THE TRIPTYCH | ANDREY VERESCHAGINLUCH Gallery Solo Exhibition
11 March – 2 April, 2023
The minimalism of Vereshchagin's paintings continues the lineage of the Russian avant-garde and geometric abstractionism. It embodies the steady theory of the trinity, developed by the artist in his work.
Vereshchagin sees the principle of trinity as the basis of the universe and meets its reflection both in life, in religions and philosophical schools: body – soul – spirit, future – present – past, creation – preservation – destruction, information – energy – matter, science – religion – art. Seing the current situation as the climax of the old world based on duality and the struggle of opposites, with his art he smooths out contradictions and tension in the air, conducts his peacekeeping work.
To fulfill the theory of the trinity, Vereshchagin uses his usual expressive means: color and basic geometric shapes. He uses Plato's ideal bodies, a circle, a square and a triangle as the basis for his paintings, and the constant three lines in his works do not only bring the balance into the world, but also become the author's signature.
"The Triptych" exhibition at the LUCH Gallery presents new paintings with an unusual for the artist technique, in which massive textures of picturesque canvases are followed by the smooth surfaces of gold leaf and potali. This is how the viewer finds himself in the space of ideological maximalism and visual minimalism.