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Igor & Marina

Aurai

$36,000

Oil on Canvas

64 x 48 inches

This painting, Aurai, is a captivating blend of classical elegance and contemporary abstraction — a dreamlike vision that feels both mythic and immediate.


The title, Aurai, evokes the ancient Greek breezes — nymphs of the air — and indeed, the figures seem carried by wind or spirit. Their translucent, billowing gowns almost dissolve into the background, as if they’re materializing from air or memory. The hair flowing like vapor, the poised yet distant expressions, and their echo-like repetition suggest not just motion, but a passage between dimensions — past to present, real to imagined. 


What strikes me most is the tension between structure and chaos: the finely rendered, nearly Flemish detail of the women contrasts with the wild splashes and drips of color that surround them. The background, reminiscent of Pollock’s action painting, adds energy and noise, while the figures remain silent, composed, and somehow above it all. 


It feels like a meditation on duality — order and disorder, stillness and movement, visibility and disappearance. These are not simply women walking; they are symbols, maybe messengers, maybe muses. The painting doesn't demand answers — it invites wonder.

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