Dmitriy Grek’s sculpture The Boy Releasing Doves

Dmitriy Grek’s sculpture The Boy Releasing Doves seems to be a generalized image of inner balance and self-negating concentration.

An elongated ascetic figure with simplified laconic features instantly brings the viewer back to the world of sacred archaic forms where the very human presence was defined by its spirituality first and foremost. The symmetry of the static male figure is further underscored by the dynamic flight of the birds overhead that swiftly rush off in pursuit of their longed-for freedom. Doves are a typical symbol of freedom, peace and trust. Their wings are spread wide before the boundless world, heralding the future.

The vibrant dynamic composition carries particularly expressive energy that points towards a heroic feat while also highlighting its origins in fragility and vulnerability, in the preciousness of each unique life.