Cityscapes Through the Eyes of Three Artists

Depicting cities had been one of the most important branches in the 20^th century landscape art. By doing that artists allowed those who are not able to travel to distant places have a glimpse on the cites. However, creative approach makes these glimpses even more interesting because each artist tends to work in their own style which makes their point of view even more unique. 

Being a representative of academic art school Kirill Romenskii prefers to demonstrate his imagery by using such mediums as watercolors. He prefers to use high-hey colors, but his palette may seem quite reserved and measured. The artist prefers to produce works that study the surrounding environment. It can also be seen in the artist’s self-portraits. Furthermore, Romenskii prefers to name hos pieces like moths. This peculiar detail highlights his interest in researching how different seasons affect the natural lighting in his studio, or in the cityscapes he produces.

Alisa Golovkina is interested in the nature of light in cityscapes as well. Her imagery often contains glitch effects, shoch is important for her due to the medium she prefers – photography. The artist wants her viewer to relate to those funny moments one can have while traveling. This way her images become more memorable. Even though not all of the shots the artist makes are produced with glitch aesthetics Golovkina tends to make them moving and emotional. This is connected with her passion for traveling which she wants to transfer to her viewers. 

Street photographer Oksana Bochina likes to play mind games in her oeuvre. The artist transforms into a visual investigator of the Balkans, where she resides at the moment. She uses her camera to catch small fragments in everyday life of the local cities that not every citizen is able to see anymore. This flaneur-like method creates a picturesque map of moments through the eyes of this photographer. The care that she punts into them makes others to instantly fall in love with the places she demonstrates.