Golden Horn 1921

Alexis Gritchenko's "Golden Horn" presents a world rendered in bold, fragmented forms and a vibrant color palette. The composition teeters on the edge of abstraction, its recognizable motifs dissolving into a mosaic of shapes and hues. The dominant green evokes a sense of space or sky, punctuated by strokes of white and anchored by the geometric forms below. Gritchenko's approach reflects the avant-garde spirit of his time, particularly his engagement with Cubo-Futurism. This movement sought to capture the dynamism of modern life by breaking down objects into their constituent parts and reassembling them in a way that conveys movement and multiple perspectives. Here, the traditional landscape is fractured and reconfigured through the interplay of color and form, resulting in a new kind of visual language. Note how the flag is depicted not as a static object, but as a series of planes that seem to vibrate against the green backdrop. This captures a sense of energy, while challenging fixed ways of seeing and representing the world. The painting invites us to question what we see and how we see it, and to consider that meaning is not fixed but is created through our interaction with the artwork.