The 1920s were a time when artists gathered in Paris cafes and talked about the revolution that was happening in the world of art and other spheres of life. Artist, Peter Panov, was fascinated by this epoch and it shows in his paintings. This artist was born in Izevsk and graduated from an academy in Moscow where he learned fine art.
The characters in his paintings are recognizable and familiar to us and yet at the same time they also convey individual memories and history. Men wearing suits and hats, women drinking wine at sidewalk cafes, men reading newspapers and troubadours playing their instruments are depicted. He paints jazz musicians, starts of the silver screen and city scenes.
The artist typically works in acrylic, with some mixed-media pieces. Cubism features in his work and this is perhaps what gives it its contemporary edge. His paintings almost have the look of collages, particularly with the way in which he uses newsprint. His flat forms and blocks of color are also typical of cubism. They are extremely flat and yet still seem to have depth.
There is a great deal of absorbing detail in his paintings that make one want to look at a piece again and again. He also juxtaposes his figures and backgrounds in unexpected ways. Many of his musicians are much larger than any other objects in the paintings, including the buildings. Some of them are seated above the city, playing their instruments in the sky. Others are as tall as buildings and stand alongside them.
The textures are created with the use of palette knife and brush and colors are combined in a sophisticated manner. He takes the routine of city life and manages to capture moments in time to tell a story. Someone moves behind the curtains, a woman battles against the wind in the street with her umbrella, two lovers embrace in a telephone booth and a woman sits at a cafe applying her lipstick with a small mirror.
He has created a number of paintings of Josephine Baker. This American-born French dancer, singer, and actress sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s and took Europe by storm. Famous for her dance routines and barely-there dresses, she became an icon of the times. He has also painted Mary Pickford, considered to be one of the greatest stars of the silver screen.
It is his crowd scenes that are particularly compelling. In a number of paintings he portrays men in their hats and suits, with their backs towards the viewer. There is a sameness about these men and yet the impression is anything but boring. Closer examination shows the intricacy in the details, the clever use of color and the differences between the men become apparent.
These paintings are available from online galleries. This artist gives us special moments amidst the routine of daily life. He manages to convey a story, a sense of individual history and a collective identity at the same time by using commonplace events. His paintings are contemporary and yet timeless too.
The characters in his paintings are recognizable and familiar to us and yet at the same time they also convey individual memories and history. Men wearing suits and hats, women drinking wine at sidewalk cafes, men reading newspapers and troubadours playing their instruments are depicted. He paints jazz musicians, starts of the silver screen and city scenes.
The artist typically works in acrylic, with some mixed-media pieces. Cubism features in his work and this is perhaps what gives it its contemporary edge. His paintings almost have the look of collages, particularly with the way in which he uses newsprint. His flat forms and blocks of color are also typical of cubism. They are extremely flat and yet still seem to have depth.
There is a great deal of absorbing detail in his paintings that make one want to look at a piece again and again. He also juxtaposes his figures and backgrounds in unexpected ways. Many of his musicians are much larger than any other objects in the paintings, including the buildings. Some of them are seated above the city, playing their instruments in the sky. Others are as tall as buildings and stand alongside them.
The textures are created with the use of palette knife and brush and colors are combined in a sophisticated manner. He takes the routine of city life and manages to capture moments in time to tell a story. Someone moves behind the curtains, a woman battles against the wind in the street with her umbrella, two lovers embrace in a telephone booth and a woman sits at a cafe applying her lipstick with a small mirror.
He has created a number of paintings of Josephine Baker. This American-born French dancer, singer, and actress sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s and took Europe by storm. Famous for her dance routines and barely-there dresses, she became an icon of the times. He has also painted Mary Pickford, considered to be one of the greatest stars of the silver screen.
It is his crowd scenes that are particularly compelling. In a number of paintings he portrays men in their hats and suits, with their backs towards the viewer. There is a sameness about these men and yet the impression is anything but boring. Closer examination shows the intricacy in the details, the clever use of color and the differences between the men become apparent.
These paintings are available from online galleries. This artist gives us special moments amidst the routine of daily life. He manages to convey a story, a sense of individual history and a collective identity at the same time by using commonplace events. His paintings are contemporary and yet timeless too.
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