A Spectrum of feelings by @ludarodinart on show at One Carter Lane Building, London
“The expression art naïf (‘naive art’) - of which Henri Rousseau was the greatest interpreter - is used to indicate a kind of art form that has no immediate connection with the cultural world, be it academic or avant-garde.”
This definition well describes Luda Rodin’s painting: a lucid transposition of emotional states that seems to emerge from an #instinctive, #ancestral gesture that passes through the spirit and takes shape on the canvas. The colourful compositions have the genuine flavour of simplicity, shapes with strong strokes and yet so light to the eye that contemplates them.
#Butterflies, #flowers, and other small insects are her favourite subjects, and they are well represented in the artwork on display.
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The Monarch butterfly, the symbol of #rebirth, is the regal main character of this work. The homage to the splendid specimens does not however fulfils the artist’s intentions: #feelings and relationships of mankind are reconstructed through the magnificent colours of nature. The Blue of the skies is as limpid as the one only the eyes of children can convey. The vibrant Yellows know how to light up the spirit of those who observe them. The Green of the rich vegetation in its many forms is as powerful as the hopes of those who believe that life can offer a second chance. Almost pure pigments can speak a common language since they belong to everyone’s experience.
Ultimately, Luda Rodin’s works are a hymn to #joy and an invitation to #observe the world surrounding us with great attention, in order to recognise ourselves in one of the many #colours that Life can offer us.” @morethan_isa , Art historian
#colourandothervirations #garden #nature #oiloncanvas #joy