Oil on canvas

2020

60cm H x 60cm W

One-of-a-kind

Stretched canvas  |  Unframed

Says Maria Kostareva of her latest series: “In these works, I reconstruct fragmentary episodes that, on their own, are insignificant. I seek to emphasise the mutual connections between people and events, even if the trajectories of these links are not seemingly clear.

Passers-by in my paintings are often obscured or without faces. I not only maintain their incognito status, but also leave the opportunity for constant transformation. This is a way to create a holistic space without division, my subjects are neither friend nor foe. In my works, I weave grains of the world such as past situations and fleeting memories into a single babble of images. In my work, I remain fascinated by the incomprehensible being of the Other; their fragility, originality and vulnerability.”

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