The collection includes a series of long-term works produced intermittently since 2013 and concentrated between 2023 and 2025. In works that have built a common language over time, geographically and historically familiar contexts are created by quoting the characteristic features of structures from the Balkans and the Aegean coasts. Local architectural elements that refer to history make up non-existent, fictional narratives, with the emphasis on stone, soil and the countryside.
Painting technique
These works, created over roughly ten years in various places and at different times, keep a consistent foundational technique while ranging in the complexity of their detail and motif. Executed primarily in acrylic on canvas, the series occasionally uses other surfaces such as glass and MDF. Several pieces also feature experimental textures, such as sandblasting, filler and foil, applied together with the acrylic to add material depth and surface variation. Each piece usually begins with a preliminary sketch, yet the final composition emerges organically through the painting process. This intuitive approach allows a dynamic interplay of colour, pattern and texture, resulting in a cohesive but individually expressive body of work.
Painting theme
The collection explores a fictionalised reality through compositions built on motifs drawn from architectural structures, both vernacular and period-specific, that define the character of each work. A central theme is the interplay between the built environment and nature, often rendered within a rural context that reflects an imagined yet coherent world.
Each painting tells a distinct story and establishes its own fictional geography. While the works share recurring structural motifs, their individual narratives and visual resolutions vary, shaped by the different periods in which they were made. Over time, the depiction of architectural forms and natural elements becomes more intricate, reflecting the evolution of the artist’s visual language and conceptual depth.
