Art Across Generations – Alex and Genie Belozersky
Acton, MA – YV Art Museum administered by Contemporary Arts International (CAI), a non-profit organization, announces beginning season for our 2023 Exhibition, we will feature the ex-hibition of father and daughter in the main hall. Art Across Generations – Alex and Genie Beloz-ersky presents the sculptures by Alex Belozersky and paintings by Genie Belozersky. The exhibi-tion starts on May 21, 2023 through to September 17, 2023. In the Video Room, we are presenting documentary films by Chen Bohan, a talented filmmaker from Taiwan. The film explores the inspiration Chen found during his seven visits to our art ground and showcases his earlier work. Over the years, many people have been curious how Yin obtained this land; in Bohan's film, for the first time, the story is fully told. Alex Belozersky came to art relatively late in life, after several careers first in Russia, then in the U.S. “What happened to me in my 40s and 50s may be compared with what the Apostles felt when ‘They were filled with the Holy Ghost and began speaking in tongues they did not speak before,’ he says. “Almost overnight, I, a professional pianist, transitioned from music to the vis-ual arts.” Alex began his artistic exploration with clay—as tactile and responsive as piano keys. He spent two years at the Radcliffe College Ceramics studio in Cambridge, building non-functional ce-ramic vessels, sculptures, and tiles. The latter, shown in the spring of 1991 at Boston Design Center, generated considerable interest due to their Russian medieval and Renaissance designs. He then moved on to sculpting roofing paper, tin, sheet metal, bronze, and wire, learning in the process what each material allows and inspires. His choice of imagery was, to a degree, dictated by the medium. But childhood memories, European history, theater, literature, and mythology also served as sparks for his imagination. Alex’s philosophical studies, especially the writings of Carl Jung, have stimulated him to address the role of myths and dreams in modern life. Ancient and modern mythology is represented in the culture as an elaborate interplay of archetypes, sym-bols, and interpretations. Belozersky has created a stage where these symbols come to life and comment on our existence. Humor is feature of many of his works: “I think humor gives us a chance to step aside from reality to have a better view of it, and keeps us from drowning in the tragedy of life.” Alex Belozersky, musician, philosopher, sculptor, and poet, was born in Russia and graduated from Moscow Conservatory. He taught music and wrote for art magazines before emigrating to the U.S. in 1980. ~ Genie Belozersky, born in Boston, has been surrounded by art since childhood, including her father’s work. Her parents especially favored folk art, but Genie found drawing and painting her most satisfying way to express ideas, feelings, and reflections on the world. An avid museum goer, she has been inspired by a wide range of artists and styles, with Surrealism in particular resonating with her for its combination of fantasy and folklore. Genie’s distinctive use of small, detailed, precisely drawn imagery emerged in her college years. She favors drawing with pens and markers: their smoothness and crispness, the polished look they yield and the freedom of working anywhere, give her maximum opportunity to develop her pieces. The process of meticulously building up pictures through the aggregation of finely-penned components is a form of meditation for Genie; it allows her to both process her emotions and free herself from the churning mind. They are also, as is the case with her father, a whimsical outlet for life’s challenges. “I enjoy the cartoonish forms, the juxtapositions of shapes, the process of weaving my way across the page,” Genie says. “But I also welcome my viewers to project their own perceptions and ideas on my work and take away the meaning that speaks to them.”Genie received her B.A. from New England School of Art and Design. She has shown her work at a number of galleries in the Boston area. ~
CAI is open to visitors everyday 10AM-6PM (summer schedule), visitors are encouraged to phone or text 617-699-6401 to make appointment. The admission fee is $10 for adults, $5 for over 65 or under 16.
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