The awakening before dawn

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Pale leaf blades fanning up out of the dark against a deep red sky — The awakening before dawn, charcoal and pigment
Detail: a chest in deep red pigment and charcoal behind crossing leaf blades — The awakening before dawn, 2025
Detail: leaf blades sweeping over a red-lit body, the canvas creases drawn like cracks — The awakening before dawn
Detail: pale leaf blades fanning out of the dark over a reddish torso — The awakening before dawn, charcoal and pigment

The artwork is not stretched on a stretcher frame, but it can be if needed.
The work was created during a one-month residency in Cetinje, Montenegro, by special invitation from Maja Šofranac and Gallery 42 (University of Montenegro Faculty of Fine Arts)

Details

Title

The awakening before dawn

Technique

Charcoal, natural pigment, varnish on linen canvas

Size

110 × 88 сm

Place

Cetinje, Montenegro

Year

2025

Related

Residency

August 2025 – Cetinje, Montenegro

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