Landscape with trees 1910

Editor: This is David Burliuk's "Landscape with Trees," painted in 1910 using oil paint. It really has a wintery mood for me – or maybe late autumn, like the light is fragile. All those white and blue tones! What strikes you about this piece? Curator: Oh, "fragile light" is beautifully put! It whispers of fleeting moments, doesn't it? To me, it's about more than just trees. Look at the bold strokes, the almost aggressive way he applies paint – feels like he's wrestling with the landscape, trying to capture not just what he sees, but how intensely he *feels* it. Like Van Gogh’s impasto only with a sort of a cold color scheme, I find it fascinating. Editor: I see what you mean. The colours *are* fighting a bit, almost clashing. Expressionism then? Or something earlier? Curator: That is correct, his works belongs to Expressionism. And more specific he combines post-impressionism with expressionism, so, yes! It's a stepping stone, isn't it? Burliuk was playing with perception – light, colour, emotion – pushing beyond simple representation. He was trying to communicate his inner experience. Think about the era too - before the storm of modernism *really* hit! A sense of unease hanging in the air? Editor: So it’s not just a pretty landscape; it’s loaded with…feeling! Like a visual diary entry. It’s interesting how the trees stand as a boundary to the rest of the painting, as if what's being highlighted is not the exterior, but what's beyond that barrier. What's it telling you? Curator: Maybe about looking inwards? The woods here acts like a metaphor for all those boundaries people build! Thanks to you, it does offer this diary-ish sentiment that I like a lot. Editor: Wow, that changes my entire view! Thanks, this has really shed light on Burliuk's artistic vision, quite a beautiful visual experience.