(Article: AL-202626-907)
In the painting "Animal Instinct," Antonio Lebedef creates a swirling visual dialogue between nature and the artificial environment, between the unconscious impulse and the rational attempt to control chaos. Against the backdrop of a raging storm — a metaphor for inner tension — a zebra rapidly breaks through spatial boundaries, as if making a leap beyond predestination.
The central symbol of the work is an egg, large and fragile, simultaneously whole and vulnerable. It serves as the oldest universal image of birth, the primary cause, and the eternal cycle of life. In the context of Antonio Lebedef's glitch-surrealism, the egg loses its usual meaning and becomes a portal — a point of transition between states, between instinct and consciousness, natural and digital, real and dreamlike.
Fragmented structures, grid deformations, and multilayered spatial fragments reflect the sensation of a fractured perception of modernity. Digital "glitches" invade the landscape, inviting the viewer to ponder how technology changes our understanding of nature and our own primal essence.
"Animal Instinct" is both a personal mythology and a visual parable. The painting raises questions about freedom of choice, the nature of impulse, and what exactly drives a person in the age of information overload: reason, experience, or the ancient, primal call.
Artwork's condition:
Year of creation of the painting:
2022
Artwork Type:
Style:
Surrealism
Technic:
Author's technique
Support or surface:
Wood
Topic:
Animalistics
Size:
Oversized
Width:
152.5 cm
Height:
152.5 cm
Framing:
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Antonio Lebedef — a contemporary artist with an architectural education (MARCHI), working at the intersection of art, science, and the visual cu ...
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