ARTIST MEMBER APPLICATION ~ Initial Image Review :: Images submitted by applicant for evaluation by the Standards Committee.
“Birds”
Materials: La Doll, textiles, oil paint.
Size: 21.6 inches high. Year created: 2017
Description
The “Birds” series of dolls was created in 2017. I was looking for an artistic way to change the “ordinary light face” of the doll, to convey emotions and create an image. All images are all around us… I was just standing in line at the checkout counter in the supermarket and looking at people…. Birds were born. One “Blue” is a bird of happiness, the other “Peacock” is a narcissist. I think we’re all a little bit Birds!
“Voices of the Night”
Materials: La Doll, textile, oil paints
Size: 23.6 inch H x 19.6 inch. Year created: 2018.
Description
When you look up at night in the city! You can see hundreds of stars in the sky and thousands of lanterns and millions of windows where life is happening. Someone is born, someone leaves, someone loves or quarrels….. Millions of windows with millions of destinies and stories… each one unique.
This dark blue ultramarine is like the night sky. And each embroidered bead is a window. And we can hear the voice of the night if we close our eyes.
“Dark Times”
Materials: La Doll, textile, oil paints
Size: 19.6 inches H. Year created: 2024
Description
Trouble has come to my home, to my country, there is war in Ukraine. Now I am in Kiev with my family. Artists feel and experience acutely what is happening around them. It is very bitter and scary. It’s scary to go to bed, and it’s scary to wake up and jump up from the sounds of explosions, it’s scary to hear the siren every day. It’s scary to read the news and find out how many more people have died. It’s hard to concentrate on work. It’s very uncomfortable to live without electricity! Living in the dark… These are dark times. That’s how I feel. But even in dark times, there are always fireflies! And the darkest minute is before the sun rises! I want to believe in the best!
“Little Cloud”
Materials: La Doll, textile, oil paints
Size: 25.5 inches H. Year created: 2019
Description
A little cloud. She dreamed and sighed that her dream would never come true. A little cloud dreamed of being a flower – a bell. She was very upset and cried and cried and cried.
She thought that tears made her heart feel lighter. Cloud sadly lowered her gaze and shed tears on the ground. And suddenly, when her tears ended, and she stopped crying, she saw blooming white flowers on the ground below! Bells! Her dream came true! After the rain, the sun came out and the flowers bloomed! And her tears became bells
Detail view Image
Detail view of “Little Cloud”
Application Standards
Excellence of Artistry
- Every applicant should hold the highest personal standards for his or her work.
- The work must be well-designed, made, and finished.
- The work must show excellent control of the medium.
- Sculpting should be flawless, with accurate proportions or, if exaggerated, should harmoniously fit the concept of the piece.
- Hair should be of a material appropriate to the piece and flawlessly applied.
- Costuming should be created out of a good idea or concept and be expertly made, using materials appropriate to the figure’s scale or its intended effect.
Identity of Design
- Every applicant should have a style of working that is unique, consistent, and recognizable. Having a true signature style is an essential element of NIADA’s standards.
- NIADA looks for engaging, captivating work that inspires a meaningful response.
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