Re-Think

Yuma Radnaeva

Ulan Ude , Russian Federation

My works are a 'Re-think' because I re-think my culture, as my nation is Buryat and I paint Buryat girls.

Ages ago Buryats were Mongols, living in Mongolia, but those days have passed. Nowadays Buryats do not have nomadic lifestyle, and do not even speak Buryat – only in villages.

Today a lot of young people leave the Buryatia Republic

because they do not see any prospect for their future. They move to other cities without knowing their native language – Buryat, which is a dying language, and young Buryats do not feel their Buryat identity anymore.

Buryat identity is changing, so my art introduces a new way of representing it.

I paint Buryat girls, because in some way I re-think myself, and I think everyone has a small nomad inside.

My art is in the middle between steppe nomads and modern people. I want people to wonder at my paintings and re-think our culture, identity and themselves.

Beautiful emptiness — Beautiful emptiness
acrylic on canvas
Yuma Radnaeva
Ulan Ude , Russian Federation

Strong emotions — Strong emotions
acrylic on canvas
Yuma Radnaeva
Ulan Ude , Russian Federation
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This girl is my sister. She was looking at the waves, but someone interrupted her.

Far egoism — Far egoism
acrylic on canvas
Yuma Radnaeva
Ulan Ude , Russian Federation
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The girl's egoism has gone too far... She does not want to set the bird free.

What I do not see — What I do not see
acrylic on paper
Yuma Radnaeva
Ulan Ude , Russian Federation
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The girl is sitting on a giant cat, her pet, on a weird ground - is it water or grass? If it is water, why are not they drowning?..

Nature breathes — Nature breathes
acrylic on paper
Yuma Radnaeva
Ulan Ude , Russian Federation
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Two girls are sleeping on an old grass with their smartphones.

Laugh without a reason — Laugh without a reason
acrylic on canvas
Yuma Radnaeva
Ulan Ude , Russian Federation
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The girl is in a perfect place. Perfect places do not improve, so as perfect people. Fortunately, they do not even exist. Just like flying bread...

Altana — Altana
acrylic on paper
Yuma Radnaeva
Ulan Ude , Russian Federation
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This is my best friend, her name is Altana. A bird is sitting on her shoulder; it is a bird that only lives in Buryatia and Mongolia, and it symbolizes eternal freedom. Altana's hands are strongly holding each other, that I see a personality sign of big confidence.