Backstage. (2023) Painting by Igor Shulman
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Painting,
Oil
on Canvas
- Dimensions Height 39.4in, Width 35.4in
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Framing This artwork is not framed
- Categories Paintings under $5,000 Impressionism Everyday Life
It's right in front of you. The most trivial story that happens every day. The pointe shoes came loose. You wouldn't tie it on stage. Backstage, you don't care what you look like. It's how you look on stage that matters.
It's just a normal working moment. But there's something touching, defenseless about it, despite the pathos of the costume and the voyeuristic angle.
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Igor Andrianov, known as Shulman, is a contemporary Russian painter based in Prague. He is the most acclaimed living figurative artist from Eastern Europe. For Shulman, who enjoys experimenting with a variety of subject matter and painting styles, creativity is essential. He took inspiration from a variety of art movements and used pieces from several of them to construct new, wholly original works. In several of his paintings, he uses a vibrant, vivid background that strips the scene of all other elements in order to draw our attention to the subject. Shulman takes characters from everyday life and references the school of realism to create paintings that are both inventive and creative while also being highly realistic.
Igor Andrianov Shulman was born in 1959, in Russia, where he graduated from the Art College named after A.G.Venezianov. He has been living and working in Prague since 1999; he considers it as the place that inspires artists the most. Shulman has exhibited his works in galleries, museums, and international art fairs. His works are part of private collections in more than 50 countries, including the UK, USA, Canada, China, Brazil.
- Nationality: CZECHIA
- Date of birth : 1959
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary Czech Artists