One Body, Three Souls (2026) Original Oil Painting by Lilith Gurekhian

This painting is about a single presence divided into three forms.
I have always been fascinated by the idea that several realities can exist within one person at the same time.
The figure on the left feels as though it does not entirely belong to this world. It resembles a memory, a dream, or a presence that appears only for a brief moment. The central figure is the core of existence itself—the part that carries every contradiction. The figure on the right is the observer, the one who watches from a distance, questions, and searches for meaning.I see one whole divided into three voices, three thoughts, three souls.
This painting was created through a slow, layered process, each layer adding a new inner state.
Over time, it became an inner theatre, where the roles are silent, but never leave the stage.
“One Body, Three Souls” is about the different realities that live within a single person. They never fully unite, yet they never truly separate.

Materials used:

oil on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 60 x 90 x 2cm (unframed) / 60 x 90cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: People and portraits