Prometheus and Aphrodite (2022) Painting by Red Komar

My art, my work is the center of my existence. After years of contemplation, I am doing what I love with all my being - and it is an exhilarating feeling. I have finished working on surrealism projects named 'Fata Morgana' and 'Sisyphean Labor', and pop art projects named 'Golden Girl' and 'Contradiction'. In recent development, my paintings, 'The Refugee' and 'Girl and Monster' are participating in the Luxembourg Art Prize 2022.

The journey of reaching to this point where I can freely create my art has been a rough course.

As far back as I can remember, I have loved to draw. Summers on the sand, winters on the snow, and beautiful scenic settings captivated my imagination. My relatives encouraged my craving for creativity, so I painted all the walls of the house where I lived with crayons and pencils. At school, children would draw dolls, cars, and flowers while I captured the whimsical and unusual worlds of my fantasies. As a result, my art always stood apart; in a pile of children's drawings, the teacher always knew where mine were.

My childhood was a particularly challenging time. I have lived with my grandparents for most of my life, and my mother was an infrequent visitor. I remember to this day how she visited us for a couple of weeks and left without even saying goodbye. I never saw her again, and this crushed me from the inside out. To others, I seemed strange, so I did not really enjoy the company of people and always sought solitude. I often ran away and wandered around abandoned houses, immersing myself in their dusty atmospheres overgrown with cobwebs. During summer nights, I would sneak out through my window and pass the time in an adjacent attic. I loved the feeling of fear and isolation.

I have always dreamed of creating something extraordinary. But my grandparents were skeptical of my desire to become an artist. Their opinions led me to enroll in an architectural school, which seemed like a more pragmatic alternative. Studying was easy, but I started to doubt my artistic abilities in school. Since it was not a specialized art school, painting classes followed their own frameworks, which did not fit me well. Limiting myself to specific class requirements was difficult, and I would always veer off topic. As a result, my work was often criticized, and I rarely received the feedback I initially expected. 

Currently, my work aims to showcase the countless facets of women from all walks of life, i.e., their playfulness, charm, anger, sadness, flaws and beauty. It intends to remind women that they can find internal strength, conquer new challenges, and avoid getting cemented in paths that society defines for them. Every woman is beautiful, talented, and free in her own way. It just needs to be realized. Recent events in Ukraine and my first-hand experience with people affected by them have deeply impacted me emotionally, greatly influencing my work at this time. 

• Nationality: BELARUS
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains: Represented by a Gallery,
• Groups: Contemporary Belarusian Artists Artists presented by a gallery