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MGM GRAND, Las Vegas
ARTV Fine Art Awarsds Ceremony 2005 October 28, 2005
Red Carpet Event

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PHILADELPHIA ARTIST NOMINATED FOR AWARD
TAKES VISUAL ART TO NEW FRONTIERS

When the first ARTV Awards premiere in the fall, Philadelphia visual artist Irina Datsko will be bringing the most contemporary tools for artistic creation onto the national stage.
Datsko, a graphic designer and internationally exhibited painter, is among 50 nominated artists whose work will be judged at the multimedia awards ceremony in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel, October 28-29. Her "Dancing Orchids," a digitally edited photographic collage, stands out in the "New Movement / New Medium" category for its use of computer technology in conveying the artist's vision.
Trained extensively in the fine arts in her native Ukraine, Datsko came to Philadelphia in the 1990s and graduated from the University of the Arts, where she advanced rapidly into the digital medium. She is Senior Graphic Designer and Creative Lead for GraphosArt, a graphic and Website design studio in Center City Philadelphia.
While the tools she uses for her personal creations may be cutting-edge, her inspiration and ultimate conception of her work remain rooted in the best traditions of the fine arts.
"Art ... is about organization of color, lines, forms, rhythm, and compositions," says Datsko. "After being inspired, I choose the elements for the future composition.... Retouching and adding graphics ... works like painting on canvas."
Using her own photography along with software to enhance and alter elements of each work, she created a "Philadelphia Collection" of pieces reflecting the city's history and heritage, as well as her mysterious series on orchids, many of which were photographed at Longwood Gardens.
Datsko is drawn to orchids because of their "static," long-lasting quality - the sense of the eternal that surrounds them. "Orchids have fascinated people since early times ... the symbol of love, luxury and beauty," she says.
Her imaginative renderings caught and held the attention of ARTV representatives after an initial meeting at the New York Art Expo in March 2005. Soon thereafter, "Dancing Orchids" was nominated for the ARTV Awards.
ARTV Inc. is itself a venture into new technological frontiers for showing, recognizing and marketing today's fine art. Conceived and founded by Audrey Roberts, who presented the first art television show to southwest Florida in the 1990s, ARTV brings art collectors and artists together through high-definition video and TV.
The red-carpet awards ceremony in Las Vegas - a city whose famous strip was, Roberts has noted, conceived by artists - provides contemporary visual artists opportunities for recognition and exposure similar to those enjoyed by top performers.
Yet amid the technology, the human imagination and response remain at the forefront, for Datsko and for those who view her work.
"I try to build excitement, raise emotion, make a statement," she says. Her compositions are therefore well described as "choreographed shows in a frame." _____________written by Joanna Mullins

 

ARTV Fine Art Awards preview >>>>>>>>> Beverly Hills, CA
MUSEUM of TELEVISION and RADIO June, 2005

Artist Irina Datsko featured at ARTV Awards
Sneak Preview in Hollywood
Philadelphia artist, Irina Datsko featured as an ARTV award finalist at the ARTV Preview Show in Beverly Hills on June 15 at the Museum of Television and Radio. She has been nominated in New Movement/ Digital category.
At the preview, all nominees, including Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award, were announced.With celebrity guest appearances, the ARTV Film presentation, as well as music and dancing.
The ARTV Awards Show is the first nationally televised event which spotlights artists in America for achievement and excellence. The red-carpet awards program will take place in Las Vegas on October 28 at the MGM Grand.
Following the awards, the winner's artwork will tour the United States.

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ART SHOW "MY ORCHIDS" ....December, 2004
Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center of Philadelphia

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October 31, November 1-2, 2003
The Garden State Exhibit Center
Somerset, NJ
Booth # 442 Artist: Irina Datsko
for more info visit:http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/festivals/somerset/fs03/
info@graphosart.com

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March 21-23, 2003
Art for the Home Show
Lincroft, NJ
Booth # 122 Artist: Irina Datsko
for more info visit:http:/www.artforthehome.com
or contact Bob Bezushko 215. 735. 7771
info@graphosart.com

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