Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Russian artist, Artyom Shulga, in Altered States of Reality: an Exhibition of Analog and Digital Photography. The exhibition is scheduled to run from April 16, 2010 through May 07, 2010 (opening reception: Thursday, April 22, 2010).

The unique and original works of Russian artist Artyom Shulga speak of playfulness and delight. Despite portraying a moment frozen in time, Shulga’s photographic images are marked by movement, swirling fields of light and vibrant color that highlight and alter his human subjects. Color, for Shulga, “has enormous value for the spectator,” largely as an indicator of mood, emotional state, and psychological feeling. In combination with the ever-present sense of motion, the use of effervescent tones and metallic paper creates an energy that electrifies Shulga’s photographs, evoking sentiments such as joy, exuberance, and liveliness. These works are fully designed, conceived and composed to radiate these positive qualities, offering the viewer an alternate world infused with hope.

Born in Barnaul, in the Altaian District of Russia, Artyom Shulga studied clothing design, photography, and videography in Odessa and Kiev. This artistic training reveals itself in Shulga’s mixed-media work, producing intriguing and complex creations.

Exhibition Dates: April 16, 2010 – May 07, 2010
Reception: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.

Consumed with exploring our world as they uniquely see it, the artists in Agora Gallery’s “Altered States of Reality: an Exhibition of Analog and Digital Photography” use a myriad of visual vocabularies and technologies. Differing in method, these artists share in the passionate quest to articulate the moments often ignored in everyday life. Influenced by Surrealism and Abstractionism alike, these artists boldly investigate the...