Talking Heads

2022-2024

Painting, paper, acrylic and glue

The “Talking Heads” series explores the nature of power and its impact on identity. Each portrait is linked to a figure within authoritative structures, reinterpreting power not only as a political force but as a personal and psychological phenomenon. The exaggerated, distorted heads reflect the tension of those hiding behind authority, as power erases individuality while remaining omnipresent and elusive. Beneath this critique lies a personal story. Though the series addresses systems of control, it is deeply autobiographical. In it, I seek liberation by metaphorically peeling the skin off the portraits — a gesture of stripping away the polished, beautiful commercial portraits I once painted for the undeveloped art market in Belarus. This process marks a conscious break from the rigid frameworks of academism that shaped my perception of art for years. Breaking away from that conditioning has become an essential effort.

Preacher, 200x140 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Arsenal, 200x140 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Divine, 140x100 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Bandit, 200x140 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Tower, around 200x140 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Soldier Boy, 140x100 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Untitled, 200x140 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Pope, 200x140 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Saint, 200x140 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Ifrit, 200x140 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Untitled, 140x100 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Advisor, 140x100 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Fatigue, 100x80 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Ogród (Movie poster), 140x100 cm, acrylic on glued paper

Head, around 198x138 cm, acrylic and pigments on glued paper