Title: Oil painting Picnic Yuriy Laptev Description: Title: Oil painting Picnic Yuriy Laptev Description: No.Galler 49"Picnic" by Yuriy Laptev is a surreal and symbolic artwork that merges historical and fantastical elements to critique modern society's indulgence and technological progress. The painting features elegantly dressed figures enjoying a refined outdoor picnic under the looming presence of a zeppelin soaring through a turbulent sky. Surrounding the scene are oversized objects - dishes, bottles, and industrial structures - which symbolize excess, industrialization, and the chaotic balance between nature and human advancement.Laptev uses irony to highlight the contrast between elegance and chaos. The figures appear calm and detached, oblivious to the disorder around them, suggesting a critique of society's tendency to pursue pleasure and progress while ignoring the consequences. The zeppelin, a symbol of human innovation, looms ominously, representing the fragility of civilization's achievements in the face of nature's uncontrollable forces.Through this painting, the artist invites viewers to reflect on humanity's pursuit of progress and consumption, emphasizing the need for balance between technological advancement and environmental awareness.*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING **** TITLE: "Picnic"* ARTISTS: Yuriy Laptev* SIZE: 60x80 cm/23.62x31.49 inches'* SIZE WITH FRAME: 69x89 cm/27.16x35.03 inches' * MEDIUM: oil, canvas* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this productAbout the artist: Modern artist. Born in Petropavlovsk (Northern Kazakhstan).Lives and works in Crimea (Simferopol, Ukraine).He graduated from the Crimean Art School named after M. S. Samokysh, design department, (Simferopol, Ukraine).He worked at the Art Foundation of the Ukrainian SSR as a designer specializing in interior design, applied design in the techniques of monumental mosaic, layout, stained glass and interior sculpture, easel graphics (etching).Cooperation with foreign IT firms specializing in WEB design, illustration, conceptual development.Permanent participant in exhibitions: reporting exhibitions of the Crimean Association of Artists in Ukraine (works in the etching technique were purchased by the Union of Artists of Ukraine in Kyiv), exhibitions of creative associations of Crimea and Simferopol, "Reality and Mysticism" (Werkstattgallerie, Heidelberg), Interactive Art Action, "Formula T "," Point T "in association with R. Kuhar, Simferopol-Kyiv, international exhibition "Odesa-Art" under the patronage of the gallery "KEP", Simferopol Odesa, Ukraine.Works in private collections: Ukraine, Abkhazia, Russia, Germany, USA.
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