Valeriya Shebelnichenko, Artemisia Don't Leave, Mixed Media, 2023

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"Artemisia don't leave" me is an original painting realized by Ukrainian artist Okno in 2023. Oil, sanguine and acrylic on … Read more "Artemisia don't leave" me is an original painting realized by Ukrainian artist Okno in 2023. Oil, sanguine and acrylic on canvas personally constructed by the artist. Hand signed. Excellent conditions. The artwork unravels a surreal and dreamy atmosphere. The figure that emerges recalls Leonardo da Vinci's studies of bodies, it is a woman immersed in sleep, surrounded by the sky. The background allows a glimpse of a mountain landscape, which intersects with the head of the figure. The pictorial working process here starts from the randomness that gives space to the imagination of the artist. The background is made with burnt umber oil color combined with turpentine through large and decisive brushstrokes. The marks left by the brush become the starting point for the shape, which the artist has pulled out using the sanguine. It is therefore an action that starts from the unconscious and becomes lucid as the elements emerge. The scene is suspended in time. The infinite space of the cerulean blue sky creates a feeling of peace and transports to another dimension. For the Ukrainian artist this current research becomes necessary to be able to escape from the reality of her time, a safe and serene place in which to take refuge. This series investigates two phases of sleep: light sleep and deep sleep. The works with the figures in bright pink speak of the phase of light sleep, where the artist is also present as an identity. While the works with a cerulean blue background and figures painted in earth color oil and turpentine are those that inhabit the unconscious part of the artist, i.e. part of the deep phase of sleep. Valeriya Shebelnichenko, aka Okno, was born in Ukraine in 1996. Painter and performer, she currently lives and works in the city of Turin, Italy. She moved to Italy in 2004 and studied at the Art and Music High School in Forlì, obtaining her diploma in 2016. with her emotional approach to painting and performance, she manages to involve the viewers by making them part of her experiences. Okno’s works have been shown in the cities of Venice, Milan, Turin, Pisa, Rimini, Forlí, Edinburgh, she arrived as a finalist in the Arte Laguna Prize and exhibited in the spaces of the Venetian North Arsenale. Her career, albeit young, denotes various collaborations, aimed at creating an artistic dialogue that involves multiple senses. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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