When we are presented with one of
Riaboff’s work, there is a small urge to seek
meaning behind the image. Curious viewers
must impart their own interpretation onto the
image, thereby interacting with the work on a
personal level.
As a photographer, Sergei Riaboff’s strength
lies in blurring the line of his photographic
style with the painting aesthetic of Renaissance
masters, opening our minds to the enduring
and reflective quality of portraiture. The
viewer’s pleasure in deconstructing his
portraiture offers a level of complexity,
which titillates the imagination and prompts
exploration of the image and its relation to
the viewer’s self.
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