The gate with a tower. New Jerusalem 

Aristarkh Lentulov created 'The gate with a tower. New Jerusalem' using oil paints, a medium allowing for rich color and textural depth. Here, we can see how he uses these qualities to their full potential. Lentulov embraces the materiality of paint itself, employing a Cubo-Futurist style with bold brushstrokes and fragmented forms. The architecture is broken down into geometric shapes, almost as if disassembled and rebuilt on the canvas. Notice how the colors are applied in thick layers, creating a tactile surface that emphasizes the artist's hand. This contrasts with the subject matter, a solid architectural structure, rendered here as a dynamic composition. It’s important to remember that oil paint itself was a manufactured substance, available through industrial capitalism. Lentulov then transforms these materials through his own labor, pushing the boundaries between representation and abstraction. He invites us to consider the material processes behind the artwork, and how these influence our perception.