Rodion Gilmitdinov

The Rebel’s Pause, Original Painting

2024

Artist Comments
Artist Rodion Gilmitdinov explores the tension between control and instinct. Combining oil stick, oil paint, acrylic paint, and charcoal, he constructs a portrait of a cowboy that feels both raw and deliberate. The fragmented color fields pulse against gestural charcoal lines, creating a sense of motion frozen in time. Rendered through his signature balance of chaos and precision, the artwork reflects Rodion’s fascination with the proud, restless, and imperfect human presence.

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: figure, cowboy, man, gestural, portrait, expressionism, people, mixed media artwork, pink

The Rebel’s Pause
Rodion Gilmitdinov
Oil paint, oil sticks, acrylic paint, and charcoal on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2024
75 in. h x 68 in. w x 3 in. d
16 lbs. 0 oz.