Painting – 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm
by Olga Nikitina
Underwater painting a new fast growing direction in contemporary art. Artwork was crated underwater at the depth of 7.1 meters, underwater painting session 100 minutes. It is intuitive painting, based on feelings and emotions in the particular moment underwater. By influence of underwater environment, feeling of no gravity, colorful impression, another reality – It feels different, brain works different, colors and shapes just blows your mind and you feel kind of explosion.
What is special about underwater painting – color perception different to reality because color rays do not penetrate the water column. On the surface it is always surprise.
There is certificate of underwater painting is included with information about the depth and time of underwater painting session.
Process of creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kkVTnbwiTU&t=68s
Style: underwater impressionism
Technique: palette knife oil painting
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The main focus of my painting is underwater marine life.
Underwater I have learnt not only about the many life-forms, but the shapes and colors of everything in that realm continue to blow my mind. After diving, when at home I work hard to remember what I have just seen underwater – and what I remember is not always exactly what I wish to show – this realization led me to underwater painting – taking a slow exposure photograph right next to my subject.
I have been working as a dive instructor in Egypt for the last 5 years. I absolutely fell in love with the Red Sea, with its beautiful and colorful underwater life, spectacular drop-off views and magnificent coral reefs. I love to take underwater pictures but I feel as well that it is not enough to communicate my admiration for the Red Sea. I realize I can do it only through my soul – through my painting. And the best way to feel inspiration it is to be there, to be a part of marine life, to be immersed in the underwater environment.
Painting underwater is completely different from traditional painting above the surface. When I am underwater I feel the ocean energy and unity with nature, silence around, only I can hear my breathing and sometimes fish rambling. It is easy to enter a trance state when painting underwater. Rays from the sun penetrating through the water are magical – you can see and feel that this is the point where two different worlds intersect and mix – and this is a favorite subject to reflect in my paintings.
I believe that with my paintings more people will fall in love with the world of the sea, and become involved in the protection of our oceans for future generations to enjoy and wonder at. That is what I wish to come of these works and this experience in my life.
Coral Reef UNDERWATER PAINTING (2018) Painting by Olga Nikitina
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Underwater painting a new fast growing direction in contemporary art. Artwork was created straight underwater during scuba diving at the depth of 6.4 meters, underwater painting session 63 minutes. Limited series. Oil on canvas, palette knife technique. Inspired by marine life of the Red Sea, underwater patterns, bright colorful coral reef. Fish[. ]
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Underwater painting a new fast growing direction in contemporary art. Artwork was created straight underwater during scuba diving at the depth of 6.4 meters, underwater painting session 63 minutes. Limited series.
Oil on canvas, palette knife technique. Inspired by marine life of the Red Sea, underwater patterns, bright colorful coral reef. Fish are like flowers or butterfly are around you, and your eye can catch only the colorful pattern like when we look in kaleidoscope. Red, blue, yellow, green, pink, blue colors. Sun light above. It brings you happiness, delight, excitement, warm in your place and goes straight to your heart.
What is special about underwater painting – color perception different to reality because color rays do not penetrate the water column. On the surface it is always surprise.
Style: underwater impressionism
Technique: palette knife oil painting
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Paint consisting of pigments bound with linseed oil or carnations. The traditional technique consists of superimposing layers of paint increasingly rich in oil for a solid and durable hanger.
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Painting always was a big part of my life. But new work opportunities and environments gave me new inspiration – and a new direction for my paining. In 2008 I became a scuba diver. In 2015 I became a[. ]
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Painting always was a big part of my life. But new work opportunities and environments gave me new inspiration – and a new direction for my paining.
In 2008 I became a scuba diver. In 2015 I became a scuba dive instructor and moved from Russia to live in Egypt.
The Red Sea is a very unique ocean – with its corals and amazing marine life. The empty monotonous desert landscape contrasts sharply with the bright colors and rich underwater life. But it’s not a secret that the marine environment is endangered nowadays, and we, as responsible citizens, need to care for and protect our ocean.
Scuba Divers witness the changes happening in the ocean – and can be among the first to raise the awareness of others to these growing problems. Nowadays most scuba divers have underwater cameras, to record the treasures and tragedies happening underwater – in this case evidence of the destruction of marine life. Art too, is a very effective tool and medium to communicate these messages.
The main focus of my painting is underwater marine life.
Underwater I have learnt not only about the many life-forms, but the shapes and colors of everything in that realm continue to blow my mind. After diving, when at home I work hard to remember what I have just seen underwater – and what I remember is not always exactly what I wish to show – this realization led me to underwater painting – taking a slow exposure photograph right next to my subject.
I have been working as a dive instructor in Egypt for the last 5 years. I absolutely fell in love with the Red Sea, with its beautiful and colorful underwater life, spectacular drop-off views and magnificent coral reefs. I love to take underwater pictures but I feel as well that it is not enough to communicate my admiration for the Red Sea. I realize I can do it only through my soul – through my painting. And the best way to feel inspiration it is to be there, to be a part of marine life, to be immersed in the underwater environment.
Painting underwater is completely different from traditional painting above the surface. When I am underwater I feel the ocean energy and unity with nature, silence around, only I can hear my breathing and sometimes fish rambling. It is easy to enter a trance state when painting underwater. Rays from the sun penetrating through the water are magical – you can see and feel that this is the point where two different worlds intersect and mix – and this is a favorite subject to reflect in my paintings.
I believe that with my paintings more people will fall in love with the world of the sea, and become involved in the protection of our oceans for future generations to enjoy and wonder at. That is what I wish to come of these works and this experience in my life.
- Nationality:SOUTH AFRICA
- Date of birth : unknown date
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- Groups:Contemporary South African Artists
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Medium
Painting （Oil painting）
Edition
Original Artwork
Year
2020
Sign
Artists’ signature on the front of the canvas
Frame
Unframed
Description
Artwork was created underwater from life nature during scuba diving at the depth of 7.7 meters, session lasted 82 minutes.
Olga Nikitina absolutely fell in love with the Red Sea, with its beautiful and colorful underwater life, spectacular drop-off views and magnificent coral reefs. She loves to take underwater pictures but she feels as well that it is not enough to communicate her admiration for the Red Sea. She realized she can do it only through her soul – through her painting. And the best way to feel inspiration it is to be there, to be a part of marine life, to be immersed in the underwater environment.
“Coral reef of the Red Sea is magnificent. I like to capture it on canvas, how I see it underwater, how I feel at the particular moment.” And what is very interesting about underwater painting – that the colors perception underwater is completely different on the surface.
For underwater painting Olga used oil on canvas, palette knife technique, style underwater impressionism
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Olga Nikitina
South Africa
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“Olga Nikitina is a Russian painter was born in Ukraine, involved in the growing field of underwater painting. Olga creates artworks underwater during scuba diving. After moving to Egypt and working as a scuba diver instructor in the Red Sea, Nikitina fell in love with the vibrant corals and marine life in contrast to the surrounding desert landscape. Totally immersed in the marine environment, Nikitina paints using a special canvas cover and non toxic oil paints, thanks to Andre Laban, the original pioneer of the practice and the engineer of Jacques Cousteau’s team. Olga works at different depths below the surface, which affect the color spectrum you can see (as we know with depth we lose colors) and sometimes it is a big surprise on the surface seeing what I have painted below. One session takes anything from 30 minutes up to 2 hours – depending on air and decompression limits – and an assistant is necessary to help with equipment.
Olga hopes that her work will inspire others to appreciate these treasures, spread awareness about the changes to our ocean ecosystems, and protect them for future generations to come.”
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