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Alone Upon the Stage (2025)Oil painting by Sergei Yatsenko
60.96 x 60.96cm (unframed)
£1,859.76
Original artwork description
I am sometimes asked how a painting comes into being.
Where does a subject come from? What is the source of inspiration?
Most of the time, I have no clear answer. There is too much mystery in this process — too much chance, too much of the unexpected. One evening I was watching a classical concert on TV. I believe it was Mozart. And suddenly I noticed her — a young woman with a cello. I took my brushes and began to paint directly from the screen. Quietly, almost instinctively, I removed everyone else from the stage — all who distracted me. And then she remained. Not as a likeness. Not as a portrait. Do not try to recognize her — you won’t. This is not a person taken from life. What appeared on the canvas is something else: a presence, a vision, an inner form — an image touched by the soul.
To learn more about my work and my studio practice, please visit the “About” and “Me at Work” pages.
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60.96 x 60.96cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#light#music#soul#stage#silence#cello
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Original artwork description
I am sometimes asked how a painting comes into being.
Where does a subject come from? What is the source of inspiration?
Most of the time, I have no clear answer. There is too much mystery in this process — too much chance, too much of the unexpected. One evening I was watching a classical concert on TV. I believe it was Mozart. And suddenly I noticed her — a young woman with a cello. I took my brushes and began to paint directly from the screen. Quietly, almost instinctively, I removed everyone else from the stage — all who distracted me. And then she remained. Not as a likeness. Not as a portrait. Do not try to recognize her — you won’t. This is not a person taken from life. What appeared on the canvas is something else: a presence, a vision, an inner form — an image touched by the soul.
To learn more about my work and my studio practice, please visit the “About” and “Me at Work” pages.
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60.96 x 60.96cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#light#music#soul#stage#silence#cello
Sergei Yatsenko
United States
About
As a freelance artist residing in Sacramento, United States, since 1990, I've cultivated a diverse and expansive range of artistic interests. From capturing the essence of landscapes to exploring the... Read more