Ornament - Time
Acrylic on canvas, 40x40 cm, 2024 | Framed, 63x63x3 cm
In this work, I reflect on the idea of Time — a precise unit of measurement, yet an elusive phenomenon that resists linear definition. Does time move forward in a straight, predictable line? Or does it expand, fold, drift, and dissolve, shaping itself around our perceptions?
At the center of the composition stands a female figure caught in a moment of nearly unbearable anticipation. The subtle whitening of her hair becomes a quiet symbol of passing time — those moments that slip away long before we notice them. The orientation of her body — the turn of her torso, the angle of her arms — aligns with the divisions of a clock face, as if the human form itself begins to mirror the mechanism of time.
My attention is drawn to the semi-transparent ornament. Like a kaleidoscope, it pulls the viewer inward, inviting contemplation. Do we truly perceive Time? For me, this ornament becomes a metaphor for Time as a separate entity — incomparable, incomprehensible, and beyond human control.
Ornament — Time is my attempt to hold still the ungraspable, to look at Time as if it were breathing beside us.
Participation in Exhibitions
• 15th Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy. 2025
• "Art Expo" art fair, Trieste, Italy. 2024
Publications
• Catalog 15th Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy. 2025
• Art review on Aatonau contemporary art blog. 2025
• Сatalog "Art Expo" art fair, Trieste, Italy. 2024
