ARRAK "WOMAN WITH A FISH" (1966) SILK SHAWL

ARRAK WOMAN WITH A FISH 1966 silk shawl is based on artwork’s fragment of a famous Estonian painter Jüri Arrak – Woman with a fish (1966).

Original painting: oil on canvas, 80×50cm, private collection.

“In recent years, I have found myself in a vaulted room reminiscent of a home chapel, but only reminiscent, as occasionally it is stormed by carnival jesters and fools. This mix of religiosity and secularism, which characterizes the surroundings, flows into my paintings and guides my brush. There are two major directions in my art, a message that has branched out: relationships between people, situations, tensions, and the connection between humans and God, which manifests in biblical narratives,”– Jüri Arrak.