Dance of Angels – Hand Painted Wheel Cover is a one of a kind artwork created at Fly Art Atelier in California.
The surface carries a celestial narrative drawn from classical memory and reinterpreted through hand.
 
Inspired by Raphael’s “Triumph of Galatea,” the composition unfolds across the circular form, where movement, mythology, and structure converge.
 
The work originally developed under the title “Fly With The Angels Dance With The Stars,” reflecting the dual nature of the image — ascension and motion.
 
Figures drift across a saturated blue field, their bodies suspended in movement, their gestures balancing tension and grace. The surrounding gold does not function as ornament, but as a frame — a relic, a fragment of something older than the object itself.
 
Cracks, irregularities, and deliberate surface aging shift the perception from accessory to artifact. The image does not sit on the surface — it is embedded within it.
 
The composition evolves directly on the material, guided by curvature, resistance, and existing structure.
 
No stencils.
No duplication.
 
This is not customization.
This is transformation.
 
One-of-a-kind piece.
Created at Fly Art Atelier.
 
Fly Art Atelier
made with love
in California
 
Fly Art Atelier is part of the broader artistic practice of Vladimir Mukhin, a painter and object artist working in California.
 
More works and paintings by Vladimir Mukhin:
www.muhinart.com