Michelangelo
Print information
- Artwork printed by EPSON Stylus Pro 7880 (Epson Ultra Chrome K3 Vivid Magenta) on canvas.
- Limited edition prints of 100. Each artwork will be individually printed, signed, dated and numbered by the artist Vladimir Zunuzin.
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- Free worldwide shipping with tracking. Will usually ship within 3-5 business days.
- Year created: 1990
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions (cm): 125x150
This diptych juxtaposes two stark images of the human form, capturing both vitality and final stillness. In the upper panel, a nude male reclines with tense, angular limbs, his gaze fixed outward. In one hand he holds a red sphere—symbol of life, passion, or perhaps burden—while the other clutches a slender thread, evoking fragility and fate. The raw physicality of his body is emphasized, illuminated against a void-like background.
The lower panel presents the same figure in deathly repose, shrouded in white fabric. The body lies still, its once-strained muscles softened by stillness, the drapery folding into stark, sculptural geometry. Here, movement gives way to silence, presence to absence, underscoring the inevitability of mortality.
Together, the two panels form a meditation on existence, offering a dialogue between life’s struggle and the serenity of death. The artist uses contrast—motion and stillness, light and shadow, exposure and concealment—to remind us of the fragile balance between vitality and dissolution.
