The price of power Painting

2020\ Oil on Canvas\ The artwork shows a lioness whose head is decorated with a luxurious mane. Mane as a symbol of power and strength. At the same time, the mane is depicted in the form of sheep's wool, that is, there is a reference to the proverb "a wolf in sheep's clothing." Which originates in the Gospel of Matthew: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in. sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. Power inevitably blocks Yin energy in a person. Power cannot go with the sign of Yin, it is always the energy of Yang. Strength, confidence, rigidity, and sometimes even cruelty. Power is a test of a person’s moral qualities, which is capable of mutilating, distorting even initially high aspirations and thoughts. If you divide the woman’s face into two parts, one of them expresses ferocity, when even a smile turns into a smirk, distorts the face, the look radiates mercilessness and indomitable ambitions. The second half - broadcasts tired doom.