Abstract Expressive
by Mariia Gorbunova
I prefer a painting as medium, as a guide, using different kinds of materials and mixed media. I studied at an architectural university where we worked with collages and studied the principles of suprematism, constructivism, etc. with access to stencil compositions, cut and mixed Vasarely grids. I was influenced by immersion into the world of suprematism, and in general the study of the history and theory of design and architecture, however, in my art I only use such techniques to convey other meanings.
When I work with painting, it is important for me to reflect the conflict of materials, as a combination of the traditional (past) with the bright present. I use contrasts of textures and colors to create tension in my work, sometimes a dramatic intensity. I like to combine contemporary and traditional techniques, and use additional materials such as plaster, textile, leather, nails and buttons.
I often turn to the themes of memory, sensory experience, femininity and lost childhood, which I try to express in the form of abstract landscapes or imaginary spaces. For me, a landscape in abstraction has the same feeling of a place, only devoid of a narrative, a descriptive character. In a way, my works are containers of memory, described with the help of tangible texture, color, shape and movement.
Resist
January
Break the border
February
# 258
March
Nest
April
Letter
May
Ice land
June
Radio
July
Subconscious I
August
Flame
September
Subconscious II
October
Howl
November
No painting
in December
Most recent exhibition:
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sh5ciPnkLSvPjvUN6
Event page: https://tinyurl.com/mryp5ur9
Event page on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/2TutlRbFW