Chess (2026) Original Oil Painting by Lilith Gurekhian

This painting is not about decisions. It is about that moment when every decision has already been made long ago, yet the game—out of pure politeness—continues pretending it is still in progress.
The two figures sit beside each other, but they do not share the same space. They feel more like two different moments of the same thought—one a memory, the other a delayed premonition. Their elongated bodies and stretched limbs belong not to the physical world, but to places where emotions tend to outlive people. The figure on the left is wrapped in soft pink—a color usually associated with warmth, yet here it feels closer to exhausted tenderness.
The figure on the right is colder, more withdrawn. Their hands hang as if they have already understood something the mind has not yet managed to accept. As if someone tried to organize emotions through rules, and the emotions—out of politeness—pretended to agree.
And perhaps the game has already ended.
No one has simply dared to say: "checkmate."

Materials used:

oil on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 60 x 90 x 2cm (unframed) / 60 x 90cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: People and portraits