The Dark Side of Paradise
In his book Artificial Paradises, from 1860, Charles Baudelaire describes states caused by hashish, opium and wine and warns his readers against the destructive effects of the illusions of pleasure these drugs can cause. In Nitra Gallery’s Bunker, in 2018, Andrej Kolenčík holds an exhibition titled the Dark Side of Paradise that responds to the reality we live in.
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The group show of the students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf presents three distinctive artistic approaches in mutual interaction to the specific exhibition space. Their multidisciplinary approach is manifested in the project that took 10 days of preparation on the site – in Nitra Gallery’s Bunker.
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Photography and other new media, as the latest ways to describe the world, are constantly evolving at the speed of light. Fine art in general seems to be a perfect tool to redefine the properties and qualities of what we consider reality and what attitude we have towards reality and ourselves. A proper visual translation of core values requires a much stronger focus on philosophy and human sciences than on the technologies alone.
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Kristína Kandriková is a Slovak artist of the upcoming generation who is about to celebrate the first anniversary of her graduation from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. The first year after school is often the key to a young artist’s future. So how is she doing?
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The exhibition titled Paniczi presents works created by students of the Intermedia Studio led by doc. Miroslav Nicz and the assistant lecturer Peter Janáčik, PhD. All study levels of the IM Studio at the Department of Intermedia and Digital Media at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica are represented at the exhibition.
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Nitra Gallery’s Bunker is to host a traditional exhibition of artworks created by students at the Department of Creative Arts and Art Education, Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. This year’s exhibition project reflects upon various taboos present in both our personal lives and the society in general.
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