Artist: Halyna Anatoliivna Hutchins
Date: 1980
Museum: National Art Museum of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
Daughter of the famous sculptor Vasyl Borodai, the pupil of the monumental workshop of Tetiana Yablonska, Halyna Borodai, despite her short life, left a notable mark on the art. Her works were marked by the features of the 1970s’ art: declarative aesthetism, semantic layers, emphasized attention to the artistic perfection. The painting In Memory of Alexei Venetsianov was created for the 200th anniversary of the artist. Young thoughtful woman in the center of the composition has the portrait features of Borodai herself. The echo of the Russian artist’s style is felt in the interpretation of woman’s figure, as well as the affinity with the world of his simple and poetic peasant images. However, there are books in her hands (including the one about Venetsianov), and her dress fits the fashion of the late 1970s. The group of peasants in the background is a quote from the painting by Venetsianov, and the landscape is taken from the Ukrainian reality - the artist wrote preparatory sketches for painting in Sedniv in Chernihiv region.
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