Copper - Art Gallery

Art against all odds

"Award Winning artist Katy Kianush is no stranger to living through troubled times."

She has survived a car crash, paralysed her arm, had a family illness and lost her voice. But despite all this she is about to have her latest work on show in Swindon.

Katy's exhibition, Modern Classics, is at the Wyvern Theatre from Tuesday 2nd to 27th September. Opening hours are from 10am to 6pm from Monday to Saturday and on show evenings.

...Her pictures have undergone an amazing switch in styles from the realistic portraits and landscapes to a more mysterious and symbolic style of art. The first wall has pictures of women and birds intertwined.

'They are women's faces in realistic style but you see the soul of the bird through the eyes of the woman. I used collage to produce a 3d effect using precious and semi-precious stones, feathers and suede,' said the 39-year-old artist from Wootton Bassett.

The 'Mermaid' has shells and pearls and 'The Venetian' is a portrait with fresh water pearls and copper sheetings. Another wall has a more illustrative, art nouveau approach with pictures including The Siren which is graphic and paintings symbolising countries such as Ireland and Persia.

The final two walls are dedicated to Katy's ballerinas for which she is renowned......"

This Exhibition was also covered by BBC Radio (Swindon and Wiltshire) and Swindon Digital Radio.

November 3, 2001

ART NEWS from the Evening Advertiser
by Flicky Harrison:

"AWARD-WINNING artist Katy Kianush is pirouetting into the world of ballet with her latest exhibition.

Katy, from Wootton Bassett, has her third solo exhibition, Visions of Beauty, on show at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre until November 26.

Katy won the Royal Sovereign (Rembrandt) Award, and the DalerRowney International Award at NAPA (National Acrylic Painters Association) Open Exhibitions and is now listed in the Who's Who in Art.
Visions of Beauty is based on two themes. The ballet pictures are fast line drawings in pen and ink which capture movement, shape and form.
She has added an acrylic wash to bring out the romantic atmosphere of the ballet with touches of gold, copper and silver relief.

The second theme of this Swindon Artscape exhibition explores the mystic beauty of the relationship between man and nature. The artist uses symbolism and paints in the style of art nouveau with bold colours and sharply outlined shapes. ......"