Cup 1983

"Cup" is a 1983 print by Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Aksinin, known for his surreal and often macabre imagery. The print depicts a stylized, elongated figure holding a bouquet of flowers and perched atop a cup-shaped vessel. This vessel is set atop another, larger, cup-like object, from which emerge a cluster of fleshy, tentacled forms. The dark background of the image and the use of black and white create a stark and unsettling atmosphere, characteristic of Aksinin's style. The work likely explores themes of life, death, and the fragility of human existence.