Two Females Smoking

The early painting Two Females Smoking was made when I was looking for my place in the world, experimented with the visual language and some formal painting techniques. I was fairly young then (19 years) and was overwhelmed with emotions and impressions of life in London and excited by the sense of freedom and by becoming aware of my growing up. All things combined, the painting turned out pastose and expressive. That is to say that this work encapsulates my personal evolvement under the influence of the external environment which, in fact, greatly contributed to the formation of my artistic identity.