Oleksandr Balbyshev

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Oleksandr Balbyshev is famous for transforming classical Soviet-era portraits of Lenin into highly decorative and chaotic works of art.
The Ukrainian artist also explores themes of male sensuality and sexuality in his figurative nude paintings.
Oleksandr has paintings in private collections worldwide.

Born in 1985 in Ukraine, Oleksandr Balbyshev is a graduate of The Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. In 2015, the Ukrainian government banned all symbols and images associated with the USSR. The artist unearths these lost, classical Soviet-era portraits and radically modifies them with a surreal-cum-Pop Art style.

Oleksandr Balbyshev’s Craft

Onto found portraits and sculptures of Lenin, Oleksandr chaotically drips paint, cuts out segments and glues them together again - a collage-like process often carried out with children. The aim: to erase the original propagandistic and ideological meanings of these images. The result: born-again works instilled with a fresh combination of play and seriousness. All of Oleksandr's creations prompt viewers to lift the veil of accepted paradigms, delving into their own understanding and reception of them. The artist receives equal acclaim for his figurative nude paintings. Using bright, climactic colours and raw, gaze-holding subjects, the artist explores male sensuality and sexuality.

Collections

You can find Oleksandr's paintings in private collections worldwide: USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Sweden, Finland, South Africa, Thailand, Australia, and Mexico. Oleksandr currently lives and works in Dnipro, Ukraine.

Oleksandr Balbyshev Artworks

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    "ST. SEBASTIAN" by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    "ST. SEBASTIAN" by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    "ST. SEBASTIAN"

    Paintings - 120x80 cm
    "Bather with Water Irises" by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    "Bather with Water Irises" by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    "Bather with Water Irises"

    Paintings - 85x95 cm
    "Saint Sebastian" by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    "Saint Sebastian" by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    "Saint Sebastian"

    Paintings - 140x80 cm
    "Flowers on Pink" by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    "Flowers on Pink" by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    "Flowers on Pink"

    Paintings - 68x68 cm
    "Flowers on Gray" by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    "Flowers on Gray" by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    "Flowers on Gray"

    Paintings - 68x68 cm
    "Children. Missiles. Lenin" by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    "Children. Missiles. Lenin" by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    "Children. Missiles. Lenin"

    Paintings - 90x70 cm
    Tears #2 by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    Tears #2 by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    Tears #2

    Paintings - 40x30 cm
    Confetti 2 by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    Confetti 2 by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    Confetti 2

    Paintings - 65x55 cm
    Before the War Began by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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    Before the War Began by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    Before the War Began

    Paintings - 83x63 cm
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    Jack of Hearts by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    Jack of Hearts

    Paintings - 106x86 cm
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    Abstract Composition #8 by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    Abstract Composition #8

    Paintings - 60x30 cm
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    "Sunset Demon" by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    "Sunset Demon"

    Paintings - 135x135 cm
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    Lenin Behind the Grille by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    Lenin Behind the Grille

    Paintings - 65x45 cm
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    Saint Demetrius with Color Bars by Oleksandr Balbyshev

    Saint Demetrius with Color Bars

    Paintings - 100x49 cm

    Disguised Evil (Stalin)

    Sculpture - 16x12 cm

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