Contested Space
Contested Space is Art Project by Svetlana Atlavina. portrays the perils of traveling on foot, by car and particularly cycling in the streets of central London. It is inspired by cyclists’ and pedestrians’ experiences. Thus the main purpose of the multimedia installation is to draw one’s attention to the existing situation within the pool of street traffic. The name, Contested Space, reflects a social situation where every day participants of the city’s traffic compete for their personal track spaces and the shortest journey time. This booklet is a compilation of text, drafts of paintings, rejected ideas, sketchbook pages, oil and acrylic paintings.
Contested Space is Art Project by Svetlana Atlavina. portrays the perils of traveling on foot, by
car and particularly cycling in the streets of central London. It is inspired
by cyclists’ and pedestrians’ experiences. Thus the main purpose of the
multimedia installation is to draw one’s attention to the existing situation
within the pool of street traffic. The name, Contested Space, reflects a social situation where every day
participants of the city’s traffic compete for their personal track spaces
and the shortest journey time.
This booklet is a compilation of text, drafts of paintings, rejected ideas,
sketchbook pages, oil and acrylic paintings.
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Night Cycling, oil on canvas, 100cm x 100cm, 2015<br />
I decided to test the same image producing an oil painting with the size 1m by 1m. I was feeling<br />
destructive and angry. In total, I have completed this painting in 4 hours.<br />
Marks over the cyclist were to destroy the painting in desperate dissatisfaction. Now, I found a<br />
technique for my practice; when I paint in layers with different brush sizes, images are discovered<br />
slowly, initiating a process of interaction between the viewer and an artwork.<br />
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