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Russia Series - Image #6, Figure skaters 2, 1m x 1m, 2021, €2000, acrylic on linen - Nua Collective
Russia Series - Image #6, Figure skaters 2, 1m x 1m, 2021, €2000, acrylic on linen - Detail 1 - Nua Collective
Russia Series - Image #6, Figure skaters 2, 1m x 1m, 2021, €2000, acrylic on linen - Detail 2 - Nua Collective

Figure skaters II (Russia Series)

€2,000.00

By John Murray – View Artist’s Profile ➤

 

1 in stock

Categories: Acrylic on Linen, John Murray, NUA22 Tags: Abstract, Acrylic, ice-skaters, John Murray, Little Flame, Ogonek, Russia Series, Soviet Russia
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Artist

John Murray

Year

2021

Materials

Acrylic on Linen

Dimensions

100cm x 100cm

Description

This painting, inspired from a 1964 cover of the Soviet weekly, Ogonek (Little Flame), started out as a careful rendering of the dancing pair, who seemed to me to constitute a stunning combination of grace, strength and athleticism, all physical attributes highly valued in the Soviet Union, where there was a cult of physical fitness. I was attracted to the expressions on the faces of the two skaters, both entirely absorbed in their joyful activity. The more I worked on the painting, the more I tried to capture the movement and explosive nature of the activity and the more I began to feel the pent-up frustrations of Soviet citizens as they struggled in the daily lives to freely express themselves. This almost abstract painting is what came out in the end.

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