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The Two

2023
Materials: hardboard on a stretcher, plaster, acrylic
140 см x 100 см
Category: painting
Item Number: 021332
250 000
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About the Work
About the Artist

The frescoes of Natalia Chobanyan delve into themes of everyday life, exploring the relationship between humans and their surroundings. Each piece serves as an attempt to pause time and create a moment of stillness. The artist employs the ancient Roman technique of “fresco al secco”, which involves applying a layer of paint onto dry plaster. This chosen method allows Natalia to elevate moments of the mundane, highlighting the beauty of each moment while simultaneously emphasizing the fragility of time. Precious memories, like the frescoes, deteriorate over time, becoming less distinct and transforming into almost abstract images, forever captured in the heart.

Born in 1987 in Tbilisi. Lives and works in Moscow.

Graduated from the School of Contemporary Art at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art "Free Workshops" in 2021. Participated in group exhibitions at the Museum of Moscow and the Moscow Museum of Modern Art in 2021, as well as the BLAZAR fair in 2022. Natalia's personal projects were held at the Masters school and the pop-up gallery "Vzor" in 2023.

The artist works with the theme of everyday life, the relationship between humans and their surrounding space. Each work is an attempt to stop time, to slow down, and create a pause. Main techniques include fresco al secco, cyanotype and ceramics.