Landscape 1959

Valerii Lamakh created this striking landscape with oil on canvas. It confronts us with a scene where the familiar horizons of landscape painting are destabilized. The composition pulls us in different directions at once. Notice how Lamakh uses intense yellows and greens, countered by deep browns and purples, to create a dynamic push and pull across the surface. The structural elements, such as the bold lines and blocky shapes, challenge our perception. The shapes seem to float rather than sit within a coherent space, creating a sense of disorientation. Here, Lamakh isn’t just depicting a landscape; he's deconstructing the very idea of it. The lack of traditional perspective, coupled with the somewhat arbitrary use of color, suggests a deeper engagement with the philosophical questions around representation. The artwork disrupts our expectations. In the end, it’s the tension between abstraction and representation that defines this piece, inviting us to look beyond the surface and question what we think we see.