviour and led Him to the place intended for crucifixion. The place was a hill, which was called Golgotha or the place of the skull. Golgotha was situated west of Jerusalem not far from the city gate called the Judgment Gate.
In private collection
11. Josef Stalin
Charcoal
15" x 20"
2017
Description:
Alternative history: Cartoon of Soviet Dictator Josef Stalin facing the Trial in Nuremberg.
In private collection
12. Prince of Darkness
Charcoal
15" x 20"
2017
Description:
Cartoon of 45th President of USA Donald J. Trump.
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13. Russian Icon
Mixed media on board
23" x 27"
2017
Description:
Spoof homage to 100th Anniversary of Russian Revolution ( 1917-2017) and it's iconic leader Vladimir Lenin dressed as a revolutionary sailor.
Detail: his sailor's cap is decorated with a beer cap, which is an allusion to the fact that he liked beer very much. So did the sailors who stormed the Winter Residence of the Czar because of it elaborate beer and wine cellar.
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14. The Shining
Mixed Media on board
24" x 36" x 3"
2016
Description:
Homage to Stanley Kubrick
The Shining is a 1980 British-American psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel The Shining. Although contemporary responses from critics were mixed, assessment became more favorable in following decades, and it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made. American director Martin Scorsese ranked it one of the 11 scariest horror movies of all time. Critics, scholars, and crew members (such as Kubrick's producer Jan Harlan) have discussed the film's enormous influence on popular culture.
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15.Don't bite off more than you can chew
Mixed media on board
40" x 36"
framed
2016
Description:
Spoof homage to "The Bite Fight"
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as "The Sound and the Fury" and afterwards infamously referred to as "The Bite Fight", was a professional boxing match contested on June 28, 1997 for the WBA Heavyweight Championship. It achieved notoriety as one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history, after Tyson bit off part of Holyfield's ear. Tyson was disqualified from the match and lost his boxing license, though it was later reinstated. The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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16. Untitled
Mixed media on board
13"x 15"x 4"
Description:
Homage to Andy Warhol
American version of Confucius's quote from 2nd to 4th century B.C.: "Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; and make no movement which is contrary to propriety".
Andy Warhol concentrated on the Coca-Cola bottle because it was, and still is, one of the most popular and recognizable images in the world. He loved art which was fully democratic. Warhol himself once wrote, “What’s grand about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same thing as the poorest... you can know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and, just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke, and no amount of money can get you a better Coke.”
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17 Up the River
Charcoal
15" x 20"
Description:
Wishful thinking: Cartoon of Donald J. Trump awaiting a trial at Sing Sing
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up the river ( American slang)
Go to prison. Originates from the fact that convicts from New York City would be sent up the Hudson River to Ossining State Prison ("Sing Sing").
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18. Venus of Auschwitz
Acrylic on board
30" x 40"
2018
framed
Description:
Encountering the Venus of Auschwitz you first encounter the expressionistic style; the bright colors, the free flowing shape. But it is interrupted simultaneously by tension and discomfort. Despite the bright colors, this is not a joyful Matisse nude. It has more of Beckmann's darkness. And then you're hit by the title. The conjunction of the two words stir a whirl of curiosity, protest even, and you look deeper. Now her silent gaze is much more troubling, her armless body much more pronounced. And above all, the conflict of bright colors and the theme, the choice of the title, Venus of Auschwitz, sets your mind onto a path of wondering and incomplete reconciliations. This is a very emotional peace, made spontaneously, on the spot, when the artist discovered his relative has perished in the Holocaust. This tribute to her became a tribute to all who have vanished. And she became a symbol of all who had no hands to defend themselves, and eyes that looked with the same silent shock and disbelief at their executioners, and the world that stood silently by.
Perhaps, today, when we grow numb to the memory of the Holocaust, when we need to remember, it works only with such conjunctures. It is essential to shake us up, and remind us with bright colors, and provocative titles, that it is still important, and it is still relevant.
Artist Vitaly Umansky
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19. Vladimir Lenin
Charcoal
15" x 20"
2017
Description:
Cartoon of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin
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20. Vladimir Putin
Charcoal
15" x 20"
2017
Description:
Wishful thinking: Cartoon of Russian Ruler Vladimir Putin facing the Trial in Hague
In private collection
21. Young Lion
Acrylic on board
23" x 26"
2017
Description:
Homage to young Salvador Dali
In a 2010 poll, Salvador Dali's facial hair was voted the most famous moustache of all time. The flamboyant moustache was part of his schtick, there's no denying that. But some have assigned a deeper meaning to it. The Wikepedia entry for Dal; attributed the facial hair to 17th-century Spanish master painter Diego Vel;zquez. And yet perhaps the influence was more literary than painterly. Appearing on the game show The Name's the Same in January, 1954, Dal; was asked whether the stache was a joke. To which the Spanish painter responded, "It's the most serious part of my personality."
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22. Purple Rain
Mixed media on canvas
30"x 30"
2016
Description:
Homage to the untimely death of Prince on April 21, 2016 and one of his signature songs "Purple Rain" ( 1984). The song is a combination of rock, R&B, gospel, and orchestral music.
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23. Scream -2016
Mixed media on board
15" x 15"
2016
Description:
Spoof homage to Edvard Munch's most known painting "The Scream" and Donald J. Trump's awkward 2016 presidential campaign.
"The Scream" (Norwegian: Skrik) is the popular name given to multiple versions of a composition by Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch between 1893 and 1910. The German title Munch gave these works is Der Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature). The works show a figure with an agonized expression against a landscape with a tumultuous orange sky. Arthur Lubow has described The Scream as "an icon of modern art, a Mona Lisa for our time."
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