It turned out to be a rather significant piece to me: besides it being a rare occasion for a page from my modus operandi sketchbook to have become something other than itself, interestingly enough the only other exception was "hands", which had a similar initial motivation of using my hands to create the foundation layer.
This work in some sense became a reinforcement for me to follow up on some of the more experimental directions that I have been pursuing outside my main focus in the last year.
Took the show down last week. Thanks to everyone who came to see the work, bought stuff, and supported me in any/every way ! Your help is greatly appreciated (can't thank you enough)!
Icarus
In
Still
Grandmother
Forest
Gone
Out
Exhausted
Unwavering
Roots
Decay
Bound
Manifestation
Lately I've been somewhat expanding on the web.
Through this series of paintings I've set out to explore the city where I was born and grew up in. Documenting this place in any sort of fashion was not my intention. Rather,I chose to present my view of it as it is: a muddled and fragmented memory of a hazy puzzle that is pieced together by various references.
Though, the trigger for my art is always a personal emotional response, all of my work tends to pull from art historical references, this series not being an exception. In these images, the formal issue of composition was the starting point of my process. While giving a nod to architecture, the initial blueprint of each piece, was the golden ratio.
Common and recurring themes that I choose to explore in my subject matter are the relationships between human beings and their surroundings. I also gravitate toward understanding our attempts in manipulating the natural. In this instance, Iʼve attempted to link the conceptual content with the formal qualities of the work by juxtaposing the tight and precise skeleton of the drawing with the rather looser, intuitive skin of painting. I look for a balance between chance and control. I let things grow out until I arrive at a point where I feel that the artificial construction has become a being.
This painting is revolving around an excerpt of a poem about the city by Alexander Pushkin
The focus here is Peter the Great- the founder of StPetersburg
Church of the Savior on Blood
Anichkov Bridge
