Three age of Mavka: Virgin, Woman, Mavka. 2011 Painting

This painting was created by expensive acrylic paints of Italian production (luxury category). This painting was awarded 2 prize at the International Competition «4 UKRAINIAN ART WEEK» (Kiev, 2011). This painting was printed in a catalog "New faces in arts" - World Fund of Arts, Berlin, 2011-2012, 708 pages (See page # 275). Also in this painting, I used my own technique to create the effect of a moist surface of the mucous membrane of the eye. For this technique, I cover the desired surface with at least 13 layers of liquid varnish and use vintage brushes made of natural fur Mustela sibirica (modern brushes from Mustela sibirica for some reason do not have the qualities I need). After applying 13 layers of varnish, such a brush becomes unusable (we can say that varnish kills it). And since my supply of vintage brushes is limited and not replenished, this technique is very expensive. But I believe that the resulting effect is worth it. This painting reflects an ancient feminist myth: a woman always flies, but it depends only on the man whether she will fly on angel wings or on a broom. This painting is exhibited along with the text of the author’s comment. The text of the author’s comment is as follows: "Mavka - is a character of Slavic mythology, the mermaid of forest. In this painting displayed the most ancient (pre-Christian) version of the appearance of Mavka, according to which the forest mermaid became the soul of seduced virgins, which did not take a wife. Engage in sexual relations before marriage, they brought the shame and anger of the gods in the whole village, so they were banished from civilization in the wild forest, where they are likely to have died from starvation or predators. After this death, their souls became Mavka, luring men into the forest thicket, and there in retaliation to take their lives and souls. Thus, the Slavic myth of Mavka originally wore a feminist subtext, based on law practices. Helgana intentionally modernize the image of the abandoned women, giving her dyed hair, excessive makeup and jewelry in the style diva R & B, but the facial expression of the central figure shows that it is also unhappy, as well as its ancient predecessor. The whole painting like a tissue of the archetypal female characters of Destiny, and its composition solution brings us to the image Threelick Hecate. This way Helgana makes understandably for women around the world the Slavic regional myth".

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:27.6 W x 15.7 H x 0.8 D in

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