George Safronov : life before and after the conquest of France
Georgii Safronov: Life before and after conquering France
It is nice small public garten in front of the seminar of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, you hear midday ringing of bells and the sound of the voices. Students of Journalism Institute, who learn polish, do have a meeting with a polish painter from Moscow, his name is Georgii Safronov. He is an old friend of Mariia Kalamazh, university teacher of Polish language. Georgii is coming back to Poland from Crimea seaside, where he used to work for some time. He is staying only for a day in Kyiv and decided to spend this time with students and organized an improvised master-class from artistic photography and is going to talk about painting, in which he is more than successful. The last autumn Georgii Safronov took the first place on the prestigious exhibition in Paris.
As to your achievements, do you call yourself “successful person”?
No, I believe, that I am an honest worker and a soldier of art. I know that to win a competition in France is not just occasionally, but it is very pleasant, that there are people, who like what I do. I was never too proud of myself. I know, that everything is fast running, like waves: they sail up to the shore very quickly, touch your feet and sail away, and your feet are on the same place. I am very interested in emotions, which I can express through my brushes, linen and colors. There is no sense to paint a building first and then show what has surprised you in that. The most terrifying feeling for art is apathy. This negative reaction is still a reaction and when a viewer says, “oh, what a nice frame”, that means he does not like it.
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