The winter chord. Gobelin
The tapestry “Winter Chord” is an example of the synthesis of decorative art and abstract painting. The composition is built on the alternation of contrasting color masses: deep dark-blue and brown tones with dazzling white and soft gray accents. This color rhythm evokes associations with a winter landscape — snowfall, whirling wind, creaking branches — yet the image is devoid of literal subject matter and instead acquires a musical-emotional resonance. The woven texture enhances the effect of vibration, turning the surface into a shimmering fabric where each stitch functions as part of the overall rhythm. The artist employs the language of symbolic signs, creating not a concrete winter landscape but its emotional equivalent. Thus, “Winter Chord” is perceived as a metaphor of harmony between nature and art, where winter resounds as a musical symphony of color and texture
Antonina Gurshchenkova
Born on May 12th, 1948 in the village of Kobelka of Brest Region (Belarus). Graduated from the Belarussian Theatre and Art Institute (1972). Works in the field of the decorative and applied art (gobelin, batik), in the monumental and decorative painting ( stained-glass window, sgraffito) and water-colour painting. Since 1972 she is a participant of art exhibitions. The works are in museums of Gomel, Mozyr, Brest, Vetka and in private collections in Belarus and a number of foreign countries. A member of the BAD since 1989. Lives in Brest