The journey of the egg by Sophia Shuvalova

Surreal and decorative oil on canvas. Cultural themes and strong references to Russian folk art set against some classic examples of European architecture.This particular painting describes a journey between cultures, time and space. This is a final painting of the series dedicated to eggs, in each particular painting of the series the egg is used as a metaphor or a symbol of cultural identity. In this last painting the egg is missing, only its empty cup remaining. The egg had traveled through the different levels depicted in the image, raising higher every time until it reached the sky and left the painting altogether. The journey of the egg...