The Paintings Of Artem Rogovoi: Ukrainian Aesthetics Through The Prism Of Vienna Secession

Artem Rogovoi (b. 1988) is a Ukrainian artist from Kharkiv (Eastern Ukraine). His paintings, accomplished in the recognizable manner of Klimt (the artist uses gold), combine a modernist approach and native aesthetics (the images of sunflowers, fields, wicker fences with pottery, the stove, embroidered rushnyks (towels), and so on). The female nudity, which appears as the main motif of Rogovoi's images, is surrounded by intricate patterns similar to those in shunga pieces.

 Fig. 1. Red Wall (instagram.com)

Fig. 2. Pears mosaic, 2016 (arts.in.ua)

 Fig. 3. Green gold, 2022 (instagram.com)

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Fig. 5. Sunflower Sensation (instagram.com)

Fig. 6. Sleepy Flower (instagram.com)

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