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Happiness or Sadness

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Passing of Time

H appiness or Sadness

Oil on canvas, 60x60

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In the process of creating the sculptures and subsequently the painting, I explored sculptural and painting techniques, applying them to convey form and volume, as well as experimenting with linguistic aspects, which allowed me to create two different visual representations of the same letter, in different languages and cultures, exploring the influence of different artistic styles on the works

P assing of Time

The concept of movement and time is intriguing, particularly in daily routines. It seemed like a constant race against time. The human body reacts differently to waiting, loss of time, and uncomfortable actions and situations. Hands can reflect time through age, experience, and fatigue. Person is in motion, but his hands are static. Such interpretation of time in general and of waiting as one of the points

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Independent Contemporary Art exhibition "Reflect" by artist Milissa Levi in collaboration with Hanna Yurkevskaya and Anna Chernykh. In this exhibition, reality was shown through the eyes of adolescents facing emotional experiences on their creative and life paths. The artists presented their views on the things that surround people in everyday life through interaction with other objects, combining techniques

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My name is Milissa Levi. I am an artist, contemporary art activist, as well as an organizer and facilitator of creative events throughout Moscow. I have knowledge and practical experience in various fields and areas of contemporary art, such as oil painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video art and others. I gained a deeper understanding of these felds through my higher education at the British Graduate School of Design

Milissa Levi

Reflect, 2020

An independent exhibition of Contemporary Art "Reflect" by artist Milissa Levi. The exhibition also featured collaborations and works by Hanna Yurkevskaya and Anna Chernykh.

The exhibition was held from 10.07.2020 to 01.08.2020 at Flacon Design Factory on the second floor, in the glass room "Cube", without weekends. Entrance is free.

This was the first experience of two young artists in the realization of such a large-scale project and going out into the world. At this exhibition, reality was shown through the eyes of teenagers who face emotional experiences on their creative and life paths. The artists presented their views on the things that surround people in everyday life, through interaction with other objects, combining techniques.

The peculiarity of the project was that each visitor had an opportunity to look at themselves and the surrounding reality through the unconventional views of young people on things, as well as every day of the exhibition to communicate directly with the authors of the works - such an opportunity is not often available.

The exposition, not counting the video performances shown at the opening, consisted of 11 works — installations, paintings and photographs. The specificity of the exhibition was that the guests could not only see the presented exposition, but also witness the creative process, become a part of it. The artists created new works every day right at the exhibition, painted clothes, painted pictures, showed performances and conducted free excursions. Each visitor could participate in the development or the action itself, thus making an individual contribution to the art — both ideologically and physically. At the exhibition, one-of-a-kind clothing and accessories custom-made by the artists were available for purchase, made to designs commissioned by visitors and in their presence.

Each day of the exhibition, their authors gave a tour to all visitors.

"Imagine how many people we have saved. Imagine how many people you have saved. You gave them a space, a place, an atmosphere to share their thoughts and experiences. Not in a phone note, but to a person, an object that will see it. Not to nowhere, but to something. — Anna Chernykh.

The idea of this project was born by chance, but it has turned into a certain way of life for the artists. In the opportunity to express themselves, to show their point of view, in some aspects even to open people's eyes. Each work contains a piece of the authors' soul, a huge range of emotions, from all-consuming pain to very strong love. And we are talking about love in general. About love in all its manifestations. About love for a person, about love for the soul, about love for loved ones, for nature and the sky, about love for oneself and the world. About love. About the most powerful feelings.

"Without love, life has no meaning. And I write about love so often that love, stammering, will write a story about me" — Milissa Levi.

All funds raised at the exhibition were sent to the "MONA LIZA" Charitable Foundation for Young and Emerging Artists.

My closing speech:

It is hard to actually speak and realize the end of the exhibition, because this job has become a kind of lifestyle. A clear schedule, constant income, perpetual busyness and a sense of some importance, new offers, people, acquaintances, constant exchange of information. As they say, you quickly get used to good things. And I want to tell you about all the adventures that we have experienced during these two months. About all the emotions we experienced and the difficulties we went through. About all the food and cab expenses at 11pm, the headaches and the amorphousness. About all the blackouts right here on the poufs and the feelings we have lived here. This place has become home for me personally. Everyone is already like my own. And you could call them coworkers. If after visiting this exhibition you thought about something you saw and heard, if you felt it and it affected you, if you have ideas, desire and strength, it means that we have realized our plan. We saw a tremendous return and I am madly grateful to you for this. For me you have become a huge motivator to create something new, to share your creativity and to create many times more. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing people inspired by what you do. Something you put your whole soul into.

I feel like I have grown in these past two months. Spiritually, morally, mentally. You can see it for yourself. It's an experience — and with it we always learn, always grow.

I can honestly tell you that all my installations and paintings are a reflection of my feelings and experiences. There is a huge range of emotions in each of my works, from pain to very strong love. And I am talking about love in general. About love in all its manifestations. About love for a person, about love for the soul, about love for friends or a loved one, about love for family, for nature and the sky, about love for myself and the world. About love. Without love, life has no meaning. And I write about love so often that love, stammering, will write a story about me. And you know, now I am about such love, when you do not want to brag, when for the first time you want to hide love under the shelter, to protect it from all the inevitable and inclement. The strongest feelings.

And many people ask us, how did you achieve such a good result at such an age (I was 16), in such a small time? I will share with you one thought that answered all your questions: To succeed, your desire for success must be greater than your fear of failure. Just know that when you truly want success, you will never be disappointed by it. No matter how difficult the situation may become. I do not regret what I did, I only regret what I did not do when I had the chance! All people sent to us are a reflection of us. And they are sent so that we, looking at these people, correct our mistakes, and when we correct them, these people either change too, or leave our lives.

All your life you have to live with yourself, so pick the damn profession you want. Pick the person you love. Go where you want to go. Take off those clothes you do not like. Take care of yourself. Search for yourself. Become, finally, someone you will be proud of. It is hard to wait for something you know may never happen; but it is even harder to give up when you know that's all you want. Organize your life