Colour Gives Me Life
Colour Gives Me Life is an exploration of the vibrant energy that color brings to our lives, told through the dynamic works of Ludmilla Radchenko, Rachel K, Ihab Ahmad, Laurent Perbos, Yana Abramova, and Samuele Ventanni. United by their bold use of color as a medium for storytelling, these artists invite viewers into worlds where imagination, memory, and transformation come alive in full spectrum.
Colours possess the profound ability to reshape our perceptions, stir emotions, and breathe life into memories, transforming them into a vivid, ever-evolving journey.
Colour Gives Me Life is a compelling exploration of the transformative power of color, featuring works by Ludmilla Radchenko, Rachel K, Ihab Ahmad, Laurent Perbos, Yana Abramova, and Samuele Ventanni. The exhibition delves into how color extends beyond visual experience, shaping memory, emotion, and perception through a diverse range of artistic expressions.
Radchenko’s poignant collages, Rachel K’s playful sculptures, Ahmad’s meditative compositions, Perbos’ reimagined classical forms, Abramova’s introspective paintings, and Ventanni’s innovative spatial interventions each offer a profound dialogue on color’s capacity to redefine boundaries and connect diverse perspectives.
Through their works, these artists invite viewers to engage with color as a vital force in shaping human experience, evoking a deeper understanding of its role in memory, imagination, and transformation.
Ludmilla Radchenko
Ludmilla Radchenko’s vibrant works blend photography, digital collage, and bold brushstrokes to transform personal stories and ordinary scenes into powerful reflections on life’s richness. Her palette invites viewers to see beyond the everyday, exploring emotional resonance. Showcasing iconic series like "Icon Recycling", "Women’s Icon Magazine", and "Brand Revolution", she critiques consumerism while celebrating influential female figures through recycled materials and pop-culture references.
Rachel K
Rachel K brings a playful energy to color, with sculptures crafted from second-hand toys and sustainable materials. Her joyful “happy colors” evoke childhood nostalgia, allowing viewers to rediscover wonder and innocence. Through her vivid, eco-conscious creations, Rachel redefines color as a source of both joy and renewal, linking past and present with a sense of hope.
Ihab Ahmad
Ihab Ahmad’s art transforms bold, saturated colors into a language of harmony and unity. Using symbols like fish, eyes, and trees, his work explores the bond between humanity and nature, drawing viewers into a dreamlike world. Inspired by his Lebanese childhood, Ahmad’s pieces capture innocence and simplicity, reflecting a longing for peace in life’s complexities. Through color, he conveys universal truths, inviting us to imagine a world untouched by fear, guided by inner and outer harmony.
Laurent Perbos
Laurent Perbos’s "Antik Basketball" series fuses classical and contemporary styles, pairing antique sculptures like Apollo and Artemis with basketball covers. This contrast sparks a dialogue between eras, combining timeless elegance with modern, dynamic aesthetics. His work playfully bridges past and present, inviting viewers to reflect on the evolution of cultural icons and their enduring significance.
Yana Abramova
Yana Abramova invites introspection through her large-scale oil paintings, where color and texture create immersive experiences. Her use of hyper-realistic textures and abstract forms challenges viewers to see beyond surface appearances, using color to evoke the fluidity of emotions and imagination.
Samuele Ventanni
Samuele Ventanni redefines space by physically cutting his canvases, integrating color, light, and sound to illustrate the dynamism of time and space. His fragmented compositions reflect the movement from past to future, urging viewers to consider change as an evolving spectrum, where color becomes a bridge to new perspectives.
Siamak Azmi
Siamak Azmi’s Dolls series offers a poignant critique of consumer culture, presenting human figures as saleable commodities, reduced to objects of consumption. Through vibrant colors and symbolic forms, Azmi exposes the disorientation of modern society and the erosion of human dignity. His works provoke reflection on how consumerism shapes identity and value, urging viewers to look beyond the surface of material culture.
