PENGUINS 2016

Babak-Matveev's 'Penguins' explodes with colour and imagination. Just look at the way the artist uses such a vibrant palette! I can almost see the artist layering those colours, one on top of the other, figuring out the balance. The way the pinks, yellows and blues melt together, it feels like this piece was a real journey for the artist. A playful back and forth between intention and accident. I bet they were thinking about how to create a space that's both dreamlike and a bit off-kilter. The texture and the way light bounces off those surfaces...it's almost as if the paint itself is alive, trying to escape the frame. It makes me think about the endless possibilities of art, and how artists like Babak-Matveev keep pushing those boundaries.