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About the artwork

In Each Other’s Arms captures the tender resilience and intimate solidarity between two men embracing amidst an abstract, shifting world. Their bodies intertwine with unapologetic strength and vulnerability, asserting their right to exist and love freely.

The fluid, vivid brushstrokes dissolve the background into a fragmented landscape, echoing how queer lives often navigate invisibility within dominant heteronormative structures. Yet within this instability, the men remain grounded – their closeness forming a sanctuary of softness and defiance.

Their expressions oscillate between introspection and quiet determination, embodying the complexity of contemporary gay identity: the simultaneous need for protection, sensuality, erotic connection, and dignity.

This work situates itself within current queer art discourse that demands authentic visibility for male intimacy – beyond pornographic objectification or desexualised friendship. It affirms that love, tenderness, and eroticism between men are powerful political acts, reclaiming space for bodies and desires historically marginalised in Western art.

In Each Other’s Arms is ultimately a portrait of strength found through closeness – a reminder that, even in the most precarious contexts, there is beauty and power in holding each other.

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

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#love #gay #queer #identity #pride #gay art #male portait #gay love #queer art #lgbtq+ 

In Each Other’s Arms (2025) Oil painting
by Oleksandr Balbyshev

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FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Due to the war, russia started against my country, the international delivery can take about two to three weeks.

About the artwork

In Each Other’s Arms captures the tender resilience and intimate solidarity between two men embracing amidst an abstract, shifting world. Their bodies intertwine with unapologetic strength and vulnerability, asserting their right to exist and love freely.

The fluid, vivid brushstrokes dissolve the background into a fragmented landscape, echoing how queer lives often navigate invisibility within dominant heteronormative structures. Yet within this instability, the men remain grounded – their closeness forming a sanctuary of softness and defiance.

Their expressions oscillate between introspection and quiet determination, embodying the complexity of contemporary gay identity: the simultaneous need for protection, sensuality, erotic connection, and dignity.

This work situates itself within current queer art discourse that demands authentic visibility for male intimacy – beyond pornographic objectification or desexualised friendship. It affirms that love, tenderness, and eroticism between men are powerful political acts, reclaiming space for bodies and desires historically marginalised in Western art.

In Each Other’s Arms is ultimately a portrait of strength found through closeness – a reminder that, even in the most precarious contexts, there is beauty and power in holding each other.

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

Tags:
#love #gay #queer #identity #pride #gay art #male portait #gay love #queer art #lgbtq+ 
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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

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