ARTIST STORIES | INSPIRE & EMPOWER Nature <strong>in</strong> its glory By Gal<strong>in</strong>a Golovchak 28 <strong>August</strong> <strong>2021</strong> www.magzoid.com
“Art is a dialogue with <strong>the</strong> viewer, art is <strong>the</strong> world”, says Gal<strong>in</strong>a Golovchak - Exclusive to <strong>Magzoid</strong> Gal<strong>in</strong>a Golovchak is an oil pa<strong>in</strong>ter from Russia ma<strong>in</strong>ly focus<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> natural world, sea, and forests. Nature can be a simple add-on to a pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g to convey a sense of depth, or perspective. However, it can also be <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> focus of a work of art. Just like nature can be recreated through art, it can also be used as a stand-<strong>in</strong> for greater thought and that’s precisely what Gal<strong>in</strong>a captures <strong>in</strong> her pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs. In a small town <strong>in</strong> Siberia, she studied art till 2007 and later jo<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>the</strong> technical school for specialty architecture after which she took a break from <strong>the</strong> art world. Gett<strong>in</strong>g back to her passion <strong>in</strong> 2017, she began engag<strong>in</strong>g actively <strong>in</strong> oil pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g. Now she is an artist at AG Gallery based <strong>in</strong> Moscow. Gal<strong>in</strong>a loves <strong>the</strong> green untouched massifs and <strong>the</strong> deep sea and has portrayed nature <strong>in</strong> its glory <strong>in</strong> her art. The current trends she follows are realism, landscapes, and seascape pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g. Try<strong>in</strong>g to distract herself from <strong>the</strong> cold climate of her hometown, she devotes her free time to pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g seascapes. Gal<strong>in</strong>a wants to portray <strong>the</strong> preservation of nature <strong>in</strong> its orig<strong>in</strong>al form <strong>in</strong> her art with all its brightness, saturation, and clarity without any human <strong>in</strong>tervention. Concentrat<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> texture of <strong>the</strong> sea – a restless sea, foam streaks, powerful waves, she fills <strong>the</strong> entire space of <strong>the</strong> canvas, absorb<strong>in</strong>g dry land and leav<strong>in</strong>g no space for a human. Her Instagram account @may_gol_art is brimm<strong>in</strong>g with stunn<strong>in</strong>g and realistic pieces of nature, <strong>the</strong> sea, and forests. She takes pride <strong>in</strong> her spectacular mar<strong>in</strong>e pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs, as well as a big pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g of The Taiga after <strong>the</strong> Siberian Taiga experienced a tragic fire. Gal<strong>in</strong>a says, “Art is a way to express yourself and show <strong>the</strong> public <strong>the</strong> topics that you care about, what you love, what you value, what scares you, and so on... Art is a dialogue with <strong>the</strong> viewer, art is <strong>the</strong> world.”. Art is a way to express yourself and show <strong>the</strong> public <strong>the</strong> topics that you care about. What you love, what you value, what scares you, and so on... Art is a dialogue with <strong>the</strong> viewer, art is <strong>the</strong> world. Her favorite artist, Alexey Savrasov, is a Russian Landscape pa<strong>in</strong>ter and creator of <strong>the</strong> lyrical landscape style. - feature@magzoid.com www.magzoid.com <strong>August</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 29