Sumo student in shikiri-naoshi pose , 2020
190 x 250 x 2 cm (h x w x d)
Oil on canvas

Every movement in sumo is very strategical and every fight starts from a position called shikiri-naoshi.

Usually while 2 students wrestling, other dozens are waiting, stretching and watching the fight next to the wall.

Plus de Zoia Skoropadenko

Midtime. , 2019
70 x 100 x 2 cm (h x w x d)
Japanese ink on paper
Zoia Skoropadenko
Sumo stretching practice , 2018
70 x 100 x 2 cm (h x w x d)
Japanese ink on paper
Zoia Skoropadenko
Fight training. , 2020
70 x 100 x 2 cm (h x w x d)
Oil on canvas
Zoia Skoropadenko
Preparation for fight practice , 2020
90 x 100 x 2 cm (h x w x d)
Oil on canvas
Zoia Skoropadenko
The start of a fight , 2020
100 x 200 x 4 cm (h x w x d)
Oil on canvas
Zoia Skoropadenko