Name: Fyodor Dostoevsky (texture fill, light and dark outline)
Author: Liudmila Maksimovskaya NIKOXXII, DOB 1978
Geography: n/a
Made in (country/ city): USA, Rockford, IL
Date (when it was made): July 2019
Medium: Photoshop
Dimensions (size): 3905 x 5681 pixels, 13.017 inches x 18.937 inches, resolution 300 pixels/inch
Copyright © : Liudmila Maksimovskaya NIKOXXII
Description: After creating The Eternal Husband illustration, I decided to draw a portrait of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Various bits of information about the writer and his stories emerged in my mind. The memories transformed into symbols. An observer can notice eyes in the various spots of the artwork. They are the insight into human nature, wisdom, experience, and spirituality. To the left, the viewer may notice the face, which implicates any of the individuals the writer loved. The pickaxe above the writer's head - means prosecution and censorship. The "bolts of lightning" on Dostoevsky's forehead - the man's ongoing struggle with epilepsy. In the center, the viewer sees the stable, well-grounded figure of the author himself. It signifies Dostoevsky's strength of character and perseverance, through which Dostoevsky earned a prominent place among the most celebrated authors in the world.
