Filipp Malyavin, Torbellino, 1906, óleo sobre tela, 120 x 74 cm, Galería Tretyakov, Moscú
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Impacta, sobre todo, el sentido del encuadre en Malyavin, rasgo que caracteriza buena parte de su obra. El rostro humano como objeto excéntrico a los mundos que nos muestra. Como una cosa más agregada al Cosmos, al torbellino del Cosmos.
Leemos por ahí: "...Here Malyavin melds Russian Impressionism with abstraction. Drawing on his own personal history he creates ” heroines of old-Russian legends.” The clothing of these peasant women become streams of warm and cool color that dance around the canvas. The influence of the artist Alexander Zorn is seen in Malyavin’s bold brushwork. We can also see influences of Sound Painting that Russian artists Vassily Kandinsky and Nikolai Milioti were also experimenting with during this time period. Malyavin uses this technique to create dynamic sweeping movements that produce rhythm. On the recommendation of Igor Grabar, Malyavin used slow drying oils to better control this large canvas."