Original artwork description
"Smile" presents a raw and emotionally charged portrait where irony and discomfort collide. The closed eyes and tense facial expression suggest withdrawal or inner resistance, while the bright yellow banana placed across the mouth functions as both a visual interruption and a symbol. Referencing the aesthetics and attitude of The Velvet Underground, the work plays with themes of silence, provocation, and suppressed expression. Loose, expressive brushstrokes and muted flesh tones contrast sharply with the artificial intensity of the yellow form, creating a sense of psychological unease. The painting feels intimate and confrontational at the same time, inviting the viewer to question what is hidden, silenced, or forced into a smile.
Materials used:
oil paints
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 80 x 80 x 2cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#smile#psychological#banana#velvet underground#expression art#portrait artwork#yellow banana#ukraine art#expressive brushstrokes#emotionally expressive
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Original artwork description
"Smile" presents a raw and emotionally charged portrait where irony and discomfort collide. The closed eyes and tense facial expression suggest withdrawal or inner resistance, while the bright yellow banana placed across the mouth functions as both a visual interruption and a symbol. Referencing the aesthetics and attitude of The Velvet Underground, the work plays with themes of silence, provocation, and suppressed expression. Loose, expressive brushstrokes and muted flesh tones contrast sharply with the artificial intensity of the yellow form, creating a sense of psychological unease. The painting feels intimate and confrontational at the same time, inviting the viewer to question what is hidden, silenced, or forced into a smile.
Materials used:
oil paints
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 80 x 80 x 2cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#smile#psychological#banana#velvet underground#expression art#portrait artwork#yellow banana#ukraine art#expressive brushstrokes#emotionally expressive
Artem Andreichuk
Ukraine
About
After graduating from the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, I experimented a lot with various media and materials, including enamel, ceramics, glass, decorative putty, foam plastic, epoxy resin, and... Read more