Yulia Olkhovaia

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.
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I, Yulia Olkhovaya, one of the first artists who dared to love and realize such a difficult topic, invite you to join me at the beginning of my career! Your support gives me strength and confidence, illuminating my path, and this means a lot to someone who started walking alone in the dark.
Where will my research lead? How will events develop in the 21st century? Will the art world accept my theme? Will my images resonate in the hearts of people? Will a spark ignite a flame? Questions, the answers to which we can find out together!

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Julia Olkhovaia.-
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May 2021.