Merry-Go-Round 2, 2015

Lyudmila Baronina is an artist unafraid of bold images. She does not shy away from exposing vices and likes to combine absolutely unimaginable things. The painting Merry-Go-Round is a perfect example. The merry-go-round, associated with the carefree childhood, is overtaken by vulgar, drunken men. The artist depicts them in an absolutely mindless, bestial state. Alcohol has driven them to utter madness, and they vomit all over themselves. The scene’s background is soft pink sky and yellow clouds. Lyudmila Baronina, in her ironic style, reminds us that a human is capable of denigrating the most innocent things.