Video: Village old men in the soulful paintings of Leonid Baranov
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Each time, looking at the work, you involuntarily smile, becoming kinder and brighter. And all because each of his paintings is saturated with incredible warmth, sincerity and happiness, because the main characters of his work are old men, whose soul is always open wide open …
Inspired by childhood memories, Leonid created an amazing series of paintings dedicated to village life, the main characters of which were grandfather and grandmother, glowing with sincere kindness. After all, they say the truth: "The body grows old, but never, you hear, the soul never gets old!" That is why, in his works there is that very incredible attraction emanating from the old people invented by him, who warm the viewer with a sunny smile, bright eyes and warmth.
Despite their age, the characters in his paintings live their own independent lives, enjoying every day they live. They ride an impromptu sled, drink tea, arrange yard gatherings, walk, remember their youth and bask in the hayloft, forgetting about worldly problems and hardships. After all, to be able to enjoy small things and simple things, alas, is not given to everyone …
“Back to childhood” - so you can say, in which truly warm and sincere stories from the most pleasant and carefree time on earth come to life, when the atmosphere reigning around is saturated with incredible warmth, sincerity and boundless love and interest in everything around …
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