Creation Process and Description
The Sharpness of Falling
сreation Process and Description of the artwork "The Sharpness of Falling" from the project "In the Embrace of the Bacchante"
It began as a small sketch depicting the silhouette of a nude woman falling downward, entangled by several geometric figures. Later, I developed the composition, making it denser and more complex, and painted it in color on a large format.
The main visual accent is the contrast between sharp and smooth forms. The lines of the female body, in opposition to the strict lines of the triangles, create tension, emphasizing its fragility and further "sharpening" the geometry of the triangles. Compositionally, the triangles resemble broken glass; this is also shown in color: some of them are painted as semi-transparent. At first glance, this creates a somber context: the woman is shattered and falling downward.
The sensation of flight, or rather the moment of free fall, is conveyed through the curved, inverted body of the woman: balance is completely lost. The triangles could serve as temporary support, but the woman does not seek to grasp them. She no longer seeks support.
The main visual accent is the contrast between sharp and smooth forms. The lines of the female body, in opposition to the strict lines of the triangles, create tension, emphasizing its fragility and further "sharpening" the geometry of the triangles. Compositionally, the triangles resemble broken glass; this is also shown in color: some of them are painted as semi-transparent. At first glance, this creates a somber context: the woman is shattered and falling downward.
The sensation of flight, or rather the moment of free fall, is conveyed through the curved, inverted body of the woman: balance is completely lost. The triangles could serve as temporary support, but the woman does not seek to grasp them. She no longer seeks support.
Notably, there are six triangles. Arranged three on each side, they resemble wings. This is a reference to the figure of the "Six-winged Seraph," who was an angel; and angels, as is known, have the ability to fall from heaven because they possess free will, which makes the act of "falling" a kind of "side effect" of freedom.
Two interpretations: the fall due to completely shattered supports and the plot of the "fallen angel" can be correlated as form and content, respectively. Then, "broken glass" acts not as a metaphor of destruction, but as the discovery of one's own freedom acquired through the fall. Here, autonomy acquires a free flow, which is expressed in the smooth and intricate forms, as if enveloping the central element of the work.
Overall, the composition of the painting has an indeterminate form – it is an attempt to deprive the viewer of visual grounding. Together with the emphasis on the completely nude female body and the pointed wings, the work captures a moment of piercing freedom.
Two interpretations: the fall due to completely shattered supports and the plot of the "fallen angel" can be correlated as form and content, respectively. Then, "broken glass" acts not as a metaphor of destruction, but as the discovery of one's own freedom acquired through the fall. Here, autonomy acquires a free flow, which is expressed in the smooth and intricate forms, as if enveloping the central element of the work.
Overall, the composition of the painting has an indeterminate form – it is an attempt to deprive the viewer of visual grounding. Together with the emphasis on the completely nude female body and the pointed wings, the work captures a moment of piercing freedom.