"Smerdyakov", acrylic on canvas, 2021, Stamatis Skliris
As repulsive, immoral, halfwitted and divided as he is, Smerdyakov hurries in his intense impulse to blow a fatal hit with the bronze pestle held tightly in his palm. This appalling painting depiction of him is, in a way, concealing some hidden sympathy for the tragic hero.
SAVED BY BEAUTY
Dostoevsky and the Modern World
A Visual Tribute to the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-2021)
Painting exhibition of the group OCHRE
Edited by Bishop Maxim (Vasiljevic)
This exhibit is a tribute to literary legend Fyodor Dostoevsky on the occasion of two hundred years since his birth (1821-2021). The paintings reflect aspects of the author's life and struggles as well as characters and scenes from his famous novels and seek to awaken in us a sense of a deeper spiritual reality and a transformative beauty.