A Kukula MURMUR Fantasy

Nataly Kukula Abramovitch is an artist we’re following and falling for constantly. Hers is a world of painted porcelain tea sets, of rococo infused decorums, of roses, silk ropes and round lollipops. The women she paints are princesses of an unblushing dreamland, who adorn their bodies with precious corsets, and live surrounded by pet octopuses and other fabulous creatures. MURMUR is now part of that universe, which is the perfect pretext to take you on a short journey through her amazing art and vision:

Tell us a bit about how your art developed over time and how this universe that you now paint came to be. Were you influenced by manga in any way? Which were the main pillars for your artistic style?

First of all, yes! Manga ans Anime were a big influence on me since I was very little. Most of the TV shows on our 80’s one-channel Israeli TV were Japanese Anime. The name Kukula actually comes from one of my favorite TV shows as a tiny kid. In general, I think TV was a big influence because we had lots of classical music and ballet airing as well, and I was a little weird kid with not many friends, so I watched whatever was on. I loved opera shows and I think it formed the way I’m thinking now, as a very romantic and dramatic adult. I had Coppélia ballet on VHS and watched it a million times. I loved when she was acting like a living doll, so that must have formed the general concept in my work today.

Your paintings have a magical way of mixing innocence with eroticism. How do you relate to these two aspects of a woman’s personality?

Being a woman is a quite confusing role. When we are young women or little girls, we already know what kind of women we will be one day – the innocence is there, but also the awareness of womanhood is already being formed. As older women, I believe we always remember how we were as younger women. We are still going to make similar fashion decisions. This is why pink sparkly fabric will always be in. Girls love how I dress more than anyone.

Some women believe that we choose our fashion for the pleasure of men, and some do so. I call it a dishonest style, rather you fighting it or obeying… you are not you.

How do clothes help you live fantasies and express hidden sides of your personality in real life?

As I mentioned before, I’m very inspired by stage performances, it’s like we have a role in life that can be changed daily by our mood, and this role needs a costume to be perfected. Whatever our mood will be that day, it will be the reason why we choose to wear what we choose. I really don’t understand people who don’t like fashion, it’s just a part of being human, no? Kind of like not liking desserts and only eating dry pasta and raw eggs.

If MURMUR were one of your paintings, what it would look like?

Well, I already painted MURMUR twice. The brand’s designs convey to my work this strength of a mature, independent, opinionated woman. A role I sometimes can’t portray easily. It’s so feminine and detailed, but structured and classic. It’s also timeless. I will paint it many more times until you’ll ask me to stop.

Three fetish objects that the girls in your paintings surely have in their drawers, and why.

A gag ball to shut up stupid people or to use on one self so she won’t get in trouble. When I was little, I used to curse a lot and called everyone “shit” and “dumb”. One day the daycare teacher put band aid on my mouth for a full day and it made me mad! But today I wish I put band aid on my mouth sometimes… ’cause I say everything!

A rope made of silk with big tassels… to pull things… tie them, and also use as a nice belt!

Thigh high boots, for warmth when you don’t wear pants.

We are pleased to bring you this is a bone china cup & saucer made in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It features the beautiful work of artist KuKula. This particular design is one of the lavish we have ever produced featuring a 12 colour screen print and a layer of real gold.

There are only 250 to ever to be produced. Each set is sequentially numbered. When they are gone they are gone.

The set is shipped in a presentation box that also features an ARTIST SIGNED & sequentially numbered art print.

SCOPE Miami 2017 BOOTH C15 December 5th – December 10th

“Princess of None” is a series of new oil paintings by Israeli-born artist Kukula that portray her stylized females as the women of strength and power that they are, answering to no one but themselves. “Princess of None” is a play on both historical & modern day positions of gender as male dominated aesthetics of the past are usurped and embraced by Kukula’s women and remixed into feminizing and unique exhibitions of their own creative expressions, further supporting their distinct qualities and unfettering puissance. Kukula’s females confidently strut and recline in historic garb traditionally worn by men of the aristocracy in suggestively famous landscapes and gardens reminiscent of the great monarchs and often times painted by male artists of the past. “All my paintings are inspired by British 18th century portrait painters like Gainsborough and Reynolds so there will be an American and French Revolutionary vibe but the characters in my paintings are strong females now in place of their male predecessors.” A contemporary twist dating the paintings to present day and further supporting the supremacy of her females can be found in the inclusion of present-day designer, Creepyyeha’s fashions; Creepyyeha’s leather and buckled designs echo lingerie yet enforce female sovereignty through fashions that echo dominatrix styles. Through presence, fashion and posture, each woman decides and fights for Herself, as she triumphantly continues her own revolutionary war on gender conventions.

KuKula Print Release

Keylime Parfait

KUKULA

Key Lime Parfait

Giclee on Rives BFK paper

Edition of 50

Signed & Numbered by Artist

16 x 20 inches paper size

$225*

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*Shipping & Handling Charges apply at checkout. Prints will ship within 1-2 weeks after order is placed. For international shipping, additional charges may apply.

8.625% sales tax applicable for all NY State deliveries. Deliveries outside of New York State are not responsible for sales tax.

Kukula, “Lilya & Pussypus”, Giclee on Rives BFK paper, Edition of 50, 16 x 20 inches paper size, $225 (+ $12.95 S/H)

*Shipping & Handling Charges apply at checkout. Prints will begin shipping December 15th, 2016. For international shipping, additional charges may apply. 8.625% sales tax applicable for all NY State deliveries. Deliveries outside of New York State are not responsible for sales tax.

Giclee art print of Kukula’s painting “Lilya & Pussypus”. Signed and numbered by artist. Edition of 50. Original oil painting as part of her mini solo show “Pop Royál” at SCOPE Miami Beach, 2016.

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The Tapestry show, opens September 3rd, 2016 at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco CA.

Artist Statment,

Historically tapestries were made by hand, many times by monks who were glorifying an heroic event, a religious story or mythology. They made mostly to decorate churches or privet Aristocrats domains. They were extremely expensive or even just priceless and very large many of the time, in order; which I believe, to create power over the viewer.As a creator of “things that can go on walls” Tapestries excites me as much if not even more than viewing an original paintings by one of my favorites artists. The experience of being close to a tapestry is not comparable to the one of a painting that you know from a screen or a book. Though its still an amazing experience and nothing I like more than visit my favorite paintings at the Frick collection, Tapestries create a shock. Knowing an image can be created by very long threads on an very large loom. The planning of it itself feels overwhelming.But we are not living in a world powered by churches and aristocrats. Fans of art come in many shaped and sizes. And even if it was possible to create those divine tapestries like the famous Unicorn in Captivity from the cloisters collection in NY, very few people will be able to enjoy them at their own home. I like to enjoy things in my own home. I like having stuff, and I want tapestries too!I call my art “Neo-Rococo” because I borrow a lot from the last period of the French aristocracy as inspiration. As meter of fact, Not only in art but in life. but I give it my own post modern twist. Be gluten, be fancy but don’t be too rich that you can’t sleep at night. We all have the opportunity to taste glamor. We have machines. We don’t have slaves. We can produce replicas inspired by the Roman church and put it in our bedroom without ruing anyone’s life. This is Elitism for all.

-Kukula

Kukula is proud to share a new and exciting collaboration with NEWMINDS Studios, directed and curated by the creative mind, Aline Pimentel.