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Original artwork description:
The Feast Unveiled (2023) by Inga Makarova is a monumental oil and lacquer canvas, 200 × 300 cm, that pushes the boundaries of still life and cultural commentary. At first glance, the painting resembles a traditional banquet scene: a white table bordered in red is scattered with delicacies – lobster shells, oysters, wine glasses, fruits, meats, and the skeletal remains of a feast. The meticulous rendering of textures recalls European still-life traditions, yet Makarova transforms the subject into something sharper and more provocative.
The true protagonists of the painting are the golden wasps. Decorated with a stylized shimmer, they occupy the table in unabashed erotic tangles, turning the elegant feast into a symbolic meditation on desire, excess, and decay. Part of her series Secret Lives of Horny Insects, the work employs irony and grotesque humor to reveal the parallels between human appetite and animal instinct.
With its vast scale and uncompromising imagery, The Feast Unveiled is both visually arresting and intellectually layered – a statement piece for collectors who seek contemporary works that spark dialogue and challenge conventions.
Materials used:
Oil, Lacquer
Tags:
#figurative painting #red white #secret lives #cultural commentary #provocative art #erotic symbolism #contemporary still-life #monumental canvas #surreal banquet #satirical paintingThe Feast Unveiled (2023) Oil painting
by Inga Makarova
2 Artist Reviews
£18,091.04
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 300 x 200 x 4cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Urban and Pop
- Subject: Still life
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Original artwork description
The Feast Unveiled (2023) by Inga Makarova is a monumental oil and lacquer canvas, 200 × 300 cm, that pushes the boundaries of still life and cultural commentary. At first glance, the painting resembles a traditional banquet scene: a white table bordered in red is scattered with delicacies – lobster shells, oysters, wine glasses, fruits, meats, and the skeletal remains of a feast. The meticulous rendering of textures recalls European still-life traditions, yet Makarova transforms the subject into something sharper and more provocative.
The true protagonists of the painting are the golden wasps. Decorated with a stylized shimmer, they occupy the table in unabashed erotic tangles, turning the elegant feast into a symbolic meditation on desire, excess, and decay. Part of her series Secret Lives of Horny Insects, the work employs irony and grotesque humor to reveal the parallels between human appetite and animal instinct.
With its vast scale and uncompromising imagery, The Feast Unveiled is both visually arresting and intellectually layered – a statement piece for collectors who seek contemporary works that spark dialogue and challenge conventions.
Materials used:
Oil, Lacquer
Tags:
#figurative painting #red white #secret lives #cultural commentary #provocative art #erotic symbolism #contemporary still-life #monumental canvas #surreal banquet #satirical painting
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Artist Reviews (2)
Inga Makarova
Ukraine
About
Since early childhood I was always drawing or painting something. However, in my teenage years I newer perceived art as something serious, something one can do for a living. I... Read more