Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

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Clear-cut boys hanging out in paddies with chikuli, beer and semki. This is a separate layer of culture and society. About them and how modern illustrators see gopnik, see our material.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Of particular interest to the public are the works of conceptual artist Stefan Koidl from Hallein, Austria. The author creates illustrations on a variety of subjects, but the man is widely known for his dark fantasy settings.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators
But recently Koidl released another series of illustrations dedicated to "clear boys". In Koidl's view, gopniks are a special subculture that will flourish even in the future.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

There is a statue of the "Great Gopnik" depicted here, well, young people huddle around their idol. The monument displays a distinctive feature of a typical representative of this subculture – the pose "on the courts".

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

What if Gopnik was a combat magician? And that's what!

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

But the artist called this picture simply – "Gopniktown".

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

The author of this illustration is an artist from Russia, known on the Internet under the nickname Vergvoktre. In his view, this is how gopnik achieve enlightenment.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Gopnik in the style of cyberpunk. The artist is someone under the nickname Étienne.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Another fantasy of the illustrator on the topic of how gopnik may look in the distant future.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Another breathtaking illustration Stefan Koidl. It, apparently, depicts gopnik from Chernobyl.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

The title of this illustration is "Gopnik and Source Filmmaker". The author, known online under the nickname Rokatinsky, is praised by fans for the very vivid emotions they receive from the art. 

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Kiev artist Ivan Semesyuk invented his own genre — greedy art or hop art, and he calls himself nothing else than "a goon artist".

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Semesyuk's self-portrait.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Gopniks from his paintings live on the outskirts of Kiev and other Ukrainian cities.

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators
Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Apparently, here Semesyuk drew an analogy with the "lone wolf" that every respected "kid" considers himself to be.

And here are some more drawings from the network of unknown authors:

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

Have you ever wondered what a mixture of gopnik and Japanese mafia looks like?

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

In such characters, seeds seem to replace any food and even water. Gopnik gnaw them constantly!

Unbearable clarity of being: gopnik and how they are seen by modern artists and illustrators

A typical picture that could be observed in any yard in the late 90s. The boys "burn out" over the joke, and a vulgarly dressed girl brightens up the languid expectation of the next liter of "beer".

Keywords: Gopniki | Yards | Illustrations | Drunkenness

     

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