Artwork description:

№Varv 218

The oil painting titled "Beautiful winter did not stop crying" portrays a hauntingly serene winter landscape characterized by a series of icicles descending from the upper edge of the canvas, suggesting the eaves of a roof or a natural overhang. These icicles are crafted with a meticulous attention to detail, their translucence captured through a skillful application of white and pale blue hues that reflect the chill of winter. Each icicle is unique in its formation, with varying lengths and thicknesses, some tapered to fine points, others rounded by the slow drip of melting ice. The icicles are almost ethereal in their depiction, with delicate highlights that suggest a dance of light upon their frozen surfaces. Their arrangement in descending order creates a rhythm across the canvas, like notes on a musical staff. The background is a soft, overcast sky, rendered in washes of white and gray that converge to an ambiguous horizon. A small bird in flight is painted with just a few brushstrokes, its isolation in the vast sky accentuating the painting's theme of solitude and the relentless passage of time. In the lower right corner, a solitary tree or bush bristles with frost, its branches tipped with snow. It stands as a testament to life's resilience in the face of the harshness of winter. Droplets poised to fall from the icicles seem to capture moments in time, symbolizing tears shed by the season itself. These 'tears' invoke a sense of continuous mourning or sadness, suggesting that the beauty of winter is inseparable from its inherent melancholy. The painting embodies a quiet drama and a contemplative mood, inviting the viewer to reflect on the beauty of winter with its dual nature of tranquility and sorrow. It is as though winter itself is weeping, unable to halt its own process of transformation as it reluctantly makes way for the coming spring.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Beautiful winter did not stop crying"
* ARTISTS: Anatoly Varvarov
* SIZE: 100x129 cm/'39.37x50.78 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: Photos provide accurate information about the product.

About the artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich

He was born on February 12, 1967 in Kremenchuk, Poltava region.

He graduated from Dnepropetrovsk Art School. EV Vuchetich (1983-1987)

National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture - (1990-1996)

Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. He received the category of artist-restorer of easel painting (1999).

A. Varvarov is one of the members of the art commune "Squat on Olehivska", which emerged in the early 90's. The association was a non-profit view of art and demonstrated an innovative approach to the interpretation of contemporary processes in society. Artists did not limit themselves to the walls of galleries and museums and became known for their social actions. Performance installations and flash mobs

Lives and works in Kyiv.

The works are in UKM Uue Kunsti Muuseum | MONA The Museum of New Art, Dnipro Art Museum, CSM M17, National Art Gallery of Ukraine, collections of galleries "Soviart", "AVS ART", "RA", "Vernissage", and private collections of Ukraine, England, Austria, USA, Germany , Canada, Italy, Chile, China, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia.

Materials used:

oil

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