the dreamersunited started 2008 as independent creative community. now it's a wide and wild growing freelance net of professional artists, constructors, producers, promoters, musicians and many more who are keeping the way in a close touch and ready to develop, create and support art & non com as well as commercial projects and activities in Russia, and abroad.
Lёsha Onatsko (Alexey Onatsko) is a freelance photographer, cross-media performer & producer from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Was born in Balaklava, Crimea in 1984. Graduated from University of the Art's London, LCC (London College of Communication) in 2010.
Feeling of the stolen balance between city and nature, between real and false, between spirit and freedom - the basic motives in his visual language, as well as in a lifestyle.
Working with style-artist Maria Oleynikova, fashion designer & performer Maria Kechaeva, illustration artist Maria 'milk' Vladimirova (mina-milk.com), graphic designer Olga Pogorelova (olgapogorelova.com), graphic designer Artem Rozanov (opacity.ru) and with some other artists and professionals from different places.
Main community places are Saint-Petersburg (RU), Moscow (RU), London (UK) and San-Francisco (USA).
Main interests are portrait, travel, art-fashion, lifestyle photography/video as well as performances organization and production of different art & media projects. Also we have a production potential and experience to produce temporary locations, art/musical stage constructions, festival locations, musical support, decorations, and lots of other stuff around entertainment, educational and gonzo-travel area.
Worked with:
mags: Afisha, Bolshoi Gorod, Sobaka.ru, Timeout, PiM, Rolling Stone
clients: N:Consulting, Sun69, Lamartis, Atomica, Loft Project Etagi (spb), Rizzordi Art Foundation (spb), Iris Foundation (New Holland project) and some private clients.
Working in a close touch with FreeDome constructions, Moscow (www.free-dome.ru), Taiga Space community, Saint-Petersburg (www.space-taiga.org)
photography exhibitions:
•"eko" at "World-Around" Festival at Tavricheskii garden, Saint-Petersburg, 28th of August 2010.
•"7 action verbs for my generation" at LCC degree show. London, LCC, 16-21 of June 2010.
•"11" at Systo-Palty art planet festival. Saint-Petersburg, 9-11 of May 2010.
•"Sunny Side Up" at "Margate Photo Festival" Margate Photo Festival, Margate, UK. August 2011.
•"Fashion Heroes: ∆" at "Loft Project Etagi" Saint-Petersburg, Russia. 18 november 2011 - 18 january 2012.
non photography projects: (production)
•"mediatricksters / the dream / 2012" - calendar project #2 . 14 contibutors. 550 copies. full production.
•"mediatricksters / meditation / 2011" - calendar project . 13 contibutors. 600 copies. full production.
•"yeti snow station" - unique media, sports cafe on Moscow top hill, Krylatskoe. started 31 december 2010 +++ idea, team building, production, art-direction. video , video1
•"lazurniy bereg project" - summer concert hall at St-Petersburg river Yacht-Club, Petrovskaya kosa 9. Sphere buildings production, projecting, place development. With Freedome team. +video
•"apocalypse meow show" - moscow, 26th of september 2010. unique independent city festival. idea, production, infrastructure, place.
for more pictures the flickr
for words and photo-stories livejournal (it's in russian)
the fastest way to contact it's by email: alexey.onatsko@gmail.com