"Portrait with Depth" (2025) Schilderij door Ivan Garbuzov

"This is not just a portrait, but a profound study of the inner world of a person, where the boundaries between the outer and inner worlds are erased. The painting "Portrait with Depth" is made in oil in a unique author's style, immersing the viewer in a virtuoso play of shapes and colors that form the image of a woman's head.

This work depicts a woman not just as a physical shell, but as a complex and multifaceted receptacle of reason and feelings. Her head is as if wide open, revealing streams of thoughts, emotions and impressions that flow into it from the outside and are refracted inside. Bright, fluid colors, flowing into one another, symbolize the constant process of perception and processing of information, making her consciousness a living and dynamic "mirror".

The presence of a cigarette, elegantly clamped between her lips, adds a complex layer of meaning to the painting. This is not just a habit, but perhaps a ritual that helps in the process of comprehension. The smoke emanating from the cigarette becomes a metaphor: it is both the fleetingness of thoughts and a way "to exhale" the accumulated impressions, and a kind of filter through which the world passes before being realized. In this act of smoking there is a moment of contemplation, when the woman, as if through a haze, passes the surrounding reality through herself, transforming it into a unique inner landscape.

The dark blue background creates a contrast with the inner glow of the head, emphasizing the depth and solitude of this process. The painting invites the viewer to look inside themselves, to think about how we perceive the world, how it shapes us, and how we, in turn, reflect and transform it. This work will become a powerful accent in any interior, offering endless space for reflection and interpretation."

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