We are so happy to inform you that Olga Chnara is one of the recipients of a certificate of artistic achievement for her participation in the Luxembourg Art Prize.
Not everyone is so lucky!
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Each year, the Pinacothèque awards the Luxembourg Art Prize to talented amateur or professional artists, regardless of their age, nationality or country of residence. Spurred on by its president and founder, the Pinacothèque contributes to the influence of international contemporary art in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It discovers little-known talents from all over the world and gives them the means to achieve a long-term career on the professional art circuit.
Artworks submitted by Olga Chnara
Olga submits painting “Straight Line to Success“, painting “Reflets” and painting “Ambitious force”. All these paintings belongs to her last collection “Turn Straight“.
The inspiration for this collection emerged out of her personal exploration and study of the many ways in which she can express myself through art. Of late, She has been concerned by the fact that so many people seem to struggle to attain happiness. She felt that this warranted further analysis. Knowing that everything in life is relative, and that our thoughts are endlessly spinning like circles in our heads, it seems clear to her that the solutions to our problems, like circles, can be found in straight lines. In short, they are often right in front of us! She reached this conclusion after studying mathematical philosophy, and in particular the work of François Viète.
Viète was a mathematician who tackled the famous Problem of Apollonius, namely to construct circles that are tangent to three given circles in a plane. He did so by exploiting limiting cases, recognizing that any of the three given circles can be shrunk to zero radius (a point) or in our case – expanded to infinite radius (a line)! Viète’s work helped Olga to recognize that like the circles, the solutions to our problems can often be found in a straight line. In short, they are right in front of us! For some reason, however, we either can’t see, or refuse to acknowledge them. Her new collection is also informed by Pythagorean numerology.
When She began this work, she wanted to show the challenge of finding the right way forward. It is often simple and straightforward, yet we get caught up in endless thoughts and fears, spinning in circles of indecision, avoiding that which is directly in front of us. In this edition of the series, the expression ‘turn straight’ captured for me the struggle to take the right path. She was reminded of, and drew inspiration from the clean lines, sharp edges, and unerring aim of a guillotine. Just as its heavy blade slices cleanly and precisely, we must similarly cut through the circles of avoidance to embark on the straight and simple path of possibility.
I wanted the abstraction in this series to be based somewhere. Among the field painters, Elsworth Kelly started with Parisian chimneys and stray pieces of light. I decided to include my work in something as specific and ephemeral as mathematics! Use them as a tool to explore emotional states.
- «Straight line to success», 2021
Acrylic on canvas
Height/Width/Depth : 48 x 36 x 1,5 in
The “Straight Line to Success” is the Right Choice to Success. The “Straight Line” often is very clear but we are so confused that we are unable to distinguish it. Many times we know the Straight Line but we cannot follow it or we don’t want to follow.
2. «Reflets», 2021
Acrylic on canvas
Height/Width/Depth : 36 x 48 x 1,5 in
Balancing open areas and linear elements is not easy at all. She loves dynamic diagonals lines because always convey a sense of direction to any composition. In her painting “Reflets”, She use dynamic diagonal lines to add direction and disturb the surface.
«Ambitious Force», 2020
Acrylic on wood panel
Height/Width/Depth : 30 x 40 x 1 in
I wanted the abstraction in this series to be based somewhere. Among the field painters, Elsworth Kelly started with Parisian chimneys and stray pieces of light. I decided to include my work in something as specific and ephemeral as mathematics! Use them as a tool to explore emotional states.
When lines are oriented, I feel an ambitious force overwhelm me.Thus, the Ambitious Power painting was designed and completed with these thoughts in mind.
Browse all collection turn straight here
