Rodion Gilmitdinov

Homebound Creature, Original Painting

2024

Artist Comments
The mixed-media artwork presents a surreal creature. A hybrid of bird and monster emerges with exaggerated teeth, oversized eyes, and vibrant, layered shapes that pulse with chaotic energy. A simple outline of a house, scattered geometric marks, and botanical fragments contrast with the creature’s wild form, hinting at a playful yet unsettling narrative.

About the Artist
Artist Rodion Gilmitdinov creates paintings that capture cities through broken lines, dynamic colors, and spontaneous brushwork. His compositions emerge as visceral reactions to his environment rather than strict representations. "My art is like visual diaries; it is spontaneous, raw, often nearly uncontrollable," Rodion tells me. He grew up in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where rhythm and silence shaped him. After moving to New York, the city’s chaos fueled his work. Without formal mentors, Rodion honed his skills through observation and persistence. He works in his studios in Brooklyn and Miami, where charcoal dust covers the floor and music fills the air. When not making art, he walks through the city, observes people, and spends time with his family and dog.

Words that describe this painting: monster, beast, cartoon, bird, Basquiat, house, animals, outsider, mixed media artwork, green

Homebound Creature
Rodion Gilmitdinov
Oil pastel, oil sticks, and acrylic paint on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2024
48 in. h x 48 in. w x 1.5 in. d
52 lbs. 12 oz.