Mapped by Water Triptych 240x140 cm (2026) Original Acrylic Painting by Tatiana Malinovscaia

Mapped by Water is an original large blue abstract triptych by contemporary artist Tatiana Malinovscaia, created in 2026 as part of my Oceanic Geometry series. The artwork consists of three 140 × 80 cm acrylic paintings on canvas, conceived as one panoramic composition combining ocean-inspired color, architectural geometry and expressive layered texture.

The Oceanic Geometry series began with my fascination with the contrast between two worlds: the constant movement of water and the precision of constructed space.

With this triptych, I wanted to expand that idea across three separate canvases. I imagined a landscape that could be read almost like an abstract map—not a map of a real location, but a visual system shaped by water, structures, intersections and movement.

Each panel has its own identity, yet the three paintings were created to communicate with one another.

The composition moves through a sophisticated palette of ocean blue, pale aqua, dusty turquoise, blue-grey and soft ice blue, balanced by large areas of ivory, white, warm beige, greige, taupe and stone grey.

Against these luminous colors, I introduced stronger passages of charcoal, blue-black, espresso brown, deep umber and smoky grey. Accents of ochre, amber, burnt sienna and earthy brown bring warmth and create points of visual tension between the cooler blue and neutral areas.

Vertical and horizontal forms repeatedly appear, disappear and reconnect across the three canvases. Some resemble architectural structures; others suggest reflections, coastlines, piers or divisions between water and land.

Fine linear marks add another layer of movement. They behave almost like fragments of diagrams or coordinates, reinforcing the idea of an imagined geography without turning the composition into a literal map.

I created the surfaces using professional acrylic paints, palette knives and brushes, working through repeated layering, scraping, glazing, dry-brush techniques and expressive gestural mark-making.

Some areas were deliberately built up and then partially removed. Earlier layers remain visible through scraped surfaces, broken edges and translucent passages, giving each canvas a sense of history and depth.

From a distance, the triptych feels architectural and structured. When viewed closely, that order begins to dissolve into irregular textures, spontaneous marks, subtle drips and traces of previous layers.

That tension is essential to the work.

For me, Mapped by Water is about how we attempt to impose structure on something that can never truly be controlled. Architecture creates boundaries and coordinates; water continuously changes them.

This relationship between architecture and water, geometry and gesture, stability and movement is at the heart of my Oceanic Geometry series.

Although the triptych may evoke a coastline, marina, contemporary waterfront architecture or a landscape seen from above, it does not depict a specific location. I want the viewer to be able to enter the composition with their own memories of water and space.

The three-panel format is especially important. The physical gaps between the canvases become part of the artwork, creating pauses while allowing lines, colors and visual rhythms to continue from one panel to another.

With each canvas measuring 140 × 80 cm, Mapped by Water creates an impressive large-scale installation. Displayed vertically side by side as intended, the complete triptych measures approximately 240 × 140 cm, excluding the spaces between the panels.

This is a one-of-a-kind original contemporary abstract triptych, painted entirely by hand in 2026. Each canvas is signed on the front and the artwork is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

The three paintings are sold unstretched and unframed and will be carefully shipped rolled in a protective tube for safe international delivery. They can be professionally stretched onto wooden stretcher bars after arrival.

Artist: Tatiana Malinovscaia
Title: Mapped by Water
Series: Oceanic Geometry
Year: 2026
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Number of panels: 3
Individual size: 140 × 80 cm each
Combined size: approx. 240 × 140 cm, excluding gaps
Format: Large vertical triptych
Original: One of a kind
Presentation: Unstretched canvases
Framed: No
Shipping: Rolled in a protective tube
Signature: Front
Certificate of Authenticity: Included



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Materials used:

brush, palette knife, canvas.

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 240 x 140 x 0.2cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Geometric
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative