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"Portrait of a Shared Secret"
Acrylic on Piasentina stone, 6.5"
high (about 16.5 cm)
All art copyright 2008 Vladislav
Shabalin
The second work, CATHARSIS,
[above], is a small painted
sculpture in Piasentina Stone (a
typical stone of Friuli, the area
where I live). I made it only a few
weeks ago [in 2008] specially for
the MUM. I thought of Russian
traditional dolls (matrioskas) as
symbols of the multiple secrets of
women's nature, and wanted to
combine the idea of immortality and
endless reproduction suggested by
the phoenix, the legendary and
mysterious bird who is consumed in
fire and rises from her (as she is
undoubtedly female) own ashes. The
matrioska and the phoenix stand also
for the magic that I perceive,
without totally understanding it, in
the female body. The style of the
painting in acrylic colour is meant
to evoke the art of ancient
civilizations and emphasize the
continuity, through procreation, of
the history of humanity [see an ancient bowl
from Perú). All these elements, and
the menstrual blood, concur to
represent a deeply felt need for
catharsis and renewal.
Vladislav Shabalin
For some information on my work:
www.easternartgallery.com
See the artisit's first work.
I thank
Mr. Shabalin for his wonderful
gift!
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