Exploring the world opened up by a work of art
This week’s showcase:
Elena Zolotnitsky
“After the Shower,” Oil on paper, 24″ x 23.25″ custom framed
Time to reflect is an unexpected luxury of “Isolation.” An expansive opportunity made possible by being forced to stop . . . then listen, look, imagine, feel . . . repeat. Until suddenly, one day, you see things differently, because in fact, you are different.
This painting, “After the Shower,” plops me down square in the heart of reflection. Time has stopped, I’m naked and everything around me is a symbol of subtle import. Objects float in nothing. It’s as if I’m in a dream state. Every hue is vibrant with some sort of grand mystery that somehow is connected to my sense of, well, everything.
And the reflection in the mirror – a revelation cast in the heavy dew after a shower – is full of the anticipation of who I might be or become.
Elena’s evocative paintings draw you into a deeply intimate introspective moment, forcing you to stop, wonder, look, even smell this particular moment in time, letting your senses have their way with you until finally you “come to your senses,” unable to see anything quite the same way ever again.
Previous Featured Artwork Posts
Out of Isolation #1 – Lawrence Gipe – 04/9/2020
Out of Isolation #2 – Wosene Worke Kosrof – 04/16/2020
OUT OF ISOLATION #1
Out of Isolation #1 Exploring the world opened up by a work of art This week's showcase: Lawrence Gipe, "Thames, 1946" Oil on canvas, 48" x 60", 2017-2018 While it is evident that these merry souls are not practicing proper "social distancing", they certainly do exude a familiar sense of isolation in an otherwise dark and moody time. To be more precise, Gipe's [...]
OUT OF ISOLATION #2
Out of Isolation #2 Exploring the world opened up by a work of art This week's showcase: Wosene Worke Kosrof "Queen of Words II," Acrylic on linen, 25" x 20", 2017 The world according to Wosene Worke Kosrof is one of non-stop talking. Everything and everyone can't seem to get enough of the latest gossip of a thousand story tellers that fill the [...]
