Thinker (2018)Acrylic painting by Nikolina Petolas

"Thinker"

Painted sides, ready to hang


I create surreal worlds from real life situations. These strange worlds are symbolic presentations of how I perceive life, emotions, relationships, human behaviour and whatever else surrounds me.
They change and grow, along with changes and transformations that life brings us.



My works combine what at first glance seem incompatible and meaningless.
Catwoman, giant fruit, flying fish, post-apocalyptic environment, creatures that are born in a cave with insects ... although inspired by my love of science fiction, fantasy, new technologies and some distant surreal worlds, they are reflection of my imagination, the way I perceive the world and the people around me...
These are the worlds filled with secret desires and endless soul searching that shows in human nature. Although at first it looks like a scene from a strange dream or some horror stories, actually these stories are encouraged by what is happening to us and which is reflected in our way of life. These are stories about emotions, growing up, about people and their masks, fantasies, about creation and destruction, the primal nature of man, unfulfilled dreams, pain, changes and maybe some new beginnings …

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 24.7 x 30 x 1.7cm (unframed)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: People and portraits

Tags: