Somali: Blue Portrait Oil Artwork with Rust Red Background and Quiet Strength, 2025
Painting : oil · 60 x 40 x 1.5 cm 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch · Ready to hang
€723
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed, ready to hang
with stretcher frame
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Dimensions ( cm • inch )
60 x 40 x 1.5 cm 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Description
Somali: Expressive Blue Portrait for Contemporary Interiors
Blue portrait artwork lovers are invited to explore "Somali" (60 x 40 x 1.5 cm / 23.62 x 15.75 x 0.59 in, height x width x depth), an original oil on canvas by Viktoriia Pigarina. A composed face fills the vertical canvas, its deep blue modeling set against a warm rust red field. The white necklace provides a simple curve above clothing patterned with yellow, green, orange, and brown geometric forms.
Inspired by the calm confidence of Somali people despite the challenges of tribal life, the artist gives dignity and resilience a deeply human focus. The gaze carries the composition: quiet, attentive, and self-possessed. Pattern and color frame that presence without drawing attention away from it.
This unique artwork brings a strong focal point to contemporary decor, from a wood-furnished living room to a quiet study or welcoming hallway. Its blue and earthy red contrast works well with neutral walls and carefully chosen textiles. Offered unframed and hand-signed on the back, it appeals to collectors of expressive figurative artwork and makes a thoughtful gift celebrating inner strength and human connection.
Presentation
Viktoriia Pigarina is a contemporary artist based in Batumi, Georgia. She studied art and later graduated from the Institute of Fashion and Design in Vladikavkaz in 2004. Her artworks was presented in Artists of the 21st Century, an international online exhibition held under the auspices of UNESCO (2025), and in a 2026 exhibition dedicated to women from around the world at the Artists' Union Hall in Vladikavkaz.
Pigarina's practice centers on the human figure and explores beauty, inner strength, individuality, and cultural diversity. Her travels through Africa deepened her interest in the ways identity and personal histories are expressed through appearance, gesture, and cultural context.
Her visual language is also informed by her professional experience in stained glass, including work on large-scale projects for an Armenian church and Orthodox chapels. This background strengthened her sensitivity to color, light, and decorative structure.
At the core of Viktoriia Pigarina's artwork is a humanistic view of portraiture. Rather than emphasizing difference as distance, she approaches each subject as an individual story, using painting to reflect the dignity, complexity, and shared humanity she sees across cultures.
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