Theatre of Signs (2026) Original Oil Painting by Dina Volkova

I often think of my paintings as stages where forms, symbols, and fragments of memory come together to perform an unfinished story. In this work, figures emerge from a geometric structure that resembles both architecture and theater scenery. Some appear as actors, others as signs or echoes of forgotten characters.

Rather than illustrating a specific narrative, I create a space where different realities can coexist—memory and invention, presence and absence, order and uncertainty. The painting invites the viewer to enter this symbolic theatre and complete the story through their own imagination.

Materials used:

oil painting, canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.03cm (unframed) / 76.2 x 101.6cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Geometric
• Subject: People and portraits