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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic on Linen
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 70.9x47.2in
About this artwork
The model is Anna Kryaklina, a young Russian woman from Saint Petersburg. This painting uses the only tool of protest available to the metropolitan youth of Russia: allegory, the image. The image hides the protest behind an insidious facade of innocence. Here the traditional Russian scarf, a sign of chastity, associated with a famous Western lollipop which reveals an ambiguity between political correctness and subversion, between chastity and sexual…
freedom. This Russian youth, in love with the West but anchored in its origins, has something moving and universal.
David Affagard
France
Credentials
- Works on commission
David Affagard, fascinated by Schiele and Freud, explores the human figure through live drawing, acrylic and charcoal on wood. Combining classical and modern techniques, he models perspective and composition to express total humanity. His striking work strips the body naked, depicting our last line of defense in an all-consuming world, a formidable ode to our unwavering integrity.