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"The plastic structure of his compositions is very literature-intense, musical in color, with a touch of unforgettable theatrical reminiscences,which makes it unbelievably immersive. Stretching invisible ties from the works of old masters Vladimir Mukhin expertly complements them with new aesthetic references. The painter lays special emphasis on the texture, it gives a unique flavor to the style of his works. Through multimove techniques he achieves a magic feeling of a dialogue between epochs. Any given fragment can enrich your imagination becoming an independent piece of artistic value..."
"Sad Ballad"
51"x43 1/2" Oil on Canvas.
(Private Collection)
(Private Collection)
"Carmel"
71"x35" Oil on canvas.
How much beauty and grace in the lady shown in the picture with a thin figure, looking past the gaze of admirers fixed on her. Who is she: Lady of High Society, opera prima donna, movie star? Or a collective image of that era in which a beautiful woman without a hat and gloves is unthinkable, in which the smell of perfume and flowers standing by the mirror found the only possible combination that absorbed the elusive "lightness of being." Behind these Ladies stood the men who could ensure the ephemeral nature of these scents; the glitter of precious stones on perfectly defined necks, and the rustle of expensive silks. The man is not on the canvas, but there are horns and headlights of his expensive Mercedes-Benz 500K, compositionally arranging a bouquet of lilies in the foreground.
Where she lives? In Paris, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, it doesn't matter. She's going to a golf tournament across the Atlantic? Why not. "Joie de vivre" or "Dolce vita" still beckons us With their perhaps, We can vague outlines, find B which, film frames from post-war Hollywood films with Marlene Dietrich and Ingrid Bergman, or in tapes with film divas of the 20s ... However, in the picturesque compositions of Vladimir Muhin, they are more than real and tangible....
How much beauty and grace in the lady shown in the picture with a thin figure, looking past the gaze of admirers fixed on her. Who is she: Lady of High Society, opera prima donna, movie star? Or a collective image of that era in which a beautiful woman without a hat and gloves is unthinkable, in which the smell of perfume and flowers standing by the mirror found the only possible combination that absorbed the elusive "lightness of being." Behind these Ladies stood the men who could ensure the ephemeral nature of these scents; the glitter of precious stones on perfectly defined necks, and the rustle of expensive silks. The man is not on the canvas, but there are horns and headlights of his expensive Mercedes-Benz 500K, compositionally arranging a bouquet of lilies in the foreground.
Where she lives? In Paris, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, it doesn't matter. She's going to a golf tournament across the Atlantic? Why not. "Joie de vivre" or "Dolce vita" still beckons us With their perhaps, We can vague outlines, find B which, film frames from post-war Hollywood films with Marlene Dietrich and Ingrid Bergman, or in tapes with film divas of the 20s ... However, in the picturesque compositions of Vladimir Muhin, they are more than real and tangible....
"Carmel"
(Detail)
(Private Collection)
"Red Orchid"
80''x56'' Oil on Canvas.
(Private Collection)
The "Red Orchid" in Mukhin's painting appears before us as an oriental beauty in a fan of palm branches, a leopard and a tiger lying at her feet and wrapping a powerful python around her left leg. She herself looks like the mesmerizing anaconda in a burgundy suit that hugs her flexible body. Oriental aromas, spicy smells, the sound of zurn and the humid heat of the subtropics seem to emanate from the picture. This is rather the heroine of "A Thousand and One Nights", conquering predators not with a whip, but with her enchanting beauty.
(Private Collection)
The "Red Orchid" in Mukhin's painting appears before us as an oriental beauty in a fan of palm branches, a leopard and a tiger lying at her feet and wrapping a powerful python around her left leg. She herself looks like the mesmerizing anaconda in a burgundy suit that hugs her flexible body. Oriental aromas, spicy smells, the sound of zurn and the humid heat of the subtropics seem to emanate from the picture. This is rather the heroine of "A Thousand and One Nights", conquering predators not with a whip, but with her enchanting beauty.
"Red Orchid"
(Detail)
The "Red Orchid" in Mukhin's painting appears before us as an oriental beauty in a fan of palm branches, a leopard and a tiger lying at her feet and wrapping a powerful python around her left leg. She herself looks like the mesmerizing anaconda in a burgundy suit that hugs her flexible body. Oriental aromas, spicy smells, the sound of zurn and the humid heat of the subtropics seem to emanate from the picture. This is rather the heroine of "A Thousand and One Nights", conquering predators not with a whip, but with her enchanting beauty.
"The Letter"
72''x48'' Oil on Canvas.
(Private Collection)
"In this painting I wanted to convey all the complexity of human
experiences... «The Letter» is an ode to love and devotion, sadness
and longing for the loved ones who are not around... and constant
expectation. The real feelings are tested only by separation..." (c)
Vladimir Muhin
(Private Collection)
"In this painting I wanted to convey all the complexity of human
experiences... «The Letter» is an ode to love and devotion, sadness
and longing for the loved ones who are not around... and constant
expectation. The real feelings are tested only by separation..." (c)
Vladimir Muhin
(Private Collection)
"Pierrot"
60"x36" Oil on canvas.
Scheherazade's Tales
"Red Turban"
79"x57" Oil on canvas.
The astringency of the tropics, bliss, peace and pleasure will be felt by the viewer at the painting “Red Turban”. The amazing line of the back of the southern beauty, the languid look, the turn of the head, the shadow crowned with a silk turban, the palm tree, the cooled old marble, on which the naked girl sits, looking at the azure spring of the gushing spring - will make you forget about the dullness of everyday bustle, filling your soul with celebration and aroma " joy of life”, forgotten in painting since the time of Henri Matisse. The tactile effects of forms, the sharpness of lines, the bright color characteristics in Mukhin's paintings always captivate with their energy, their academic clarity and extreme striking sensuality.
The astringency of the tropics, bliss, peace and pleasure will be felt by the viewer at the painting “Red Turban”. The amazing line of the back of the southern beauty, the languid look, the turn of the head, the shadow crowned with a silk turban, the palm tree, the cooled old marble, on which the naked girl sits, looking at the azure spring of the gushing spring - will make you forget about the dullness of everyday bustle, filling your soul with celebration and aroma " joy of life”, forgotten in painting since the time of Henri Matisse. The tactile effects of forms, the sharpness of lines, the bright color characteristics in Mukhin's paintings always captivate with their energy, their academic clarity and extreme striking sensuality.
"Red Turban"
The astringency of the tropics, bliss, peace and pleasure will be felt by the viewer at the painting “Red Turban”. The amazing line of the back of the southern beauty, the languid look, the turn of the head, the shadow crowned with a silk turban, the palm tree, the cooled old marble, on which the naked girl sits, looking at the azure spring of the gushing spring - will make you forget about the dullness of everyday bustle, filling your soul with celebration and aroma " joy of life”, forgotten in painting since the time of Henri Matisse. The tactile effects of forms, the sharpness of lines, the bright color characteristics in Mukhin's paintings always captivate with their energy, their academic clarity and extreme striking sensuality.
"Wild Flower"
70"x57" Oil on Canvas.(Private Collection)
"Esmeralda"
70''x34'' Oil on Canvas.
The glory of dance – this is what the artist wanted to convey in the vertical composition sparkling with all shades of gold and carmine. Esmeralda’s fluttering flounced skirts and an elegant curve of her beautiful hand translate the overwhelming energy of a gypsy dance, its passion and desperation. At the same time, and unexpectedly precisely, Vladimir Muhin illustrates Hugo’s words about the main character of the "Notre-Dame de Paris", "when Esmeralda appears, everything lights up with some magic glow:" She was like a torch brought from the light into the darkness." And the viewer is attracted by this bright light that Muhin’s picture radiates, by this overwhelming beauty, by this thrown back proud head crowned with gorgeous hair, by this fiery rhythm of a dramatic dance expertly translated in painting.
The glory of dance – this is what the artist wanted to convey in the vertical composition sparkling with all shades of gold and carmine. Esmeralda’s fluttering flounced skirts and an elegant curve of her beautiful hand translate the overwhelming energy of a gypsy dance, its passion and desperation. At the same time, and unexpectedly precisely, Vladimir Muhin illustrates Hugo’s words about the main character of the "Notre-Dame de Paris", "when Esmeralda appears, everything lights up with some magic glow:" She was like a torch brought from the light into the darkness." And the viewer is attracted by this bright light that Muhin’s picture radiates, by this overwhelming beauty, by this thrown back proud head crowned with gorgeous hair, by this fiery rhythm of a dramatic dance expertly translated in painting.
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