The Golden Age. Baroque style. Peter Paul Rubens 17th century Painting

I am a Research Artist. The first topic of my research is: "The magic of painting of the 15th – 17th centuries." I consider this period to be the heyday of oil painting technology. Painting had reached the peak of perfection in color rendition, form and meanings. I trace the origin of this technology, its dawn, and, unfortunately, the inevitable decline in the 21st century. Therefore, I am especially interested in discovering the forgotten, almost lost technologies of "Dutch" "Flemish" and "Italian" paintings. In my research, I appeal to the experience of great masters and I study their expressive language through free copying. The fate of the master is also of no small importance to me as I try to get closer to his personality, to understand not only the movement of his brush, but also his thoughts. I need this in order to read the meaning of the picture, because often a great master encrypts secret messages in an image. And of course, all this is possible only through full immersion into the historical context. So, a simple copy of a painting takes me into a deep study of not only the technology used at the time, but also the painter’s personality, the historical context, as well as the meanings and ideas of the era. ------ The second topic of my research is: “Metamorphoses of the Archantropians”. I started being interested in Anthropology as a hobby and couldn't stop. The evolution of the human species excites my imagination. The images of our human ancestors persistently wish to be embodied on my canvases in the 21st century. Why? It seems to me that the answer is obvious, because until recently we knew practically nothing about this period and only now are scientists more and more clearly building a line of development. We are faced with mysteries that are millions of years old. I am driven by the awareness of the importance to illuminate this period from the standpoint of an artist. I feel that it is necessary to convey the images of the ancestors of people - illuminated by the first movement of conscious thought. How did a primitive creature reach an awareness of its existence, separated from the animal world, and become a cognitive, creative individual? Is it not it a wonderful metamorphosis? I see in the deep-set eyes of ape-like creatures - the sparkle of consciousness.