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Main | Introduction
| Roses in the Dusk
Irises in Spring | Interlude
of Ambiguity | Irises and Pears | Thumbnail Gallery
Art of Maria Kazanskaya
Kazanskaya's electronic gallery is maintained by her husband Dmitiri Manin who graciously provided images for this article. All of the images remain copyright by Maria Kazanskaya, and rights are reserved as detailed on her web site.
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Introduction - Why this painter and on what grounds her art should be considered.
Roses in the Dusk - A look at one painting and the basic techniques which will be seen in the other paintings
Irises - Why depiction of objects is symbolic, and how the way that depiction and abstraction create the world of the painting.
Irises and Pears - Why we should be concerned about the working methods of painters and the texture those in the images that those methods produce.
Interlude of Ambiguity - On what this tapestry of method and idea produces and why it is a change from the standards of Modern art.