Paintings
Animal Totems
In this series Sailev explores the sacred bond between the earthly and the spiritual where animals embody the protective forces of nature. Each totem is a window into a specific ecosystem, inviting us to see nature not just as a place, but as a living presence, watching over us with quiet strength.
Totems of the Everglades - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Totems of Pantanal - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Totems of Sichuan - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Totems of Borneo - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Totems of Serengeti - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Totems of Ranthambore - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Totems of British Columbia - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Memento Mori Animalis
Here Sailev confronts the inevitability of mortality through the lens of the animal kingdom. Blending the raw beauty and colours of wildlife with the fugacity of existence, each piece serves as a reminder of life’s fleeting nature and the impermanence that binds all living things.
Felis catus Maine Coon - Oil on linen - 46x61cm
Felis catus Donskoy - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Tyto alba - Oil on linen - 46x61cm
Trichoglossus moluccanus - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Chlamydosaurus kingii
Memento Mori of Borneo - Oil on linen - 81x60cm
Euphractus sexcinctus - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Fratercula arctica - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Memento Mori of the Galapagos - Oil on linen - 81x60cm
Ornithoptera goliath - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Papilio machaon - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Leonthopitecus rosalia - Oil on linen - 46x61cm
Eudocimus ruber - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Morelia viridis - Oil on linen - 46x61cm
Grapsus grapsus - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Malaclemys terrapin - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Setonix brachyurus - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Linckia laevigata - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Furcifer pardalis - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Agalychnis callidryas - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Petroica rodinogaster - Oil on linen - 61x46cm
Ouroboros
The ancient symbol is reimagined as a series of parodies where Sailev twists the eternal loop of the snake into a reflection on modern life. The serpent’s timeless wisdom is transformed into a sharp critique of today’s frenetic world where little seems to make sense.
The Headless Ouroboros - Oil on linen -60x81cm
The Knotted Ouroboros - Oil on linen - 60x81cm
The New Ouroboros - Oil on linen - 60x81cm
Earlier works
Mandala of Hong-Kong - Oil on linen - 80x80cm
Mandala of Bohol - Oil on linen - 61x61cm
Mandala of Arusha - Oil on linen - 50x50cm
Mandala of the river Seine - Oil on linen - 50x50cm
Climate Encounter III - Oil on linen- 73x100cm
Climate Encounter II - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Climate Encounter I - Oil on linen - 73x100cm
Foodchain Disruption - Oil on linen - 61x76cm
World Wild Web - Oil on linen - 122x92cm
Resilience - Oil on linen - 92x61cm
The Warning of the Koala - Oil on linen - 78x76cm
The Starlit Eagle - Oil on linen - 61x77cm
The Cosmic Dung Beetle - Oil on linen - 90x90cm
The Watering Tiger - Oil on linen - 100x73cm
The Seeding Sloth - Oil on linen - 100x73cm
The Snowbearing Harfang - oil on linen - 100x73cm
The Ploughing Boar - Oil on linen - 100x73cm
The Guardian Toad - Oil on linen - 50x100cm
The Guardian Mantis - Oil on linen - 50x100cm
The Guardian Spider - Oil on linen - 50x100cm
The Guardian Alligator - Oil on linen - 50x100cm