Archive Exhibitions

Nostalgia Trip at the Galerie Carré Doré

2011-04-20 16:04

What: Nostalgia by Gregori Maiofis
Where: Galerie Carré Doré
When: Until 7 May
Web: www.carredor-monaco.com

In the last few years, the Russian artist Gregori Maiofis has built something of reputation for his delicate photographic compositions in which juxtaposed images give rise to an altered sense of reality. Originally working with digital photography, he has since turned his attention to established early forms of printing such as the bromoil process, in which silver bromide paper is chemically treated and then inked to produce a soft, paint-like quality. His latest work plays on such processes to create an other-worldly feel, as if one is surrounded by ghosts.


^{Bromoil print by Gregori Maiofis}

The influence of Magritte and other surrealists is notable in his series of canvas prints, including Nostalgia, his current show which runs until 7 May at the excellent Galerie Carré Doré in Monaco. If you can't be here, don't despair. Maiofis's growing international reputation means his works can be found in the Houston Museum of Contemporary Art, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Fine Art Museum of Santa Barbara, the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava, and twelve regional state art museums throughout Russia.


^{Vernissage at the Galerie Carre Dore}

Grigori Maiofis: a brief biography

1970: born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)
1986-89: professional training at the Leningrad Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
1991-96: lives and works in the USA
1999: starts working with digital photography and video
2000-01: turns to classical black-and-white photography, use of classical black-and-white print technologies; experiments with colouring photo-art pieces; starts working with alternative ('noble') techniques – print on salted paper, bromoil, etc.
2006: winner of Betty and Jim Kasson award, USA.