House by Vudon Baklytsky

House 1970

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Copyright: Vudon Baklytsky,Fair Use

Vudon Baklytsky made this painting called 'House' with what looks like thick oil paint. There's something so immediate about the way the image is built up; Baklytsky's put the paint on so thickly, it almost feels like you could reach out and touch the textures of the wall in the foreground. Look at the way that he’s used these stabs of red paint for the roofs of the house. It really pops. I love how the colours feel muted, but there's something discordant about the overall effect. It almost reminds me of a Soutine! All of those smears and daubs of paint across the canvas create a feeling of unrest. Ultimately this is what makes painting so interesting, isn't it? How something can be both beautiful and ugly at the same time.

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