In the life of modern man densely entered expressions with a prefix “Fake”. We hear it from the first persons of the state on TV or read it in the publications of internet bloggers. But each of them puts in it his owned understanding. And indeed, there are many fakes around us. This situation affects on all areas of our lives and should find its echo in contemporary art. With the help of my work I want to formulate what it is mean to me, how I see fake reality. Because in the modern world not everything is actually what we think. Many things have different meaning. Sometimes it is difficult to understand the true essence of things now. 

Fake reality

The project under the general name "Consumption (material resources)" reflects my view on the modern society. This is a series of portraits of my contemporaries, inhabitants of megacities. In its own way each of my heroes tries to join, adapt or resist the environment. The image created in the painting "Defense" conveys the sensations of a person that trying to "close" himself from the outside world, in which there are so many things that hurts us. He wants to take cover and find a way to protect against "sharp", "iron" items attacking him. Allegory of injustice, cruelty of our world are table objects, they embody the apogee of the “consumption society”.
Another work is an opposition to the painting "Defense" - "Keys from my heart." Unlike the first hero, here is depicted a man who does not close and defends himself, but on the contrary wide opens his chest and even bared his heart. But it is so difficult to find key to his heart. And this is a certain type of protection also. Protection from feelings, moods and emotions.
Other image is a "man-nail". Stressing and putting all his strength into clenched fists, he confronts all troubles and adversities. He embodied all the characteristics of a nail.
One of the main imaginative components of my project is "found objects". In my works with help of "ready-made" objects I create the image of a "predatory", aggressive modern society, its material component. A combination of three-dimensional objects and a planar image betrays an even greater three-dimensionality and expressiveness to images.


Consumption 

The basis of my project constitutes maps of different cities and countries of Europe. Since I like traveling the map displays in my project have been brought by me from various trips, during which they have served me good stead. Therefore, these maps bear the imprint of my journeys and impressions.
On top of the map tiles are imposed images of men and women in various poses. Avenues, streets and lanes like veins are breaking through theirs body. We are all with you some kind of parasites living in the body of our cities. Some of our activities are for the benefit of our abode, others harm him.
The poses of my characters may be perceived by the audience variously: as openness and as a sort of road sign... And maybe they are flying?
So I am representing image of the person of the new millennium – dreaming, searching, thinking and cognizing this complicated world. They open their souls for all new; they are seeking themselves and their place in the modern world.
Very important aspect of my project is that it’s displaying the difficult situation that has arisen with the migration crisis in Europe. So any member of the audience can stop for a minute and wonder: "How to find the way to my heart?".


Way to my heart

Modern society is permeated by a virus of self-admiration. The apogee of this disease was expressed in general selfie-addiction. What does a modern person do when he or she sees a non-standard and sometimes dangerous situation? He is in a hurry to help, no; he photographed it on his or her gadget.
In my work I display our society at the time of his narcissism. Each of the heroes of the picture froze in a bizarre pose, each of them wants to capture himself as beautifully as possible and it does not matter that the photo is taken next to the dying man. After all, they see in him only beautiful flesh. At the same time, the viewer sees this situation from the outside - these are unnatural people in silly poses. It is no coincidence that the work consists of three separate parts. Thus, I wanted to draw a parallel with the medieval winged altarpiece, to show what our society has come to. In the foreground we see the figure of a dying colossus - as a symbol of a passing era and its ideals. This hero represents a perfect image based on the aesthetics of the Renaissance. The viewer can draw a parallel and compare how our society has changed and what is really important for a modern person.


Selfie. Vanity Fair

This work was made during time spent at one of the Canarias Islands. This Island situated far from touristic places. So I made this work being in double selfisolation – one – official quarantine; second – geographical and social distance. In this work I displayed allegory to our life; her cyclic recurrence.

Dance of life

In April 2020 I start a series of portraits reflecting the internal state of a person in selfisolation.

Isolation

In this difficult time to ge a letter from your memory to feel you are still alive.

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