Lora Salby
Artist profile
Visual artist specializing in oil on canvas and painting restoration. She lives and works in Belgium, Flanders. She considers herself an independent artist with great responsibility. Independence alone, without responsibility, may cause evil. In the life cycle of an ordinary man, there is no absolute definition of good or evil. Spring and winter, life and death are not necessarily opposing each other. This is the floating movement of matter, this is the passing of time. This is the wind that blows the pages of her diary, her drawings, and her paintings into a distant future.
Artist statement
Every human being goes through moments in life when things that happen cannot be described in words. For these moments we have paintings and music. These arts may influence us beyond the reach of words. Therefore, when at an exhibition a spectator asks me what I wanted to express with my painting I don’t know what to answer. All that I wanted to say has already been expressed in the language of painting. A painting does not need any translation, painting is an international language understood by all nations.
Education
| Period | Institution |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Art academy in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
| 2013 | Art academy in Waasmunster, Belgium |
| 2003-2005 | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp - Specialized restoration training |
| 2000 | Print designer certification in Ghent, Belgium |
| 1979-1983 | Krasnodar Art School - Bachelor in Visual Arts |
Exhibitions and works
| Period | Location |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Embassy of Russia in Rome, Italy |
| 2014 | Cultural Center of Budapest, Hungary |
| 2013 | Cultural Center of Russia in Luxembourg |
| 2012 | Cultural Center of Dendermonde, Belgium |
| 2009 | Lions international in Oslo, Norway |
| 2007-2011 | Gallery Fresco in Brussels, Belgium |
| 2006 | Laboratorium voor Architectuur in Middelburg, Netherlands |
| 2006 | U.Z. Gasthuisberg in Leuven, Belgium |
| 2005 | Belfort in Aalst, Belgium |
| 2004 | Gallery Hof ter Putten in Lede, Belgium |
| 2003 | Exhibition gallery Pieterpauwel in Dendermonde, Belgium |
| 2002 | Exhibition Cafmeyer gallery in Knokke, Belgium |
| 2002 | Libr’Art Salon International d’Art Contemporain in Libramont, Belgium |
| 2000 | Restoration of Royal Bruges Muncipal theathre - Koninklijke Stadschouwburg Brugge, Belgium |