Tsar fish

"Tsar-fish" 100х142, canvas, charcoal, tempera, 2018г

In the work "Tsar-fish" we can see the preparation for a big banquet. In the foreground in the separate aquarium there is a sturgeon, called "tsar-fish" in Russia because this species is very valuable and rarely met. In the background, in a large aquarium, small ordinary fish are swimming freely. Although the "Tsar-fish" is much larger and more noble than small fish and it is in the personal aquarium , its fate is not enviable, since it's fortunate position is temporary. The sturgeon is expected to become the main dish of this feast and the small fish will peacefully live in their aquarium for a long time. In fact it is them who have a real holiday today because nobody is going to eat them. The downside of the celebration is the fact that the one who is bigger and stronger do not always end up enviably because the society will gladly cook a delicacy out of them. As they say: "To whom much is given, much will be required."