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ART Habens
Maksim Kuznetcov
Art is a very flexible and fine language; a tool
that can be applied to many areas, starting at
self-analysis through to public propaganda or
benign meditation, or simply relaxation and
joy. We can tell stories with art, such as in my
work of Carabosse and Lilac Fairy - the classic
good versus evil dichotomy. Art can produce
symbols or feelings that are destructive or
malicious. The relationship of art to public
space is of a similar potential to that of
literature and the spoken word. Art should
participate in the war of ideas, just as
literature, philosophy and science do.
These art fairs were very interesting
experiences indeed. For instance, I have
discovered that many people of the general
public have difficulty in recognising
abstracted figures (Empty Virgins was a
particular challenge). I noticed a high contrast
of responses from young people compared to
adults (20+). Kids read my artistic language
much easier than most of the older people,
that seem to be far less sensitive to it.
The development of most of my works has
not been guided by any expectations of the
reception that they would receive by the
audience. I did consider to make a few
experiments, to simplify the images and
make it easier for the audience to interpret,
but so far I have been choosing to work with
the language that helps me better convey my
ideas rather than for simplicity. Let’s see
what future brings, it’s a journey for me with
the future unknown.
The challenge here is that the language of art
is so diverse that it requires some practice or
openness from audience to be able to
understand the message. I think our society
needs to develop its abilities in this area quite
bit before its efficiency in art communication
is comparable to that of a written language or
a spoken word.
There are so many great artists, if I had to
nominate them all, it would be a very long
list, but just to give you an idea of the artists
whose works inspire me, I would say these
key names: Wassily Kandinsky, Francis
Bacon, Hieronymus Bosch, Vadim Sidur, Pavel
Filonov, Henry Moore, and many more.
Conversation between people seems to be
the only efficient way we can exchange and
collectively develop ideas, knowledge and
contribute to the development of our society.
I am planning to work on a series of
sculptures that discusses the psychological
challenges and successes between people.
Stay tuned. ;)
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