The small series of works "Fedotov" is not just a broadcast of information, but an attempt to transfer a particular situation "here and now" in real-time to another place, i.e. replicating a fragment of reality. The appearance of the name of the mid-nineteenth-century painter in the title of these works is no accident. He is one of the few Russian masters who, in his close study of reality and visual descriptions of everyday detail, came close to the small Dutch paintings. By immersing himself in the material world, Fedotov revealed in it the depths of the tragedy of human existence. He has succeeded in translating the domestic genre into a genre of being. The eye and simple life observation have been replaced by new technology. It is easier for a modern artist to stop time, capture it for further manipulation in the creative laboratory. At his disposal is not only a basic camera but also a phone - another indispensable companion of every modern person. With their help, the artist collects the material he needs, which he later transfers to the canvas.
Sergey Fofanov