Code of Identity (2022) Original Oil Painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova

Code of Identity is a figurative, deeply narrative oil painting from Tetiana Pchelnykova’s conceptual series Trypillian Code. Measuring 90x60 cm, this artwork explores the intangible connection between human identity, nature, and ancestral heritage.

In the center of the composition, a young woman wearing a traditionally embroidered shirt (wyshyvanka) gently embraces a fox—a symbol of wild nature, intuition, and clever adaptiveness. They sit against a luminous golden-orange portal, framed by deep twilight indigo, bare mystical trees, and ancient Trypillian spiral motifs running along the textured border.

Our identity is formed by both personal choice and collective memory. The authentic folk patterns woven into the garment and the surrounding frame act as a sacred visual code, bridging the past with the present. Through rich oil layers, expressive textures, and gold leaf accents, Code of Identity radiates warmth, spiritual protection, and the timeless dignity of human roots.

Details: Original 1/1 oil painting created in 2022. Signed on front and reverse. Sides painted; ready for immediate display. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

Materials used:

oil paints, stretched canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 90 x 60 x 2cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: People and portraits