PAINTING
ROBERT RICOV
(AUSTRALIA)
 
DETAILS
Oil on canvas
61 x 76 cm
2024
 
DESCRIPTION
"Potato Plucks Plumage" is a remarkable oil painting by the Australian artist Robert Ricov.
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A cherub rests atop a protesting peacock. The bird screams as the cherub plucks an unwilling feather from it.
 
That little angel, with golden wings and the ability to fly, taunts the majestic bird for lacking in these qualities.
 
Although the peacock is famous for its beautiful plumage, the cherub reminds the bird of its place by drawing attention to its superficial decoration, which may serve to attract but provides no means of escape.
 
Thus, the cherub, commonly considered a benevolent being, is, in fact, a petty tyrant who takes pleasure in revealing unpleasant truths.
 
BIOGRAPHY
Robert Ricov b. 1973 Sydney, Australia BA 1994, College of Visual Arts, Sydney Robert Ricov has been living, working, and exhibiting in Croatia since he moved there in 2022.
 
His oil paintings, in a style he refers to as “surreal maximalist realism,” use symbolism to represent themes such as the loss of innocence, betrayal, and hope.
 
In October of 2023, Robert traveled to the island of Menorca, Spain, where Guillermo Lorca and Martin Wittfooth mentored him.
 
It wasn’t until a few months after that he realized how profoundly this experience affected the direction of his work.
 
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