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Rudolf KosowHappy (Young lady on a cake strawberry dessert vintage figurative oil painting)2024
2024
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"Happy" by Rudolf Kosow is a surreal and dreamlike composition that transforms an ordinary dessert into an expansive, otherworldly landscape. A woman rests peacefully, partially submerged in what appears to be a giant, melting cake, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. The painting evokes a sense of serenity and indulgence, where the boundaries between food, comfort, and the subconscious dissolve.
The color palette is dominated by rich reds, pinks, and creamy whites, resembling the textures of a decadent dessert. The smooth, flowing shapes of the background contrast with the more textured, almost liquefied foreground, creating an illusion of movement as if the cake itself is melting around the figure. This play between softness and fluidity enhances the surreal quality of the scene, inviting viewers into a whimsical yet slightly eerie dreamscape where pleasure and surrender intertwine.
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- Creator:Rudolf Kosow (1972, German, Kazakhstani)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 59.06 in (150 cm)Width: 53.15 in (135 cm)Depth: 0.99 in (2.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Quebec, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU907115861402
Rudolf Kosow
Like images from a dream, Rudolf Kosow’s Surrealist figurative and still-life paintings and drawings conjure into reality otherworldly and absurdist scenes.
Kosow was born in 1972 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. From 1994 to 2000, he studied painting at the city’s State Academy of Fine Arts.
Now based in Germany, he divides his time between Stuttgart and the town of Laichingen. He creates oil paintings based on three subjects: humans, animals and landscapes. He invites the viewer to interpret each work’s enigmatic message. For instance, in Contact, an astronaut is seemingly unaware of a colossal cat’s peering eye. In Missing Pieces, Kosow depicts a couple considering the whereabouts of slices taken from a giant Black Forest cake.
Kosow also explores the nature of human relationships in his portraits, such as Couple and Discord. Capture features a large-scale image of a sleeping girl juxtaposed with a miniature soldier standing guard.
“I try to paint things as realistically and as close as possible to enhance the real impression,” Kosow says in his artist’s statement. Although the imagery in his paintings and figurative drawings can be strange and somewhat unsettling, Kosow’s unique interplay of light and shadow creates a sense of “calm, harmony and peace.”
Kosow has exhibited across Germany and France. His works are sought by collectors of 21st-century Surrealist art.
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