Untitled 2018

Gennady Mironov made this untitled oil painting, which measures 40 by 50 centimetres, with a painstaking approach to layering colour. The consistent palette of greens creates a very particular atmosphere. It is like stepping into a dream, or another world. The texture throughout is incredibly consistent, making it hard to get a handle on the artist’s process, as there is an absence of any gestures to latch onto. Look closely at the lower section of the painting, where the ground meets the base of the tree. These two elements seem to seamlessly join. It is as if the grass is growing directly from the tree itself. Mironov’s approach here resonates with the mystical landscapes of artists like Max Ernst, whose forest scenes create their own distinctive reality, opening a space of imagination beyond our everyday world.