SLAVA PTRK*. TIGER AND TIGRESS. FROM THE SERIES CITY CATS. 2015

Transformer substation’s facade, acrylic paint

An artist from Yekaterinburg — Slava PTRK* — thoughtfully masters the space, its shape and textures.

A tiger and a tigress on the facades of the transformer substations near the Zarya Factory’s buildings no.1 and no.2 continue the three-years-long series of artworks City Cats in which Slava PTRK depicted wild predators in urban spaces. As a background for this painting, the artist chose a red-bricked wall because of itsresemblance to patterns of tiger’s fur. More significantly, it allowed to incorporate the artwork into the surroundings of the factory.

When participating in Zarya Artist-in-Residence Program, Slava PTRK* created more than 30 different artworks. Among them is A Girl in Black in the city's centerand.

*Added to the register of foreign agents by the Russian Ministry of Justice.