pristine

I put this composition together on a spur of the moment and painted it from life on a warm, cloudy afternoon. It felt idyllic and the air smelled citrusy.

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Rina Kondakova is an emerging artist working in Melbourne. She approaches painting as a way to observe, deconstruct and remember. Born in Yakutsk, Russia, Kondakova moved to Australia at the age of twelve. This significant shift in environment shaped a practice attentive to atmosphere and the tactile nature of memory. Working primarily in oil, her paintings hover between realism and dissolution — scenes that appear almost photographic from a distance, yet reveal her hand and the subtle rhythm of paint on closer viewing.