Dark touches of surrealism… the art of Alexandra Manukyan

We can’t resist the work of Artist Alexandra Manukyan, with dark touches of surrealism it could make perfect tattoo inspiration too… 

‘Forest Awakening’, 36”x18”, oil on canvas
‘Forest Awakening’, 36”x18”, oil on canvas

 

‘Wastelands of Lament’, 40”x30”, oil on Belgian linen
‘Wastelands of Lament’, 40”x30”, oil on Belgian linen

 

“The central theme that unites all my paintings examines how seemingly separate and isolated life experiences actually disguise the extent of our individual and communal bonds,” says Alexandra Manukyan of her work. “The ‘masks’ and the accompanying identities we all assume depending on the life role we must play, obstructs the conscious mind from acknowledging what truly unites us through the isolation and chaos: our shared encounters of pain, loss, desire, and longing for serenity and acceptance. The false facades we all manufacture to adapt and belong also renders most blind and lost in a world where the meaningless has somehow become meaningful and the idea of a shared honest self devoid of hidden agendas all too infrequent.”

 

'In the Absence of All', 18x36 in, oil on canvas

‘In the Absence of All’, 18″x36″, oil on canvas

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