Oil painting The city in night lights Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5616

The Oil painting Canvas titled “The city in night lights” bursts with vibrant intensity, capturing the pulsating energy of urban life through daring color choices and expressive impasto strokes. This work transforms a simple architectural motif into a symphony of light, motion, and atmosphere, where every stroke contributes to the sense of a city that never sleeps, illuminated by a kaleidoscope of glowing hues. The viewer is immediately drawn into a world where buildings are no longer static structures but radiant participants in the life of the city, echoing its spirit and vitality. The composition is dominated by tall facades of multi-story buildings, their geometry softened and distorted by the artist’s thick, textured strokes. Though the outlines of windows, balconies, and roofs are clearly recognizable, they dissolve into an abstract interplay of shapes and color. The walls of the buildings are alive with blazing tones of orange, yellow, and red, contrasting against cooler blues, purples, and grays. This duality of warmth and coolness conveys both the welcoming glow of city lights and the hidden shadows that weave through urban alleys. The juxtaposition creates a dynamic tension that mirrors the multifaceted nature of city life: exuberant, chaotic, yet deeply magnetic. One of the most striking elements is the artist’s treatment of light. The windows appear to radiate as if lit from within, glowing in electric yellows, turquoise, and fiery reds. They resemble flickering lanterns scattered across the facades, each one hinting at lives unfolding behind the glass. The illumination spills onto the walls, merging with the evening glow, blurring the boundaries between artificial and natural light. It suggests the moment of twilight, when day yields to night, and the city begins to throb with a different kind of rhythm—no less alive, but infinitely more mysterious. The rooftops, painted in fiery oranges and deep crimsons, add to the dramatic skyline. Their sharp angles are softened by expressive strokes, blending into the turquoise sky streaked with dark blues and hints of red. The sky, though visible only at the top of the canvas, contributes powerfully to the atmosphere, framing the architecture with a backdrop of intensity that echoes the emotional vibrancy of the urban landscape.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "The city in night lights"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/5.90x7.87 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this product

About the artist: Born March 13, 1954, in the city of Piryatin, Poltava region. He graduated from the Art College named after N. Samokish (1887). Teachers in the specialty: V. Grigoriev, M. Morgun, L. Gracer. Painter. The main genres are landscape, still life. The paintings are distinguished by emotional openness, warmth, affirm the harmony of life. Dominants of creativity are the deep roots of national traditions, Ukrainian cultural heritage. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (2008). He taught fine art at the Pyryatinsky school - gymnasium of aesthetic education (1988-2008). At creative work. Participated in exhibitions: national and international (since 1978). Personal exhibitions - in Kiev (2003, 2007-2009), Lubny (Poltava region, California (USA; 2006), Poltava (2007, 2010), Priluki (Chernihiv region, 2008), Warsaw (2009). Main works: “Flowers field ”(2007),“ Still life with a daffodil ”(2004),“ Indian summer ”(2007),“ Birch ”,“ Spiral panychi ”,“ Kalina red ”(2004),“ Field of the sun ”,“ Apple blossom ”, “Evening Breath” (2005), “Silence”, “Summer” (2006), “Sunflowers” (2007), “Plowed Field”, “Such is Life ...”, “In the Garden” (2009), “It's Cold” (2010). Individual paintings are stored in the National Museum of Art, National U. T. Shevchenko, Museum of Cultural Heritage in Kiev, Poltava Museum of Local Lore, lived and worked in the city of Poltava.