Elena Krokhina, Polina Andrukovich "Shadows that end with us"

Kroki, sketches, sketches, sketches are usually made (written) “from nature” (external to the artist); but it is possible to make a sketch of a person’s internal state, because our internal energy content is also a part of nature (“nature”), and sometimes even more real for us than the external (with which the internal, of course, correlates, being in harmony with either the external in disharmony).

Responding to deep internal impulses, we can make “portraits” of everything that stands (abides) “behind” everyone - in time and space (Cosmos), in timelessness and in the voidness of the abstract personal space… there are shadows of our personal and the common past and future, and here they are, embodied here, in the movement of the body, eyes, hands, - become visible, like the objective world, to which we are so accustomed…

Sketches may not at all be preparation for anything more. As it turned out, this story is completely separate, free and born of a tender attitude towards anarchy… that is, a great optionality… ease, speed, and lack of accountability of a serious, sometimes even crushing, task. Exemption from the result,.. result,.. end… goodbye. Which completely does not exclude the ultimate stress of all nerve endings during execution. That is - love! It happens that this is an opportunity, without placing snares, to catch some stray heat-bird directly with your hands.

Also, etudes are similar to playing cards. In their best perception - children’s. When the most interesting thing is kings and ladies, and especially jacks! Pictures!.. and it’s not at all necessary that black is evil and red is good. The lady of the crosses is very exquisite, the king of worms is stupid, and the jack of diamonds is generally Lel…

Then, etudes are even easier than “big” works, flow into each other, make up and destroy series, genres, and allow you to combine the incompatible. Painting can become a photograph, a hieroglyph, a poem… you can also sing…

The exhibition will open on October 13 at 19.00
The exhibition runs from October 13 to October 23, 2016.
Daily, except Mondays from 12.00 to 20.00