Golden Worms Painting

Dmitry Savin - Artist, curator of exhibitions, radio host. Since 1986, participates in collective art exhibitions and presents his own projects in Russia, Holland, Germany, Austria, Finland, Norway and Poland. One of the founders of the media group of the Voice of the Sun. Lives and works in St. Petersburg. - Olesya Savina - Artist, restorer, director. Since 1986 she takes part in the largest Russian restoration projects: the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, the Peterhof and Pushkin palaces, the Bolshoi Theater (Moscow), and in many others. Since 1992, participates in art exhibitions and festivals in Russia, Austria, Norway and Germany. In 2014 she made a documentary film "The Restorers", in 2016 the feature film "The History of Forms, Part One". Lives and works in St. Petersburg. --- These works are made of gold leaf and soil. The basis of the gilded surface is created with the help of gesso, which consists of chalk and glue. When applying gold, ancient technologies are used. One of them is water gilding. This technology is used for gilding icons. In some works, gold leaf is applied to a special lacquer. So gild domes of churches and interior items. These techniques, based on the game of reflection and absorption of light, create the impression of a spatial volume and transformation of the image. At the same time, the artistic minimalism of the composition emphasizes the symbolic meaning of the selected materials. The surface of gold is associated with physical and mystical light. The soil reminds us of where everything has come from, what surrounds us and where it will soon disappear. It is not only the image of time and space, but also the absolute metaphor of the soul within the material world.