Incandescence of the Intangible
Iryna Malynovska's work stands out for its ability to capture emotional turmoil through a vibrant display of pigments and gestures. On this square canvas measuring 90x90 cm, Malynovska portrays an abstract landscape, a forest of sensations where each brushstroke is both a tree and a breath.
The artwork's center is dominated by a burst of red, like a fire that burns not with destruction, but with creative passion. This red is layered, textured, and seems to pulsate on the canvas. Surrounding this chromatic backbone are flecks of white, pink, green, and earthy touches that dance like leaves carried by an unseen wind.
Malynovska's technique is complex and rich. The use of palette knives and brushes of varying sizes brings a diversity of texture that gives the painting an almost three-dimensional aspect. One can discern layers, scrapings, areas where the paint is more diluted, and others where it is thick and concentrated, demonstrating a mastery of the pictorial material that allows for sculpting light and shadow.
The originality of this work lies in its bold approach to abstraction. Malynovska does not merely paint an imaginary world; she invites us to feel the canvas. The visual experience is almost synesthetic – one can imagine the texture under their fingers, the smell of the paint, the sound of the brush against the canvas.
Each viewer may see a different world in this painting: an autumn forest, a floral explosion, or perhaps a reflection of their own inner world. The artist offers a canvas not only to be viewed but to be experienced, interpreted, and personalized with our emotions and imagination.