Anna Ravliuc Wrapped in dark mysticism and soulful beauty, Anna Ravliuc paints extraordinary images of figures, animals, and allegorical still-lifes in a distinctive yet artfully realistic style. Her work speaks of other worlds with hidden powers and limitless possibilities. The imagery is highly imaginative and saturated with fiery passion and artistic invention, constituting an oeuvre that is very unusual in the contemporary art world. With a special process that uses oils and varnish, Ravliuc applies layer after layer of paint with both her fine-tuned rendering skills and an effluence of sprays, scratches and drips. She has a wonderful sense for how the quality of light and dramatic gradations of color sets the stage for a sense of otherworldly amazement. Within the allegory of Ravliuc’s composition, she leaves enough of the story untold for the subject to remain mysterious and intriguing to her audience. With cryptic titles she ushers us into a realm that is littered with dualities, exploring birth and death, socialization and instinct, and, of course, the material and immaterial worlds. “I was inspired by pagan traditions and prehistoric legends of our ancestors,” explains Ravliuc. “The theme of good and evil, life and death is still forceful even nowadays.” She has a mesmerizing style that is obviously beautiful in her composition, her modeling of light and her handling of the paint. The long limbs and sensual poses of her female figures depict an archetype of the powerful, mysterious and erotic female. Another figure that is characteristic of her work is the skeleton, seen dressed in costumes of the most exuberant pattern and color. Embodying death, he often seems to cower before us as if the totemic symbols of fertility leave him in a trembling state. Her works nod to prehistoric belief systems in many instances, using totemic symbols to contemplate the changing seasons, and cycles of the moon and sun as a form of rebirth. Ravliuc has had great success exhibiting her unique breed of art throughout Romania, Ukraine, and the United States. Born in Ukraine, she now lives and works in Romania.

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The Four Seasons of Yorik - Green - Oil on Canvas 25'' x 23'' The Four Seasons of Yorik - Rainy - Oil on Canvas 25'' x 23''