Fractured Ground Original Oil Painting by Movses Poghosyan

This painting unfolds as a richly textured abstract composition built from interlocking geometric fragments and a warm, earthy palette. The surface is heavily worked layered, scraped, and etched giving it the feel of an aged mural or an artifact shaped by time. Darker olive and umber tones gather toward the top, gradually opening into lighter creams and golds below, creating a vertical transition from density to luminosity.

Across this shifting field, clusters of red, blue, and ochre shapes pulse like mosaic pieces, forming a loose central structure that feels both architectural and organic. Lines curve and intersect, suggesting movement within the underlying grid, as if forms are emerging from an intricate, weathered matrix. The overall effect is dynamic yet balanced: a tapestry of fractured light, muted shadows, and glowing color, held together by a deep sense of texture and history.

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 80 x 80cm (unframed) / 80 x 80cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative

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