Many years ago I had an interesting experience with the interpretation of my small surrealistic painting which was created on the basis of sketch in condition of meditation in an intuitive way. It emanated something mystical, mysterious and anxious. This painting was exhibited at a solo exhibition in the city Ufa.
The showroom was beside many universities and many students came to my exhibition. Once the young student came as well and explored closely my paintings. She approached me and began to ask about the meaning and the content of my paintings. She stopped by my small painting and wanted to hear my story about it. I decided to think over the answer and therefore did not immediately start answering.
And suddenly this young woman began to interpret my painting. She considered an image of the red transformed old woman as a symbol of the other world. She interpreted uncommonly my painting and added so many additional meanings that I did not even suppose.I was fascinated and at that moment a magical effect of perception happened, which was also creative.
My painting pushed the viewer to imagine the content of the painting. and for me this event became unforgettable.
In some cases, the artist delivers a message, idea or essence of the inner world of creative work.
He does not leave space for opportunity to viewers for imagination. Such art is understandable, clear and resembling on 2х2 in the mathematics.
There is another type the artists who let viewers come into their space of creation and complete own variant of the content.
For me that variant is ideal, when the artist expresses ideas and feelings in his creative works, but at the same time the viewer can try to solve the riddle and to reveal a mystery, which remains unsolved and is interpreted differently by the viewers.
Creator of Changes, oil painting, 2014. artist Nina Petrovna Valetova
The showroom was beside many universities and many students came to my exhibition. Once the young student came as well and explored closely my paintings. She approached me and began to ask about the meaning and the content of my paintings. She stopped by my small painting and wanted to hear my story about it. I decided to think over the answer and therefore did not immediately start answering.
And suddenly this young woman began to interpret my painting. She considered an image of the red transformed old woman as a symbol of the other world. She interpreted uncommonly my painting and added so many additional meanings that I did not even suppose.I was fascinated and at that moment a magical effect of perception happened, which was also creative.
My painting pushed the viewer to imagine the content of the painting. and for me this event became unforgettable.
In some cases, the artist delivers a message, idea or essence of the inner world of creative work.
He does not leave space for opportunity to viewers for imagination. Such art is understandable, clear and resembling on 2х2 in the mathematics.
There is another type the artists who let viewers come into their space of creation and complete own variant of the content.
For me that variant is ideal, when the artist expresses ideas and feelings in his creative works, but at the same time the viewer can try to solve the riddle and to reveal a mystery, which remains unsolved and is interpreted differently by the viewers.
Creator of Changes, oil painting, 2014. artist Nina Petrovna Valetova
