Painting “Soviet lovers 2” (2015)
I was inspired by a couple of white statues in an old Soviet sanatorium from 1950s. The environment changed so much and the surrounding space and situation is no more helpful for them to be what they were made for: to represent a sporty Soviet people, man and woman, so graciously confident and self-contented, the new Soviet Apollo and Venus.
The white half-abandoned couple feels dramatically separated by the grown-up tree. Time made the situation change to a theatre play about two mythological characters, heroes of the former civilization.
I made two parts diptych to emphasize the separation of two and the vertical format
Usually I work on plain air to catch the impression directly, later finishing works at the studio. That maybe is a reason for choosing pastels as a medium, as it lets one work quickly and easy to carry it. Pastel also gives many possibilities to work with color. I use only colored paper to get the overall tone and the atmosphere. Also I work with tempera, I like this kind of a bit more decorative but still complicated surface of the image that it makes.
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