FABLE
(France. Art. Beauty. Freedom of Expression) exhibition presented by the Fable association
FABLE is the first exhibition by an association of the same name, bringing together artists of diverse origins living in France. The exhibition features paintings, graphics, and sculptures by four very different artists but united by their love for France and its culture. At a time when the world is being torn apart by the injustice of war, fueling pain and hatred, every artist advocating for peace has a duty to help repair our society by promoting compassion, common sense, and forgiveness. Art has a particularly important role to play as a manifestation of human spirituality and development. The artists of different nationalities presented in this exhibition unite against tyranny and the political games designed to divide creative minds. They stand for peace, love, and compassion. They use art to better understand and explain the current situation, to reflect and document both the pain and the hope of humanity. France is the country of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. It not only gives artists the opportunity to create freely but also inspires them with its great history, the diversity of its nature and the richness of its culture.
The exhibition presents the work of the following artists:
Alexeï Burchalovski, born in 1963 in the Soviet Union, is a Russian-born artist who lives and works in Cluny (Burgundy-Franche-Comté). After studying electronics, he worked as a sound engineer on the alternative scene of Saint Petersburg. In 1996, he moved to France, where he created his first works from recycled materials. A self-taught artist, he creates assemblage sculptures from a variety of materials such as metal, wood and stone, as well as paintings which he has been exhibiting since 2001.
Yelena Lewis, born in Soviet Russia before Perestroika, is a British artist of Russian-Ukrainian origin living in Leaz (Ain). Since 1977, she has lived in various European countries and traveled all over the world. Yelena’s art is influenced by the diversity of human cultural experience and the universality of human emotion.
Karha Nizharadze, born in Batumi, Georgia, is an artist of Georgian origin living and working in Annemasse (Haute-Savoie). After graduating from the Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts with a master’s degree in monumental painting, he moved to France in 1999 and settled in Metz, where he attended courses as an auditor at the Faculty of Fine Arts. His paintings fluctuate between the abstract and the figurative, taking the viewer into a dreamlike and timeless dimension.
Sergey Sergeev, born in Leningrad in Soviet Russia, is a Russian-born artist who has been living and working in Annemasse (Haute-Savoie) since 2013. He graduated from the Serov Higher School of Fine Arts. He began his career at the Mariinsky Theatre and became an active participant in the Russian non-conformist movement in 1974. He was also one of the founders of the iconic contemporary art gallery D137 (in Saint Petersburg). He developed his personal style by studying the painting techniques of Flemish Northern Renaissance artists and etching. Today, his works, exhibited since 1975, can be found in museums and collections such as the Hermitage Museum, the State Russian Museum, the Sergei Kuryokhin Foundation, the ERARTA Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Non-Conformist Art in Saint Petersburg, the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, the Kolodzei Art Foundation, USA, the Sandretto Foundation, Italy, as well as in the collections of Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford, USA.