AiMIN

A gentle, suave gaze is mirrored in ours. The well-pronounced, rounded eyelid guards within it a golden iris enveloping the black pupil. The expression is soft and belongs to a beautiful woman who has her back to us. She is quiet, serene in her stillness. From behind, a light illuminates her nape, ear and profile producing, moreover, a darting reflection on the ocular surface. The mysterious, diaphanous-skinned woman seems to want to listen to us, seems to be willing to listen and answer any questions we might have for her. There is no hurry, no agitation. Everything is calm and everything is seraphic. Not surprisingly, her face is not the least bit shaken, although she has been caught from behind; on the contrary, she extends her gaze toward us, giving us a moment of serenity. The mouth, turned upward and bathed in red dye reflects its peculiarities in the turban that covers the woman's head. The headdress gently encircles the girl's hair, letting out small unruly locks at the ears. The garment, characterized by a deep, red, sanguine coloring, effectively contrasts with the whiteness of the young woman's skin by going so far as to create a differentiation of volumes and subjects Small, plump roses peep out from the top of the headdress They too are red and, spreading their life force, are considered emblems of femininity. This calm, peaceful and gentle stillness we have seen and known before. There was a period in art history when this artistic canon was particularly in vogue and extremely widespread. The Renaissance is the father of warm and calm looks, it is genesis of majestic still women with a glassy gaze. One need only think of Sandro Botticelli and his splendid painted ladies and goddesses: it is impossible to erase from the mind the irises of the Venus he portrayed. AiMIN draws heavily from Italian Renaissance culture, assimilates its peculiarities and characteristics and makes it his own, adjusting and modifying it according to his sensibility. The colors become more saturated, adapting them to contemporary times, and the face becomes more rounded, softer and suave. The chiaroscuro is kept to a minimum and used exclusively to increase the feeling of depth of the depicted subject. Thus, the face is devoid of shading and expression lines, which causes this feeling of whiteness, peace and tranquility to increase out of all proportion The still gentleness in the woman's gaze instills calmness in our soul Let us mirror our eyes in hers to regain our serenity