Day Dream 2020

Timur Akhriev created this painting with oil on canvas. At first glance, the scene is dominated by warm, earthy tones, particularly reds and browns, which create a sense of depth and enclosure. The heavy impasto and visible brushstrokes add a tactile quality to the work, inviting the viewer to consider the materiality of the paint itself. The composition is divided into distinct planes of stacked canvases, only interrupted by a woman resting on a chaise. This spatial arrangement creates a sense of flatness, challenging traditional notions of perspective. This flattening and stacking of the canvases serve to destabilize traditional artistic conventions, creating a visual language that questions the very act of representation. The color palette itself is also significant. The restricted range of warm tones, punctuated by occasional highlights of blue and green, creates a sense of harmony, yet the jarring variations of color within each canvas keep the eye moving. This juxtaposition of harmony and discord reflects the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity.