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Reflection
This piece is created with pastels and charcoal and reflects Kurdarius's past social media addiction and the resulting fragmentation from society. The loose, marked style conveys a lack of control, while saturated blues, pinks, and yellows mimic social media app colors: the overtaking of both physical and mental space. Kurdarius is depicted as slumped and restless amid scattered trash, undone bed sheets, and scribbled words like ‘addiction’ and ‘social media,’ symbolizing apathy, dissociation, and lost aspirations. The design in the mirror is reminiscent of a glitched phone screen, reflecting their internal struggle to break free, challenge the addiction, and seek reconnection with reality.
As an artist and creative writer, Kurdarius's work often explores themes of anxiety, fear, and trauma, drawing heavily from personal memories and experiences. When they step away from these introspective subjects, they find inspiration in the fantasy genre and cryptozoology. Their practice spans a range of mediums, including charcoal, pastels, relief printing, and digital platforms. Visually, Kurdarius is drawn to anatomy, landscapes, and the dynamic uses of perspective to bring their ideas to the page.
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