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Dasha PogodinaGuardian of the Enchanted Grove2023
2023
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"Guardian of the Enchanted Grove" is a striking portrayal of the intertwining of human and nature, steeped in symbolism and vibrant color. The central figure, a woman, stands confidently alongside a majestic, spotted creature, suggesting a guardian-like presence within a realm that defies the ordinary. Her stance is one of strength and solidarity with the animal, echoing ancient myths where humans and nature spirits coexist.
The backdrop, a tapestry of lush foliage and geometric patterns, creates a world that is at once rooted in the organic and the mystical. The bold use of reds and oranges, juxtaposed with the verdant greens, imbues the painting with a life force that is palpable. This piece invites the viewer to step into a space where legend and reality converge, and where the guardianship of nature's sacred spaces is both a duty and an honor.
PERICHORESIS SERIES
In her series of works, Dasha uses the term "perichoresis" (Dr.-Greek περιχώρησις - "interpenetration"), a theological term meaning the mutual penetration of divine parts into each other, for the title to describe a unique union that does not imply mixing or merging, but emphasizes an inseparable and inseparable unity.
In her work, Daria explores the theme of a new sexuality, deliberately choosing a term from theological treatises for her series of works. With this provocative gesture, she protests against the dictates of religion, the manipulation and pessimization of human sexual expression and corporeality by the church. "Perichoresis" for her is a beautiful and complex term describing the fusion of the divine. Having grown up in the Protestant tradition within Orthodox society, Daria states the separation of sexuality from divinity common in all these religions, while she sees sexuality as the brightest manifestation of divinity, beauty and sublimity.
The artist notes that Christian culture has invested the image of the female body with a narrative of pornographic tension, while at the same time presenting paradise before the fall as a sexual paradise, a Garden of earthly pleasures. For the artist, sexual paradise is a safe environment, complete trust, acceptance, an opportunity to open up and discover the Other, an opportunity to learn to be loved and to love. An environment where fusion does not dissolve in the other person, but on the contrary strengthens the individuality of each person and enriches each other.
Thus the artist through the term "perichoresis", which means interpenetration, fusion of individualities and even occurs in Christian treatises as a round dance of love, reminds that the division into high and low in love is artificial, and overcoming this division can make life more beautiful. The characters in her paintings are immersed in the enigmatic space of love, and sometimes ironic scenes that balance the degree of sublimity with encounters with anthropomorphic partners.
- Creator:Dasha Pogodina (1992, Ukrainian)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 35.44 in (90 cm)Width: 33.47 in (85 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Zofingen, CH
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2203213477882
Dasha Pogodina Ukrainian artist, based in Switzerland. Paintings are in private collections in the USA, South Korea, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, and Switzerland. Exhibitions
2022 Solo Exhibition Stärke und Verletzlichkeit / Escape Vide - Thun, Switzerland
2022 Group exhibitions In Ukraine / ZRC - Ljubljana, Slovenia
2018 Group exhibitions Room of my Minds, Ukraine
2017 Group exhibitions Garden as an Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 Group exhibitions Gift of Volhvs Severodonetsk, Ukraine
2013 Group exhibitions Fragment of Life, Luhansk, Ukraine
2012 Collaborate Project Light of Hearts, Luhansk Ukraine Dasha Pogodina about her art New sexuality and personal integrity - are the basic areas of search in my artistic practice.
In my practice, I problematize the ideal of the metamodern world with its total moderation and the desire to return to high ideals and values. As an artist, I concentrate on the nature of the corporeal, I perceive the body as a membrane reflecting me into this world and communicating the world to me. In search of answers, I enter into dialogue with the body-sensory lexicon of Kiki Smith and Paula Modersohn Becker and also find support in the sublime physicality of the early Gothic of the 13th century from Giotto, unencumbered by the tension of formal anatomy. My works are filled with color, and ethnic decoration and are illustrative at the same time. This turns my paintings into light, at first glance, stories, which, however, do not call the viewer to cold contemplation, but, on the contrary, open up the opportunity to safely return to their secret “I”.
I use the space of naive archetypal images, creating a safe haven from aggressive modernity, with the opportunity to dive into the psychological depths of my own worldview. I build into my paintings the mechanics of oscillation of naivety and mockery, trust and cynicism, chastity and debauchery, strength and kindness, as a manifesto of courage to be vulnerable and herbivorous in a world where food chains still exist.
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