Kiss by Oleksandr Balbyshev
Painting, Oil on Canvas
119.9 cm (47.2 inch) x 119.9 cm (47.2 inch)
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About This Work
“Kiss” is a meditation on the fragmented nature of queer love, shaped by societal constraints, fear, and the yearning for wholeness. Two male figures intertwine, merging and dissolving into abstraction, their forms simultaneously embracing and disintegrating. The kiss itself is obscured—hidden within a swirl of distorted, stylized features—reflecting the forced anonymity of same-sex love in a world that still dictates who is allowed to exist openly. The front figure, depicted with classical realism, is incomplete, like an ancient statue worn by time—a body that has lost parts of itself, yet still stands. His missing pieces suggest what has been taken: moments stolen by shame, opportunities denied, the simple right to love unburdened. Behind him, a second, more abstract figure presses close, filling the voids, completing the silhouette as if they were a single entity. He is both presence and absence—both a lover and a shadow, reflecting the hidden nature of queer relationships throughout history. The tension between abstraction and realism echoes the duality of queer existence: the struggle to be seen yet remain invisible, the need to claim space while being told to shrink. There is agony in their fusion, a bodily frustration, an urgent desire to break free from imposed boundaries. Yet, even in this distortion, there is undeniable passion—a love that refuses to be erased, despite its constraints. “Kiss” captures the paradox of queer intimacy: bound yet yearning, fragmented yet whole, unseen yet impossible to ignore. It is a reminder that love, no matter how abstracted or restrained, will always find a way to exist.
OLEKSANDR BALBYSHEV
Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Ukraine
Oleksandr Balbyshev was born in 1985 in Ukraine, one of the biggest Soviet Republics. After graduating from The Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 2012, he was working in the sphere of architecture and design. But tw... More
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Artwork Details
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil
Support Type: Canvas
Artwork Height: 119.9 cm (47.2 inch)
Artwork Width: 119.9 cm (47.2 inch)
Depth: 2.5 cm (1.0 inch)
Weight: 8.8 lbs (4.0 kg)
Ready to Hang: Yes
Framed: No
Year Created: 2025
Signed: Yes
Signature Location: On verso
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