A dress as the perfect picture
The luxury “Paint Me Over” project
This project was created by the successful photographer Marina Danilova and the designer Svetlana Lyalina. The Russian photographer Marina Danilova created breath-taking fashion photographs in which models are dressed in festive evening gowns, the patterns of which are reminiscent of classical paintings. These luxury pictures were created by a team of seven talented artists, of which the greatest applause – other than to the photographer – must clearly go to the fashion designer Svetlana Lyalina. In the drawings, you can find pictures by the Russian painter Nikas Safronov.
Marina Danilova, Svetlana Lyalina and Nikas Safronov
This combination means a luxury fusion of art, fashion and photography. It is a combination of three elements in an unprecedented form. Let’s introduce them briefly.
Marina Danilova is a Russian photographer specialising in fashion and weddings. She works mainly in Moscow and has some respectable work with the fashion magazines there under her belt.
Svetlana Lyalina is a fashion designer who also comes from the Russian capital. She gained great attention and popularity in particular thanks to her luxury wedding dresses which she creates in her own salon.
Nikas Safronov is a famous contemporary artist in Russia. The painter captivated the lay and professional public with a series of psychological portraits and later created his own style which is also known as Dream Vision. What is his work like? He most often works with elements of classical painting and collages with interconnection of a surrealist style and a touch of mischief. It was his work which provided the impulse leading to creation of this unique project paying homage to superb creations of importance to modern fashion.
An item of clothing worshiped by women – the dress
Extravagant painted dresses are characterised by depiction of landscapes and architecture. The romantic classicist background metaphorically acts as a luxurious historical library, into which the artist inserts statues and classical pictures which complete the pure artistic expression. Long, voluminous skirts and shaped corsets are a luxurious canvas for the large, textured brush strokes. It seems as if the colours on the dresses reflect the sparkling tones of sunlight.
These works of art immortalised in the photographs of Marina Danilova come from the Moscow home of the master himself Safronov.
