"Cannot Verify Identity" Painting
Painting, Tempera on Canvas
25.6 W x 35.4 H in
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Cannot Verify Identity reimagines the image of the Virgin not as a figure of grace, but of despair. Her face is shattered — rendered using a technique reminiscent of the gaping, jagged abysses of hell found in Byzantine icons. It becomes a symbol of broken identity, fractured fate, and the impossibi...
Year Created:
2023
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Mediums:
Painting, Tempera on Canvas
Rarity:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
25.6 W x 35.4 H x 0.8 D in
Ready to Hang:
No
Frame:
Not Framed
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Certificate is Included
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The Unknown Artist is a contemporary painter exploring the transformation of Byzantine iconography in the age of digital technology, war, and mass image culture. Her anonymity is a deliberate gesture — a protest against the hyper-visibility of the Instagram era, where identity often overshadows meaning. Like medieval icon painters who remained unnamed, she refuses authorship as both protection and statement, especially in the face of censorship around war.
Born in the post-Soviet space and now living in exile, The Unknown Artist uses traditional materials — oil, tempera, schlag gold, digital instruments — to create modern icons that mourn, accuse, and endure. Her solo exhibitions include Modern Pietas and Accidental Light, and her works have appeared at guerrilla show during the Venice Biennale opening in 2022
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