The Pursuit Of Mournful Beauty, Circa 2021

by Olena Mynenko

Painting : Indian ink 60 x 120 x 1 cm 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

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About the artwork

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Unique work

Signature

Hand-signed by artist

Authenticity

Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the artist

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Medium

Painting: Indian ink

Dimensions cm inch

60 x 120 x 1 cm 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth

Framing

Not framed


Tags

Animal

Wild animals

Feline

Rainforest

Jungle

Leopard

Artwork sold in perfect condition

Artwork location: Belgium

The dramatic and disturbing beauty of wild Africa overwhelms us in every form. Life and death are both rightful participants in this play, in which there are no sets and no actors, but everyone plays his or her part. There are millions of details where on every square centimetre a tragedy is played out and new life is born. The cycle of beauty in nature

Patient and delicate work with pen and ink, thousands of microscopic strokes convey the rich complexity of a lost world frozen in time.

ABOUT MY TECHNIQUE
Since my entire collection is about the living and powerful nature of the forest or the jungle also about its attraction, its mystery and the influence, certainly the choice of materials was important to me. Drawing on a wooden board is first and foremost about the contestant touch and connection with the wood and also it provides the comfort of a hard stable surface when drawing with ink and pen. As a graphic artist I attach great importance to texture and form and there is such an immense richness of detail in the outlines of the trees that competing with colour could destroyed their beauty visually. So, I chose black and white for this jungle baroque. In order not to leave the drawing very realistic, I accentuated the decadence and luxury of the lavish tropical nature by appliquéd with gold coloured leafs. This is a special technique called - golden leaf embossing.
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Olena Mynenko, The Pursuit Of Mournful Beauty
Olena Mynenko

Olena Mynenko

Spain  • 1970

Olena Mynenko is an artist and illustrator with time-served experience as a fashion designer. She was born and studied Fine Art in Kiev (Ukraine),  before completing her final studies in fashion design at Barcelona.

Her most successful projects have been from fashion brands such as Hermes where she felt ¨very proud to have had the experience to work with them in Brussels, Amsterdam and Luxembourg – creating fashion and portrait illustration sketchbooks for their events.¨

The most passionate projects saw her affiliate with perfume and jewellery brands that were ´seeking a classic, sophisticated style but with a contemporary interpretation.

Mynenko has a proven track-record of working with different techniques and mixed medias; ranging from the more traditional watercolour on paper, through to digital illustration.

In 2018 she moved to Cape Town, where she was heavily influenced by the beauty of African Nature and created a collection of African  landscapes in different techniques.

This art project is a reflection of South African adventures of the last couples of years. It's a nostalgic vision of the majestic and the dramatic beauty of South African nature.

Currently lives between Granada (Spain) and Brussels (Belgium) working on one solo exhibition. 


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