In the second half of the 30s, Svetoslav Roerich had many canvases painted on the themes of life and life of the Indian people. These works can be attributed to the everyday genre; in them, thanks to the romantic uplifting of the images of everyday life, enduring values are affirmed – joyful work, love, good.
Svetoslav Roerich shows the beauty of a person engaged in peaceful labor, and sings of his unity with nature. The very structure of life in the villages of India, which has changed little over hundreds of years, expresses the soul of the Indian people, their national identity. The everyday work of India, the uncomplicated use of its people, their traditions, loyalty to the hearth, the quiet joy of motherhood, a happy childhood – all these stories are taken from Svetoslav Roerich from everyday life.
The perceptive creative genius of the artist, who, behind the “small things” of life, is able to see the greatness of human Being, makes them significant and solemn. In everyday scenes, Svetoslav Roerich does not limit himself to the task of showing how a person lives. He considers the question no less important – why does a person live?
The artist reveals this “for what” by means of philosophical reflection and careful selection of every detail destined to find life on his canvases. He decisively removes the scum of everydayness from human everydayness, which devastates the human soul, and puts in the first place everything that directs it to the search for the meaning of human existence, awareness of the sacred duty to the gift of life.
The landscape of Svyatoslav Roerich does not become just the subject of contemplation. For the artist, there is no “dead nature”. Under his arm, she lives with the person and for the person. The beauty of nature not only gives pleasure to man, but also obliges him.
Mountain peaks breathe inexorability and call on the feat, immense horizons beckon to the unknown, heavenly flames ignite the heart with faith in the beautiful. Svetoslav Roerich acquaints us with the majestic landscapes of India, with the customs of its peoples, with its glorious and ancient culture.
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