TATYANA NAZARENKO (B. 1944) Reminiscence

Mixed media, collage, graphic on paper 65 x 50 cm Executed in 2016 Tatyana Nazarenko is one of the greatest Russian artists of the second half of XX century, prominent master of historical painting Her works have multilayer of meanings and often are autobiographical. Memory and connection to the current moment are essential. ‘My subjects are dictated by the Russian history... guerrillas, victims of Soviet repressions… Permanent revolt, and permanent penalty… Protest and violence… But I am an artist, not a writer, a historian or a publicist. I use my own means … with the help of colour, composition, and gesture… I believe that magic exists the magic of art.’ - Tatyana Nazarenko