SupremePunk #085
Fountain
This Punk is inspired by CryptoPunk #4461 and works of outstanding Russian and European artists, such as Pavel Kuznetsov and Nicholas Roerich, Yves Klein and Mark Rothko.
Pavel Kuznetsov — Blue Fountain, 1905
This painting has largely adopted the theme and technique of the most famous works of the Russian painter Pavel Kuznetsov. For example, being the head of the art association "Blue Rose", he created the painting "Blue Fountain", which seems to be woven out of thin air, since the "Blue Roses" believed that art should reflect the human soul. At first glance, it is difficult to understand what exactly the artist depicted, but a sense of peace and solitude immediately emanates from the work. Upon closer examination, the viewer can distinguish the fountain itself, the water flows of which resemble the outlines of figures clinging to each other at the very bottom of the canvas. Of course, the SupremePunk's contrasting color palette differs from the muted blue-green tones of the Blue Fountain, but the lack of a clear contour and the ephemerality of the figures depicted bring these paintings closer together.
Pavel Kuznetsov — Mirage in the Steppe, 1912
Pavel Kuznetsov — Evening in the Steppe, 1911
Pavel Kuznetsov — In the Steppe, 1912
As for the subject of the image, it is similar to a series of steppe paintings by Pavel Kuznetsov. "In the Steppe", "Mirage in the Steppe", "Evening in the Steppe" — all these works show an idyllic life that contrasts so much with the realities of the rapidly developing world of the early XX century. In Punk, there is also a feeling of some kind of phantom corner of calm, so corresponding to the ideas of escapism of artists of the turn of the XIX-XX centuries
Nicholas Roerich — The Himalayas
The work of the orientalist artist Nicholas Roerich also fits into the paradigm of Asian color. He spent most of his life wandering around Asia, the natural beauty of which he captured in many of his paintings. They are characterized by bright colors that convey the unearthly splendor of the landscapes of Tibet, the Himalayas. This SupremePunk resembles a lonely wanderer of Roerich's canvases, who walks along the peaks of eternally snow-capped mountains blazing in the setting sun.
Mark Rothko — Orange, red, yellow, 1961
In terms of color, this image combines the color palette of Yves Klein and Mark Rothko. Yves Klein is world-famous for his monochrome works made in bright blue, the formula of which he patented. "Klein's International Blue Color" became the artist's calling card, his unique creation. If we talk about Rothko, then his works are vivid examples of color field painting, which is characterized by the use of colors similar in tone. The main colors of Mark Rothko are orange, red and yellow, which can be found in each of his works. These colors are used by the artist not in their pure form, but in a "dirty", darkened form, which can create a feeling of discomfort among the audience, because Rothko deliberately violates the color harmony familiar to the human eye. This SupremePunk is created using ultramarine color and "rusty" yellow and orange shades that collide with each other on the canvas and emphasize the depth of one color and the warmth of another
Yves Klein with Patented color
Robert Delaunay — Rythme, 1934
It is also worth paying attention to the semicircle depicting the character's face. Made in two colors, it resembles the "PRISMS" of the Orphists, among which Robert and Sonya Delaunay can be distinguished. The orphists sought to convey the rhythm and dynamism of movement through a regular change of color, shapes. There is no such rhythm in SupremePunk, it is interrupted by a white veil that, like a veil, hides the other half of the face from the viewer. This, in fact, sharp, angular figure draws the viewer's attention to the probably tanned face of the wanderer of the ideological desert or steppe.
This SupremePunk is an attempt to escape from the routine hustle and bustle, to find solace in lonely wandering through unknown expanses.
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CryptoPunk #4461 that has been taken as a base
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