The solo exhibition of Nikolay Isaenok “Tenderness of Belarusian Land”

The solo exhibition of Nikolay Isaenok “Tenderness of Belarusian Land” is on show at the National Art Museum of Belarus through April 7, 2009. Nikolay Isaenok truly is a Belarusian artist – native land is the most vibrant source of inspiration for him.

It is a retrospective show. The showcased artworks let track the artist’s development for the period of last 30 years. The focal points of Nikolay Isaenok works always have been landscape and still life. Leaning on established traditions of painting, he gradually molded the unique artistic approach.

Artist’s earlier works are recognizable by so called “severe style”, when the images are sometimes look rough, with a textured, thick surface (Still Life with a Red Vase, Still Life with a Leaf of Ceriman). In his early works Nikolay Isaenok also managed to preserve images of Minsk cityscape – unfortunately you won’t be able to find in nowadays Minsk that old street depicted by the artist (Nemiga Street ).

 

1980’s Isaenok can be also easily distinguished: his color scheme is based on tender and soft transitions from one color to another. The landscapes from that period are immersed into amazing calmness and are more subtle.

The artist uses various techniques – he paints with oil, tempera and acrylic; uses brushes and palette knife. Nikolay Isaenok shows that the simplest, sometimes random detail, taken from the nature of interior, becomes valuable in the process of artistic interpretation. Overall, the artist in a masterly fashion can center the audience’s attention and impressions. (Afternoon. Virgins-bowers ).

 

 Afternoon, Virgins-bowers. 100cm x 120cm, oil on canvas, 2006

 

 

- Gallery of Nikolay Isaenok's works

- Artist's background

 

 

 

 

 

Photos from the exibition by Nikolay Petrov, BELTA