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- "Awakening"
Original artwork description
This painting belongs to the "Faces" series, created under the influence of the Ukrainian Revolution — a time of uncertainty and transformation. The depicted face exists on the edge between sleep and awakening, reflecting the fragile moment when a nation — like a soul — hovers between dreaming and consciousness.
The artist captures this tension through expressive layers of oil and acrylic on canvas, using fluid textures and contrasts of light and shadow to convey both vulnerability and inner strength.
The work measures 119.9 × 180.1 × 2.5 cm (47.2 × 70.9 × 1 in) and bears the artist’s signature on the front.
“Awakening” stands as a metaphor for Ukraine’s state of becoming — the uncertain threshold where a people may either awaken or remain in slumber.
Materials used:
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 180.1 x 119.9 x 2.5cm
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#face painting#awakening#green painting#oiloncanvas#big artwork#faces abstract#symbolic portrait#emotional figurative#large paiting#artaboutukraine
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Original artwork description
This painting belongs to the "Faces" series, created under the influence of the Ukrainian Revolution — a time of uncertainty and transformation. The depicted face exists on the edge between sleep and awakening, reflecting the fragile moment when a nation — like a soul — hovers between dreaming and consciousness.
The artist captures this tension through expressive layers of oil and acrylic on canvas, using fluid textures and contrasts of light and shadow to convey both vulnerability and inner strength.
The work measures 119.9 × 180.1 × 2.5 cm (47.2 × 70.9 × 1 in) and bears the artist’s signature on the front.
“Awakening” stands as a metaphor for Ukraine’s state of becoming — the uncertain threshold where a people may either awaken or remain in slumber.
Materials used:
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 180.1 x 119.9 x 2.5cm
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#face painting#awakening#green painting#oiloncanvas#big artwork#faces abstract#symbolic portrait#emotional figurative#large paiting#artaboutukraine
Anatoliy Menkiv
Ukraine
About
Anatoliy (Toli) Menkiv is a Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, designer, art teacher, and curator of cultural events. Working in the style of abstract expressionism, he draws inspiration from travels, personal... Read more