Bridging Silence and Presence in Serezha Galkin’s Emptyism

Serezha Galkin’s latest collection, Emptyism, emerges as a poignant meditation on the tension between presence and absence, subtly challenging the frenetic pace of today’s overstimulated visual culture. By embracing minimalism and escapism, Galkin crafts a body of work that speaks in whispers, allowing emptiness and the traces of what was, or might have been, to take center stage. In the process, he not only reinvents his own artistic trajectory but also situates himself within a larger historical dialogue, drawing parallels to masters who have explored similar themes of absence and the ephemeral.

A conversation with Serezha

I'm Serezha aka graphica.png, consider me the juxtapozer of uncanny ideas. Studied Illustration and Graphic Design. I started learning about art and have been pursuing it for about 15 years, focusing mostly on painting and drawing by hand while also keeping up with new art-related technology as it came out. My latest venture has been into AI, collaborating to create overpainting and collages while finding inspiration both in hard and soft elements. Currently pursuing my destiny to make things lil' less perfect and lil' more interesting, a mission is to find something fascinating in the mundane. Spectrum of inspiration and interest is minimalistic glitch together with digital neo-impressionism and avant-garde. I love characters and combine both drawn and generated elements in my work. I consider myself a regular boredom slayer and mostly make art about the little things I notice or feel along the way. I'm especially interested in NFT art as a source of historical record. Technology allows us to capture moments in time, and I believe that art should be part of the innovative Rosetta Stone. I strongly believe in the importance of building your process and the outcome is the pleasant experiment. I'm trying to unveil some of my deep thoughts and see something good around me, giving hope for a better future. My work is a reflection of a reality or a submersion into a created world. A world created through multiple distortions, showcasing AI baldness which is also sometimes very intricate and fragile commentary on reality, something that I would love everyone to accept, partially relate and see themselves in my imagining and distorted mirrors or you could say my artistic lens.

The Absurdity of Now: A Critique of Hyperreality and Fragmented Identity in Kelly McDermott’s Multidisciplinary Art

In The Absurdity of Now, Kelly McDermott presents a profound and multifaceted inquiry into the ironies and paradoxes of contemporary existence. Through a deliberately eclectic and bold aesthetic, McDermott’s work juxtaposes vibrant colors, symbolic imagery, and a nostalgic nod to American iconography to interrogate the commodification of identity, the digital fragmentation of self, and the erosion of authenticity. This collection resonates deeply with art historical movements that have likewise sought to expose the ambiguities and deceptions embedded in societal values, rendering McDermott’s approach both timely and steeped in a critical lineage. By drawing upon the visual languages of Surrealism, Pop Art, Social Realism, and New Media Art, McDermott positions her critique within a broader historical discourse that questions the structures of perception, consumption, and selfhood in modern society.