Title: Oil painting Overlooking the city Boris Serdyuk Description: No.AAA3694"Overlooking the City" is a textured oil painting on cardboard that beautifully captures the contrast between nature and urban development. Using a bold impasto technique, the artist layers thick strokes of paint, creating a rich, almost sculptural effect that adds depth and movement to the scene.The composition is divided into three distinct sections. The foreground features a calm river with reflections of the autumnal foliage and sky shimmering on its surface. The artist uses a combination of warm ochres, deep greens, and purples to depict the subtle ripples of the water, giving it a natural and dynamic feel.The middle ground presents a small village nestled among trees, painted in earthy greens, browns, and oranges. The houses, with their sloping roofs and soft pinkish hues, blend harmoniously with the autumnal landscape. This section of the painting evokes a sense of tranquility, as if time moves at a slower pace in this rural corner, shielded from the encroaching cityscape in the background.The background stands in stark contrast, dominated by tall, uniform apartment buildings painted in a pale, muted yellow. Their rigid, geometric shapes create a sense of artificiality compared to the organic forms of the trees and riverbank. The sky above is textured with a mixture of soft purples, grays, and blues, suggesting an overcast or twilight atmosphere, reinforcing the painting’s contemplative mood.Through "Overlooking the City," the artist explores the delicate balance between tradition and progress, between rural simplicity and urban expansion. The painting subtly conveys a longing for a quieter, more natural life, even as modern development looms on the horizon. The use of impasto adds a raw, almost tactile quality to the work, emphasizing the richness of the landscape and the inevitability of change.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Overlooking the city"
* ARTISTS: Boris Serdyuk
* SIZE: 23x30.4 cm/'9.05x11.96 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, cardboard
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: Photos provide accurate information about the product.
About the artists: Serdyuk Boris Petrovich was born on June 30, 1960 in the city of Konotop Sumy region. He graduated from the Yuri-Polish Pedagogical College (artistic and graphic department). The first exhibitions took place in Konotop in the 90's. Since 1999 - a free artist. Now lives and works in the city of Kremenchug, Poltava region.
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