PHILOSOPHER (2014)Oil painting by Yaroslav Kurbanov

The main object of this project is a human face.
With a quote paraphrase of the famous Russian writer Chekhov, I observe the human face as a "mirror of his soul". How often do we see however somebody's true face? One mostly endeavours to keep his emotions private and shows rather a mask to the others. Yet sometimes the soul comes in sight for a short while and they can see then what is hidden behind the mask. In my paintings I tried to convey these fleeting moments.
Nevertheless the human face is for me not only the mirror, that allows me a glance behind the mask, but an instrument, which helps me to recall viewer's mind to the certain subjects.

Materials used:

Canvas, Oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 60 x 80 x 2cm / 60 x 80cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: People and portraits

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