On a rainy evening so typical of autumn, we, the residents of Volgograd, found a small but very cozy and warm corner filled with Elena Orlova’s creative works. The long-awaited exhibition “Ultramarine within the Bounds of the Permissible” opened at the Regional Art Gallery. Its opening coincided with the 25th anniversary of the Children’s Art Gallery, founded and once directed by Elena Vladimirovna.
“An exhibition. A time to gather stones. A chance to show those close to you what you have drawn, invented, seen in dreams. Close people — because, when you make an exhibition, you think about them: how will they perceive it? What will they say? Everything that remains unsaid in life wants to be said through drawings. Through poems. An attempt at dialogue…” the artist shares on her website.
Quite a few people came to congratulate her, wish her a long creative path, or simply look at the paintings. “She is an amazingly bright, positive and very joyful person,” says city Duma deputy Elena Voznesenskaya of the artist. “My favorite color is blue. It is the color of hope, of the sky, and of everything with which we connect the future.” For those who do not know, ultramarine, which we know from the title of the exhibition, is a bright, rich paint, usually blue in color.
Elena’s works include many still lifes and landscapes, and a strongly expressed love of nature: “I love flowers very much. Trembling, living, bright. It is so interesting to try to convey their tremor, defenselessness and challenging solemnity through line and color…”
The exhibition is conceived as a small journey, symbolized by a boat standing in the middle of the hall. The atmosphere was complemented by poems by the hostess of the evening and by the pleasant, relaxing music of Olga Nasyrova’s ensemble “Jazz do it”.
For those who would like to see it with their own eyes, the exhibition will remain open for another month.
Anastasia Yastremskaya
life34.ru
