Painting “Nurture” (2023)

Title: Nurture

Year: 2023

Dimensions: 57 X 47. 5 X 0.5 cm , the depth is indicated by the protruding elements

Materials: cardboard, photos from the magazine of the 80s, printed materials, holiday shiny elements with a mirror effect, volumetric transparent element, varnish, glitter, monotype made by hand on paper.

Direction: dadaism, symbolism, expressionism, brutal art, Cologne-Hannover collage, sacred art, mythological art, sacred mythology, kitsch, metaphysical collage, surrealism, op-art, abstraction.

Technique: analog collage

The colors in the photo may not differ significantly from the original, it depends on the computer screen.

Collage, depending on the lighting looks different because it consists of shiny, glossy and mirror elements which reflect light in different ways. The collage is complexly textured.

Concept:

"Nurture" is the work of a myth.

The faces in the collage are a complex multidimensional image that embodies a number of symbols:

Seraphim are the highest angelic rank. They are in constant motion around the divine and illuminate everything around them with the heat of their swiftness and infinity of flight. Seraphim are able to exalt and liken lower beings to themselves, inflaming their hearts and purifying them "like lightning and all-devouring fire.

 Valkyries, in Scandinavian mythology, are maidens - warriors who pick up fallen warriors from the battlefield.

The images are inspired by Gustav Klimt's painting "Silverfish" or the second name "Water Nymphs" and the design of the fashion house Schiaparelli, namely the accessories.

It could be two black holes or faces in balaclavas.

The faces are textured, embossed, glossy, and resemble a loose earth in which stars have fallen, because of the glitter.

Round, square and triangular elements are glitter taken at the party.  Despite all the glitter and festivity, you can see they are not perfect.  In a certain light, you can see scuff marks on them - signs of celebration, of time, of life. I like working with such ambivalent, not perfect objects.

The glitters are elements of mass, popular culture, which brings the collage closer to the kitsch trend. Due to its reflective qualities and complex texture, the work belongs to op-art with elements of abstraction.