Vova Titov - Mechanical Guardian

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Vova Titov's Mechanical Guardian is an original oil painting on canvas (70 × 50 cm; 73 × 53 cm including the frame), signed and dated 2026, in excellent condition, sold with the frame directly from the artist, depicting a cubist portrait in a multicolour palette.

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Artist: Vova Titov (tit)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Title: Composition "Mechanical Guardian", abstract
Size (incl. frame):73x53cm
Size (excl. frame): 70x 50cm
Year: 2026
Condition: Very good
Signed in the front: tit
Certificate of authenticity included

Vova Titov is an Estonian born artist with a degree in interior design from the prestigious Herzen University in St. Petersburg. His paintings, sculptures and drawings are all one of a kind, hand-crafted and have been sold internationally, with some making their way into the homes of Hollywood directors. His art is represented by the Saatchi Gallery, with regular auctions on Catawiki.

"Mechanical Guardian"A monumental figure-construction rises in the center of the composition simultaneously robot, idol, and architectural fragment. A golden circle at the top functions as a "head" or solar disk, establishing a vertical axis for the entire structure. Two dark circles below, like an eye or gear, reinforce the sense of mechanical life.
The palette is deliberately restrained: dusty blues, muted burgundy, brown, and beige create a sense of aged metal, patina, and industrial archeology. The light background of the upper zone contrasts with the heavy, dark mass of the lower zone sky versus earth, spirit versus matter.
The work fits into the tradition of industrial Cubism but speaks in contemporary terms: the figure does not threaten, it guards. Or waits.

#Abstract Art



Artist: Vova Titov (tit)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Title: Composition "Mechanical Guardian", abstract
Size (incl. frame):73x53cm
Size (excl. frame): 70x 50cm
Year: 2026
Condition: Very good
Signed in the front: tit
Certificate of authenticity included

Vova Titov is an Estonian born artist with a degree in interior design from the prestigious Herzen University in St. Petersburg. His paintings, sculptures and drawings are all one of a kind, hand-crafted and have been sold internationally, with some making their way into the homes of Hollywood directors. His art is represented by the Saatchi Gallery, with regular auctions on Catawiki.

"Mechanical Guardian"A monumental figure-construction rises in the center of the composition simultaneously robot, idol, and architectural fragment. A golden circle at the top functions as a "head" or solar disk, establishing a vertical axis for the entire structure. Two dark circles below, like an eye or gear, reinforce the sense of mechanical life.
The palette is deliberately restrained: dusty blues, muted burgundy, brown, and beige create a sense of aged metal, patina, and industrial archeology. The light background of the upper zone contrasts with the heavy, dark mass of the lower zone sky versus earth, spirit versus matter.
The work fits into the tradition of industrial Cubism but speaks in contemporary terms: the figure does not threaten, it guards. Or waits.

#Abstract Art



Details

Artist
Vova Titov
Sold with frame
Yes
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Mechanical Guardian
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Estonia
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
70 cm
Width
50 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Cubism
Period
2020+
Sold by
EstoniaVerified
2225
Objects sold
100%
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