The “Refractions” exhibition opened at the Ukrainian art gallery Mriya in New York City. The event drew a large crowd of guests who came to see the works of three outstanding artists: Brittany Clifford, Mike Lane (Saint Chalom), and Erik Sommer.
This was reported Mriya Gallery.
"Like three sides of a prism, three artists with different visual languages come together in a single bright spectrum — this exhibition — to reflect the space between temporal and timeless beings, the immaterial," the gallery said in a statement.
The exhibition "Refractions" explores the immaterial — emotions, memory, and spiritual experience — through abstraction. The artists' works capture the space between "here and now" and "beyond time," conveying fragments of dreams and sensations through brushstrokes, colored spots, and textures.
The exhibition also has a profound concept: like light passing through a prism, each artist projects their own vision of inner experience. Together, their works create a single aesthetic and philosophical spectrum.
"It is a disruptive, dreamlike beauty in which abstraction and transcendence become the visual language of memory, emotion, and spirit," the exhibition organizers emphasize.
For reference: Mriya Gallery is the first Ukrainian art gallery in New York. A multidisciplinary space for contemporary art with Ukrainian roots and a global outlook, it opened in New York in September 2023. The gallery's mission is to support young, overlooked, and international artists who address contemporary issues through their art.
Mriya, which translates from Ukrainian as "dream," is a visionary project that combines poetic resistance with social responsibility. The gallery has become a platform for showcasing the diversity of Ukrainian culture, art, and narratives of resistance, particularly during times of war.
The gallery has a cultural merchandise store whose clothing is manufactured in Ukraine, even during the ongoing war. Each item has its own story. Mriya donates part of its profits from sales and exhibitions to Ukrainian charities, particularly Peace for the Future. The gallery also traditionally donates 10% of its profits to support Ukrainian refugees in the United States.
Today, Mriya is expanding its horizons while remaining true to its Ukrainian roots and integrating into the global art context as a space for exchange, interaction, and cultural recognition.
Photo: Mriya Gallery.
Author: Inna Mikhno