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1992 WATERCOLOR CM. 44 X 60 / in. 17½ X 23½
wonders. They open up another the gravity of the subject on
SHADE Of LIGHT dimension apart from the the other; between the fleeting
visual one which is delightful, strokes of the brush and the
igia Podorean is an clear and graceful; she feeling of time-standstill in a
Larchitect by profession but skillfully uses the same room full of furniture and
she is a painter at heart. The technique and makes it other objects, expecting a
surprise is stronger because appropriate for the meditative visitor. There is a sort of unreal
there is no change in her means suggestion or philosophical gleam which gives these
of expression. She mainly uses reflection, beyond the interiors a discrete shade of
watercolors and landscape is emotional melancholy. light and makes them symbols
her favorite theme. One should of permanence, while the
mention another theme though hat appears as the crucial objects become as many
- the “deep inside” theme. This Wcharacteristic of Ligia’s guardian angels for a
does not generally create a interiors is the fascinating succession of generations. This
metamorphosis in the artist, tension between the softness method is also used in films.
but with Ligia Podorean and tenderness of the painting Let us recall Ettore Scola’s film
experiences like these work material on the one hand and “The Family”. Ligia Podorean’s
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