"The Tapescreen" series
"The Tapescreen" is a series exploring the intersection of classical myth, modern anxiety, the intimate and the digital reality.
Executed in a labor-intensive thread-like brushwork technique, the paintings evoke the rich textures of medieval tapestries and illuminated manuscripts. By setting formidable mythological creatures—the Dragon, the Manticore, and the Griffin—within stylized, familiar environments and adorned with contemporary VR-equipment (headsets and controllers), the series questions the boundaries between internal human drama and exterior reality. These digital artifacts suggest that ancient instincts and monumental fears now manifest and reside within the structures of our daily lives and our virtual identities. The highly stylized red, silver, and gold palette emphasizes the mythological and precious nature of the subjects.
Executed in a labor-intensive thread-like brushwork technique, the paintings evoke the rich textures of medieval tapestries and illuminated manuscripts. By setting formidable mythological creatures—the Dragon, the Manticore, and the Griffin—within stylized, familiar environments and adorned with contemporary VR-equipment (headsets and controllers), the series questions the boundaries between internal human drama and exterior reality. These digital artifacts suggest that ancient instincts and monumental fears now manifest and reside within the structures of our daily lives and our virtual identities. The highly stylized red, silver, and gold palette emphasizes the mythological and precious nature of the subjects.
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The Tapescreen: Manticore
This portrait shows the Manticore, the creature of instinct and deception, partially obscured by a stylized tangle of dark foliage. The environment, though organic, is clearly a constructed, symbolic space. The VR-headset and controller positioned on the ground before the Manticore serve as modern, discarded tools. This placement emphasizes the tension between the natural, untamed essence of the creature and the artificial, virtual reality it has abandoned—or is about to conquer.
Acrylic on canvas
50*50 cm
2025
Acrylic on canvas
50*50 cm
2025
The Tapescreen: Dragon
The central work places the Dragon on a detailed bed, framed by rich curtains, bringing the myth into the domestic space. The contrast between the ancient creature and the VR-headset resting on its head is key: it suggests that even our most profound fears and primal instincts are now being filtered or engaged through digital reality. The composition, rich in textile-like detail, questions the true nature of rest and escapism in the contemporary world.
Acrylic on canvas
100*100 cm
2025
Acrylic on canvas
100*100 cm
2025
The Tapescreen: Griffin
The Griffin is posed on an ornamented pedestal, surrounded by dramatic, stylized clouds. This creature of traditional majesty and authority holds a VR-controller in its beak, directly linking its ancient power to contemporary digital control. The work highlights the shift in modern mythology: the guardian who once controlled the skies now potentially controls the simulation, questioning where true power and vigilance reside in the age of virtual identity.
Acrylic on canvas
50*50 cm
2025
Acrylic on canvas
50*50 cm
2025
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