My version of the story behind the painting
The plant in the painting holds a very special power, and the woman is about to release this power to the world. Or is she? Perhaps she is playing with the thought of releasing her 'little catastrophe", without the intention of doing it. The plant is mugwort, which in Ukranian is "Chornobyl". The woman here is a goddess, playing with the symbolic power in her hands.
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| Detail from "My little catastrophe" |
The making of "My little catastrophe"
My wife loves these glass cake-holders and wanted this one to feature in a painting, and I love the dress she is wearing, even though it was difficult to paint. The Chernobyl disaster has a special meaning for my wife as she was out cycling with her family when she was six years old. They got caught in the rain and it wasn't till afterwards that the family realised the rain was probably radioactive. Her mother suspects a connection between that rainfall and a blood condition my wife had afterwards. She's fine now though! |
| Detail from "My little catastrophe" |
A limited edition of canvas prints of this painting are available. An edition of ten at the same size as the originals (100 x 100 centimeters) for 2700 kronor each and an edition of twenty at 60 x 60 centimeters for 1400 kronor each. All signed and numbered by me. Please get in touch by mail gary.rychter@gmail.com or telephone 0046 (0)706 391848 if you are interested in buying.
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