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It is strange how fascinating old things are—old wood, old metal, the craquelure cobweb of old varnish... the way time has worked on them. Perhaps this is proof that Time is material and has value in itself.
Once, while looking at a massive hundred-year-old board from an old house, I imagined all the works on wood panels—from icons to paintings—that we never saw, that have left, disappeared, lost in time. What might they have looked like? Then I came up with the idea to create such an object, resembling a found artifact, with fragments of old painting on an ancient piece of wood. So I created it and continue working on it now..
Additional technical education helps me find new and innovative technological solutions, and now every work is physically unique because of the uniqueness of the key element—old wood—and because of the peculiarities of the process. Nowadays, when so many people are interested in medieval style, fantasy, and pseudo-historical stories—from The Lord of the Rings to the Game of Thrones—such works are intriguing, aren’t they? Just as they could have been if they had existed in reality and survived to our days..
I’m always in search—of new approaches, new materials, sometimes incorporating elements of old metal, and more. Sometimes I copy works of old masters to get closer to the subject, but when I miss bright and clear colors, I relax by working in traditional painting..
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Sergey Lesnikov is an award-winning Russian painter who has exhibited nationally. His works encompass a broad range of landscapes, still lifes, as well as figurative art. Lesnikov is also inspired by old wooden panels and creates compositions that resemble ‘found artifacts’. He uses a variety of techniques when painting with acrylics and oil on canvas or wood, adding metal and wood for heavily textured surfaces.
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