"Clockwork Serenity"
Item 120 of 190 in 2026 Annual International Representational Exhibition (AIRE)
Title:
Clockwork Serenity
Artist:
Sergey Odobetskiy
Size:
24" x 24"
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas
Description:
Clockwork Serenity references Stanley Kubrick’s "A Clockwork Orange", reimagining its themes through symbols of peace, vulnerability, and emotional stillness rather than violence and social decay. The painting portrays a young woman with dark hair and striking red lipstick, her presence both bold and delicate. She is dressed in a flowing white dress, traditionally associated with purity and renewal.
In her hands, she holds an orange fitted with a clock winding key — a symbolic fusion of organic life and mechanical control. The object suggests the tension between natural human emotion and the systems that attempt to regulate or suppress it. The woman’s eyes are covered with a white blindfold, representing voluntary introspection, trust, and the search for inner calm beyond external chaos.
The light pink background introduces a soft, contemplative atmosphere while fragmented orange splashes disrupt the space, symbolizing the breaking of cyclical violence and inherited patterns of harm. Surrounding the figure, several white doves move dynamically through the composition, embodying peace, transformation, and hope. Their motion contrasts with the stillness of the central figure, suggesting that serenity is not the absence of movement, but the ability to remain centered within it.
In her hands, she holds an orange fitted with a clock winding key — a symbolic fusion of organic life and mechanical control. The object suggests the tension between natural human emotion and the systems that attempt to regulate or suppress it. The woman’s eyes are covered with a white blindfold, representing voluntary introspection, trust, and the search for inner calm beyond external chaos.
The light pink background introduces a soft, contemplative atmosphere while fragmented orange splashes disrupt the space, symbolizing the breaking of cyclical violence and inherited patterns of harm. Surrounding the figure, several white doves move dynamically through the composition, embodying peace, transformation, and hope. Their motion contrasts with the stillness of the central figure, suggesting that serenity is not the absence of movement, but the ability to remain centered within it.
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Price:
CAN$3,900.00
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