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Mother and Daughter Artists Exhibit 'Messengers from God' in Eclectic Marian Library Display Featuring Birds University of Dayton eCommons News Releases Marketing and Communications 6-4-2004 Mother and Daughter Artists Exhibit 'Messengers from God' in Eclectic Marian Library Display Featuring Birds Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls Recommended Citation "Mother and Daughter Artists Exhibit 'Messengers from God' in Eclectic Marian Library Display Featuring Birds" (2004). News Releases. 9748. https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls/9748 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in News Releases by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 7/A{;j June 4, 2004 UNIVERSITY o Contact: Teri Rizvi [email protected] DAYTON NEWS RELEASE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ARTISTS EXHIBIT 'MESSENGERS FROM GOD' IN ECLECTIC MARIAN LIBRARY DISPLAY FEATURING BIRDS DAYTON, Ohio-In ancient Ukrainian folklore, birds are considered messengers from God. Internationally known Ukrainian artist Aka Pereyma is so fascinated with birds that a four-foot-high bird stands along a cornfield near the driveway that winds back to her Troy, Ohio, workshop on the family's nearly 400-acre farm. Here, she welds old, steel farm implements into birds. She counts cranes, storks, cuckoos and doves among her favorite birds to paint. Birds and other "Messengers from God" will be on display in the Marian Library gallery at the University of Dayton June 7- Aug. 6. The exhibit of 50 works by Pereyma and her daughter Christina is free and open to the public. The gallery, located on the seventh floor of Roesch Library, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. For information, call (937) 229-4214. The colorful, eclectic exhibit includes paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculptures, mixed media and pysanky- Ukrainian-decorated Easter eggs. Most of the pieces were created by the mother, with the daughter contributing a terra cotta and cloth sculpture of Mary and baby Jesus and four pieces made from fragile flower petals in works ranging from a crown of thorns to the wings of Icarus. Metal sculptures and colorful paintings of birds irnmedia tely capture a visitor's eye in the gallery. -over- OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS 300 College Park Dayton, Ohio 45469-1679 (937) 229-3241 (937) 229-3063 Fax www.udayton.edu "According to Ukrainian legend, birds were thought to fly up to heaven and spend the winter with God. In the spring they return with eggs, new life and blessings from God. Much of Aka Pereyma's work incorporates bird and/or egg forms as well as traditional Ukrainian folk patterns and imagery," said Larissa Raddell, artistic activities director of the Marian Library. "Her work and reputation are inspirational." Pereyma traces her fascination with birds to her childhood. "Each artist or creative person is fascinated by something, usually from their child- hood," she said. "My mother insisted that I learn how to do egg decorating. The closest thing that relates to an egg is a bird. When I was growing up, I learned all the legends about birds. "In the spring, mothers listened to cuckoo birds to learn how many children their daughters would have. God forbid it should be 12," she remembered with a laugh. "We believe swallows are human souls. Growing up with this material, I find it's not real surprising that I'm interested in birds." Born to Ukrainian school teachers in 1927, Pereyma studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Dayton Art Institute and the Hobart School of Welding Technology. She has been exhibiting her work for nearly 40 years, including displays in nearly two dozen Ukrainian cities. "From the beginning of my life I have been influenced by Ukrainian folklore and am thoroughly enchanted by it," she said. "All of my creativity is steeped with this Ukrainian character, its specific individuality, mystery.... Often, when I admire the color intensity and the composition in contemporary art of the Western world, I come to the conclusion that I have seen it before- in Ukrainian Easter eggs, icons, embroideries and pottery. In Ukrainian folk art I can also see the elements of Cubism, Op-Art, Minimalism and other modern art movements." The 77-year-old artist creates work in nine "stations" in her home, with no thought of retiring. "You don't retire. That doesn't apply to artists," she said. -30- For media interviews or a digital image, contact Larissa Raddell at (937) 229-1431 or [email protected]. Contact Aka Pereyma at (937) 335-4113. .
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