Alla Davydova, "Cities and Years" Automatic translate

Each city has its own genius loci - its own genius of the place, which makes it unique and unrepeatable. Every artist tries to comprehend the essence of the "genius of the place" by capturing this or that architectural object. Evidence of this is the exposition, composed of the works of Alla Davydova.

Picturesque and graphic works were created by the author in different years, and therefore the title of one of the best novels by Konstantin Fedin, “Cities and Years”, is so relevant in this case. Indeed, the exposition is a kind of "travel notes", where culturally significant and historically significant buildings are transformed by the talent of the artist. An individual, unique look turns urban objects into visually universal images. They are reliable and recognizable in their architectural outlines, but at the same time they are symbolically ambiguous, being a kind of embodiment of the “genius of the place” itself.

Of particular importance in terms of their technical and semantic qualities in the exposition are works dedicated to the architecture of Vilnius. It is the very history of the people and the history of world art. Flaming Gothic, harmonic Renaissance and excessive Baroque - these are the main points of the Vilnius route that both the idle traveler and the artist, an eternal, but tireless worker, pave for themselves.

Alla Davydova is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. She is actively working in various branches of contemporary art: painting, graphics, weaving. Her work is distinguished by the depth of comprehension of the real world, the ability to make visible the hidden essence of things and phenomena, the constant renewal of traditional genres of fine art.

Alla Davydova’s works are kept in state museum collections, as well as private collections in Russia and other European countries.