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Apollon, by Olga Tobreluts, 1995

Apollon

Olga Tobreluts

1995

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Apollon is a 1995 by Olga Tobreluts, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Olga Tobreluts
When & what style?
1995
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Olga Tobreluts made this print called *Apollon* in 1995. It fits in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection. Tobreluts studied architecture but switched to painting and digital art. She was part of the New Academicians group in Saint Petersburg. They looked back at old ideals like classical beauty and mixed them with modern tech. This print shows one of those lifelike portraits of gods from her Models series. Check out more work by the same artist, Olga Tobreluts.

The story of this work

Overview

The artwork *Apollon* by Olga Tobreluts is a vertical color print in which a classical sculpture is photographically rendered and digitally transformed into a polychrome, lifelike figure. The title "APOLLON" is incorporated into the image itself.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Olga Tobreluts

Olga Tobreluts makes prints that mash up ancient myths with bold, colorful styles from Russia’s late Soviet and post-Soviet years.

See the richer artist page

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