Oleksandr Balbyshev
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.
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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.
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- Date of birth : 1985
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- Groups: Ukrainian Contemporary Artists
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![Green Portrait Painting titled "Green Portrait" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/17619607_green-portrait-up-to-20.jpg)
![Remara Portrait](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/profile_thumb/r/e/remara/profile/profile_bild1552.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "PINK EYE" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/12380579_pink-eye-9.jpg)
![O. Balbyshev "ST. SEBASTIAN" Painting titled "O. Balbyshev "ST. S…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/15943048_st-sebastian-up-to-10-m.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Nude at the Grand Canyon" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/16656988_nude-at-the-grand-canyon-up-to-10-m.jpg)
![Recycled Lenin #2 Painting titled "Recycled Lenin #2" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/17255098_recycled-lenin-2.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev " Bunny Boy" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/17085217_bunny-boy-up-to-10-m.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Black Ghost of Lenin" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/15129722_black-ghost-of-lenin.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Before the War Began" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/15592945_before-the-war-began-up-to-10-m.jpg?v=1648496324)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Jack of Hearts" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/15454240_jack-of-hearts.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Lenin Corner" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/15256657_lenin-corner-up-to-10-m.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Black Ghost of Lenin" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/15129722_black-ghost-of-lenin.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Calibrating Pale Lenin" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/13919669_calibrating-pale-lenin.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Spring" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/12425738_spring.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Flamingo Boy" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/12621071_flamingo-boy-9.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "He is Watching You" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/13323485_he-is-watching-you.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev LENIN WITH SEVEN COLORED LINES Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/12405761_lenin-with-seven-colored-lines-9.jpg)
![Oleksandr Balbyshev "Red-Deep Red" Painting titled "Oleksandr Balbyshev…" by Oleksandr Balbyshev, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame](https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/mini/o/l/oleksandr-balbyshev/artwork/12367346_the-color-disharmony-2-9.jpg)