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Valery Belenikin
Valery Egorovich Belenikin, a Russian artist, was born in 1961 in Moscow. He is a member of the UNESCO Artists' Union.In 2009, the artist was mentione ...
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Article: VB-20261-923
Size: 70 x 90 cm
This original work, «The clown with the lion», was created by contemporary Russian artist Valery Belenikin and is available for purchase online.
It is a painting about power that has grown tired of itself.
Before us is neither a jester nor an entertainer — it is Harlequin, who has survived knowledge.
The one who once amused the crowd and now remains alone with the consequences of the game.
His cap — not a mask of merriment, but a crown of paradox.
The green and red ribbons are twisted like a thought that has gone too far and cannot straighten out. This is not decoration, but a trace of tension — a visual equivalent of an inner knot.
The face is painted without grotesque.
It is almost tragic.
Within it is not laughter, but a weary understanding: the moment when a person realizes that he is no longer a spectator of his own game, but its author.
The most important are the hands.
They are neither commanding nor greedy. They hover in a half-gesture, as if Harlequin is afraid to touch what he himself has created. It is the gesture of a demiurge who has for the first time pondered the price of creation.
Inside his palms is a miniature scene: a man and a lion. Reason and instinct. Will and strength.
But the man here is not the hero. He holds the lion, but does not conquer it. It is a fragile balance, not a triumph. And Harlequin looks at it as if he understands: if he falters even slightly, the scene will come alive, get out of control, and destroy the creator himself.
The lion is that part of the world and personality that cannot be destroyed, only temporarily restrained.
The darkness around the figure is not a background, but the void after laughter.
When the performance is over, the audience has dispersed, but the role continues to live inside the actor.
The meaning of the painting lies in the double trap of consciousness:
a person dreams of controlling the world,
and then finds himself trapped inside his own model of that world.
This is a story about the fact that: the most dangerous moment is not when you are weak,
but when you are smart enough to realize
that you have power.
The painting neither accuses nor justifies.
It watches.
As intently as Harlequin watches his small, perfectly constructed,
and therefore — frighteningly fragile — universe.
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 painting «The clown with the lion» online, sized 90 x 70 cm, with secure delivery to the address you specify.
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Artwork's condition:
Good
Year of creation of the painting:
2021
Artwork Type:
Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Style:
Symbolism
Technic:
Oil
Support or surface:
Canvas
Topic:
Size:
Large
Width:
70 cm
Height:
90 cm
Framing:
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