Recycled Lenin #1 (2023) Painting by Oleksandr Balbyshev

Oil on Canvas, 39.4x31.5 in
$4,000
Free Shipping

Seller Oleksandr Balbyshev
Customer's reviews (22)
Standard delivery | Prefer Express?
Shipping from: Ukraine (Wood Crate) Ships within 1 week - Additional delays may apply due to the current situation in the country
14-day return policy
Shipping worldwide
100% secure transaction
Free Returns
Shipped by the seller: The shipping of this artwork is handled directly by the seller. Customs not included.
  • Packaging (Wood Crate) All artworks are shipped with a premium carrier, carefully protected and insured.
  • Tracking Order tracking until the parcel is delivered to the buyer. A tracking number will be provided so that you can follow the parcel in real-time.
  • Delay Most packages are delivered worldwide within 1 to 3 weeks (Estimate)
  • Customs not included The price does not include customs fees. Most countries have no import tax for original artworks, but you may have to pay the reduced VAT. Customs fees (if any) are to be calculated on arrival by the customs office and will be billed separately by the carrier.
ArtMajeur guarantees you to make every effort to enable you to acquire authentic original works at the fairest price, or reimburse you in full.
  • Trackable Online Certificate of Authenticity Authenticity Certificates can be verified online at any moment by scanning the artwork code.
  • Artist Value Certification Experts study the work and career of an artist then establish an independent and reliable average price value. The average price value situates the artist on a price range for a given period. The experts may also be asked to establish a more precise estimate for a particular work.
100% secure transaction, Accepted Payment Methods: Credit Card, PayPal, Bank Transfer.
Secured direct purchase The transaction is guaranteed by ArtMajeur: the seller will get paid only once the customer has received the artwork.
100% secure payment with SSL certificate + 3D Secure.
Free Returns: 14-day return policy.
Returns Accepted 14 days ArtMajeur is 100% committed to the satisfaction of collectors: you have 14 days to return an original work. The work must be returned to the artist in perfect condition, in its original packaging. All eligible items can be returned (unless otherwise indicated).
One of a kind
Artwork signed by the artist
Certificate of Authenticity included
Ready to hang
This artwork is framed
This artwork appears in 2 collections
  • Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions 45.7x37.8 in
    Dimensions of the work alone, without framing: Height 39.4in, Width 31.5in
  • Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
  • Framing This artwork is framed
  • Categories Paintings under $5,000 Pop Art Men portraits
This contemporary artwork is a modified soviet-era oil portrait of Lenin. For many Ukrainians who, like me, share Western values, Lenin is a dictator and murderer who initiated an occupation of my country in 1917-1921. From that time until 1991, Ukraine wasn't free. Even now, like numerous old soviet-era propagandistic images of Lenin, the ghost of [...]
This contemporary artwork is a modified soviet-era oil portrait of Lenin.

For many Ukrainians who, like me, share Western values, Lenin is a dictator and murderer who initiated an occupation of my country in 1917-1921. From that time until 1991, Ukraine wasn't free.

Even now, like numerous old soviet-era propagandistic images of Lenin, the ghost of a monster country called the USSR is still here. Lenin's successor from the Kremlin tries to destroy an independent Ukraine and pull it into Moscow's deadly hug.

In my art project, I try to overcome my country's traumatic historical experience by transforming the USSR's sinister shards into something funny and not scary. I try to show that we can defeat even the strongest evil. But even in a case of a win, we must be alert to prevent the enemy from rising again.

The canvas is a little damaged.

Related themes

KitschSotsartHistoryOld PortraitMetamodernism

Pop Art kitsch sotsart history old portrait metamodernism ussr war dictator communism Soviet Union lenin
Follow
Oleksandr Balbyshev Portrait
Oleksandr Balbyshev
Ukraine
Oleksandr Balbyshev is a contemporary Ukrainian artist. The most important themes in Balbyshev’s art are male sexuality and sensuality. Artist wants the viewer to see the realm of ideas in faces and bodies, [...]

Oleksandr Balbyshev is a contemporary Ukrainian artist. The most important themes in Balbyshev’s art are male sexuality and sensuality. Artist wants the viewer to see the realm of ideas in faces and bodies, not only a realistic image of a human. He tries to combine in his paintings realities, as visions of worlds within worlds. They show us an image of ourselves and also hint that there is more to us than we know.

Oleksandr Balbyshev is famous for transforming classical Soviet-era portraits of Lenin into highly decorative and chaotic works of art. Artist finds original portraits and sculptures of Lenin made in the Soviet era on flea markets and on announcements on the Internet. He paints on top of old portraits of Lenin fragments from famous paintings or drip paint on them, cut the canvases into pieces and glue them in a chaotic manner, let them paint them for children, he paints the sculptures in funny colors and glues them with various objects. As a result of this artistic gesture, the artist erases the propaganda and ideological meanings of the image, at the same time endowing it with decorative qualities. However, with all the fun of this manipulation, the artwork acquires new meanings, an antinomical combination of play and seriousness, prompting the viewer to go beyond the accepted paradigm.

Oleksandr Balbyshev was born in 1985 in Ukraine. His paintings are in private collections in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Croatia, South Africa, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Mexico, and Japan.


The Artist was highlighted in an article in ArtMajeur Magazine:
3,000 Ukrainian Artists you can support today: an exclusive selection of contemporary artists from Ukraine by Artmajeur 3,000 Ukrainian Artists you can support today: an exclusive selection of contemporary artists from Ukraine by Artmajeur Oleksandr Balbyshev - Testimonies of Ukrainian artists during the war Oleksandr Balbyshev - Testimonies of Ukrainian artists during the war Ukraine at war: Testimonies of Ukrainian artists living under war Ukraine at war: Testimonies of Ukrainian artists living under war Oleksandr Balbyshev, bright paintings Oleksandr Balbyshev, bright paintings

See more from Oleksandr Balbyshev

View all artworks
Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame
Oil on Canvas | 35.4x27.6 in
$1,800
Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame
Oil on Canvas | 55.1x39.4 in
$4,000
Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil
Oil on Canvas | 35.4x27.6 in
$1,800
Sculpture titled "Ballerina Lenochka…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Ceramics
Sculpture - Ceramics | 7.9x7.9 in
$900

ArtMajeur

Receive our newsletter for art lovers and collectors