Marina Viatkina
Moscow, Russia
marinaviatkina.com
Recital
It is the name for the series of paintings that are the reflections of my thoughts of life in the most broad meaning - our feelings, history, culture and traditions, our aspirations in science and self discovery. This is the recital of my experience, artistic expression of the world around.
Fuoco nel Vento
Evanescence
One of the relatively recent songs of grande italiano Adriano Celentano Fuoco nel Vento, 2011 (Flame on Wind) is a real treasure-trove of feelings expressing audacious battle of the honest and earnest heart of a man against hypocrisy and hidden agenda of those in power. To me this song seems to belong not only for the world of today - I believe it is a permanent unsound system that hurts so much those sensitive hearts.
In the same-name painting of mine I gave voice to my own reflections on the unjust and pretended order of things of the present state. No matter how dark it may become there is always a spark of light inside each of us - it is our honour to make it living and passionate.
60*60 cm
(24*24 inch)
acrylics on canvas
The morning sun never lasts a day - this is a saying that contains in itself both regret and understanding that you have to take the most of the moment as it will never be the same again.
This thing happens with everything in our life - a dog cannot be a puppy forever, a blossoming flower is always going to fade, each and every state or system will non-reversibly decay... It is sad, but it is true - no matter how beautiful and balanced the system is, it can never remain in its status quo. One power is always going to dominate and mortify another less seasoned one.
60*60 cm
(24*24 inch)
acrylics on canvas
Entropia
Entropia or entropy is used to describe a measure of disorder. Though the term comes from thermodynamics and statistical mechanics it is now used in cosmology and furthermore it describes a so-called arrow of time in physical sciences.
All these studies and theories have always been of great interest to me and I believe that this entropy goes far beyond them. It is really a natural tendency of every state towards chaos and disorder. One has only to loosen the reins and the situation will run wild. To what extent - it's up to us to decide.
40*60 cm
(16*24 inch)
oil on canvas
Black Hole
One of the almost unknown phenomena in outer space, those black holes… No one knows what's in there inside - is it a door for another world, a different universe, or is it a point of no return?
Actually it is like with anything we don't know much about - we tend to paint it black and be afraid of it, at least a little. But the truth is that it could be totally different. Only the ones who dare to risk and see what's inside will have the chance to make amazing discoveries.
60*60 cm
(24*24 inch)
acrylics on canvas