projects

Dreams

October 9th, 2010

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Monday Dream, Find a Golden Thread is a short film by artist Lira Kay and it is a first in a series of seven.
A hero is told he has to spin the trees and find a golden thread to save the soul. Film is accompanied by a original music and includes a russian folk song “To ne Vecher” (It’s not Evening).

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Tuesday Dream. Doors is second in the series of Dreams. She’s walking in the labyrinth of her mind seeing staff…

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Wednesday Dream. Walking on Fire is a short film from the Dreams series. Music, graphics and video by Lira Kay.
Dream about walking into situations that can be named ‘Fire’, it’s about beeing careful, daring and provocative. 2010

I like the suggestion that anything can be fire. Originally in my repetitive dreams it is the water I’m walking on. But when I try to interpret my dreams, which I love doing, I see that at different times walking on water (or fire) can mean different things.So I use the text to emphasise the variable element of the warning.

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Thursday Dream. Grandma’s Waltz  is next in the series of Dreams. Reflecting on past and present, inspired by old photographs and music I heard at my grandmother’s house. I loved reproducing the sounds of an old world and basing images on the black and white photographs of my ancestors. Story is fully based on the actual dream I had on Thursday some time ago. To develop the seen image I had to grow my hair and find vintage clothes. Hope you like the result..

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Friday Dream production is in process.

Music videos

October 6th, 2010

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Good Path song written and performed by Sofia Kanan, 13 years old. Produced by Daniel Kanaan, Studio Kanaan, video by Lira Kay

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Music and lyrics by Maria Kanaan, performing Maria Kanaan, 10 yeas old. Produced by Studiokanaan, video Lira Kay

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Song written and performed by Maria Kanaan, 10 years old. Produced by Daniel Kanaan, Studio Kanaan, video by Lira Kay.

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Music video inspired by racing cars and motorbikes and driving generally. Video, music, performance and sound by Lira Kay

September 24th, 2010

FUTUREPROOF

FUTUREPROOF at Marseille Project Gallery. Film about an exhibition in Marseille, France on 18 September 2010. Show exploring ideas of post-apocalypses and future of the planet. Curated by Lira Kay. Video and sound Lira Kay.

Two Seas Two Cities. Koktebel-Marseille

September 14th, 2010

Two Seas Two Cities.

Collaborative art project with Lira Kay (Marseille Project Gallery) and Natalie Kulbashna (Domashnaja Galereja).
Painting on skype. Part of an Art festival in Koktebel Ukraine and Futureproof exhibition in Marseille Project Gallery. September 2010.

September 10th, 2010

Project “Garden” 2008-2009

By Lira Kay

“Garden” is a site-specific art-performance.

For the exhibition in Marseille Project Gallery 19.09.09  “Half an Hour from Paradise” Lira Kay made a series of paintings using natural materials she found in her garden, flowers, leafs, mud, burned wood, water, berries. The process of making was recorded on the video camera and then made into a short film. On the exhibition you can also see the paintings produced at the performance.

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The idea for the performance came from researching the making of the antique Syrian carpets. It is known that the most precious carpets many hundreds years ago were commissioned by wealthy clients for the specific place, palace or a house. The pattern of the carpet had to include everything that can be found in the park or the garden, the flowers, the trees, the animals. The artist had to create a unique painting from which the carpet was woven.

In her work Lira Kay wanted to explore the concept.

“I find it very exciting to be free and restricted at the same time in the choices I have to make when creating a piece. I never before worked with mud or flowers. Experimenting with colors and textures was really revolutionary for me.

My color palette lately become almost monochrome, for the last three four years I used charcoal and water in majority of my work to come up with the drawing and surface that would be deep and striking. I was very much influenced by Eastern ancient art, Japanese and Chinese especially. In this work as well I was seeking that natural glow the painting is going to project.”

Projet “Jardin” 2008-2009

Par Lira Kay

“Garden” est un site de pointe spécifiques de performance.

Pour l’exposition à Marseille Galerie de projets 19.09.09 Une demi-heure du Paradis “Lira Kay a fait une série de peintures avec des matériaux naturels, elle trouve dans son jardin, fleurs, feuilles, boue, bois brûlé, l’eau, des baies. Le processus de fabrication a été enregistré sur la caméra vidéo, puis en faire un court métrage. Sur l’exposition, vous pouvez aussi voir les tableaux réalisés à la représentation.

L’idée de la performance proviennent de recherches sur la fabrication du tapis anciens syrienne. Il est connu que la plupart des tapis précieux, il ya plusieurs centaines d’années ont été commandés par de riches clients pour le lieu précis, palais ou une maison. Le motif du tapis devait inclure tout ce qui peut être trouvé dans le parc ou le jardin, les fleurs, les arbres, les animaux. L’artiste a dû créer un tableau unique à partir duquel le tapis a été tissé.

Dans son travail Lira Kay voulait explorer le concept.

«Je trouve cela très excitant d’être libre et limitées dans le même temps dans les choix que j’ai à faire lors de la création d’une pièce. Je n’avais jamais travaillé avec de la boue ou de fleurs. L’expérimentation avec des couleurs et des textures est vraiment révolutionnaire pour moi.

Ma palette de couleurs récemment devenu presque monochrome, pour les trois quatre dernières années, j’ai utilisé le charbon de bois et d’eau dans la majorité de mon travail est venu avec le dessin et la surface qui serait profonde et frappante. J’ai été très influencé par l’art antique de l’Est, japonais et chinois en particulier. Dans ce travail, ainsi que je cherchais éclat naturel de la peinture va projet. “

Animation

September 2nd, 2010

Stills from ‘To be or not  to be’

To be or not to be

short experimental animation about decision making process. Video and sound by Lira Kay

August 17th, 2010

Here you can browse my portfolio and commission and buy work.

To see more go to Marseille Art Shop

August 17th, 2010

Marseille Project Gallery is an open studio gallery space for local and international artists to collaborate, discuss the creative process, share their experiences and show artwork.

It started as an art project by Lira Kay and Daniel Kanaan, Russian and American artists already established in the London art seen. Having moved into their new house in March 2008, they wanted to create and show their own expansive contemporary artwork: painting, sculpture, print, photography and film.

Very soon project was joined by other artists they knew back from London and also their friends in France, USA and Russia.

As a curators of this house-gallery space Lira and Daniel seek to develop and encourage experimentation and dialogue in contemporary art practice, provide exhibition place for artists, and emphasise the important role that artists play in shaping our visual language and our communities.
International exchange is considered to be essential to both making and appreciating contemporary art.

Projects in the Gallery are planned to run as they come. Outdoor film screenings, sculpture and painting exhibitions are going to be regular, seasonal events.
Marseille Project Gallery always welcomes new participants for discussion and collaboration. So if you are an artist, patron or a viewer don’t hesitate to contact the gallery to find out about upcoming events and subscribe to our newsletter.

Shots from Artists Portraits, 24 April, 2010

August 17th, 2010

Catching light and emotion to do with evening and night time. Landscapes made in 2006-7 and abstract peace in 2008. Oil on canvas and mixed media on canvas. 110×100 cm

To buy go to Marseille Art Shop

August 17th, 2010

Paintings from 2000-2002 based on life-drawing sessions, exploring sexuality, eroticism and physicality of human emotion. Oil on canvas. 110×110 cm

To buy go to Marseille Art Shop


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