The following text is quoted from an article written by
Susan Rothnie For Evguenia's 2005 exhibition titled
"Human Souls Through Visual Objects"


"Often our closest relationships are the ones we least
acknowledge. These paintings by artist Evguenia Men
bring to our attention objects that, despite sharing
our personal spaces, are rarely appreciated for their
unique material qualities.




"Level4 water restriction", 
oil,wood,mixed media 
on canvas,
60x76cm,
2006


Rather they are dismissed as an adjunct to 
human experience. Here, the artist has 
investigated the physical vocabulary of the
everyday to demonstrate how, when allowed, the
seemingly humdrum becomes meaningful.

"Red apples and a flat vase"
oil mixd media on canvas,
50x60cm,
2006


Men’s work, which often occurs in a small series or
‘a set’, explores the expressive qualities of 
objects. By bringing her point of focus very 
near, she is able to create a sense of
relationship, even of intimacy, with her subject. 
This relationship is possible because of 
the artist’s sensitivity to different forms
of existence.




"Red lamp transformation"
Oil,mixed media 
on canvas.


Her idea is to tell the stories which are mutely 
expressed by material characteristics. In
the way that a vignette explains an essence, 
Men’s ‘sets’ reveal what, day to day, we 
may fail to notice.




"red chair"


The expressionistic use of texture and colour
adds emotional intensity to the sense of symbolism
with which her compositions are imbued. Colour
reflects the emotions apprehended in a moment, while
forms are transformed from that which we see to that
which we feel.




"Orange still life", 
60x90 cm, 
mixed media on canvas, 
2005



Men’s process of discovery becomes our own."





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