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| Alla
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" As a man without a soul is
dead, an artwork without a message is nothing but whatever it's
made of."
"Over the years our work evolved from mostly Russian folk art
forms into our own style... It was not our intention to follow
these... particular styles, but, let's say... plums don't grow
on an apple tree."
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Alla Dreyvitser was born
in 1962 in Moscow, Russia. She first met her husband Vladimir
in 1981 in Moscow where they collaborated as free lance artists.
Alla studied High Fashion Design at Moscow Polytechnic College,
and later graduated at the top of her class at Moscow University
for Press Artists. In 1988, the Dreyvitsers were inspired to
focus exclusively on clay as a medium after meeting Mr. Victor
Tsarevsky, one the USSR's great masters of clay. Between 1988
and 1991, the Dreyvitsers' work was displayed in galleries in
Moscow. In 1991, Alla and Vladimir Dreyvitser moved to Springfield,
Virginia and opened the Russian Art Studio to produce sculpture,
decorated pottery and ocarinas (a flute-like musical instrument.)
Alla has been producing artwork on her own from this studio
since 1997. Her work is displayed 10 galleries throughout the
US, as well as many private collections in the US and Russia.
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" Most of the works are fired 5-6 times, though some go through
7 firings. We don't bring much modern technology into play because
we prefer being in total control over every detail..." |
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