From Stone to Ether Exhibition Opening
03 Jun 2022 - by
ACC&C Executive Director Professor Anthony Maher, Artist Anatoly Golobokov, his wife and daughter with the mosaic of St Ekaterina.
On the 1st of June the ACC&C and members of the academic and artists' community celebrated opening of the exhibition From Stone to Ether: "The Journey Within" by Anatoly Golobokov at the ACC&C Chapel.
Executive Director Anthony Maher introduced the exhibition. The guest speaker was Professor Yuri Kivshar, Distinguished Professor of Fundamental & Theoretical Physics at the Australian National University (ANU) and fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences. He said of Anatoly's work; "Many of Anatoly’s works are inspired by religious motifs, but they are also driven by his efforts to understand humanity and life, through advanced concepts of fractals and sacred geometries."
Read the full address here.
The display table demonstrating the materials used and a 'mosaic in progress'
About the Exhibition
From Stone to Ether is a unique semi-immersive experience to explore one-of-a-kind mosaics by Anatoly Golobokov, and what they hold within. It showcases works made using the Florentine mosaic technique. This method was developed by Italian craftsmen in Florence at the end of the 14th century. These mosaics are created by cutting and polishing pieces of precious and semiprecious stones and positioning them together with no gaps to make a stunning, vibrant image. The exhibition was held in the ACC&C Chapel from 3 to 7 June and welcomed more than 30 visitors daily.
One of the mosaics currently on display: 'The Holy Trinity'.
About the artist
Anatoly Golobokov is an architect, jewellery designer, antiques collector and above all, Florentine Mosaic master. He started his studio and Art School in 1990, and since then he devoted his professional life to the art of Florentine Mosaic and perfecting its techniques. Over the years he has learnt and added into his repertoire Roman micromosaic technique, and quite often combines both Florentine and Roman techniques in his mosaics.
Anatoly currently resides and creates his unique mosaics in Australia, and over the last 8 years he has been very active teaching students at the Canberra Lapidary Club passing on his knowledge and skills of these amazing mosaic techniques. He aspires to open another school here in Australia and is committed to continue educating and introducing Australia to this form of art.
Anatoly’s works are very highly respected due to his unique style, brilliant execution and special care and attention to the details of the faces. He pours his heart and soul into each one of his works to bring hard stones to life, making them incredibly valuable as their colours will never fade or go dull. He truly creates timeless art that will keep on living through the ages.
Private collections.
Anatoly’s mosaics are among private collections all over the world. They have been given as gifts to former Prime Ministers of Japan Mr Mori and Mr Koidzumi; Prince Phillip; Olympic Champion Alexander Popov; Russian Patriarch Aleksei II; Russian novelist, historian and Nobel Prize laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Russian Museum of St Petersburg, just to name a few.
Awards and titles
Anatoly holds multiple titles and awards:
*Associate Professor (School of Art, Design and Ethno culture) at the Pacific State University in Russia
*Honoured Stone-Cutting Artist
*Honoured member of the Artists’ Union and Designers’ Union of Russia
*Representative of the International Memorial Fund of Carl Faberge in Australia
Anatoly has been awarded:
*Highest order of Carl Faberge for creating an authentic Far Eastern School of Florentine Mosaic
*Great Order of Alexey Denisov-Uralksy for the outstanding personal contribution towards development of Russian stone cutting and jeweller’s art