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Life as Play explores the fascinating parallel between digital existence and everyday reality. Inspired by the language of simulation games, this artwork turns ordinary urban movement into a metaphor for how people navigate modern life — following invisible scripts, routines, and desires.

Figures are painted from above, scattered across a textured gray surface, each marked with a small green symbol — a quiet nod to the digital icons that dictate virtual behavior. The minimalist palette emphasizes individuality within repetition, order within chaos.

Through its playful yet thought-provoking composition, Life as Play blurs the line between human spontaneity and programmed motion, inviting viewers to reflect on how much of life is truly self-directed — and how much is part of a greater design.

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Painting size: 14x20 inches (35x50 centimeters)
Signed painting
Artwork framed (light wood frame, white mat)
Materials: Gouache paints, paper, brushes, palette

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Life as play (2025) Gouache painting
by Bogdan Shiptenko

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Life as Play explores the fascinating parallel between digital existence and everyday reality. Inspired by the language of simulation games, this artwork turns ordinary urban movement into a metaphor for how people navigate modern life — following invisible scripts, routines, and desires.

Figures are painted from above, scattered across a textured gray surface, each marked with a small green symbol — a quiet nod to the digital icons that dictate virtual behavior. The minimalist palette emphasizes individuality within repetition, order within chaos.

Through its playful yet thought-provoking composition, Life as Play blurs the line between human spontaneity and programmed motion, inviting viewers to reflect on how much of life is truly self-directed — and how much is part of a greater design.

•MORE DETAILS•
Painting size: 14x20 inches (35x50 centimeters)
Signed painting
Artwork framed (light wood frame, white mat)
Materials: Gouache paints, paper, brushes, palette

•DELIVERY AND QUALITY•
Delivery worldwide
Delivery to USA 14-30 days
Perfect condition
Guarantee of Authenticity

Materials used:

Gouache paints, paper

Tags:
#figurative art #figurative painting #life painting #gouache art #gouache painting #original gouache #people art #people painting #play art #life art #original painting #play painting 
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Bogdan Shiptenko — Contemporary Figurative Artist | Watercolor & Acrylic Bogdan Shiptenko is a Ukrainian contemporary artist, born in 1994, working primarily in figurative painting with a strong focus on urban... Read more

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