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Virgin and Lion Drawing

Natalie Levkovska

Lithuania

Drawing, Graphite on Paper

Size: 28.3 W x 20.5 H x 0.1 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

“Virgin and Lion” Every young girl wants to have her own domestic lion. :) This drawing shows a girl lying with her torso towards the viewer; her posture is a little mannered, which gives the drawing an element of unnaturalness, as happens in a dream: everything seems to be real, but some details do not converge, seem far-fetched, and therefore at some point we begin to doubt whether this is reality? And at this moment we wake up. Of the clothes on the girl, only black simple panties are visible. Her tender, not yet heavy breasts are on display, her face is covered with an openwork mask. Her hair is styled in a chaste, straight-parted hairstyle, like a good girl from a decent family. With one hand, she strokes, and maybe holds back the lion standing behind her. Unlike the body of the girl, which is drawn in a fairly realistic manner, the lion is drawn in the style of an old engraving. The girl observes at the black-and-white spinning top in front of her. All the action takes place against the background of soft pink and torques colors, which creates an atmosphere of light euphoria. I drew a girl in class, she posed for the first time in front of an audience and it was clear that she was a little awkward. I set the easel a little far from nature, so I didn’t see the details very clearly, as can be seen from the drawing. I finished the background and the lion in the studio to create a story. In my opinion, it turned out to be playful :)

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Graphite on Paper

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28.3 W x 20.5 H x 0.1 D in

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For the past few years, I have been concentrating on the theme of animate and inanimate nature. Starting with the theme of roots and delving into the beauty and variety of small details of flowering meadows. In the context of nature, I include lonely images of people as an integral part of the living world. In depicting human beings, for me, it is not only their physical beauty that is important, but also the transmission of their momentary mood, psychological well-being. Sometimes in my drawings I allow myself to be ironic about myself and what I find funny or remarkable in other people. But at the same time, I consciously avoid depressive and aggressive images, because it contradicts my inner ethic not to multiply the violence in the world. I would like to classify my work as Magical Realism, but I think my work reflects more of a psychological Existentialism, looking for its embodiment in natural motifs. 1995-1999 studies at Vilnius Academy of Arts and in 1999. Bachelor's degree in Costume Design; 1990-1995 studies at the Abramtsevo College of Applied Arts and in 1995 obtained a bachelor's degree in stone, bone and wood processing from an artist-master. After the Academy, she worked as a costume designer at the Lithuanian Film Studio, and later as a fur designer in Šilutė. 2006 went to England, where she changed her creative profile, began working in a White Allom studio in London as an artist-decorator, and at the same time began painting with oil. Since 1995 participates in exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad. Natalie have organized 22 personal exhibitions, participated in 16 joint paintings and drawings exhibitions. Member of the Lithuanian Artists' Association since 2020.

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