Koshlyakov takes the subject of majestic buildings and paints them in a gestural way onto taped together flattened cardboard boxes. This juxtapostion of 'poor'/everyday materials and quick, 'messy' brush strokes against a grand subject matter creates a sense of irony.
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High-rise on Raushskaya Embankment (2006). Image by cea
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