IMMI Art Gallery
Based 2011
Based 2011
IMMI is a gallery with a special atmosphere, which is located in the center of Moscow. It combines the exposition space and the workshop and offers its visitors a unique opportunity of immersion into the creativity alchemy
The exact meaning of the gallery name is - I aM Mariana & Irina. The deeper decoding of the abbreviation refers to the aesthetic code of these artists. Imagination of Microcosm & Macrocosmic Impulse. The artists, Marianna Chayka and Irina Kovalevskaya, explore the line between impression and insight in their creations, working at the intersection of figurative and abstract language. They are united by the same teachers and common aesthetic program.
The artists’ worldview is close to the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) agenda, the sustainable development principles proclaimed by the UN. This is manifested in the themes, means and goals of their creativity. Artists use canvases and paints made from natural materials, advocate respect for nature and cultural heritage, and informally engage in charitable activities. Thanks to the charity auction project initiated by the artists, the house-museum of MartirosSaryan in Yerevan was restored.
The themes and aesthetics of the paintings by Marianna Chayka and Irina Kovalevskaya reflect their desire to contribute to the soul ecology on a global human level. In terms of form, they experiment with a combination of techniques such as realism, impressionism and abstractionism in order for their message to become universal from the point of view of the artistic language, and to be understood by the viewer with any cultural code, on any continent. And the plots themselves are dedicated to the deep meaning of simple things. The experience of comprehending the dynamics of the universal and the unique prompted Marianna Chayka and Irina Kovalevskaya to search for a new plastic language.The painting of Marianna and Irina is a consistent work to harmonize the relationship ofa man with anothera man, with nature, with the Universe and, above all, with him/herself.
The mission of IMMI is not only to teach the audience to find beauty in the ordinary, but also to shift the viewer's attention to the need for sustainable development of the society and the individual.
The themes and aesthetics of the paintings by Marianna Chayka and Irina Kovalevskaya reflect their desire to contribute to the soul ecology on a global human level. In terms of form, they experiment with a combination of techniques such as realism, impressionism and abstractionism in order for their message to become universal from the point of view of the artistic language, and to be understood by the viewer with any cultural code, on any continent. And the plots themselves are dedicated to the deep meaning of simple things. The experience of comprehending the dynamics of the universal and the unique prompted Marianna Chayka and Irina Kovalevskaya to search for a new plastic language.The painting of Marianna and Irina is a consistent work to harmonize the relationship ofa man with anothera man, with nature, with the Universe and, above all, with him/herself.
The mission of IMMI is not only to teach the audience to find beauty in the ordinary, but also to shift the viewer's attention to the need for sustainable development of the society and the individual.
ABOUT US
We really liked your paintings, especially today when there is no crowd. Natalie and I chose the painting "Etretat".
Jean Michel
Exhibition visitor, France
Thanks to the precisely chosen color, substance, and depth of the light palette in its continuous development, these works fully represent the path of true self-awareness in harmony with the breath of time.
Flavio Ermini
Mariana Chayka’s works, like herself, are filled with light, joy, and color. The world she has created is ringing and colorful. But most importantly — it is sunny and gives hope. My favorite paintings are those associated with the depiction of water. Here Chayka herself becomes beautiful water splashes. The degree of decorative effect of these "water" works borders on paintings on tapestries, embroideries, frescoes…
Pavel Kaplevich
Russian artist and theatre and film producer
Marianna Chaika and Irina Kovalevskaya’s works are always bright, juicy, energetic and full of positivity. They perfectly correspond to the fashion trends and visions of today’s world couturiers. I have known these talented and very enthusiastic artists for a long time, and in their work I can see great potential for collaborations in the future!
Marina Kim
Chanel, Russia
Italian poet, essayist, literary critic, magazine editor
In cold, snowy and slushy Moscow, your gallery is a stream of sunlight! Wonderful works, the desire to live and create… Wonderful compositions that meet the most sophisticated tastes.
Dear Marianna,
At Mmoma I saw your paintings this week when I had a break from setting up our Escher exhibition. I was very impressed! Beautifull paintings!
At Mmoma I saw your paintings this week when I had a break from setting up our Escher exhibition. I was very impressed! Beautifull paintings!
Dear, beautiful, talented!
Marianna and Irina!
Thank you for the enormous joy of meeting your wonderful creativity!!! With your soulful, wonderful, happiness-giving magical House - Gallery!! It was an amazing, unforgettable rehearsal of the New Year meeting! We wish you great creative accomplishments...!
Marianna and Irina!
Thank you for the enormous joy of meeting your wonderful creativity!!! With your soulful, wonderful, happiness-giving magical House - Gallery!! It was an amazing, unforgettable rehearsal of the New Year meeting! We wish you great creative accomplishments...!
Irina Kovalevskaya's compositions are built in accordance with the laws of aerial perspective, each plane is distinguished and elaborated, creating the effect of boundless space filled with sunlight. This infinity of space testifies to the author's inner freedom and makes one think about the eternal metaphysics of being.
Stylist, image maker & Professor and Head of the Department of Developmental Biology of North-Western State Medical University. I.I. Mechnikov
CEO M.C. Escher Company B.V.
Ph.D. in History of Arts, Moscow poetess
Art historian, expert in cultural values of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Marina Nikulina and Elena Semina
Mark Veldhuysen
Larisa Davtyan
Anna Tulina
Dear Marianna,
...I had great pleasure meeting you in Monaco and visiting your vernissage. It is a great privilege for me to own one of your masterpieces: the painting is truly beautiful and I loved it at first sight! I am grateful to you for the opportunity to own it...
I will keep it carefully in my collection, but of course, the painting will always be at your disposal for any events, exhibitions or any other occasion...
...I had great pleasure meeting you in Monaco and visiting your vernissage. It is a great privilege for me to own one of your masterpieces: the painting is truly beautiful and I loved it at first sight! I am grateful to you for the opportunity to own it...
I will keep it carefully in my collection, but of course, the painting will always be at your disposal for any events, exhibitions or any other occasion...
Thank you very much for inviting me to visit your wonderful exhibition! You are wonderful, open, talented! Talented — this is the most important thing because talent and creativity do not allow you to calm down, do not allow you to lose your taste for life. It’s so great! We are very happy to meet you. We are very glad that you love to travel and convey this atmosphere of travel in your work. Wonderful paintings! Filled with air, light, zest for life…
Exhibition visitor, Italy
Maxima Travel, Russia
Alberto Romeo
Evgenia Pomirchaya
When one visits your exhibitions and gets into the aura of you as beautiful, lovely women – a person gets into the atmosphere of not just an exhibition, but immerses in energy.
Your paintings are an extension of you. And they are so beautiful, cozy... sometimes feminine, and sometimes you can feel the strong male hand. In this regard, I saw in you the continuation of super female artists, like Natalia Goncharova.
Your paintings, your themes, your depictions of nature - make you want to go there immediately. And it's like you're actually in these places.
As a fan of painting, I always look forward to your exhibitions because it's also an opportunity to communicate - to communicate with your canvases and to communicate with you as creative people. And for me, it is a single whole and it's very important.
The most important criterion for me is when you see a painting somewhere - in a gallery or at an exhibition or in a museum - and you want to hang it in your own home. I have such a desire after visiting each of your exhibitions.
I sincerely wish you, your association, continued creativity, inspiration, and simple human and feminine happiness.
Your paintings are an extension of you. And they are so beautiful, cozy... sometimes feminine, and sometimes you can feel the strong male hand. In this regard, I saw in you the continuation of super female artists, like Natalia Goncharova.
Your paintings, your themes, your depictions of nature - make you want to go there immediately. And it's like you're actually in these places.
As a fan of painting, I always look forward to your exhibitions because it's also an opportunity to communicate - to communicate with your canvases and to communicate with you as creative people. And for me, it is a single whole and it's very important.
The most important criterion for me is when you see a painting somewhere - in a gallery or at an exhibition or in a museum - and you want to hang it in your own home. I have such a desire after visiting each of your exhibitions.
I sincerely wish you, your association, continued creativity, inspiration, and simple human and feminine happiness.
Dmitry Malikov
Soviet and Russian singer, composer, pianist, producer, theater and film actor, television anchorman; people's artist of the Russian Federation.
I have been collecting contemporary art for 20 years and I have a lot of experience in choosing and, let's say, admiring stunning, sometimes great contemporary artists. If you were in my house, you would see that art takes a key place and plays a major role in all my apartments and houses.
I am happy and very proud that my collection includes Marianna Chayka's work "Venice, dear Venice...". It is an amazing, attractive, bright work that attracts the attention of almost all people who come to visit me and ask the name of the artist who painted this very interesting, very exciting, bright, unusual painting. I am proud to say that this is my friend Marianna!
I admire what Mariana does because I could not, for any money, for any time, with any teachers, even closely reproduce or create such canvases, such paintings, which with ease, seeming ease, comes out of -under Marianna’s brushes!
Creative, bright, filled with light and life, a person who creates such stunning life-filled and light-filled paintings! I love what Marianne does!
I am happy and very proud that my collection includes Marianna Chayka's work "Venice, dear Venice...". It is an amazing, attractive, bright work that attracts the attention of almost all people who come to visit me and ask the name of the artist who painted this very interesting, very exciting, bright, unusual painting. I am proud to say that this is my friend Marianna!
I admire what Mariana does because I could not, for any money, for any time, with any teachers, even closely reproduce or create such canvases, such paintings, which with ease, seeming ease, comes out of -under Marianna’s brushes!
Creative, bright, filled with light and life, a person who creates such stunning life-filled and light-filled paintings! I love what Marianne does!
Olga Slutsker
President of “World Class” fitness club network, Founder of the women's health center "Heirs".
I have been collecting contemporary art for 20 years and I have a lot of experience in choosing and, let's say, admiring stunning, sometimes great contemporary artists. If you were in my house, you would see that art takes a key place and plays a major role in all my apartments and houses.
I am happy and very proud that my collection includes Marianna Chayka's work "Venice, dear Venice...". It is an amazing, attractive, bright work that attracts the attention of almost all people who come to visit me and ask the name of the artist who painted this very interesting, very exciting, bright, unusual painting. I am proud to say that this is my friend Marianna!
I admire what Mariana does because I could not, for any money, for any time, with any teachers, even closely reproduce or create such canvases, such paintings, which with ease, seeming ease, comes out of -under Marianna’s brushes!
Creative, bright, filled with light and life, a person who creates such stunning life-filled and light-filled paintings! I love what Marianne does!
I am happy and very proud that my collection includes Marianna Chayka's work "Venice, dear Venice...". It is an amazing, attractive, bright work that attracts the attention of almost all people who come to visit me and ask the name of the artist who painted this very interesting, very exciting, bright, unusual painting. I am proud to say that this is my friend Marianna!
I admire what Mariana does because I could not, for any money, for any time, with any teachers, even closely reproduce or create such canvases, such paintings, which with ease, seeming ease, comes out of -under Marianna’s brushes!
Creative, bright, filled with light and life, a person who creates such stunning life-filled and light-filled paintings! I love what Marianne does!
Olga Slutsker
President of "World Class" fitness club network, Founder of the women’s health center "Heirs".
When one visits your exhibitions and gets into the aura of you as beautiful, lovely women – a person gets into the atmosphere of not just an exhibition, but immerses in energy.
Your paintings are an extension of you. And they are so beautiful, cozy... sometimes feminine, and sometimes you can feel the strong male hand. In this regard, I saw in you the continuation of super female artists, like Natalia Goncharova.
Your paintings, your themes, your depictions of nature - make you want to go there immediately. And it's like you're actually in these places.
As a fan of painting, I always look forward to your exhibitions because it's also an opportunity to communicate - to communicate with your canvases and to communicate with you as creative people. And for me, it is a single whole and it's very important.
The most important criterion for me is when you see a painting somewhere - in a gallery or at an exhibition or in a museum - and you want to hang it in your own home. I have such a desire after visiting each of your exhibitions.
I sincerely wish you, your association, continued creativity, inspiration, and simple human and feminine happiness.
Your paintings are an extension of you. And they are so beautiful, cozy... sometimes feminine, and sometimes you can feel the strong male hand. In this regard, I saw in you the continuation of super female artists, like Natalia Goncharova.
Your paintings, your themes, your depictions of nature - make you want to go there immediately. And it's like you're actually in these places.
As a fan of painting, I always look forward to your exhibitions because it's also an opportunity to communicate - to communicate with your canvases and to communicate with you as creative people. And for me, it is a single whole and it's very important.
The most important criterion for me is when you see a painting somewhere - in a gallery or at an exhibition or in a museum - and you want to hang it in your own home. I have such a desire after visiting each of your exhibitions.
I sincerely wish you, your association, continued creativity, inspiration, and simple human and feminine happiness.
Dmitry Malikov
Soviet and Russian singer, composer, pianist, producer, theater and film actor, television anchorman; people’s artist of the Russian Federation.
