Sunny Boy

A figure stands in an empty space, enveloped in warm, sun-tinted colors. The posture is relaxed, almost expressive—as if something is being explained or perhaps understood. The face is partially detailed, partially blurred, like a snapshot caught between presence and disappearance.

Behind the figure, a vivid red being emerges—a shadow, a companion, or perhaps a memory carried along. It subtly envelops, like an echo of something that once was or is yet to come. The contrast between the bright, open space and the fiery, animal-like form raises questions about identity, about the balance between light and dark, between control and surrender.

Sunny Boy exudes a playful melancholy. There seems to be harmony, yet also a certain sense of detachment. Movement lingers in the silence, a shadow within the light. Whatever is unfolding remains just beyond our reach—and perhaps beyond that of the figure itself.

Alexander Bobkin is a painter based in Nijmegen. Bobkin’s work is characterized by his search for the hidden reality behind the visible image. A visionary guided by his Siberian roots, he constantly travels through the mind to translate these mystical experiences onto canvas.