dogs series

2020, Painting, Acryl, Canvas , Contemporary

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The piece presented here is a part of the larger Dog series that Alina Sokolova started to develop during the Covid-19 epidemic. Living at that time in Vienna and facing the struggle of isolation from her loved ones who stayed in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, the artist reflects on the emotional component of such topics as ‘care’ and ‘support’. At that point, she began to repeat the motive of ‘carrying’ in her paintings. In the bright, absurd, and almost surrealistic images, women carry men, dogs hold humans, and crowds support each other from the fall. However, the motive is ambivalent: the carried ones become a burden, and the whole composition reveals a codependent structure of the gesture of support.

Valeria Schiller

Art historian, writer, and curator of contemporary art

Digital original details

Format
Digital Original Standard
Resolution
400 MPX
Color depth
48 bit 281 Trillion Colors
Original file size
1691 MB DNG File

Physical original details

Country
Ukraine
Years
2020
- Styles
  - Contemporary
- Medium
Physical canvas
100cm x 87cm
Framing
No framed

Alina Sokolova

Alina Sokolova is a Ukrainian artist focused on the repetitive actions of contemporary labor, the concepts of care and carrying, and the increasing mechanization of daily life.

Summary of Alina Sokolova

Alina Sokolova is a multidisciplinary artist with a rich academic background. Sokolova's paintings often address animal-human relationships, leisure, productivity, consumption, and mass choreography phenomena in digital media. Recognized for her innovative approach, she was shortlisted for the Pinchuk Art Centre Art Prize in 2020.

Biography of Alina Sokolova

The artist was born in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, in 1995. Her artistic journey began with studying Visual Arts in Uzhhorod, followed by specializing in sculpture and installation at the Academy of Fine Art and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia. She further expanded her practice with photography as a guest student at HFBK in Hamburg, Germany, culminating in her graduation from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria, in 2021.

Alina Sokolova's original paintings have been featured in numerous group exhibitions across Europe, including at New Jörg Art Space in Vienna, Koridor Art Space in Uzhhorod, Michaela Stock Gallery in Vienna, Municipal Art Centre in Lviv, Museum of Art in Zilina, among others.

Selected solo and group shows of Sokolova's famous paintings include “Motherland” (2023), “RAW” (2022), “Der Kompass ist nutzlos” (2021), “Heracleumfall” (2019), “Anatomy of river smuggling” (2018), and many more.

Currently, the artist lives and works in Austria.

Alina Sokolova’s Famous Paintings: Exploring Movement

Alina Sokolova’s art includes numerous paintings. In her works, figures seamlessly intertwine, their joints, hands, and legs merging and flowing together with choreographed fluidity—yet never disrupting the clarity or harmony of the composition.

Her famous pieces include “Chess Players” (2021), “Egan Pub” (2021), “Horses in TikTok” (2021), “Horses Losing Tails” (2021), “Woman with a Hairbrush” (2021), among others.

Alina Sokolova’s Art Style

Alina Sokolova examines movements that have become common property and are a testament to their time and the ever-changing social climate. Her paintings address themes such as animal-human cohabitation and care, leisure, productivity, consumption, and the phenomenon of mass choreography in the age of digital media.

As she explained, humans are always at the center of her paintings. She described the coexistence, synergy, and interaction of people, as well as the spontaneous choreography of their bodies—whether conscious or not—as something that continuously captures her interest.

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