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Eugene Pokutnev
Artist from Ukraine
Eugene's paintings aren't just compositions of colour - they are movements. They seemed to shift before your eyes, pulling you in, disorienting in the best way. His secret? ‘-black’ - a rare Japanese paint so dense that it absorbs nearly all light, creating an illusion of infinite depth. He orders it from a master in Japan, layering it alongside vibrant colour, bending space itself on the canvas. When you stand before his work, it’ as if you’ falling into the painting, moving between its layers, losing balance for just a second. His journey into art was as unexpected as the effect of his work. Growing up in a small city near Dnipro, a career in art was never considered an option. He spent his days sketching intricate patterns but, like many others in his city, he needed stability. So he became a policeman. And yet, fate has its way of rewriting stories. One day, while investigating a burglary, his colleague casually showed the apartment owner some of Eugene’ sketches. The man, a businessman with an eye for art, was so captivated that he made an offer on the spot: “ the police. I’ fund you.” And just like that, Eugene left law enforcement behind.
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The man who saw the flame
Painting by Eugene Pokutnev
100 x 100 cm • Acrylic on canvas
Location:
Dnipro, Ukraine
The painting is an abstract expressionist work with elements of surrealism. The artist uses collage techniques, combining geometric shapes and organic lines. Bright, contrasting colors create a dynamic composition that attracts the eye and evokes a sense of surprise. The painting explores the theme of home, its symbolic meaning and connection to the inner world of man. This painting is a visual poem full of symbolic images. The house in the center of the composition is not just a building, but a symbol of the inner world, a refuge from the outside world. The face of a man looking at the house is an image of an observer, a traveler through the labyrinths of his own consciousness. Bright colors and abstract forms create a sense of unreality, immersing the viewer in a world of dreams and fantasies.
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Eugene Pokutnev
Artist from Ukraine
Eugene's paintings aren't just compositions of colour - they are movements. They seemed to shift before your eyes, pulling you in, disorienting in the best way. His secret? ‘-black’ - a rare Japanese paint so dense that it absorbs nearly all light, creating an illusion of infinite depth. He orders it from a master in Japan, layering it alongside vibrant colour, bending space itself on the canvas. When you stand before his work, it’ as if you’ falling into the painting, moving between its layers, losing balance for just a second. His journey into art was as unexpected as the effect of his work. Growing up in a small city near Dnipro, a career in art was never considered an option. He spent his days sketching intricate patterns but, like many others in his city, he needed stability. So he became a policeman. And yet, fate has its way of rewriting stories. One day, while investigating a burglary, his colleague casually showed the apartment owner some of Eugene’ sketches. The man, a businessman with an eye for art, was so captivated that he made an offer on the spot: “ the police. I’ fund you.” And just like that, Eugene left law enforcement behind.
Glasshouse  - Subjektiv.art
Glasshouse
by Eugene Pokutnev
€40060 × 50 cm
Heeding the doubt  - Subjektiv.art
Heeding the doubt
by Eugene Pokutnev
€1 100100 × 100 cm
Big brother  - Subjektiv.art
Big brother
by Eugene Pokutnev
€1 200100 × 100 cm
Big Brother  - Subjektiv.art
Big Brother
by Eugene Pokutnev
€1 500100 × 100 cm
New world  - Subjektiv.art
New world
by Eugene Pokutnev
Sold80 × 80 cm
The man who saw the flame Abstract Painting Eugene Pokutnev - Subjektiv.art
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