Paintings that tell a story of a fragile reality in perpetual change are presented in an exhibition by Natalia Yampolskaia, member of the Moldovan Union of Plastic Artists. The painter addresses the beauty of the world and urges the audience to preserve this splendor for future generations.

Titled “A Floating World”, the exhibition is compartmented into architectural landscapes and abstract works that symbolize the definitive departure from old forms and the search for new ones.

Blue and purple shades prevail in paintings with architectural landscapes. The works were painted during the coronavirus period, when everyone stayed at home and felt like traveling, Yampolskaia said. The more recent paintings are of brighter shades and reflect the unpredictability caused by what is happening in Moldova’s neighborhood. The subject of nature stands out, the need to keep the world around us intact. In some of the works, women are depicted with their heads down or on their side, symbolizing the reversal of the natural course of life.

Before coming to Chisinau, the exhibition was presented in Tiraspol.

Exhibition coordinator Ekaterina Bulipopova said the works prompt people to reflect on the things that make this world real and the pillars on which the world rests in the age of change. At the heart of the exhibition are three works depicting women, entitled “Look Away”. It is a personal statement of the painter about the current role of women in the world and to what extent this role is sometimes ignored. Another part of the exhibition presents geographical places, cities like Budapest, Paris, Venice, Tiraspol, Chisinau, etc., which are transformed into fantasy worlds. The painter conveys the message that the world is fragile, beautiful and that it is very important to protect it.

The exhibition is launched as part of the “Women Like You” campaign, funded by the EU, with the aim of promoting the support that the European Union gives to small entrepreneurs, including women. The campaign presents success stories of women of different ages who have managed to develop or start a business with the help of the European Union. The artist Natalia Yampolskaia had the support of the European Union through a project aimed at cultural initiatives, said Raluca Costache, team leader of the project “Strategic communication and support for mass media”.

The exhibition will run at the Europe Café until March 31.