Yegor Ostrov. The Depth of Starkness. Yegor Ostrov and Arno Breker (painting).
Curator – Ivan Chechot. A well-known artist from St Petersburg, Yegor Ostrov (born 1972) presents a series of twelve large paintings at the Gallery D-137. The works are based on photographs of monumental sculptures by Arno Breker, reworked with the help of rhythmic, undulating rastering. In this project, the artist varies ways of employing and agreeing the colour raster with the forms and rhythms of a photo-reproductive motif taken from the history of art — one that is, above all, figurative and classical. Continue reading →