"Magic Japanese Mascara" in the landscapes of Irina Levasheva Automatic translate

MOSCOW REGION. Since August 7, the Arkhangelskoye Museum-Estate has been waiting for connoisseurs of Japanese art at the opening exhibition, "Magic Japanese Mascara." This exhibition presents the unique landscapes of the Moscow artist Irina Levasheva, made in the traditional Japanese painting technique of Suybokug.

Irina recently showed her work in Arkhangelsk. The previous exhibition brought together animalistic plots made by the artist in her favorite technique. The opened exhibition, which has continued the project, presents ink-painted landscapes.

The name of the Japanese technique, in which the landscapes of Irina Levasheva are executed, in translation looks like - mascara, water, a picture. You can see how endless the possibilities are available to the master who owns this technique by visiting the exhibition at the Arkhangelsk Museum. The main difficulty of this technique is the impossibility of correcting the picture, it is performed without sketches.

To implement his plan, the artist sometimes uses up to ten methods of working with mascara in one work. There is a difference in the technique with which brush the drawing is done - dry or wet, at what degree it is tilted when drawing lines are drawn on paper.

Irina sometimes complements her monochrome work with slightly noticeable color touches, using mineral paints. The basis for the artist’s works is silk and original rice paper. To give her work the necessary shades, Irina Levasheva uses black tea.

By profession, Irina is a restoration artist, but since 2003 she has mastered the painting technique of Suybokug, which has become the main hobby of her life. Over the years, her unique talent has been appreciated - with numerous awards and honorary titles.

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru