Objective Obstacle by Joshua Maupin is a vibrant new print drop featuring four dynamic works that blend surrealism, cartoon abstraction, and folk-infused psychedelia. Each piece offers its own vivid narrative—ranging from a chaotic horseback ride distorted by motion and identity, to dreamlike floral still lifes pulsing with color and personality. Maupin’s signature style radiates through bold lines, distorted figures, and a palette that fuses warmth with intensity. The collection invites viewers into imaginative scenes that are playful, strange, and emotionally charged all at once.
Nikitin Gallery is proud to release these works with Joshua Maupin, an artist whose vision and voice are already setting a new standard in the genre. His innovative approach marks him as a future leader in this style—one who will shape the conversation and influence the next wave of artists.
This release is limited to 30 editions per work, each signed, numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Available exclusively at nikitingallery.com, Objective Obstacle is a focused glimpse into Maupin’s evolving exploration of visual storytelling, filtered through the lens of cartoon logic and painterly confidence.
Birch Grove Part 1
20 editions will be released for each size.
Birch Grove I is a visceral meditation on rhythm, memory, and the organic architecture of the natural world. In this piece, Kinga Czerska conjures a quiet intensity—white verticals reminiscent of birch trunks slice through fields of textured greys, blacks, and ochres, creating a sense of depth that is both grounded and ephemeral.
There’s a coded elegance to the layering: scraped paint, gestural marks, and splashes of color that feel like echoes of the forest floor or fragments of light filtered through winter trees. The palette is restrained but luminous, allowing negative space to speak as loudly as the form. Within the visual restraint lies a dynamic tension—a push and pull between chaos and order, silence and resonance.
The composition invites deep looking. At first glance, a grove. Then, a series of vertical rhythms. Then, something more abstract—like memory made visible, or nature deconstructed and reassembled through a contemporary lens.
Printed on museum-grade Hahnemühle German Etching paper, Birch Grove I preserves every tactile detail of the original—from the scraped surfaces to the painterly impasto—offering a viewing experience that is as textural as it is emotional.
Each print in the Birch Grove series is available in three different sizes, with only 20 editions per size, making them highly collectible. Every print is signed, numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Birch Grove Part 2
20 editions will be released for each size.
Birch Grove II extends Kinga Czerska’s exploration of natural rhythm and spatial complexity, offering a deeper dive into the tension between organic repetition and expressive abstraction. With vertical forms recalling a dense stand of birch trees, this work feels immersive—like stepping into a memory of the woods where texture, light, and silence converge.
White columns streak through layers of slate, charcoal, and gold, not as literal trees, but as emblems of structure and time. The surface is alive with movement—scratches, drips, and gestural scrawls that hint at both erosion and emergence. Czerska’s process feels intuitive yet deliberate, mapping the unseen currents beneath still surfaces.
There’s a quiet turbulence in this piece. Every line feels like a pause; every mark, a breath. It balances the serenity of repetition with the unpredictability of the human hand. Look closer, and forms begin to dissolve—birch becomes code, forest becomes abstraction, and the image becomes a space of reflection.
Printed on museum-grade Hahnemühle German Etching paper, Birch Grove II captures the full material depth of the original work. From delicate tonal shifts to the tactile presence of scraped paint, each edition offers an experience that is both physical and emotional.
Each print in the Birch Grove series is available in three different sizes, with only 20 editions per size, making them highly collectible. Every print is signed, numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.