Metamorphoses of Lenin

For me, Lenin is a dictator and murderer who initiated an occupation of my country in 1917-1921. From that time until 1991, Ukraine wasn't free. Even now, like numerous soviet-era propagandistic portraits of Lenin, the ghost of a monster country called the USSR is still here. Lenin's successor from the Kremlin tries to destroy an independent Ukraine and pull it into Moscow's deadly hug. In my art project, I try to overcome the traumatic historical experience of my country by transforming the sinister shards of USSR into something funny and not scary. I try to show that we can defeat even the strongest evil. But even in a case of a win, we must be alert to prevent the enemy from rising again.
Oleksandr Balbyshev
110 Artworks curated by Oleksandr Balbyshev
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Original Abstract Paintings by Oleksandr Balbyshev

Recycled Lenin #11

Paintings, 53.1 W x 70.9 H x 0 D in

$6,000

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Original Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Oleksandr Balbyshev

Recycled Lenin #9

Paintings, 27.6 W x 35.4 H x 1 D in

$1,100

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Recycled Lenin #10

Paintings, 59.1 W x 78.7 H x 0 D in

$7,000

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Recycled Lenin #13

Paintings, 43.3 W x 55.1 H x 0.8 D in

$4,700

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White Ghost of Lenin

Paintings, 32.7 W x 40.6 H x 2.2 D in

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Black Ghost of Lenin

Paintings, 33.9 W x 41.7 H x 2.2 D in

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Original Portrait Sculpture by Oleksandr Balbyshev

Striped Young Lenin

Sculpture, 4.3 W x 5.5 H x 3 D in

$500

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Original People Sculpture by Oleksandr Balbyshev

Disguised Evil (Stalin)

Sculpture, 4.7 W x 6.3 H x 2.8 D in

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Red-striped Lenin

Sculpture, 5.7 W x 7.3 H x 3.1 D in

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Spot Lenin №5

Sculpture, 5.9 W x 7.3 H x 3.1 D in

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Spot Lenin №4

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Striped Lenin №2

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Striped Lenin №3

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Half-pink Lenin

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Original Political Paintings by Oleksandr Balbyshev

"Children. Missiles. Lenin"

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Split Lenin

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Recycled Lenin #3

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Before the War Began

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Recycled Lenin #4

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Recycled Lenin #5

Sculpture, 5.7 W x 8.3 H x 3.3 D in

$800

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Original Pop Culture/Celebrity Sculpture by Oleksandr Balbyshev

Recycled Lenin #6

Sculpture, 5.7 W x 7.3 H x 3.3 D in

$700

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Recycled Lenin #7

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Recycled Lenin #8

Paintings, 23.6 W x 31.5 H x 1 D in

$900

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Original Abstract Paintings by Oleksandr Balbyshev

Recycled Lenin #12

Paintings, 37.4 W x 53.1 H x 0.8 D in

$4,100

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Recycled Lenin #14

Paintings, 59.1 W x 78.7 H x 0 D in

$7,000

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Round Lenin

Paintings, 39.4 W x 39.4 H x 1.4 D in

$2,000

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Diagonal Striped Lenin

Paintings, 31.9 W x 40.6 H x 2.8 D in

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Lenin Corner

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He is Watching You

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Recalibration of Lenin

Paintings, 25.6 W x 33.5 H x 1 D in

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Lenin With A Color Test №2

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Lenin Behind the Grille

Paintings, 17.7 W x 25.6 H x 0.8 D in

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Semi-yellow Lenin

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Confetti 2

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Lenin with Color Bars and Circles

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Calibrating Lenin

Paintings, 39.4 W x 55.1 H x 1 D in

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Watcher with Pink Circles

Paintings, 20.5 W x 24.4 H x 2.8 D in

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Lenin-Marilyn

Paintings, 43.3 W x 43.3 H x 1 D in

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Confetti

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Rainbow Lenin

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Calibrating Pale Lenin

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Behind the Spots

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Shredded Lenin with Green Spots

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Lenin With A Color Test

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Who are You, Mr. Lenin?

Paintings, 39.4 W x 51.2 H x 1 D in

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Submerged Lenin

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His Eyes Follow You

Paintings, 23.6 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

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Mysterious Lenin

Paintings, 25.6 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

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Lenin with Gold Dots

Sculpture, 7.5 W x 11.4 H x 6.5 D in

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Lenin with Children #1

Paintings, 23.6 W x 27.2 H x 2.6 D in

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Spot Lenin №3

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Black Lenin with Bright Spots

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Put on a Happy Face

Paintings, 26.8 W x 34.6 H x 1.6 D in

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Suprematist Lenin

Paintings, 32.9 W x 40.7 H x 1.8 D in

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Lenin with Mickey's Ears

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Lenin with Children #2

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Lollipop

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Lenin with Pink Circles

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Dot Lenin

Sculpture, 8.7 W x 13.2 H x 7.9 D in

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Pearl

Sculpture, 6.1 W x 7.3 H x 3.5 D in

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Shards

Paintings, 37.6 W x 45.7 H x 2.4 D in

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Mysterious Marx

Paintings, 25.6 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

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Thanks to Comrade Stalin for our Happy Childhood

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Lenin-Frida

Paintings, 33.5 W x 41.3 H x 2 D in

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Lenin with Gazing Ball

Sculpture, 5.7 W x 7.2 H x 3.5 D in

$895

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Lenin with Seven Colored Lines

Paintings, 19.7 W x 27.6 H x 0.8 D in

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Young Lenin with Flowers

Sculpture, 4.5 W x 5.3 H x 3 D in

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Colors of Young Lenin

Sculpture, 4.5 W x 5.4 H x 3 D in

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Blue Young Lenin

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Polka Dot Lenin

Paintings, 35.4 W x 43.3 H x 1.6 D in

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Pink and Gold

Sculpture, 5.3 W x 7.3 H x 3.3 D in

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Gold and Pink

Sculpture, 5.9 W x 7.3 H x 3.7 D in

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Soft Lenin

Sculpture, 26 W x 33.9 H x 3.1 D in

$1,800

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Back Side of Lenin

Sculpture, 14 W x 20.1 H x 1.6 D in

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Watcher

Paintings, 20.2 W x 24.1 H x 2.8 D in

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Spot Lenin №1

Sculpture, 5.7 W x 7.1 H x 3.1 D in

$890

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Spot Lenin №2

Sculpture, 5.7 W x 7.1 H x 3.5 D in

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Incognito

Paintings, 27.6 W x 35.4 H x 0.8 D in

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Original Portrait Collage by Oleksandr Balbyshev

Jumbled Lenin

Collage, 19.7 W x 27.6 H x 0.8 D in

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Splattered Lenin

Paintings, 25.6 W x 29.5 H x 0.8 D in

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Zombie Lenin

Paintings, 24.6 W x 32.5 H x 2.2 D in

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Sly Lenin

Paintings, 17.9 W x 23.2 H x 0.5 D in

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Gold and White

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White and Gold

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Beaded Lenin

Paintings, 24.2 W x 32.3 H x 2 D in

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Lenin with Сolored Сircles

Paintings, 35 W x 44.1 H x 2 D in

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Lenin with a Dog

Sculpture, 2.4 W x 5.1 H x 2.5 D in

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Black Circle

Sculpture, 5.5 W x 9.8 H x 4.3 D in

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Black Cross

Sculpture, 7.5 W x 11.8 H x 6.7 D in

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Lenin-Worm

Paintings, 31.5 W x 39.4 H x 1.6 D in

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Hieroglyph

Paintings, 23.6 W x 31.5 H x 1 D in

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Lenin No. 5

Paintings, 41.3 W x 57.1 H x 1 D in

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Lenin on LSD

Paintings, 32.5 W x 40.4 H x 1.8 D in

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Egg

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Shredded Lenin

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Pedestal

Paintings, 27.6 W x 35.4 H x 1 D in

$1,500

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Lenin with Flowers

Paintings, 23.6 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

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Green Dot Lenin

Sculpture, 4.1 W x 5.1 H x 3.5 D in

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The Son of Man

Paintings, 27.8 W x 35.6 H x 0.8 D in

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The Ghost III

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