Dark Peaches
| Height | 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Width | 80 cm |
| Length/Depth | 2 cm |
Title: Dark Peaches
Artist: Viktoria Ovsepuan
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 80 x 100 x 2 cm (two-part)
Year: 2025
Description:
In *Dark Peaches*, Viktoria Ovsepian creates an atmospherically dense scene that oscillates between figuration and abstraction. She presents the figure as a projection surface for the past: what remains is the hint of a body and the sense of a lost or fading presence. The figure’s tense posture and the net of falling peaches in her hand symbolise loss, memory and femininity.
The technique reinforces this expression – the glazing of paint, the interplay of light and dark, and deliberate blurring. In this way, the work becomes a painterly meditation on the transience and fragmentary nature of human memory.
P.S.
The peaches that appear to be falling from a net in the lower part of the picture are more than just fruit. For me, they symbolise intimacy, sensual experience and vulnerability. They are soft, sweet, but also fleeting – almost overripe.
Shipping:
The work is delivered stretched across two stretcher frames – including a certificate of authenticity and the artist’s signature on the reverse.
Viktoria Ovsepian
Viktoria Ovsepian has received several scholarships and awards, including a residency at the Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem (MKE) in Budapest (2021–2022), the EU4ART programme for artistic research (2022–2023) and the YETI Dresden Young Talent Award for Education and Technology (2025).
Artist Statement:
In her artistic practice, she explores the tension between reality and surreality. Drawing on memories, she develops works centred on their emotional core. She translates inner states – the invisible realm between seeing and feeling – into a visual language that is both subjective and universally accessible. Her works allow the viewer to experience how memories live on in the consciousness not only as images, but above all as feelings.
She has
presented her work in solo exhibitions, including at Kunstraum GEH8, Dresden (DESIRABLE TIMES, 2020), at the Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem, Budapest (NATURAL PROCESSES, 2021), at Galerie Mojavari, Berlin (O.T., 2022), at the Kunstgeheuse Gallery (momenta, 2023), at the Historical Collections in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel (Zwischen Mit und Dir, 2023), at Spring Art Berlin (Garten, 2024) and at the 4h-art Artists’ Gallery in Hanover (Angst und Wut, 2025).
Her works have also been featured in numerous group exhibitions and auctions, including ‘Jahresgaben 2025/2026’, Kunstverein Mannheim / Ludwigshafen (opening: Friday, 5 December 2025, 7 pm), and the auction in aid of UNICEF (11 October–14 November 2025), Site Specific, Margit körút 25, Budapest (2022), Abgefahren, Verkehrsmuseum Dresden (2018), annual exhibitions and interventions at the HfBK Dresden (2018), *Über das Jucken*, Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz (2019), *BOARDING SPACES*, Labortheater Dresden – performance (2020), as well as at auctions and exhibitions organised by Sparkasse Dresden (2020, 2024), as part of NEUBAU – Zeitgemäßer Kunst Dresden (2021) and at the INDA Galeria, Budapest (2021). Her diploma and final-year exhibitions at the HfBK Dresden, as well as the Winter Salon of the Kunstverein Meißen (2023), round off her exhibition experience.
Upcoming events
:
- Experimental painting workshop & artist talk, Café Alex, Dresden, 19 December 2025 / 4.00 pm
- ; Experimental painting workshop & artist talk, Café Elbsalon, Dresden, 15 January 2026 / 7.00 pm
