His works ranges from paintings, sculpture and mixed media to substantial installations including complex, mesmeric mechanical fantasies.
"[3][4] According to the Saatchi gallery,[5] one of the world's leading collections of modern art, "through his sprawling, messy multimedia artworks, Zhivago Duncan comments on the state of contemporary culture and its obsessions, crassly quoted and re-created from an irreversibly apocalyptic future point of view.” Zhivago himself comments: "my work provides a close examination of our society’s excessive infatuation with glamour, fortune, and fame.
According to the Cat Street Gallery, "rather than existing solely as a contemporary commentator, Zhivago also brings an element of historical voyeurism to his pieces, even sometimes nostalgia.
Whether expressive silk-screened portraits of celebrities long forgotten or sculptural remnants of abandoned muscle cars, his aesthetic of damage and tarnish pays homage to the countless icons that have been lost in the depths of time.
"[7] Zhivago's multi-faceted character is reflected in his habitation of a variety of creative alter egos who inspire and create his work.