BIg Man Reclining

Dmitry Krymov is a celebrated stage director and theater arts educator from Russia who, in the 1990s, engaged in canvas painting. Based in New York today and known for stage design-centric productions, in the visual arts Krymov explores expressive capabilities of fusing different techniques and art forms, notably creating fusions of painting, animation, video art and VR technologies.
Big Man Reclining is a self-portrait in which the artist depicted himself on a narrow couch with his arms crossed behind the head, with a chair holding a glass of lemon tea next to the couch. The artist said about this piece, “'Big Man Reclining'… shows that moment when you have an array of brushes in your hand, you feel exhausted, and you have to kick back and rest. You recline on a chair and you’re afraid of touching anything because your hands are wet with paint. You gingerly rest your hands in your lap… This is a very interesting moment in which to paint yourself.”