Rembrandt
Danaë
(detail)
1636
oil on canvas
185 x 203 cm
Hermitage Museum, Sint-Petersburg
By picking up symbols from
the surroundings I create my own imaginary world: a picturesque twist, based on
mystery illuminations and visual poetry. What I find essential is the state of
the emotions that the viewer encounters after seeing my works... My works are
very much influenced by perceptions of life and death, Christian orthodox
religion, history of art, my childhood memories and the interactions with the
surroundings. I have been deeply moved by the painting Danae by Rembrandt, one
of his most magnificent works.
I challenged myself to
represent the ideal of female beauty and the passion felt by a woman when she
sees her lover. In the three portraits dedicated to this masterpiece I focused
on the fata morgana illusion of something that we want to see but is not
present and the imperfect conversion process by which live models were
transformed into mythological figures.
Denitsa
Todorova, 2014
Denitsa Todorova (BG/BE)
Rembrandt was here
2014
oil
on canvas
50
x 60 cm
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