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A MOMENT BEFORE - Fine art paper Prints, abstract landscape weather change flat ground dramatic sky Print
Ulyana Smakova
Finland
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This abstract painting is made without preliminary sketching in the watercolor fluid technique. The colors flow and mix spontaneously, without any filter of conceptualization. I am interested in the concept of letting go of the process to happen as it proceeds itself, without expectations and attempt to over control. In life, we sometimes think that control gives a feeling of security, but in fact we cannot control everything, and the ability to let go and see where it will lead, what will be the result of the natural flow of things with minimal involvement of our consciousness is important. Flow technique in art taught me to enjoy the process, let go of expectations, and then try to interpret, and more importantly to accept the result. Very often the result is unexpectedly beautiful. I see an endless field covered with ripe rye just before the harvest. I see thunderclouds casting a heavy shadow across the field. I feel the excitement that the wind is getting stronger and a storm is coming. I feel the concern of the farmers about whether the rye will withstand this wind, or the ears will fall on the ground so that it will be impossible to collect them. I hear regret that they did not harvest earlier, that the weather forecast is not always accurate, and that life is filled with risks and accidents. Nobody expected this wind today. What do you see, what do you feel, can you hear anything there?
Original Created:
2020
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Giclee on Canvas
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16 W x 12 H x 1.25 D in
Size with Frame:
17.75 W x 13.75 H x 1.25 D in
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White
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White Canvas
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Yes
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Ulyana Smakova
Finland
Ulyana Smakova is a professional artist from Kazakhstan living and working in Finland in the Art Center Järvilinna (). Ulyana was born in Kazakhstan, and she has come a long way before finding herself in Finland fell in love with the forms of water and forest. Her favorite way of painting is oil on canvas using a palette knife, but he also loves experimenting with acrylic and watercolors with different types papers. Ulyana finds her inspiration in nature, people and cultures. Before she came to Finland, she changed several professional fields from a kindergarten teacher and seller to a professional Japanese language translator and a secretary in the embassy of Japan in her country. In her 40ths, she ended up in Finland, planning to improve her skills in the field of international communication. However, life changed plans, and she decided to stay in this country for a longer time as a professional artist. She started painting as soon as she moved to Finland in 2016. The radical changes in life, the language barrier and social exclusion during the first month of immigration on the one hand, and the sense of security and inner freedom she unexpectedly felt here, the other hand, gave her the energy and inspiration to paint. On a garage sale, she bought an old set of oil paints and two canvases for 1 euro. A friend gave her a palette knife, and since she did not have any brushes, she began to paint using only a palette knife starting the same day. During the first year, she painted about 30 small-scaled landscapes. "That was a special period in my life, when I was in dire need of rethinking my previous experience and searching for directions where to go next. Painting helped me to concentrate on my thoughts. I am a self-taught artist. My main areas are impressionism and expressionism. I paint with oil, acrylic and watercolor. I like to experiment with medias and different types of paper. Now art is my main activity and I consider myself as a professional artist."
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