{"id":974,"date":"2025-03-11T17:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T18:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/?p=974"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:09:38","slug":"vasilisa-romanenkos-lush-portraits-wrap-common-birds-in-decadent-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/vasilisa-romanenkos-lush-portraits-wrap-common-birds-in-decadent-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Vasilisa Romanenko\u2019s Lush Portraits Wrap Common Birds in Decadent Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vasilisa<\/p>\n

Beauty and nature’s resilience are at the core of Vasilisa Romanenko<\/a>\u2019s work. The Connecticut-based artist paints faithful depictions of common yet dignified birds amid clusters of fruits and flowers, exploring the power of opulence in times of upheaval.<\/p>\n

A stately crow poses amid rust-colored roses, a great blue heron poses amid clusters of tangerines and lilies, and a small warbler perches amid pink poppies. Referencing the defiantly decorative works of English textile designer William Morris (1834\u20131896), Romanenko embraces the entrancing nature of decadent patterns.<\/p>\n

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“Great Blue Heron” (2025), acrylic on canvas, 22 x 28 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I want my work to feel like an escape from everyday life, like taking a moment to be still and appreciate nature,” she says about her solo exhibition, BIRDS & BLOOMS<\/em>, at Arch Enemy Arts<\/a>. Enveloped by flora at full bloom, the winged subjects exude a sense of calm and strength as they perch and prepare for their next flight.<\/p>\n

BIRDS & BLOOMS<\/em> is on view through March 30 in Philadelphia. Find more from Romanenko on her website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“Northern Mockingbird” (2025), acrylic on canvas, 11 x 14 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Black-capped Chickadee” (2025), acrylic on canvas, 5 x 7 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Orange-crowned Warbler” (2025), acrylic on canvas, 5 x 7 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Dark-eyed Juncos” (2025), acrylic on canvas, 9 x 12 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Palm Warbler” (2025), acrylic on canvas, 8 x 10 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Brewer’s Blackbird” (2025), acrylic on canvas, 9 x 12 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Beauty and nature’s resilience are at the core of Vasilisa Romanenko\u2019s work. The Connecticut-based artist paints faithful depictions of common yet dignified birds amid clusters of fruits and flowers, exploring the power of opulence in times of upheaval. A stately crow poses amid rust-colored roses, a great blue heron poses […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":985,"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions\/985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}