TATYANA NAZARENKO (B. 1944) Nina

Oil on canvas 100 x 80 cm (393/8 x 311/2in.) Painted in 2016 The series “the Family Album” are inspired by Tatyana’s private family archive of letters, postcards and photographs. It is a story of one Russian family that experiences changes that happen in the country with emigration, and also a reflection of an entire generation and the whole country. The medium of painting is essential for Tatyana, the connection of the brushstroke and the canvas is crucial. Traces of the pen on paper become metaphors to painting as well, conveying its personal element