Dina Podolsky (1953), Painting Hst "once Upon A Time", Twentieth

Oil on canvas painting representing a group of characters, signed lower right, titled on the back "once upon a time" (once upon a time). 20th century. Frame size 47*54 cm and 28*36 cm at sight. Dina Podolsky was born in Moscow in 1953. A graduate of the Central Moscow Art School, she studied book illustration and art history at the famous Moscow Polygraphic Institute and continued her studies at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Dina Podolsky has exhibited extensively for over thirty years and has many international exhibitions to her credit. Dina Podolsky now lives and works in Montreal, Canada, thousands of miles from her native land. These two factors contribute to explaining some of the particularities of his artistic approach. The basis of his work is anchored in his memories, especially those of his childhood. Time and its transience constitute the pivot around which all his work revolves. In Dina Podolsky's paintings, time is expressed through a particular organization of elements in the pictorial space, compartmentalized elements that all echo each other. Additionally, the overall style and patina effect the artist uses creates a sort of blurry, timeless dimension in which patterns and shapes seem to emerge or be submerged, depending on the viewer's perception.