Title of the Work of Art:

New Olympias

Date of Creation:
2023

Genre:
Nude Portrait
Period-Movement:
Contemporary Art
Technique:
Painting
Materials:
Original digital artwork
Dimensions:
Not Defined


Artwork Description:
This painting originates in a dialogue with the work of the Belarusian painter Zhanna Kapustnikova, though Chiao radically transformed both the figures and the setting. Encountering her composition, he glimpsed a reflection of his own Belarusian youth—an idyll he sought to reimagine. The result is an evening picnic, suffused with the warmth of memory, mangoes, and the languor of two half-clad figures.