03/13/2024
“Song” by Lilit Soghomonyan is a compelling symphony of line and color, manifesting the ethereal and the emotive on paper. Soghomonyan’s work is contemporary and figurative, yet it flirts with abstraction through her gestural brushstrokes and the harmonious chaos of form and space. At 30 x 22 inches, this mixed media piece is modest in size but vast in its conceptual landscape.
In “Song,” the use of mixed media is a deliberate choice that affords a lush texture and depth. The interplay of the ink’s fluidity and the dense opacity of the paint creates a dynamic visual rhythm. Soghomonyan’s palette is strategically restrained with bursts of a warm, sun-kissed yellow that acts as a leitmotif, providing visual anchors across the canvas.
The figures rendered in a dream-like trance appear caught in a dance or perhaps a moment of profound introspection, blurring the lines between shared melody and individual musings. Their features are suggested rather than detailed, inviting viewers to overlay their interpretations upon these universal forms.
Soghomonyan’s “Song” is less a singular narrative and more a collection of lyrical vignettes. It suggests a celebration of moments—ephemeral and perpetual, intimate and expansive—inviting the onlooker into a contemplative dialogue with the essence of human experience, distilled into the poetic language of art.
Artist: Lilit Soghomonyan
Title: Song
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Style: Contemporary, Figurative
Dimensions: 30 x 22 in
Year: 2023
