Vasyl Savchenko – Sliding shadow of the vase

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A hip and thigh with a soft band of light sliding across them, the rest in black — Sliding shadow of the vase

Detail: dotted grey charcoal skin with a dark round hollow and fine scratched creases — Sliding shadow of the vase

Close-up: a lit curve of the hip in white charcoal melting into black canvas — Sliding shadow of the vase, 2024

The work is stretched on a stretcher.

Details

Title

Sliding shadow of the vase

Technique

Charcoal, varnish on cotton canvas

Size

100 × 90 сm

Place

Gdansk, Poland

Year

2024

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