Pixels by Oleksandr Balbyshev
Painting, Oil on Canvas
35.1 cm (13.8 inch) x 24.9 cm (9.8 inch)
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This work explores the interplay between the male body, contemporary digital culture, and identity within the discourse of gay art. The back and thighs are depicted in a tense yet vulnerable posture, symbolizing both strength and openness, challenging traditional notions of masculinity. The grayscale inversion emphasizes detachment and alienation, while the neon yellow-green underwear disrupts the restraint of the composition, standing as a protest against the suppression of sexual freedom. It calls for the rejection of shame and the embrace of one’s body and sexuality. The colorful pixel-like squares over the image evoke the digital age’s fragmentation of the body, reducing it to an object for consumption. At the same time, they allude to censorship, referencing the historical stigmatization of male nudity, especially in the context of queer identity. This painting is more than an homage to the beauty of the male form—it is a critique of how society constructs, distorts, and consumes that beauty. It urges the viewer to look beyond the pixels and see the human being—unique, vulnerable, and defiant against lingering taboos surrounding male bodies and homoerotic aesthetics in art.

OLEKSANDR BALBYSHEV
Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Ukraine
Oleksandr Balbyshev was born in 1985 in Ukraine, one of the biggest Soviet Republics. After graduating from The Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 2012, he was working in the sphere of architecture and design. But tw... More
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Artwork Details
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil
Support Type: Canvas
Artwork Height: 35.1 cm (13.8 inch)
Artwork Width: 24.9 cm (9.8 inch)
Depth: 1.5 cm (0.6 inch)
Weight: 0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Ready to Hang: Yes
Framed: No
Year Created: 2024
Signed: Yes
Signature Location: On verso
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