Elena Ushanova

Sunset by the sea

2022

ABOUT THE ARTWORK "Rising in Unity," this poignant artwork, explores themes of kinship, growth, and the nurturing aspect of nature. The two figures stand as mirror images, their sha...

ABOUT THE ARTWORK "WARRIOR" is a vivid portrayal of strength and motion, a captivating tableau where mythology meets the modern spirit. The figure, poised with a lance, exudes a se...

In the contemplative work "Thoughts: The Eve Within," Ukrainian artist Tatyana Pchelnikova continues her exploration of the female psyche through the lens of her "Thoughts" series. T...

Mango has always been my favorite fruit; it's soft and looks like a heart. I still love it. Two women hold on to it, and the trees around them spread like ribs. Sometimes, feelings t...

Artist statement: My work as a figurative painter examines my experience as a gay male living in Mexico today. My early paintings and drawings are explicitly erotic in that they f...

"Deep Down" is a 2023 surrealistic oil painting in blue green water and lost bronze Roman artifact. Framed Dimensions: 52.75 x 41 inches In a continuation of the idea that origina...

This contemporary painting "In the moment " featuring a woman lying on the beach makes part of my series dedicated to "Women". This art piece is all about a committed life of engag...

Part of Daniela Astone's series of figures in different ethereal and surrealistic spaces. "The Kiss" brings to mind Gustav Klimt's famous 1908 painting of the same name but instead of an abstracted gold background, Astone creates a mysterious creature enveloping and suspending the figure in mid-air. The dark monster looks ominous until you notice the nude figure leaning into her partner, her hands lightly caressing or leaning on the the amorphous creature. Her body is relaxed and her eyes closed. As a classical artist who paints the nude figure everyday, Astone is masterful at depicting women at ease in their natural bodies rather than women self-conscious of their nudity—posing but fearful of exploitation at the same time—a theme in art history that continues today. Some of the sweeping strokes of black are inspired by Japanese paintings techniques, and on the lighter areas there are rain drop falling from a blue-grey cloud in the background. 52.8 x 44.9 inches framed Artist Bio Daniela Astone was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1980 and raised in Porto Santo Stefano...