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Original artwork description:
Babylon is a monumental painting in which Zakhar Shevchuk merges expressive figurative forms with strong geometric abstraction, creating a composition that resonates with the aesthetics of early 20th-century avant-garde art. Planes of vivid colour meet stone-toned figures whose bodies appear carved from shifting light, evoking echoes of Picasso, Léger, and the structural clarity of Suprematism. The result is a dynamic visual field where emotion and structure hold equal weight.
The painting reflects Shevchuk’s interpretation of the Tower of Babel myth, approached not as a direct illustration but as a meditation on the conditionality of human communication and ambition. Figures appear to negotiate meaning, space, and each other, emphasising how fragile and situational our understanding of the world can be. This combination of narrative depth and formal experimentation gives the artwork its striking psychological resonance.
This large-scale piece is now in a private collection, but the artist is open to commissions and may create a unique new work inspired by this composition.
Materials used:
Oil and Enamel
Tags:
#avant garde #symbolic art #expressive figures #narrative painting #geometric forms #figurative abstraction #monumental scale #contemporary myth #modernist echo #myth inspiredBabylon (2016) Oil painting
by Zakhar Shevchuk
5 Artist Reviews
£4,922.85 Sold
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 203 x 145 x 3cm (unframed) / 203 x 145cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the back
- Style: Surrealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
Babylon is a monumental painting in which Zakhar Shevchuk merges expressive figurative forms with strong geometric abstraction, creating a composition that resonates with the aesthetics of early 20th-century avant-garde art. Planes of vivid colour meet stone-toned figures whose bodies appear carved from shifting light, evoking echoes of Picasso, Léger, and the structural clarity of Suprematism. The result is a dynamic visual field where emotion and structure hold equal weight.
The painting reflects Shevchuk’s interpretation of the Tower of Babel myth, approached not as a direct illustration but as a meditation on the conditionality of human communication and ambition. Figures appear to negotiate meaning, space, and each other, emphasising how fragile and situational our understanding of the world can be. This combination of narrative depth and formal experimentation gives the artwork its striking psychological resonance.
This large-scale piece is now in a private collection, but the artist is open to commissions and may create a unique new work inspired by this composition.
Materials used:
Oil and Enamel
Tags:
#avant garde #symbolic art #expressive figures #narrative painting #geometric forms #figurative abstraction #monumental scale #contemporary myth #modernist echo #myth inspired
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Zakhar Shevchuk
Ukraine
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Artist Statement:Art, to me, is a profound exploration of the world that surrounds us—a journey of discovery, experience, and self-understanding. It is a medium through which I unravel the essence... Read more