Ivan Alifan is a Russian painter who creates these very beautiful works of subjects covered in white paint. It's a very strange idea, but the way it turns out is not exactly what you would expect. He transforms this into something delicate, or something that is a bit frightening. It almost looks like the subject's skin is melting. I love that he choose white for his paintings because it's very neutral, but at the same time can mean something completely different than black. By using, white it looks almost pure or clean, even though the person may look distressed.
Though he does use white a lot, the use of lighting also changes the feeling of the painting. By using warmer colors, like in the one above on the left, it almost feels inviting and peaceful. On the other hand, the one on the right has a mixture of warm and cool colors which gives this strange feel of welcoming, but also fear or anxiety.
http://www.ivanalifan.com/
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