Accession Number
1980/2.243.29

Title
Talking to Yourself

Artist(s)
Vladimir Yankilevsky

Artist Nationality
Russian (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1972

Medium & Support
etching on paper

Dimensions
9 5/8 in x 12 11/16 in (24.5 cm x 32.2 cm);12 1/8 in x 14 15/16 in (30.8 cm x 37.9 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Carl Proffer

Subject matter
Number twenty-six of fifty, the series "Anatomy of Feelings" is comprised of etchings, most of them featuring nude figures with contorted or highly abstracted bodies. Emphasis is frequently placed on the sexual organs. The artist, Vladimir Yankilevsky was involved with the Soviet Nonconformist Art movement and often worked under a pseudonym to avoid punishment. Through several different series of prints, including "Anatomy of Feelings," Yankilevsky explores the relationship of people and their experiences in social spaces. 

Physical Description
This print depicts two figures sitting at a table. On the right, there is a nude woman, whose stomach has a frame with a landscape scene inside. On the left, is a man, whose head is filled with a landscape scene. Above the table, there is a kind of thought-bubble with another landscape scene inside. The print is titled, numbered, signed, and dated in pencil at the bottom of the page.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Russian (culture or style)
Science and medicine
abstraction
anatomy
bodies (human and animal components)
couples
eroticism
modern and contemporary art
nudes
nudity
phallic