God is Love

"God is Love" by Olga Romanova, 2012

Of Course! God is Love! But how do you think? If not Love then what is God? Only Love can tolerate to such mankind.

The Light

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

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"The bird cherry flowers" by Valentin Massov

Read Art

 "A White horse" by Olga Romanova, 2011

"What does not kill me, makes me stronger."
2011 was a year of change for me, the year of bad discoveries and disillusionments. I took a different view of this world and the people living in it. My emotions found an outlet in new art movement which I created in 2011. I named it the "Read Art".
In principle, the "Read Art" was born thanks to this experience. One day, I came home in a very bad mood (after another dose of  injustice). I took the Bible and read: "Vengeance is mine, I will repay."
I wanted to impress these words in my memory  forever, as a reminder that the evil is ruling over the world.
I drew this idea, as seen and understood. In a little while I realized that this was a new step in my work.
"Read Art" is painting that can be read. We can say, this is my conversation with the audience by means of colours.
Why did I choose the English language? Firstly, because I am studying it, and it is a very interesting process. Secondly, precisely because the language is not native, I see it more as a pattern, a kind of technique in painting, rather than as words.
"Read Art" is the ability to draw with the word and write with the thought.
These works were created under the impression of "Revelation."

Be like children!

"A cat hunter" by Olga Romanova

Be like children! It's worth considering. These words are not only simply words. These are the key to your development. The brains of child does not perceive evil around him, therefore the child does not submit to it. And if you do not submit to evil, you will able to perfect yourself. Because only evil is an obstacle in your path to perfection.

What does it mean to be a modern artist in modern world?

What is Art today? Is it business, show, or some thing else perhaps?
I know many artists who successful in business, but they are not talented artists. And I know many really talented artists who live in utter misery, but they make real art.
In my mind art loses its initial meaning to be a guide to the world of harmony and beauty.
Why an artist can not be a just artist?

"It's misty" by Olga Romanova

A new heaven

"A boy with Torah" by Olga Romanova

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first  heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea exists  no more.   And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of  the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her  husband. And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold,  the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall tabernacle  with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall  be with them, their God. And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and  death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor  distress shall exist any more, for the former things have  passed away…”

Culture and humanity

 "The flowers" by Valentin Massov

The term "culture," originally meant the cultivation of the soul or mind, and it was the true meaning of this word. Now, we lost it. What is more,  we lost the consept of the soul. A modern man lives without the soul. He lives like an animal, in a one day. Loss of culture will be mean loss of the human race, because culture is that distinguish us from the beasts. If we don't remember about our soul, we will lose our civilization.