Dilka Bear
Dilyara Nassyrova | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Other names | Dilka Bear |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, painter, illustrator, comics [1] |
Dilyara Nassyrova, better known as Dilka Bear (born 1977 in Almaty, Kazakhstan), is a Kazakh artist, illustrator and painter.
Biography[edit]
Dilka Bear studied Architecture at the Almaty University of Arts, in Kazakhstan.[2] After working as an illustrator and a graphic designer for companies such as Cosmopolitan Kazakhstan, Grey Central Asia, Saatchi & Saatchi Kazakhstan,[3] she devoted herself to painting.[4] In 2005 she moved to Trieste, where she currently lives.[5]
Her work has been shown in galleries in Rome, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, and Melbourne.
Influences and style[edit]
Influenced by the great masters of the past, such as Bruegel and Bosch, the Italian Renaissance, but also by contemporary artists such as Marion Peck and Ray Caesar,[4] and by Grimms' Fairy Tales, Dilka Bear mainly paints with acrylics on table[6] and “creates beautiful […] illustrations of young girls and their frank expressions that mirrors the worlds around them”.[7]
Her “dreamy” works – to use her own words –[6] is often categorized as belonging to the Pop surrealism visual art movement.[8]
Exhibitions[edit]
Group exhibitions[edit]
- 1997 “Butterflies”, Tribuna Art Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- 1998 “Break 21”, International Festival of Young Artists, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1999 “Break 21”, International Festival of Young Artists, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1999 “The Line of Beauty”, Art Manege ’99 - Moscow, Russia
- 2000 “Africa”, Soros Centre of Contemporary Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- 2001 The Cover of Daily Routine - Stuttgarter Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany[9]
- 2009 “Kokeshi: from Folk to Art Toy”, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, United States
- 2011 “Italian Pop Surrealism”, Mondo Bizzarro, Rome[10]
- 2012 “Run Away Circus”, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- 2012 “Vanishing Point”, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- 2013 “Draw”, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia[11]
- 2013 “Blue Hour”, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia[12]
- 2013 “Into the Wild”, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- 2013 “All Stars”, 10 Years Anniversary Exhibition, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- 2013 “Kingdom of Broken Dreams: Dilka Bear & Paolo Petrangeli”, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, USA
Solo exhibitions[edit]
- 2012 “Wild Escape”, Mondo Bizzarro, Rome
- 2013 “Sleepwalker’s Dreams”, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia[13]
- 2014 “Forgotten Memories”, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia[14]
Bibliography[edit]
- vv.aa., Italian Pop Surrealism, Rome: Mondo Bizzarro, 2012
- Dilka Bear, Modena: Logos edizioni, 2013
- Dilka Bear, Su Anasi, Logos edizioni, 2015
References[edit]
- ^ "Dilyara Nassyrova".
- ^ Rob Snow (2014). Creative Pet Project: Animals and their artists drawn to one cause. Humpback Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-9903306-0-8.
- ^ Dilka Bear. Modena: Logos edizioni. 2013. p. 152. ISBN 978-88-576-0650-7.
- ^ a b la mono (November 22, 2012). "Interview: Dilka Bear, light in darkness". Lamono Magazine. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Dilka. The Wild Escape a Mondo Bizzarro". La Repubblica XL - Videodrome. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Iva Canceska (March 5, 2012). "Exclusive interview with Dilka Bear". Skin Artists. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Dilka Bear". Lamono Magazine. November 24, 2011. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ vv.aa. (2012). Italian pop surrealism. Roma: Mondo Bizzarro. ISBN 978-8896850060.
- ^ "17 Jahre deutsch-russische künstlerische Begegnungen und ihre Auswirkungen". Stuttgarter Kunstverein. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Italian Pop Surrealism". Artribune. August 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Draw - International Group Show, 19th April-2nd May 2013". Auguste Clown Gallery. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Hours - An Exhibition for Eyes and Ears, June 21-July 5, 2013". Auguste Clowne Gallery. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Sleepwalker's Dreams". Auguste Clowne Gallery. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Forgotten Memories". Auguste Clowne Gallery. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.