Rodion Gilmitdinov

Western Frequency, Original Painting

2025

Artist Comments
An expressive portrait of a cowboy exudes a textured, layered presence. Bold strokes and fragmented color shape the figure’s face and hat, while the rough red background adds tension and atmosphere. The combination of gestural lines and vibrant accents conveys both grit and mystery, capturing the spirit of a lone rider standing between myth and reality.

About the Artist
Artist Rodion Gilmitdinov creates paintings that capture cities through broken lines, dynamic colors, and spontaneous brushwork. His compositions emerge as visceral reactions to his environment rather than strict representations. "My art is like visual diaries; it is spontaneous, raw, often nearly uncontrollable," Rodion tells me. He grew up in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where rhythm and silence shaped him. After moving to New York, the city’s chaos fueled his work. Without formal mentors, Rodion honed his skills through observation and persistence. He works in his studios in Brooklyn and Miami, where charcoal dust covers the floor and music fills the air. When not making art, he walks through the city, observes people, and spends time with his family and dog.

Words that describe this painting: cowboy, figure, portrait, gestural, man, hat, people, western, contemporary, mixed media artwork, red

Western Frequency
Rodion Gilmitdinov
Oil pastel, oil paint, acrylic paint, and charcoal on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2025
60 in. h x 48 in. w x 2 in. d
48 lbs. 12 oz.