Shaliko Saghatelyan

This collection features author’s studies after works by the great Russian romantic painter Karl Bryullov. These portraits are not mechanical reproductions but emotionally resonant reinterpretations, created in oil on primed cardboard.
Each painting captures not only the likeness of the subject but also the expressive force and atmosphere of the original. Through confident brushwork, vivid color, and attentive detail, these works offer a contemporary homage to the tradition of classical portraiture.

The painting transports the viewer into the heart of a cavalry charge, as if we ourselves were holding the reins, rushing into a fiery sunset. The horse's strong, excited gaze and movement towards the light convey the power of the moment, the fusion of the will of man and animal, the pulsating tension and swiftness.
Style:
Post-romanticism with elements of neo-realism and cinematic composition. The painting combines emotional intensity with precise rendering of movement and light.

Lines and shapes, like waves and winds, lead the viewer through chaos to peace.
This ship has no shores, its course is inward, into the space of emotions and dreams.
Abstraction becomes the sea on which consciousness sails.

Anxiety thickens on the horizon like sea fog. These ships are not just vessels, but carriers of souls lost in the storm of time. Their masts are like outstretched hands reaching for the light that does not exist. The picture is permeated with longing for a home that no longer exists and the call of endless travel. 

Like the gaze of a bird soaring above the world, this painting takes us to where the sky is not the limit. The interweaving of light and dark shades speaks of the desire for freedom and dreams that are always somewhere ahead - in the heights, in the unattainable, but alluring. This is a moment of silence when the soul breaks away from the earth. 

The coat of arms is a symbol of power,
roses are a symbol of fragility.
At their intersection, a new image is born:
strength wrapped in beauty,
like armor hiding feelings.

An evening shore, stretching into the horizon. Tired but determined warriors, women and children move towards the ship. Some carry things, others - flowers, as a sign of memory or farewell. The sea route awaits them, and although the land is behind them, in their hearts - the call of a long journey. The sunset light cuts through the darkness of the coming night, heralding a new chapter.

This is not just a journey - it is an epic about the desire for another shore, be it physical or internal. Here you can feel nostalgia, determination, tradition and dream.