This side-by-side image compares a classical Baroque ceiling fresco with a contemporary abstract reinterpretation of the same visual language. On the left is a work by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a grand ceiling fresco showing the sun god Apollo in a chariot drawn by white horses, ascending among swirling clouds and mythological figures, rendered with dramatic foreshortening and vibrant pastel hues. On the right is a modern abstract painting inspired by Baroque ceiling frescoes, featuring energetic brushstrokes and a vivid, swirling palette of pinks, golds, and blues that evoke the dynamic chaos of divine ascension, but without clearly defined forms. Together, these works illustrate how classical themes and compositions can be transformed through abstraction while preserving the sense of movement, light, and celestial grandeur.
Flora Yukhnovich, Oil on linen (2022) + Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Ca' Rezzonico ceiling (1758)
British artist Yukhnovich creates abstract responses to Tiepolo and other 18th century rococo painters
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