Katya Belyavskaya, an artist, illustrator and designer— once again never tires of surprising with her imagination and creativity. Her efforts in the field of beauty this time led to the creation of an art exhibition consisting of works dedicated to the subtle connection between the Rococo style and the cosmos.

At first, the connection between these different-scale phenomena is not obvious, but then the viewer will undoubtedly be able to detect their interaction. This "coupling" is rather symbolic and allegorical, because the Rococo style (XVIII century) preceded the scientific exploration of space. But this is just the beginning. Perhaps the author had a vision? Or a dream? Katya has an original answer — very bloodthirsty and in the spirit of our time: the severed head of the trendsetter Marie Antoinette was abducted by aliens and became a space superhero. Exactly — the head.
It sounds absurd, of course... but this is just a starting point, a synopsis. And today (and all viewers know this), this is exactly how all great literary, cinematic and other creative ideas begin.

Let's forget about the sad circumstances of the forced loss of the beautiful Antoinette's head and consider the aspects of comparing space and style.

Item 1. The interconnection of the concepts of interest to the artist is manifested in a sense of lightness, romance and sophistication, which are often associated with both concepts. Rococo style sought to create a world of romantic dreams, illusions and jaded elegance, and modern ideas about space often include elements of futurism and dreams of exploring distant worlds.

Item 2. The elegance and sophistication of the Rococo period are characterized by smooth lines, exquisite patterns and decorative saturation — all that resembles cosmic landscapes, sometimes observed, and often created by modern computer graphics, where light and shapes bend and intertwine, turning into an ornament.

Point 3. Lightness and dreaminess: the Rococo style created an atmosphere of airiness and pastoral idyll — this is comparable to the romantic idea of space as a space where everything is possible and where
boundless beauty prevails. And finally, romantic plots. In Rococo, erotic motifs, pastoral scenes and exotic themes are often found. This can be compared with the eternal romantic notion of space as a place
full of mysteries and adventures, which is reflected in science fiction works.

Thus, the viewer is confronted with futurism and exoticism: a reality that transcends the boundaries of the familiar world. And although there is no direct historical correspondence between Rococo and space travel, they are often compared because of their common themes — grace, romance, dreams and the pursuit of the unknown.
Voila!

The author himself says the following:

"I present a series of paintings dedicated to the adventures of Marie Antoinette. She is known to almost everyone. That is why her image in my works transfers the fashion of the XVIII century to the cosmic world of the future and recreates the Rococo universe — virtually, make-believe, so to speak. In fact, these works of mine are an attempt to mix two completely dissimilar worlds: the gentle, oversaturated and mannered world of Rococo — the absolute world of a woman incapable of living in harsh realities (in those distant days, "wow, there were women") — and the brutal, absolutely masculine world of classic space adventure comics of the 60s and 70sthe X years of the XX century. The result is hilarious, slightly crazy paintings about exquisite space and variations on the theme of fashionable 18th-century prints for all races and species."

The beautiful and elegant madness, the "exquisite cosmos", give birth to Marie Antoinette's style anew — an eclectic fusion of luxurious Rococo and nascent neoclassicism. Perhaps this is the cosmos of beauty — or the beauty of the cosmos.