Ivan KorshunovStockings, 2014 · For sale
(from the “Alter Ego” series)
Oil on canvas · 180 × 80 cm · Russia

Even in the face of Armageddon, there is no incredible force that could halt human passions. In the era of the apocalypse, when darkness looms over all existence, the inner sparks of passions flicker restlessly, like the last defiant light in the darkness.

Human hearts, like restless whirlwinds, continue to beat to the rhythm of their own passions, ignoring even the darkest omens. Perhaps, it is precisely in these moments when the earth shakes, and the heavens darken, that human passions manifest most vividly, like an incredibly resilient fire amidst the stream of catastrophes.