Metastases

Metastases are pathological processes that are distant from the epicenter of the problem. How far can you abstract and how far can you move away? What if the "distance" is closer than it seemed? The prerequisite for this series was the news of the artist's friend's cancer. The news forced the artist to delve into the details related to the deadly disease. Such turning points give us a chance to rethink human life, the place of art in it, and the meaning of the insidious deception of visually attractive things.

Nazar Symotiuk: "When I saw the metastases under the microscope, I was struck by their amazing aesthetic qualities and similarity to works of abstract art. I decided not to hide my emotions, but to reflect my own perception, to convey the consequences of a terrible disease that captivates many people around me in a way that is the most accessible for me, i.e. through art. You can hang these bright works on the wall as a symbol of victory in a fierce struggle."

The wooden panels attract attention with their bright colors and skillfully placed accents, a certain chaos and at the same time grouping of details. Only the essence of metastases remains unchanged: terrible and deadly beautiful. Cancer has been defeated in the life of a particular person, and Nazar Symotiuk's creative Metastases series has become a kind of manifesto of the deceptiveness of the impression of aesthetic things and a symbol of the indomitability of each of us.

Lyudmyla Smakova
art manager, curator