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Previous Exhibition:
Octopus Diva
Stoneware, stains, glazes, china paint
15" x 8" x 10" | $1800. |
Secret Regrets at Twilight
Stoneware, stains, glazes, china paint
26" x 19" x 18" | $3800.
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Gossip
Stoneware, stains, glazes, china paint
29" x 14" x 15" | $2900.
Octopus Whispers
Stoneware, stains, glazes, china paint
12" x 15" x 9" | $2200. |
Message from the Cloud
Stoneware, stains, glazes, china paint
10" x 11" x 7" | $1800.
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Haiku Dreaming
Stoneware, stains, glazes, china paint
9" x 12" x 7" | $1950.
Free Entrance
Stoneware, stains, glazes, china paint
12" x 14" x 8" | $1800. |
Catch of the Day
Stoneware, stains, glazes, underglazes
18" x 19" x 15" | $2300.
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On the Waves of Her Memory
Stoneware, stains, glazes, china paint
11" x 14" x 8.5" | $1600.
Natasha Dikareva was born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine and studied art in St. Petersburg, Russia during the hey-day of Soviet power. The genre of Soviet realism permeated Dikareva's young creative life. The narrow standard of approved art inadvertently pushed Dikareva to develop her own symbolic language. Dikareva immigrated to Minneapolis, USA in 1995 and received her MFA from the University of Minnesota. She now lives and works in San Francisco, California. She won the Grand Prize at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in 2012. She exhibited at the Shanghai Art Expo, as well as at numerous galleries across Europe and the USA. Her work is featured in various publications, including 500 Prints on Clay and New Ceramics European magazine, and is held in public and private collections. She exhibits locally and internationally.
Once Upon a Time in Mykonos
Natasha Dikareva |
Fishwife's Birthday Teapot
Natasha Dikareva
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Dikareva's clay sculptures bring to life surreal, exquisitely formed human figures which often morph into other biological forms such as birds, fish and trees. Humans and other living creatures are united in the experience of life. Dikareva's latest work develops during an intensively introspective process, confronting the uncertainty of physical security. The recent body of work reflects a concern with current events and an imagined biological response to a world that has been decimated by industrialization, war and pandemic. New life springs from shells which have survived the collapse, offering a sense of optimism and and possibility, providing a sanctuary from the adverse effects of an over-industrialized world.
Natasha Dikareva
"In the realm of ceramics, anything is possible. The medium of clay, a divine material out of which the first human was said to be shaped, allows any sort of form or figure to come to life. My work pushes the boundary between reality and imagination, bringing to life previously unknown creatures. I offer a moment of contemplation, a glimpse of an unseen world, and a playful recombination of the familiar and the foreign."
- Natasha Dikareva
One with the Source
Natasha Dikareva
Bubble Birth
Natasha Dikareva
The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is Open to the Public
Fri, Sat, & Sun 11:00 am - 5:00 pm.
8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Road, Ojai, CA 93023
805.646.3381
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