Rodion Gilmitdinov

The City That Listens, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
Acrylic paint, oil sticks, and charcoal build a layered urban dreamscape. Artist Rodion Gilmitdinov contrasts fluid drips and vibrant geometric textures with bold silhouetted figures and an architectural archway. The scene suggests memory, movement, and the pull between chaos and structure. Each raw mark preserves the spontaneous energy of the process and the emotion behind the imagery.

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: urban, silhouette, vibrant, gestural, street art, graffiti, Basquiat, colorful, graphic, architecture, contemporary, mixed media artwork, green

The City That Listens
Rodion Gilmitdinov
Oil paint and acrylic paint on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2023
60 in. h x 48 in. w x 2 in. d
49 lbs. 12 oz.