A young boy stands mid-song, mouth open and eyes lifted, one hand pressed to his chest while an axe rests at his side. Pavel Filin builds the face from unexpected flecks of pink, green and yellow, set against a backdrop of vertical blue, teal and rust brushstrokes that read almost like a distant city. The loose, expressive handling in this original oil painting lends the moment real tension, part performance, part unease. On view now at Art Gallery Teplice for those who wish to inquire.