Fable (04.12-18.12.2020)
'The Nothing is the void that surrounds us, it is the despair that destroys the world. The Nothing spreads because people have given up their hope. But there is a world, Fantàsia, the realm of human fantasy, where every element of it, every creature of it emerges from the dreams and hopes of humanity; therefore, Fantàsia cannot be it and will never have borders!'
Curator Review
"Yuliya Latysheva is a multimedia artist who loves to try out as much as possible new digital means in her works. Her artistic conception reflects her interest in human psychology, with special focus on the way people interact with each other and within a given context. She focuses her work on the revelation of expressive elements, transmitted among colors, light and matter.
Recalling the abstract art of Vasilij Kandinskij, Yuliya expresses an “introspective landscape”: the impressions received from the outside are linked to those arising from her inner world. Her paintings are the result of a combination of geometric and symbolic signs that communicate with the viewer and invite him to participate in the creative act of the work. As in “Happy Day”, Yuliya’s artistic practice emerges clearly through the emotional properties of different shades, lines and shapes. Being inspired by the Post-Impressionism and Expressionism’s movements, the artist deepens a research on free color. She does not represent the reality that surrounds her, but she tries to represent her feelings through shapes and shades, making them emerge from the canvas and involving the observer in a whirlwind of emotions. Two main points can be underlined from this work: in the upper part there is a delicate center, with pink’s shades, as if they were slightly blurred; these colors seem to predominate also in the lower section, where the different shades turn into blue and azure. All these nuances are accompanied by tiny and wavy lines that make evident the life of the work itself and confirm a slight movement perception within the canvas.
Also “In a Dream”, the artist places color and its dynamic function as the work’s center of gravity. The numerous color spots float in the air, completely enveloping the entire painting. The inner perception of the whole painting is determined by this main center and the small forms of painting produce a very wide effect of vitality, allowing the observer to experience new emotions coming from the image. In this work also appears a “dark side”, given by the presence of black in the background: the irrationality and unpredictability of human nature, which translates into a great gestural and chromatic energy.
Finally, in “Night Violet” Yuliya elaborates fast brushstrokes, both subtle and full-bodied, rendering the work in constant movement with her extraordinary skill. The fluid and rhythmic signs are characterized by changes of direction and dynamism. As in a dance, the artist moves in every corner of the painting, without necessarily preferring one: in this way, she manages to give wide space to her creativity, which blends with the overall harmony of the canvas."
