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Nataliya BagatskayaDon’t Turn Around — They’re Still Here2025
2025
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This painting invites the viewer into a hushed interior filled with tension, memory, and quiet symbolism. A woman in a simple black dress stands with her back turned, unmoving—caught in a moment that feels both intimate and otherworldly. A black cat sits beside her on a red rug, its gaze fixed toward an unseen point, as if it senses something just beyond the frame.
A light from an arched window falls on a plant whose long leaves mirror the woman’s stillness. On the wall a pendulum clock swings gently—a hypnotic reminder of time passing, or perhaps standing still.
The cat, the clock, the silence—all elements seem to whisper a warning. The title, Don’t Turn Around — They’re Still Here, adds a layer of suspense. Who are “they”? Are they real, imagined, past, or present? The woman’s refusal to face us—paired with the cat’s unblinking stare—creates an atmosphere where time and presence blur.
This is a meditation on absence, on waiting, on the things we feel but do not name. The painting speaks in the language of shadows and stillness, inviting viewers to listen closely—to what’s not said, and to who might still be here. Dutch acrylic paints Amsterdam and Italian fine-grained cotton canvas tm Unico were used in the work. Finish - satin varnish. The ends are painted. Series "Life in Avatar". This artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Name: Natalia Bagatska. Born: 1967, Horodyshche, Ukraine. Lives and works in Kyiv. She graduated from the University of Technology and Design in "clothing design" specialty. Profession: artist. Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Specialization: acrylic painting. Style: hyperrealism, photorealism, contemporary realism. Historical techniques of oil painting, embodied in acrylic paints. Subjects: Still lifes, nature, environment, people. Has more than 30 group and 4 personal exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad. The works are presented in various printed publications, in particular "Kyiv in art", Italian magazine "Hyperrealism", "Artbox Project Basel. Miami" Artbox Project Barcelona 2.0, Switzerland, online magazines "ArtBaazar", as well as special projects "365 Days After" (international), "Women in Art", "Hryvnia Art" (Ukraine), etc. The works are part of the Museum's collection prominent figures of Ukrainian culture in Kyiv and the Korsak Museum of Modern Art in Lutsk.
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