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Collared Boy (2026) Original Oil Painting by Oleksandr Balbyshev
48 x 62.5 x 6cm (framed) / 48 x 62.5cm (actual image size)
£1,873.86
Original artwork description
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Due to the war, russia started against my country, the international delivery can take about two to three weeks.
The painting is framed with a hand-painted ornate frame. Frame dimensions are 62.5 x 48 x 6 cm | 24.6 x 18.9 x 2.3 inch. The unframed painting is 50 x 36 cm | 19.6 x 14.1 inch.
About the artwork
This painting explores the fragile boundary between strength and submission, where the body becomes both armor and offering. The spiked collar, often associated with control or aggression, is reimagined here as a paradox — a symbol that both protects and exposes.
The figure stands in a state of quiet tension. His gaze is turned away, not in fear, but in introspection. He is not defined by the collar, yet he chooses to wear it. In this choice lies the complexity of desire — the need to be seen, to belong, to surrender, and at the same time, to remain autonomous.
Color plays a crucial role in dissolving the solidity of the body. Flesh is no longer neutral; it vibrates with emotional intensity. Warm and cold tones collide across the skin, suggesting inner conflict, vulnerability, and the fluid nature of identity. The body is not fixed — it is becoming.
As a queer artist, I am interested in reclaiming the male body from traditional narratives of dominance and rigidity. Here, masculinity is softened without losing its physical presence. The “boy” is not a symbol of weakness, but of openness — a state of being where sensitivity and strength coexist.
“Collared Boy” invites the viewer to question:
Where does control end and desire begin?
And who, in the end, holds the power?
PLEASE NOTE: The buyer will be responsible for paying international customs fees, determined by the country the artwork is being shipped to. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to making a purchase.
Materials used:
Oil on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 48 x 62.5 x 6cm (framed) / 48 x 62.5cm (actual image size)
- Framed and ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#boy#handsome#young man#gay#queer#collar#pride#beautiful face#young guy#lgbtq+
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Original artwork description
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Due to the war, russia started against my country, the international delivery can take about two to three weeks.
The painting is framed with a hand-painted ornate frame. Frame dimensions are 62.5 x 48 x 6 cm | 24.6 x 18.9 x 2.3 inch. The unframed painting is 50 x 36 cm | 19.6 x 14.1 inch.
About the artwork
This painting explores the fragile boundary between strength and submission, where the body becomes both armor and offering. The spiked collar, often associated with control or aggression, is reimagined here as a paradox — a symbol that both protects and exposes.
The figure stands in a state of quiet tension. His gaze is turned away, not in fear, but in introspection. He is not defined by the collar, yet he chooses to wear it. In this choice lies the complexity of desire — the need to be seen, to belong, to surrender, and at the same time, to remain autonomous.
Color plays a crucial role in dissolving the solidity of the body. Flesh is no longer neutral; it vibrates with emotional intensity. Warm and cold tones collide across the skin, suggesting inner conflict, vulnerability, and the fluid nature of identity. The body is not fixed — it is becoming.
As a queer artist, I am interested in reclaiming the male body from traditional narratives of dominance and rigidity. Here, masculinity is softened without losing its physical presence. The “boy” is not a symbol of weakness, but of openness — a state of being where sensitivity and strength coexist.
“Collared Boy” invites the viewer to question:
Where does control end and desire begin?
And who, in the end, holds the power?
PLEASE NOTE: The buyer will be responsible for paying international customs fees, determined by the country the artwork is being shipped to. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to making a purchase.
Materials used:
Oil on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 48 x 62.5 x 6cm (framed) / 48 x 62.5cm (actual image size)
- Framed and ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#boy#handsome#young man#gay#queer#collar#pride#beautiful face#young guy#lgbtq+
Oleksandr Balbyshev
Ukraine
About
Oleksandr Balbyshev was born in 1985 in Ukraine, one of the biggest Soviet Republics. After graduating from The Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 2012, he was... Read more