11/06/2014

The Paintings Of Dina Shubin

By Etta Bowen


Women with elongated, irregular bodies and serene facial expressions are the trademark of a well known Russian artist. Dina Shubin originally hails from Moscow where she attended the Art Faculty of Moscow Teachers Training Institute. In 1990 she graduated and later emigrated to Canada where she continued to pursue her art career. Her art has been exhibited in many different countries around the world from Tokyo to New York. Many private collectors have also purchased her work. Today it is possible to purchase her paintings from online galleries today.

As an artist Dana is versatile, painting both still life and abstracts. Many of her paintings feature muse-like women with long hair. They are often accompanied by musical instruments like harps, cellos and flutes. Her abstract works feature triangles, squares and rectangles with sharp edges that are full of energy, light and color.

These women in her paintings are often posed together with musical instruments. Sometimes they are playing them and at other times they simply rest alongside them. Flutes, violins, cellos and harps are just some instruments featured and these are often painted realistically, emphasizing them against the abstract background.

By elongating the proportions of women, they are no longer entirely realistic but more like creatures in a fairy tale. Their flesh is real but they are also unearthly. Sometimes the artist paints delicate, beautiful veils also adding to this luminous, unearthly effect.

The abstract backgrounds against which her women are posed are richly colored and textured. They contrast with the flesh tones and smooth, long hair. The dresses the women wear are delicate and also contrast with the rougher background. In one painting, however, the dress worn by the woman is painted in the same way as the background, drawing attention instead to the light face and hair. In this painting, a realistically painted violin sits at her feet, also drawing the eye.

The way the flowers are painted is also realistic and one can almost smell their fragrance. Music notes float in the air, flowers exude their scent and a romantic atmosphere is created where the senses are delighted. The way the artist seamlessly manages to contrast abstraction and realism creates a surrealistic quality to her art that elevates it above the commonplace.

Her works reflect a tranquility and romanticism. One piece that has an air of great tranquility is a painting of a girl leaning on the edge of a rowing boat and dangling her hand in the water. Another one shows a young woman sitting on a window seat and resting her arms on her knees. She has a pensive, reflective expression on her face and this expression is seen on the faces of many of her women.

The style of this artist is enjoyed by people all over the world her seek out her art. New paintings are added on a regular basis to the galleries selling her work. Her way of contrasting the realistic with the abstract as well as her way of expressing the divinity of women is what her admirers most appreciate.




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