Vania Has Brided a Serpent by the Beard and Rides Through Town
- Artist
- Maria Primachenko
- Date
- 1983
- Style
- Naïve art
- Genre
- Mythological painting
"Vania Has Brided a Serpent by the Beard and Rides Through Town" is a captivating mythological painting that combines elements of naïve art (primitivism) with surreal imagery. Created using vibrant fluorescent paint on Paper, it employs gouache to achieve its vivid textures. The fantastical scene features a protagonist riding through a bustling town, influenced by mythic symbolism and dreamlike narratives characteristic of Surrealism. The naive style lends an immediacy and innocence to the mythological storytelling, inviting viewers into a surreal, colorful world that blurs reality and imagination.
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