Imagine a world seen through a complex series of mirrors or through a crystal, creating a picture like in an old kaleidoscope. In this image the past and present, reality and dreams melt together to form an unrepeatable and unique composition. This is reality, but not one seen with a rational eye. This is reality that is seen in dreams, in poems, or at the bottom of a cup of coffee. In Galina Shif’s paintings, people and animals, history and modern times, Russia and California are all reflected on one another and exquisitely interwoven to form the paintings that you now see. So make yourself a hot cup of coffee or tea, get comfortable, and submerge yourself into her imagination.     

Contact me at: vorob@netzero.net 

Copyright (c) Galina Shif 2007 All rights reserved