Title: “Demon Seated”
Artist: Mikhail Vrubel
A set of works used repeatedly in this project are the Demon paintings of Mikhail Vrubel. My personal favorite of the series is “Demon Seated,” painted in 1890, at the very start of the Silver Age of Russia. The painting contrasts the demon sitting in the center of the piece with the garden and sunset around him. The demon wants to do good, and is tired of doing evil, yet he cannot escape the evil that makes up his very core, his very existence. (Tanais Gallery).
When looking for a representation of Yury Zhivago, I looked in particular for some piece of art that represented the duality of Yury- that is, the struggle he seems to face throughout the entirety of the novel between being faithful to Tonya and his family and indulging in the ‘cosmic love’ between him and Lara. This painting gave me just that.
Like the demon trying to avoid evil, Zhivago does not want to abandon Tonya. He does not want to give in to his feelings for Lara. This is evident in Yury’s response to Tonya’s letter during the summer of 1917, telling him to go with Lara and leave her. Referring to Tonya’s suggestion of abandoning his family, he writes, “You must be out of your mind, Tonya! How could you imagine such a thing?” He continues, “If I really gave you cause to write in such a way, my behavior must have been ambiguous, and I am at fault.” This struggle of being caught between Tonya and Lara persists through much of the novel.
What’s more, the colors and style of painting can be used to further represent Yury. The colors used to paint the demon are primarily dark and muted blues, blacks, grays, and browns. The fragmented or shattered look of the painting seems to emphasize the heartbreak and tragedy that Yury endures. Just as this demon will surely face a tragic fate as he attempts to do good in vain, Yury comes to a tragic end, losing both Tonya and Lara by the end of the novel.
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