«HOLY SKIN», 2020
39 х 39 cm
acrylic and a thread on reused canvas
People are different, their bodies are unique initially and life adds extra footprints on them with time. It is hard for many to accept imperfections like scars . People prefer to hide them to match accepted standards of beauty, but in this process they erase a piece of their story , an integral part of personality. As a result , the dissonance between body and soul appears as well as the dissonance between who we are and who we seem to be . The body is painted upon the old textured abstract canvas, which was thrown away because several holes appeared. The idea of “Holy skin" creation was born when I saw that canvas in trash. People considered damaged canvas useless and threw it away. The same approach is if something appears on the body, people don’t want to accept it and to show it . Through this artwork, I propose to show all hidden imperfections directly and suppose that people's beauty is in their identity. We are units of energy having strength in our self -acceptance. By understanding this, everyone can discover his or her own freedom. This canvas shows that even holes can add an old canvas to its value. Because having no holes and history this canvas will have no difference from many other woman depictions. The same is with the human body
39 х 39 cm
acrylic and a thread on reused canvas
People are different, their bodies are unique initially and life adds extra footprints on them with time. It is hard for many to accept imperfections like scars . People prefer to hide them to match accepted standards of beauty, but in this process they erase a piece of their story , an integral part of personality. As a result , the dissonance between body and soul appears as well as the dissonance between who we are and who we seem to be . The body is painted upon the old textured abstract canvas, which was thrown away because several holes appeared. The idea of “Holy skin" creation was born when I saw that canvas in trash. People considered damaged canvas useless and threw it away. The same approach is if something appears on the body, people don’t want to accept it and to show it . Through this artwork, I propose to show all hidden imperfections directly and suppose that people's beauty is in their identity. We are units of energy having strength in our self -acceptance. By understanding this, everyone can discover his or her own freedom. This canvas shows that even holes can add an old canvas to its value. Because having no holes and history this canvas will have no difference from many other woman depictions. The same is with the human body
«MIRROR OF THE SOUL», 2020
130 х 90 cm
acrylic on canvas
When I moved from Russia to Denmark, I realized what it means to be an alien. It was the start of my painter’s career, that is why my artist’s name is Elen Alien.
“Mirror of the soul” is a set of 117 canvases 10x10cm in size, which was made for “Embracing our differences” awards in 2020. To illustrate these differences I took 58 black and 59 white canvas, laid them down staggered, and painted eyes of people of various ages, orientations, gender, and nationality on them. Eyes are the subject of my artwork because eyes are the mirror of the soul, and the soul has no color.
I took one canvas after another to paint an eye on it and put it back to the panel, gradually washing out the difference between black and white canvases because you cannot see the color of canvas under the acrylic coat. To emphasize that every person is valuable I added some decorations and glossy finish on each painting to make them look like small treasures.
Each piece is important for this panel as every person is important for our World, and this artwork’s glory is in its diversity.
An advantage of this format of the large work consists of several small works is that you can change the form according to your needs because each eye is just a 10x10 cm module. For instance, you can reach the wide of your bed or console to make it suitable for your interior, or place several pieces separately in unexpected tight places, for example - between windows.
130 х 90 cm
acrylic on canvas
When I moved from Russia to Denmark, I realized what it means to be an alien. It was the start of my painter’s career, that is why my artist’s name is Elen Alien.
“Mirror of the soul” is a set of 117 canvases 10x10cm in size, which was made for “Embracing our differences” awards in 2020. To illustrate these differences I took 58 black and 59 white canvas, laid them down staggered, and painted eyes of people of various ages, orientations, gender, and nationality on them. Eyes are the subject of my artwork because eyes are the mirror of the soul, and the soul has no color.
I took one canvas after another to paint an eye on it and put it back to the panel, gradually washing out the difference between black and white canvases because you cannot see the color of canvas under the acrylic coat. To emphasize that every person is valuable I added some decorations and glossy finish on each painting to make them look like small treasures.
Each piece is important for this panel as every person is important for our World, and this artwork’s glory is in its diversity.
An advantage of this format of the large work consists of several small works is that you can change the form according to your needs because each eye is just a 10x10 cm module. For instance, you can reach the wide of your bed or console to make it suitable for your interior, or place several pieces separately in unexpected tight places, for example - between windows.
«MEDITATION», 2020
20 х 20 cm
acrylic on canvas
"Meditation" is an artwork about the moment when nobody sees you and you are free to be genuine. Liquid flowers depicted symbolize time flow. This artwork aims to motivate you to live in the current moment and to remember the meaning of simple pleasures because our life will not last forever.
20 х 20 cm
acrylic on canvas
"Meditation" is an artwork about the moment when nobody sees you and you are free to be genuine. Liquid flowers depicted symbolize time flow. This artwork aims to motivate you to live in the current moment and to remember the meaning of simple pleasures because our life will not last forever.
