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Title: Oil painting Every stroke contains a breath of truth Oleksandr Gukalov

Description: NoAAA5551

The Oil painting on Canvas titled "Every stroke contains a breath of truth" is an evocative abstract composition that speaks in the language of bold color, texture, and symbolism, guiding the viewer into an emotional and philosophical meditation on the very act of creation. Unlike traditional representational forms, this work strips away recognizable imagery and invites us into a realm where meaning lies hidden in color fields, painterly rhythms, and the weight of texture. The canvas pulses with vitality, each stroke carrying a sense of urgency and sincerity, as though the artist is etching fragments of inner truth directly onto the surface. The composition is divided into striking sections of color that immediately seize attention. The dominant band of red at the bottom creates a foundation for the piece, intense and fiery, symbolizing life force, passion, and the raw energy of existence. Above it, deep shades of cobalt blue stretch vertically, confronting the viewer with a sense of mystery, infinity, and introspection. Between these realms of red and blue lies a central vertical form in cream, ochre, pink, and yellow tones, like a living entity that carries the marks of motion and transformation. It undulates as though it is both flesh and flame, embodying vulnerability and resilience in equal measure. To the left of this organic vertical flow stands a thick, textured form in shades of warm brown. Its grooves and ridges resemble tree bark or the compressed memory of many lives woven together, and it grounds the painting in the stability of earth and history. In contrast, the right-hand form, lighter in palette and fractured by veins of color, feels like a canvas within a canvas-an abstract body, perhaps, or a symbolic gesture toward the fragility of truth itself. Together, these structures create a dialogue between permanence and impermanence, strength and delicacy. Hovering between the red and the cream is a sharp black stroke, thin yet powerful, like the incision of a pen or brush across a page. It is a visual reminder that truth, no matter how elusive, is inscribed with clarity and finality. At the bottom, an enigmatic black crescent form-perhaps a hat, perhaps a shadow-anchors the painting in mystery. Its curvature provides balance to the otherwise vertical movement of the composition and evokes an almost spiritual aura, a sign of the artist's belief that even abstraction carries symbols waiting to be deciphered.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Every stroke contains a breath of truth"
* ARTISTS: Oleksandr Gukalov
* SIZE: 60x60 cm/23.62x23.62 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this product

About the artists: Alexander Gukalov
After graduating from Lviv Polytechnic, he was engaged in scientific work. In his free time, he studied the works of Plato, the poetry of the ancient East, and religious works. At this time, resistance to the routine of life and utilitarian science arose in him; he became interested in man and his secrets. Alexander decided to end his engineering career and become a humanitarian. Since 1990, he began to write and publish philosophical poems. Later he decided to devote himself to painting, a passion for which began during his years of study at the Lviv Polytechnic with caricatures and caricatures of classmates and teachers.

Since 2017 he has been painting with oil paints. Alexander does not have a formal art education, but he is convinced that the craft and talent of an artist do not directly depend on professional education. The artist's works are characterized by completeness of composition and depth of meaning. He is not afraid to work with different themes, his paintings are true modern art that touches people. The artist's portfolio includes landscapes and views of his favorite cities, portraits of pop stars, politicians, athletes, relatives, and animals. "I draw a toga when I feel the need for it. Therefore, I cannot say that I work in some narrow direction. Rather, it is a call from the soul," the artist says about himself.

Exhibitions

2011 - Personal exhibition, Lutsk

2011 - Exhibition "World of Jazz", Lutsk

2011 - Exhibition Arts.in.ua, Kiev

2012 - Personal exhibition in the art cafe "Apartment 35", Lviv

2012 - Personal exhibition "On the Waves of Dreams", Lutsk

2012 - International exhibition "Plain Air", West Park Art Gallery, New York

2012 - International competition "Peace, Time and People", special medal of achievements St. Michael, New York

2012 - Exhibition of artists who were included in the K-Gallery catalogue, Kyiv

2012 - International exhibition-competition of contemporary art "Ukrainian Art Week", Kyiv

2013 - opening of a permanent exhibition and sale, Lutsk

2013 - Exhibition "Spring Impressions" of the international art project "Vicious Circle of Impressions", Kiev

2015 - Personal exhibition, Lutsk

2015 - Ukrainian-Italian exhibition "Single Space", Kyiv

2015 - International art project "New York - Tokyo", Tokyo

2016 - International art project "Color in Motion", New York Realism Gallery, first place and Gold medal in the category "Impressionism", New York

2021 - International exhibition "Art Nest Paris", Paris

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