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Oleksandr Khrapachov"Astana. Expo Plaza"2018
2018
$3,200
£2,439.10
€2,813.24
CA$4,544.96
A$4,884.03
CHF 2,620.57
MX$57,530.94
NOK 32,950.73
SEK 30,100.28
DKK 21,025.06
About the Item
Astana. Expo Plaza
When architecture becomes a dream come true
Before you is evidence of the meeting of classical painting with the futuristic genius of architecture. In 2018, Alexander Khrapachov, armed with a brush and canvas, faced a challenge: how to convey a structure that defies gravity itself?
The Nur Alem Museum is an architectural revolution in Astana, where a circle becomes a symbol of infinity and metal dances in the air, defying the laws of physics. The artist froze in the open air, trying to capture this dissonance, and something more than a documentary record was born: the painting balances on the border between reality and surrealism, although every stroke is the truth seen with his own eyes.
Khrapachov skillfully combined academic precision with impressionistic lightness, allowing the viewer to feel not only the form but also the pulse of contemporary architecture. The 80x90 cm canvas becomes a window into a world where the future has already arrived, where the East meets the avant-garde, and reality seems more fantastic than fiction.
This work is not just a depiction of a building. It is a dialogue between the tradition of oil painting and the boldness of the 21st century, between the static nature of art and the dynamics of a new era. Owning this work means holding a fragment of architectural history frozen in paint — a moment when the artist captured the impossible.
An investment in art that documents our era.
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Oleksandr Khrapachov (b. 1981) • Canvas, oil • 2018
- Creator:Oleksandr Khrapachov
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 35.44 in (90 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Edinburgh, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1987217476732
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