Tuesday 7 February 2012

Mykhaylo Khmelko

Forever with Moscow. Forever with the Russian People (Treaty of Pereyaslav). 1951


Triumph of Our Fatherland -

These Historical painting seem similar in composition to that of religious paintings of crowd scenes. This could be interpreted as an artist using his knowledge he has learned by studying biblical paintings purely for ascetic reasons, but then this ascetic quality was not used in religious art completely agenda-less either. Simple techniques of perspective and composition are used to draw the eye to certain figues. In both these images we see authority on the left, elevated above the other figures in front powerful architecture, with the gaze of the crowd on the left drawing the eye to them as well.

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