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Head of an old clown

by Izabella Pavlushko

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      In the piece  “Lullaby”  a color and geometric
      mass  of  all   figures  is  balanced   with  two
      slanting lines in the lower corners of the work.
      
These  two  lines  -  one  black  and  another,
      orange,  are   bearing  the  weight  of  the  all
      composition.  They   give   effect   of   space,
      making   it   multi-plane.











 The lines around the main composition being
 associated  with  scissors give the illusion of
   a harmony of disharmonious content of space.









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      The  artist boldly  introduces  a  very  complex
      element -  a  revers-moving  perspective. 
      Not  many artists  have  succeeded  in  creation 
      of such a complex element in the field geometric
      abstraction.
      In spite of such a complex construction of  both
      figure  and  color, Izabella  managed  to expose
      the  whole   depth   of   the   old   colwn's  soul.


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     In the  piece  "Head of an old clown"  Izabella
     Two compound  circle, one  of  which  rotates
     and   another  that  falls   to  pieces,  are   the
     elementsof the clown's eyes, his life and  death  
     The  disintegrating  circle is  carried  away  by.
     elements of reverse-moving perespective which
     keeps us thinking about eternity.  The  rotating
     circle  symbolizes  the  triumph  of  life.  



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      But old age comes across, and there are countless half-acrs and elements of ochre
      yellow, symbolizing  gmortality.
      The majotity of forms comprising the elements of the head are at the same time the
      elements symbolizing arena, the audience, the brilliance of soffits. And  just  like a
      whirlwind, they  grab  the  view of the audience and carry it away, deep into outer
      space.  The  greay  triangle - the element of exit - symbolizes the path to  nowhere.


 N. P.

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