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Original artwork description:
Zakhar Shevchuk’s Ordinary Day (2021) is a large-scale oil painting (100x130 cm) from his Old Photographs series, a body of work that turns the “flaws” of old snapshots into poetic triggers. Scratches, watermarks, and soft focus are recast as painterly decisions, transforming ordinary domestic imagery into a profound reflection on memory, time, and emotional truth.
The composition intimates a family gathered at a table, though faces and gestures never fully resolve. Hazy greys, ochres, and smoky layers create a dreamlike surface where recognition and abstraction alternate with every glance. Quick incised marks recall damaged negatives; translucent passages of color evoke the fragility of recollection. The viewer participates in memory’s work: filling in the missing, reconciling presence with absence.
Collectors will find a contemplative painting that balances narrative suggestion with painterly abstraction. Ordinary Day resides in a private collection, but the artist accepts commissions in this style and scale, making it possible to bring this series’ layered sense of atmosphere and intimacy into a contemporary collection.
Materials used:
Oil
Tags:
#portrait #warm #nostalgic #people #family #warm colours #semi abstract #out of #thought provoking #old photographOrdinary Day (2021) Oil painting
by Zakhar Shevchuk
5 Artist Reviews
£5,233.56 Sold
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 130 x 100 x 2cm (unframed)
- Signed certificate of authenticity
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
Zakhar Shevchuk’s Ordinary Day (2021) is a large-scale oil painting (100x130 cm) from his Old Photographs series, a body of work that turns the “flaws” of old snapshots into poetic triggers. Scratches, watermarks, and soft focus are recast as painterly decisions, transforming ordinary domestic imagery into a profound reflection on memory, time, and emotional truth.
The composition intimates a family gathered at a table, though faces and gestures never fully resolve. Hazy greys, ochres, and smoky layers create a dreamlike surface where recognition and abstraction alternate with every glance. Quick incised marks recall damaged negatives; translucent passages of color evoke the fragility of recollection. The viewer participates in memory’s work: filling in the missing, reconciling presence with absence.
Collectors will find a contemplative painting that balances narrative suggestion with painterly abstraction. Ordinary Day resides in a private collection, but the artist accepts commissions in this style and scale, making it possible to bring this series’ layered sense of atmosphere and intimacy into a contemporary collection.
Materials used:
Oil
Tags:
#portrait #warm #nostalgic #people #family #warm colours #semi abstract #out of #thought provoking #old photograph
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Zakhar Shevchuk
Ukraine
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Artist Statement:Art, to me, is a profound exploration of the world that surrounds us—a journey of discovery, experience, and self-understanding. It is a medium through which I unravel the essence... Read more