The Choice (2026)
Description:
The Choice is about the moment when there is no perfect answer — only responsibility. A broken moon hangs over a restless landscape, marking a point of no return. Beneath the surface, tangled lines carry the weight of doubt, consequence, and inner conflict, while thin traces of light persist, refusing to disappear. It is not a story about right or wrong, but about the quiet, irreversible act of choosing — and living with it.Available — this original is currently for sale.
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About this piece
The Choice (2026) is an original, one-of-a-kind work by Sergei Troshin, born 1960, based in Canada. It is made with mixed media installation: acrylic, resin, metal elements on panel and measures 15.7 × 23.6 in (40 × 60 cm). It was completed in 2026. There is only one — nothing here is a print or a reproduction.
Materials and finish
The work is built on panel. A solid panel keeps a poured or built-up surface perfectly flat.
Metal elements — Applied metal parts give the surface a second material with its own weight and reflection, closer to assemblage than to painting alone. Tate’s glossary entry on assemblage explains the term in more detail.
Resin — A poured resin coat cures to a hard, glass-like film. It deepens the colour underneath the way water darkens a stone, seals the surface, and gives the work a reflective face that behaves like glazing without the glass. Tate’s glossary entry on resin explains the term in more detail.
Acrylic — Acrylic dries quickly and stays flexible, which lets layers be laid over one another in a single session and scraped back while still workable. Tate’s glossary entry on acrylic paint explains the term in more detail.
Size and scale
The piece measures 15.7 × 23.6 in (40 × 60 cm). It reads as an upright piece, and this is a mid-scale piece — enough presence to hold a section of wall on its own above a console, a desk or a bedside.
Looking after it
The resin face is hard but it scratches like any gloss surface. Dust it with a dry, soft cloth — no solvents, no household cleaners, nothing abrasive.
Keep it out of long hours of direct sun. Prolonged UV is what ages a clear coat, and a wall that gets full afternoon light is the one place to avoid.
Applied elements sit proud of the surface, so handle the work by its edges and lay it face-up if it is ever off the wall.
Room conditions matter more than anything else: stable temperature, stable humidity, no direct sun. The American Institute for Conservation publishes plain-language guidance on caring for artwork at home.
Further reading
We write about how these surfaces are made and how to live with them in Notes on Art. Relevant to this piece:
- What a Resin Finish Really Does — Two Sans Souci originals, one poured resin finish, and why the same coat reads differently depending on scale, support, and where a piece hangs.
- How to hang a heavy painting — Weight decides the hardware, not size. What a rigid resin-faced panel needs that a small canvas does not, which fixing suits your wall, and what to ask us.
Buying, viewing and delivery
Every artwork leaves the studio with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed and sealed by the artist. Prices are shared on request — there is no online checkout, because each piece is one of a kind and we would rather answer your questions first. Pieces can be viewed in person in Markham by appointment, and we are happy to talk through materials, framing or how a work will sit in your space. Shipping is quoted per piece and packed individually so the work travels safely. Ask about this piece.
