Spatial Narrative (2025) Original Oil Painting by Dina Volkova

This work is part of an ongoing series exploring the moment when abstract forms begin to suggest a world of their own. Fragments of landscape, architecture, vegetation, and human presence emerge from a network of lines and color, yet never fully resolve into a fixed narrative.

My paintings often begin with spontaneous sketches, where unexpected relationships between shapes appear before any conscious story is formed. In the painting process, I follow these discoveries, allowing forms to grow, connect, and transform. What emerges is a space suspended between observation and imagination.

I am interested in the way perception constructs meaning from fragments. The viewer may recognize traces of trees, structures, pathways, or figures, but the image remains open, inviting personal interpretation. Rather than depicting a specific place, the work reflects the experience of searching for connections within an ever-changing visual landscape.

Materials used:

oil painting

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 60.96 x 45.72 x 3.81cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Geometric
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative