(Article: GV_2025_00543)
This original work «Heart of the Night» was created by contemporary Russian artist Vyacheslav Gayun and is available for purchase online.
Vyacheslav Gayun's painting «Heart of the Night» is minimalist yet incredibly expressive, built on a dramatic contrast of color and form. In this canvas, the artist achieves maximum effect using a limited set of elements.
The composition is clearly divided into three main zones. Most of the canvas is occupied by a deep matte black rectangle, which serves as a visual anchor and symbolizes the endless night, emptiness, or the unknown. This black mass has a pronounced, slightly uneven texture, preventing it from being perceived as merely a flat color.
The black area is framed by wide bands of a light background in creamy, beige, or pale yellow tones. This light border, also textured and seemingly composed of many small fragments or rough brushstrokes, sharply contrasts with the absolute darkness in the center.
The main focal point and conceptual core of the painting is a small but bright red circle located at the boundary between the dark and light zones. This circle, with its rich, vibrating texture shifting from dark red to orange and golden hues, is undoubtedly the «heart» of the composition. It symbolizes a source of warmth, life, passion, or consciousness beating amid the night’s darkness.
Gayun’s «Heart of the Night» is a powerful exploration of duality: light and darkness, order (the rectangle) and vital force (the circle). The painting captivates with its simplicity, prompting the viewer to reflect on what is most important and alive in moments of absolute darkness. The artist’s signature, as usual, is delicately integrated into the light area.
This painting can be hung on the wall in your apartment, house, office, restaurant, or hotel, and it will become a wonderful decoration for your interior.
You can buy the «Heart of the Night» painting online, sized 90 x 70 cm, with secure delivery to your specified address.
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Artwork's condition:
Very good
Year of creation of the painting:
2025
Artwork Type:
Style:
Geometric
Technic:
Oil
Support or surface:
Canvas
Topic:
Geometric
Size:
Large
Width:
70 cm
Height:
90 cm
Framing:
Not (or not applicable)
Ships From: Austria
Delivery Cost: Shipping is not included in the price of the artwork
The shipping cost will be calculated at checkout. It depends on the size of the artwork and the delivery region, and typically ranges from €50 to €300.
Delivery Time: Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-20 business days for international shipments
Returns: 14-day return policy
Vyacheslav Gayun is a renowned artist with an extensive creative background, born on August 23, 1962, in the beautiful village of Marchugi near Moscow ...
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