Anastasiya Krokhmal

A R T : A N A S T A S I Y A K R O K H M A L

In the Cage of Consciousness, 2021, oil on linen canvas, 50 х 50 cm Do you know the feeling that you are trapped in a cell of your own brain? Are you in a matrix created by your own consciousness? You go around in circles on the same subjects, and there is no end to it. The man in the painting has the same feelings. We see that he lacks space, and he is forced to take artificial postures, only to fit himself into illusory limitations. But what happens if you straighten up and stand up freely? And will there be enough courage?. For this. Each of us answers these questions to himself. Burden, 2021, oil on linen canvas. 60 x 80 cm

The painting is about the severity of oneself. The image of a man is about us. We just carry. We are the heaviest burden that is always on the shoulders. This dark mass of torment, conflicts, some kind of inner discord. We carry a mass of self-destruction, ready to consume us at any moment of weakness. It's a lifelong grueling fight. And the end will come at the moment when there will be no strength left to carry this burden.

Anastasiya Krokhmal (born in 1997) is a contemporary artist living and working in Moscow. The artist's paintings are aimed at studying people and their psycho-emotional state.

Artist Statement I paint expressive oil paintings on paper and canvas in the figurative genre. The main theme of my paintings is feelings and conditions of people, including conditions related to the spectrum of mental disorders. My artistic practice is based on self-reflection, emotional intelligence and personal life experience with anxiety-depressive disorder. The characteristic features of my paintings are pronounced contrast, drips of paint, raw paper margins or pieces of canvas. With these techniques, I strive to share my energy with the viewer. Art for me is not only the result of my experience and reactions to everything that happens, but also the opportunity to combat the stigmatization of mental deviations. Website: artkrohapaint.wixsite.com/my-site IG: @art_ kroha