BIRDS IN THE CLOUDED SKIES Painting

The painting was created under the influence of deeply personal experiences of the immigration in the early twenties, as we can now call them. In the beginning there was disruption of otherwise nicely planned and relaxed life by the pandemic. The sudden and sharp separation with the loved ones, who suddenly became unreachable, with no promise of improvement stands behind the yellowish color scheme, sharp border between the ground and the skies in the picture, and the choice of expressionism as a main stylistic solution. In its absence of straight lines and flowing movement of the horizon, skies and ground, the painting shares similarities with Edgar Munk's approach to giving artistic shape to anxiety and deep affect. The following years of 2021 and 2022 only increased the sense of disruption in the familiar worldview and the war started by the Russian government almost shattered it into pieces, making the houses and the sense of security glitch and blur, and giving the black birds anthropomorphic figures, resembling humans more than avians. In its motion the painting captures an ambiguous desire which can be seen depending on how we read the painting. It speaks of willingness to break free into the skies from such cramped and tight surroundings if we read it from right to left. And of fatigue from the long march and urge to find a safe and cozy haven if we read it from left to right. In its duality, the picture reveals goals for opposite aspirations and emphasizes the complexity of the achievements of both of them. The sky above the city is leaden gray, and the sunlight shines brightest away from it. The lightest and smoothest part of the hill is on its top, and to get there you have to climb an uneven, dark slope. "Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” as stated by Jack Canfield, is among the most important statements of this painting. ..... "Birds in the Clouded Skies" acrylic on canvas H 50 x W 70 x D 1,5 2022

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:27.6 W x 19.7 H x 0.6 D in

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