The inspiration of light translated into quick brushstrokes. Oh hey that sounds familiar, sort of like one of the most popular movements in art to date: impressionism. Once upon a time I stumbled on painting by Leonid Afremov, and I stared at it for like an hour on my computer screen. Probably burned my eyes a little bit. The piece was titled Alley by the Lake.
Broken color, bold clear strokes, and saturation caught my eye immediately in this piece. I absolutely love when artists successfully compose their pieces of strong brushstrokes. So I did a little more digging into Afremov and I had to say... I don't think I've ever googled an artist and had 8 pages full of pieces with no repetition of any of the artwork. I kid you not, pages and pages of art. All together, his pieces really begin to run together in terms of color and subject matter. But a few stood out to me, not just because I admire his style, but because they strayed from the romantic walk-in-the-park feel.
Obviously, I've chosen a bunch of boats. Boats = lifeline in the Caribbean and they make up a great part of everyday life. In playing with light, Afremov's use of color and subject matter in these cases looks like a hybrid of European and Caribbean painting to me, in terms of choice of medium, style of painting, color choice, and the subject matter.
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