"Stubble" by Alex Ivanyuk: A Textured Glimpse into Post-Harvest Tranquility
Collection and Discovery
This piece is a highlight of our Collection of Landscapes and Collection of Nature Landscapes, alongside Other Works by Alex Ivanyuk. "Stubble" is ideal for collectors and enthusiasts looking to capture a slice of the natural world's quiet beauty, offering a unique perspective on the timeless theme of harvest and renewal.
Artwork Overview
"Stubble" is a stunning oil painting by the renowned artist Alex Ivanyuk, part of our Exclusive Art Collections for Sale. This work captures the essence of a post-harvest field, bringing the viewer closer to the natural cycles of the agricultural landscape through vibrant colors and dynamic textures.
Technique and Visuals
Alex Ivanyuk employs a bold impasto technique, layering paint thickly to create a rich, three-dimensional effect that brings depth and life to the canvas. The foreground is dominated by a tapestry of golden and earthy tones, depicting the rough texture of the stubble left behind after the harvest. This tactile quality invites the viewer to feel the dry remnants of the crops underfoot, evoking a strong connection to the land.
Color and Composition
The canvas bursts with vibrant splashes of red, purple, and green, representing wildflowers or resilient bits of crops, adding diversity and vitality to the scene. These colors provide a lively contrast to the subdued background, where cool purples and greens paint a distant line of trees or bushes at the field’s edge. Above, the sky melts into a soft pink hue, reminiscent of a setting sun that bathes the field in a warm, comforting glow.
Theme and Symbolism
"Stubble" transcends its literal depiction of a field, symbolizing the broader cycles of nature and agriculture. It reflects a time of completion and rest, yet hints at the upcoming renewal of sowing and growth. The painting is a meditation on the rhythms of nature and the human role within these cycles, depicted through a vivid and texturally rich palette.
About the Artwork
Artwork Details
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Title: "Stubble"
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Artist: Alex Ivanyuk
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Size: 15x25 cm/'5.90x9.84 inches'
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Medium: Oil on canvas
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Technique: Original artwork from our collection
Condition and Detailed Viewing
Presented in impeccable condition, oil painting invites viewers to explore its every detail through comprehensive imagery, capturing all angles and facets of this stunning piece.
About the Artist
About the artist: Born March 13, 1954, in the city of Piryatin, Poltava region. He graduated from the Crimean Art College named after N. Samokish (1887). Teachers in the specialty: V. Grigoriev, M. Morgun, L. Gracer. Painter. The main genres are landscape, still life. The paintings are distinguished by emotional openness, warmth, affirm the harmony of life. Dominants of creativity are the deep roots of national traditions, Ukrainian cultural heritage. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (2008). He taught fine art at the Pyryatinsky school - gymnasium of aesthetic education (1988-2008). At creative work. Participated in exhibitions: national and international (since 1978). Personal exhibitions - in Kiev (2003, 2007-2009), Lubny (Poltava region, California (USA; 2006), Poltava (2007, 2010), Priluki (Chernihiv region, 2008), Warsaw (2009). Main works: “Flowers field ”(2007),“ Still life with a daffodil ”(2004),“ Indian summer ”(2007),“ Birch ”,“ Spiral panychi ”,“ Kalina red ”(2004),“ Field of the sun ”,“ Apple blossom ”, “Evening Breath” (2005), “Silence”, “Summer” (2006), “Sunflowers” (2007), “Plowed Field”, “Such is Life ...”, “In the Garden” (2009), “It's Cold” (2010). Individual paintings are stored in the National Museum of Art, National U. T. Shevchenko, Museum of Cultural Heritage in Kiev, Poltava Museum of Local Lore, lived and worked in the city of Poltava.
