Oleg Malevany
© Oleg Malevany. Photo: Igor Chursin, 1991
About The Artist:
Oleg Malevany (b. 1945) was one of the founders of the Vremya group in 1971. (See Malevany's 1970 – 1985 work.) His work in 1985 - 2000 demonstrates further sophistication of technique and work with models.
In 1986 The Red Meditation and 20 Sunsets of 1986 Malevany used multiexposure on slide film while applying different color filters for each exposure achieving unusual color effects.
In his D. series (1989 - 1990) the traditional for the Kharkiv School overlay technique became more complex: the artist exposed the slide film to red light while developing; Oleg also used aniline dyes for hand-coloring prints, etc.
In 1993 Metamorphoses (A Homage to Mihail Chemiakin) and 1999 Carnival Malevany mastered his work with models. He used the body-art technique putting make-up on naked bodies and had the models wear specially designed hats.
In Living Inside a Stool (1991) Malevany uses another Kharkiv School artist Igor Chursin as a model. The images parody Igor Chursin’s manner of staged photography.
People and Fragments (1984 - 1989) is an example of Malevany’s less known black and white documentary work.
Portfolios and Series
View Portfolio: 20 Sunsets of 1986
View Portfolio: Carnival 1999
View Portfolio: D. 1989-1990
View Portfolio: Living Inside a Stool (Igor Chursin) 1991
View Portfolio: Metamorphoses 1993
View Portfolio: People & Fragments 1984-1989
View Portfolio: Red Meditation 1986
View Portfolio: The Feast That is Always with You 1985-1989
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