PAPAT 10th Anniversary International Pastelist Special Exhibition

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PAPAT / 202560

"The Lady at the Door" is a depiction of a daily scene filled with dramatic tension. Sergei Pietilä employs strong contrasts of light and shadow, along with blocks of color, creating an impression that the figure in the painting is at a moment where "something is about to happen": she stands in front of an iron gate, her face obscured by shadow yet impossible to ignore. The sunlight on the white wall carves sharp lines, highlighting the relationship between architecture and emotion. This work showcases the artist's profound interest in "boundaries"—both as a threshold of space and as the starting and ending points of a narrative.

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