Painting titled "Behind the Wall: Mo…" by Nata Zaikina, Original Artwork, Oil

Behind the Wall: Moscow 80 (2019) Painting by Nata Zaikina

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Oil / Charcoal / Watercolor on Canvas

Artworks classification

One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 31.5in, Width 39.4in
Framing This artwork is not framed
Categories Paintings under $5,000 Conceptual Art

In the USSR there was a cult of sports. The Olympic Games-80 in Moscow became one of the most vivid childhood experiences. True, I saw them only in the news on television and radio. In real life, all our yard games were held near the concrete wall. These walls were everywhere: around schools, stadiums, hospitals, factories, construction sites, and of course, secret facilities. These walls are still in every city throughout the former USSR.
Series: Back in the U.S.S.R.
At work I use the highest quality pigments. They do not change colour or fade. Finishing varnish. Matt no glare varnish so looks good under direct artificial light.
Painting is signed on front and back and dated by the artist as well as accompanied a Certificate of Authenticity.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Oil

Paint consisting of pigments bound with linseed oil or carnations. The traditional technique consists of superimposing layers of paint increasingly rich in oil for a solid and durable hanger.

Charcoal

Drawing made with a branch of Willow or charcoal of charred Europe. It enables to obtain very deep blacks, precise traces, thin or on the contrary very broad, depending on the way it is used.

Watercolor

Watercolor is a painting in which gum arabic binds transparent pigments revealing the support of the painting. The gouache, of identical composition, is opaque. A watercolor is a water-based painting on paper. We rarely speak of a painting for a work painted in watercolor. Watercolor paintings are considered to be a unique way to creatively represent dreams, illusions, emotions and luminous feelings using water soluble pigments. However, painting with watercolors can be difficult. It's a difficult medium to master, in large part because it can be ruthless and unpredictable. Mistakes are difficult to correct and its fluid nature makes it difficult to control. Yet it is these very qualities that give the medium its undeniable charm.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

Related themes

Girls Childhood Spring Sunny Sunshine

Nata Zaikina

Czechia

I live in Prague — it is an ancient and beautiful city, where inspiration finds you just walking along the streets.
I have a small studio in the attic, with tiled red roofs seen from the windows. In the winter, I see smoke ascend from the chimneys as many houses are still heated with fireplaces. Thanks to the arrangement of the windows in the ceiling, there is a beautiful natural light.
Often I make quick sketches on the Subway or Tram. I like to watch other people's family photos. An old movie, a tune on the radio (and I always listen to music when I work), a conversation I overheard, an episode on the street. Sometimes it's enough to see an anything from childhood, and it triggers a memory, which asks to be put on a canvas.
Important for me: : movement, flight or jump, rotation. Perhaps this is the sculptor in me — I try to show "hidden" dynamics inside the static figure. When naming my pieces I try to hint at my perception of the plot, without limiting the viewer's imagination.
I am a professional artist (Saratov Bogolyubov Art College bachelor's degree in sculpture) I am a participant of exhibitions in Russia and Czech Republic: Mánes Gallery in Prague/ International Watercolour Festival
Artworks are in private collections all over the world: United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, Europe.
I hope you enjoy my work, thank you for your attention!
Nata