Alexander Yastrebov
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
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The works provided were made during several sessions of diving into selfness using surrealistic techniques. Five of them are the conscious/lucid dreaming study of dandelion flower allusions into different images (spider in a bulb, skull with nails etc.). The others illustrate melting/diffusion of images and logic of dreaming. The works made in ink on paper.
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ABOUT ALEXANDER YASTREBOV
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alexander.s.yastrebov@gmail.com
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Alexander Yastrebov, Moscow, Russia
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I am emerging artist and independent researcher. Until recent years, area of my interest lied mostly in the issues of history, philosophy and practices of surrealism. According to the surrealists (Andre Breton, Salvador Dali etc.), the surrealism was “anti-artistic”, since the artist usually uses his imagination and controls it.
At the same time, the surrealist’s aim is to liberate the deepest movements of mind, which is the true source of inspiration. In my art process I explore this hidden sources and use some surrealist techniques, particularly [lucid] dreaming and dream-like states.
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