Audrey Ushenko
Courtesy of Denise Bibro Fine Art, Chelsea, NYC. |
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| website: www.denisebibrofineart.com |
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As Ushenko has expressed in the past, she is not interested in the figure for self-exploration. According to Ushenko, “Self exploration has had its day --- I’d rather
contemplate reality…” Ushenko’s richly painted narrative and multifigured compositions evoke the rich histories of western European painters from the past such as Raphael. Assimilating these influences and the reinterpretation of old myths and allegories; her works have a contemporary twist, making them relevant to today’s perceptions of self-image, faith, and mortality.
“Medusa I,” chosen by Donald Kuspit for “The Great Nude” exhibition, conveys the universality of the human condition and evokes the same old myths, still relevant today, although the presentation and interpretation has evolved over time. Ushenko has deftly succeeded in reinterpreting tradition with a new twist. |
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Perseus and Medusa I
32" x 24", Oil on linen, 1975 |
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