Erik Bulatov (Russian, b. 1933)
The Door, 2009–2011
Oil on canvas, 210 × 150 сm
‘The sound of the ticking was the ceaseless repetition of the words - ever, never; ever, never. (…) ever to have the conscience upbraid one, the memory enrage, the mind filled with darkness and despair, never to escape.’
James Joyce 'Portrait of the Artist’.
Painting by Bulatov.