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Andro Wekua — Taras Schewcenko
Andro Wekua

Taras Schewcenko

A haunting and fragmented portrait rendered in two separate canvases, Wekua's work evokes a sense of dislocation and psychological tension through its divided composition. The oil paint is applied with a restrained yet expressive hand, creating a surface that feels simultaneously intimate and estranged. Wekua draws on art historical traditions of portraiture while subverting them, reflecting his broader interest in memory, identity, and the ruptures of personal and collective history.

Medium
oil on canvas, in two parts

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 30, 2015

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Andro Wekua, Taras Schewcenko

A haunting and fragmented portrait rendered in two separate canvases, Wekua's work evokes a sense of dislocation and psychological tension through its divided composition. The oil paint is applied with a restrained yet expressive hand, creating a surface that feels simultaneously intimate and estranged. Wekua draws on art historical traditions of portraiture while subverting them, reflecting his broader interest in memory, identity, and the ruptures of personal and collective history.

Medium
oil on canvas, in two parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century Poetry Reference, Diptych, Portrait, Contemporary Art, Georgian Artist, Expressive Realism, Figurative, Oil on Canvas

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