Mirages of Paris (2026)Acrylic painting by Viacheslav Zaykin

This canvas is a visual ode to inner freedom. At its heart is not merely a girl, but an embodiment of a state of being: lightness, detachment, and purity of thought. She moves through evening Paris not as part of its bustle, but as a detached observer, barely touching the wet asphalt, as if floating above the reflections of urban haste.

The main tension and harmony of the painting are built on contrast:

Her unconditional calm versus the dynamic flicker of lights and car headlights in the wet pavement.

Her inner light versus the artificial, yet majestic, glow of the Eiffel Tower.

The Tower here is not the protagonist, but a majestic atmospheric set piece. Its lights, dissolving in the damp evening air and thousands of glimmers on the cobblestones, create that very magical, 'Parisian' aura of the unforgettable. It is a backdrop that only accentuates her state, making it even more sublime and poetic.

The painting explores the idea of "légèreté" (lightness of being) at the very center of civilization. It is the moment when the inner world becomes so strong and whole that the external one—with all its beauty and hustle—turns into a picturesque backdrop for personal stillness and harmony.

Technical Details: Acrylic on canvas, 100x73 cm., 100x73 cm. The large format allows for the conveyance of both the monumentality of the urban landscape and the fragility and significance of human presence within it.

The painting will be removed from the stretcher and shipped to the collector in a plastic tube to ensure safe transportation of the piece.

Materials used:

acrylic

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 73 x 100 x 2cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Architecture and cityscapes

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