The paintings of Moscow-born, Copenhagen-based artist Masha Gusova are not only in dialogue with art history, but also stir conversations within a single work. In creating these surreal convergences between scenes, the artist attempts make us "reassess the old patterns of thought that we are all subject to, and the need for us to allow them to shatter and be restructured throughout time.”
The paintings of Moscow-born, Copenhagen-based artist Masha Gusova are not only in dialogue with art history, but also stir conversations within a single work. In creating these surreal convergences between scenes, the artist attempts make us "reassess the old patterns of thought that we are all subject to, and the need for us to allow them to shatter and be restructured throughout time.”
Artist Masha Gusova Double Pearl, 30x26in, oil on canvas, 2017
Artist Masha Gusova A Family Portrait, 32x24in, oil on canvas, 2016
Artist Masha Gusova A Position of Authority (after Bellini), 24x17in, oil on wood, 2016
Masha Gusova (British-Russian, b. 1987, Moscow, Russia, based Copenhagen, Denmark) - 1: Repose, 2014 2: Feet, 2015 Paintings: Oil on Wood
Artist Masha Gusova Madonna and Child - after Jean Fouquet, 36x32in, oil on wood, 2016
Artist Masha Gusova Youth, 30x24in, oil on linen, 2017
Mitch Griffiths uses a traditional, almost forgotten style of painting, inspired by the light and composition of Old Master paintings, but he uses this style to depict the issues concerning 21st-century British society. His main subject is the transient and throwaway nature of contemporary culture, which is held in stark contrast to the permanence and indelibility of oil paint on canvas. Artodyssey Nota. – Einer von denen, die alles können, viel Talent haben und fleißig gelernt dazu; der aber, wie fast alle andern, nicht weiß, was er machen soll. Aber, ach herrje, er hat was zu sagen; tut das aber nicht, sondern malt – das kommt dabei her-aus. Enormer Aufwand für so'n bisschen! Malen wie Caravaggio ist nicht bloß eine Sache der Pinselführung (in Öl auf Leinwand). Aber er ist noch jung, Jg. 1971, er kann noch was draus machen. Fällts Ihnen auf? Räume gestalten ist nicht seine Sache. Sonst müsste er nicht so plakativ sein. Beschränktheit oder Selbstbeschränkung? Vielleicht steckt da das Problem. JE
