Artist Kosta Kulundzic and his serious jokes on common sense
The paintings of the French surrealist artist Kosta Kulundzic will never be lost among the works of other masters. They are distinguished not only by the original style of the author, but also by extraordinary plots. Strange things happen on Kulundzic's canvases, often funny and completely insane. But do not rush to see the author as a cheerful guy who wants to cheer up the viewer.
Kosta Kulundzic is of Serbian descent, but was born and raised in Paris. Therefore, Costa is fluent in French and Serbian, and has also mastered English. It helps him in his work. After all, in addition to painting, the master teaches students from different countries classical graphics.
Kulundzic has been painting for more than 30 years. But fame came to him only in 2012. Then he received the prestigious Claude Bertaud Prize. The unusual artist was first noticed in France, then in Europe and, eventually, began to be invited to exhibitions overseas.
Among painters, Kosta Kulundzic is considered a troublemaker, almost a revolutionary. He does not recognize most of the canons of art. Costa is sure that only surrealism has the right to live in modern realities. It is easy to notice that the artist's view of creativity is very unusual. His works are grotesque and even sometimes hooligan, with an element of sadism.
Costa often uses biblical stories, placing them in the modern world. It looks funny and a little creepy, but only at first glance, because the author lays a deep philosophical meaning in his paintings. It turns out that some guests of Kulundzhich's exhibitions see the works of an innovator and a hooligan, while others, looking deeper, experience together with the author. The main thing is that both receive in full what they went for and are always satisfied.
The message of Kosta Kulundzic's works is that despite progress, human values do not change. As in the time of Jesus, love, decency, devotion, kindness are valued. Now you probably look differently at the pictures that just seemed just unusual and funny.
Another surrealist who tells us about the problems of modern society is the Dutchman Eric Tierolf. At first glance, his paintings show women and the sea. But if you look closely, many will see in the artist's works very familiar situations from life.