Quotes from Ulyana about the BP Travel Award
On the Award
"The Travel Award provides an opportunity to reflect on our evolving world. In an era where globalisation is part of our daily life ... it's easy to miss how individual's lives are changing." [link]
On the people she met
"We captured the real-life stories of individuals. Some of these
were incredibly inspiring and harrowing. For example, Ruslan was tortured
in the army, 'Imagine 300 men all with rotting flesh - the smell in the
barracks was unbearable. It was only my art that saved me'" [link]
Sitter 'Oleg' comments, "...there was Tony Blair sitting there, drinking his tea. When I told him that I bring British DJs over to Russia he said he also DJs. " [link]
On the method
"I chose to follow the traditions of the famous
historical icon painters: to fast for 3 days, then go to confession, stand
for hours praying, carry out sacred rights, and then fast for the entire
period of painting (1 month)." [link]
On 'Russia'
"I wanted to paint a woman that represented what Russia means to
me now: a country that is quite young in terms of the current world political
stage, but she is strong, with an aura of experience and solidity that
comes from being grounded in real-life hardships. She is the typical woman."
[link]
Links to Ulyana from other sites
Thurs 17 Jun 2004: BBC
News
Profiled on
Wales Portrait
Award (1st Prize)
National
Portrait Gallery and Booklet
on the Travel Award
Princeton
University (Charles Rufus Morey)
PortraitPainters.com
LondonArt.co.uk
Luke
& A Gallery
Ukrainian
Cultural Calendar
BP
corporate website
Collaborations
AGF - westernisation
completed
Gavin Starks - ongoing
Press
"In an era where globalisation is part of our daily life ... it's easy to miss how individual's lives are changing"
NEWS
- March 2006 Wales Portrait Award - First Prize
- June 2004 BP Travel
Award - look at these special award pages
- May 2003 Awarded the BP/National Portrait Gallery Travel Award
- January 2003: New images from recent works added to the site
- November 2002 Another successful show with 2 new works sold
- June/July 2002 In Ukraine as Art Director in the restoration
of a church
- January 2002 Show a great success - thank you to all who attended
