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Chimera: Shattered Visions
Sofija Markova
The project CHIMERA: SHATTERED VISIONS is a large-scale painting created on a canvas made from worn clothes found in second-hand stores. This work is deeply connected with the myths and legends of the Chimera, a mythical creature combining parts of different animals, which has captured the imagination of many cultures throughout history.
The fabrics of the clothes, each with its own unknown and unique story, are brought together to gain new value and functionality. The canvas is created by tearing the clothes into pieces and sewing them together. Through these acts of destruction and formation, the symbolic essence of the Chimera's image - unity and transformation - is emphasized. At the same time, decomposition and destruction, which are aesthetically highlighted, play an important role and become the key to reconstruction. In a way, the Chimera itself is a synthesis of materials, a combination of the incompatible, whose image reflects chaos, destructive, and irrational forces.
Size: 100 cm x 200 cm
Materials: second-hand clothes, acrylic paints, soft pastel, watercolor, watercolor crayons, wax, snakeskin, varnish
Sofija Markova
Sofija's working methods are a symbiosis of traditional and modern techniques, including both analog and digital media. In her studing and practice, she has a drive to experiment and focus on the process, allowing each work to have its own personality.
In her concept of art, it serves as an important tool for understanding the world, which opens up the possibility of transforming space through the embodiment of form in accordance with human ideas.
She takes an active interest in gloomy motifs, transferring them into the context of symbols of beauty in unexpected and unconventional interpretations. Her palette ranges from deep dark tones to bright accents, with each of her works reflecting her personal journey and desire to express what often eludes everyday perception.
