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ART Habens
Maksim Kuznetcov
in a minimalistic way, to achieve the desired
psychological effect rather than a cacophony.
It would be an interesting experiment to
model a society that has a developed
conscious perception of the world but lacks
any rudimentary ontological qualities. Would
art be of any use in such a society?
For me, personal experience is an
indispensable part of art. Yet, I think the
creative process can easily be disconnected
from an artist’s past or present; and we can
witness this too - LSD or other drugs can be
used for this purpose. The qualities I value in
art do not usually emerge from a purely
disconnected production (or capturing)
process, unless by a mere accident.
For me, the human element is the key in
many works; through the human body,
whether distorted or realistic, I can introduce
the observer to the messages of my works.
Quite often I need to establish human-to-
human connection to be established first, as a
prerequisite, and then evolve it to express the
problem, ethics or emotion that I want to
convey. Although it is possible to convey a
mood or even emotion through pure
abstraction, when a multi-layered complex
message needs to be passed, the human
object is of much help as we relate ourselves
to it with greater ease.
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