Olga Gorokhova

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The paintings of Moscow-born Olga Gorokhova generate more than just esthetic pleasure. They allow us to stay in mental contact with curiosity, tenderness, kindness, and sometimes amazing exaltation. They also trigger what could be called 'genetic memories', with their emphatic reference to orthodox icons, their atmosphere of canonic calm,

and the colour fields imbued with the golden light of the saints.