Monday 24th April
2017
Yelena Popova
With their transparent, softened geometric forms, Yelena
Popova’s paintings recall the graphics and aesthetics of both Russian
Constructivism and Minimalism, and open up conversations about the materiality
of painting today. – Saatchi gallery website
Popova’s practice includes painting, installation and video.
She paints fluid movement with a minimal effect. Her palette is soft using only
a few pastel colours. The patterns in her paintings are layered on top of each other,
making it hard to see what the image behind is representing. The lines in her
work aren’t rigid but smooth into the next colour, unlike my own.
After looking at her work,
I want to try layering up the pattern in my painting next semester. I also want
to experiment with different shaped canvases to make the installation more
interesting with movement.
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