La Grande Bouffe Andrey Novikov, 2026 Oil on canvas, Florentine varnish 84 × 117 cm Research for Garden of Pleasures III: Feast of Kings
A lavish banquet is interrupted by the presence of two hippopotamuses. Around the table, figures dressed in historical costumes appear absorbed in their own affairs, seemingly undisturbed by the absurdity of the gathering. In La Grande Bouffe, Andrey Novikov brings together historical imagery, theatrical staging and the animal world. The painting belongs to his ongoing investigation of how familiar elements, placed in unexpected relationships, can produce an entirely different reality. The banquet table, a recurring motif in Feast of Kings, becomes a meeting place for incompatible worlds. The work is executed in oil on canvas, with the addition of Florentine varnish — a material traditionally used to create a golden patina on picture frames. Applied directly to the painting, it shifts in appearance from deep black to gold depending on the angle of light, introducing a quality that cannot be fully appreciated in reproduction.
This is a unique, original painting, created by Andrey Novikov.
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