Svetlana Nubarova - 'Pomegranate' (2020)

Svetlana Melik-Nubarova stages the subjects of her ‘Inexpressible fragility of being’ series in perfect harmony with their surroundings. The boundary between humans and nature is blurred as the women in focus intimately coexist with birds, flowers, and trees. Simultaneously, the photographer creates a compelling interaction between femininity and fragility that makes the works feel larger than life. Her figures appear as gentle as fairies and as sophisticated as the Madonnas of Italian Renaissance paintings. Melik-Nubarova articulates complex themes such as identity and emotions in a mystically elegant style that inspires the viewer to both engage and daydream.  The title of the series - The Inexpressible Fragility of Being - illustrates the artist's profound yet soulful approach to her works.

"Despite the fact that my parents decided that I should become a musician, my mother instilled in me a love of painting. My gifts for birthdays were often not dolls, but albums with reproductions of great artists. So in my childhood I got acquainted with the works of Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Verrocchio, Giorgione, the great Dutch painters. Basically it was a portrait painting. I watched the pictures for hours, and I was amazed how with the help of paint and brushes you can convey the warmth and softness of the skin, the transparent light of the eyes, the movement, the emotions … I took pencils, paints and tried to copy pictures. It seemed to me that I could get something similar, but the result did not justify my expectations. Classes with music took a long time, and gradually my drawing fell into the background. However, the love of painting has firmly entered my life. And when I had a camera, I decided that it was time to try to realize my childhood dream." - Svetlana Melik-Nubarova

Chromogenic print on Fuji Crystal Archive matt paper

Paper Size - 15" x 12" (381 x 305 mm)
Image Size - 12½" x 10" (318 x 254 mm)
Image Date - 2020
Print Date - January 2020
Catalogue - SMN006FU
Condition - MINT

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