Oil and acrylic on linen.
80 x 100 cm.

The icy peaks of the Greater Caucasus looming over a river notorious for flash floods. For now the Kish River is just a trickle, allowing cows to wander through the gully, and an artist to take advantage of the view. The mountains are patterned like the geometric mirrors found in the Palace of Sheki Khans, in order to relate the power of the mountains (which can wash away the town) to the power of the Khan (who can sever the hands of the artist who decorated his palace). This artist reminds me of Tural (@moyufov), who struggled to become an artist against the opinions of family and society, and of the Titan Prometheus, who was exiled in these mountains. The cows walking between the artist and the mountain refer to Tural’s grandmother, who supported his dreams by selling milk and cheese.

Original is in a black floater frame.