B A T M E N _ S E R I E S _ 2013 - 2015 _ С Е Р І Я _ Б Е Т М Е Н И
Batman and the Queen , 2013, oil on canvas, pencil, charcoal, 48” x 48”
(Natalia_Laluq_f76)
Happy Batman , 2013, oil on canvas, 46” x 52”
(Natalia_Laluq_f77)
Batman Looking Through the Store Window on Bathurst , 2014, oil on canvas, 51” x 39”
(Natalia_Laluq_f78) sold
Batman on Wards, Toronto Island , 2014, oil on canvas, photocopy on paper, 12” x 20”
(Natalia_Laluq_f79) sold
Batman in Donetsk Steppe, Ukraine , 2014, oil on canvas, 39” x 47”
(Natalia_Laluq_f80) sold
Batman in Grebeni, Ukraine - Batman Came Back From War , 2015, oil on canvas, charcoal, 48” x 60”
(Natalia_Laluq_f81)
How are You Helping Wars Veterans? Batmen in Kyiv Military Hospital, Ukraine , 2015, oil on canvas, oil pastel, 48” x 48”
credits: inspired by photo from social media during Russian invasion to Donbass
(Natalia_Laluq_f82)
Two Batmen in Kyiv Military Hospital, Ukraine , 2015, oil on canvas, charcoal, 48” x 48”
credits: inspired by photo from social media during Russian invasion to Donbass
(Natalia_Laluq_f82a)
Two Injured Batmen in Krimea after Victory, 2015, oil on canvas, 48” x 60”
credits: inspired by photo from social media during Russian invasion to Donbass
(Natalia_Laluq_f82b)
Batman on Ukrainian Carpet I , 2015, oil on linen, 38” x 42”
(Natalia_Laluq_f83)
Batman on Ukrainian Carpet II , 2015, oil on linen, 40” x 36”
(Natalia_Laluq_f84)
Revitalization of Batman, 2015, oil on primed mattress fabric, book-print transfer, 48” x 60”
credit: First Aid The Vital Link, Canadian Red Cross Society, ISBN 1-58480-080-1
(Natalia_Laluq_f85)
Batman on Ukrainian Carpet IV , 2015, oil on canvas, 56” x 60”
(Natalia_Laluq_f86)
Batman in Cottage with a Family I , 2015, oil on canvas, 6” x 9”
(Natalia_Laluq_f103)
Batman in Cottage with a Family II , 2015, oil on canvas, 9” x 12”
(Natalia_Laluq_f104)
Batman in Cottage with a Family III, 2015, oil on canvas, 9” x 14”
(Natalia_Laluq_f105)
Natalia Laluq Batmen Series artist statement:
Many of us remember the San Francisco news of 2013: SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) 2013/11/15 ―" A young leukemia patient realized his dream to become Batman
for a day as an army of volunteers transformed part
of San Francisco into 'Gotham City' on Friday. 5-year-old Miles Scott from Siskiyou County traversed the city, manoeuvring through huge throngs of
admirers as a superhero named "Batkid," fighting crime with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Volunteers, businesses, the San Francisco Giants
and even the city's mayor and police department all pitched in to make the adventure as realistic as possible."
I think the people who had participated so enthusiastically in playing Batman for the child, did so for themselves. Now, we are in urgent need for a
hero who will save us. Batman occupied our minds, filling the void for an altruistic saviour. Batman fights everything BAD, and represents everything GOOD.
As politics and economics became disoriented we find ourselves alone, with no lead. The Batman is the recognizable hero who anyone can relate to.
Batman triumphs over greed, aggression, fraud, and corruption. He represents justice, not revenge. Batman is our HERO. That is why I paint Batman.
He enters my studio and stands beside the flowers in a still-life . Sometimes he watches me paint, through the front window. At the same time his
universality, allows me to bring my feelings close to the spectator using this Aesopian , metaphoric "Batmen" language. So why does Batman have
no legs? Being from Ukraine, everything was happening in my country since the fall of 2013 weighed heavily on me. I feel painting is meaningless
in the wake of such horror. "When guns roar - muses are silent". Then I started to paint what was in my mind. I painted injured Batman, Batman in
despair. Batmen in military hospital... Batman in distress speaks to everybody. If even our SUPERHERO can be injured and in danger then our enemy
is strong. We need to come together to fight such powerful injustice. It is Batman's vulnerability that spurs us to feel and act. For Batman needs
our help!
Toronto, 2015
