Photo Courtesy of: Franklin Bowles Gallery
A recent trip to San Francisco left me in awe from the vibrant city life to the medley of art and architecture that fills the city's streets. Wandering the streets I stubled across a few art galleries, one of which featured Igor Medvedev. I had never before heard of this artist, but the use of bold, bright, contrasting colors and values made me want ot waltz right on in. Half of medvedev's work displayed a motif of large trees with multiple layers of branches filling up the entire canvas. Most of these paintings employed high contrast values with deep, dark colored trees against an orange illuminated sunset.
I was most intrigued, however, by the paintings of sailboats. The detail in water to depict movement is astounding. "Emerald Reflection" shows a brilliant blue and red coral sailboat wading in shallow water. The light value on the surface of the sailboat reveals details in the woodwork, like crevices and shadows formed by the inner structural frame. The subtle ripples, seen through the wavy lines and reflective light on the surface of the water, gives viewers the illusion that the sailboat is wading back and forth just ever so slightly. Not much action is taking place, but the composition seeks to depict a smooth, or legato, rhythmic motion- evoking a peaceful and calm scene.
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