Pavel Guliaev

What I do as an artist can be called “mystical realism” or “subjective
realism”.
In my paintings, I unite realism and symbolism, and at the same
time, the reflection of reality occurs through the use of symbolic elements
that complement and, perhaps, explain reality. Reality is
processed at a subconscious level and becomes subjective. Unconsciously
arising images and forms allow to strengthen the...

What I do as an artist can be called “mystical realism” or “subjective
realism”.
In my paintings, I unite realism and symbolism, and at the same
time, the reflection of reality occurs through the use of symbolic elements
that complement and, perhaps, explain reality. Reality is
processed at a subconscious level and becomes subjective. Unconsciously
arising images and forms allow to strengthen the emotional
and semantic loading of the picture. With superficial illogicality,
everything is built on an internal logical basis. I unite the physical and
metaphysical world.
“Imago mundi nova, imago nulla” - the world has no image, we
create it ourselves.
The symbols in my pictures are mine, subjective symbols, and
they may not fit into the historically formed system of symbols and
images. I myself create my own, subjective reality, mapping it on the
plane. Each object, each image is endowed with a symbol, and the
most interesting is that the very meaning of any symbol can vary depending
on the context. My reality is dynamic and polysimantic and
is filled with emotional and speculative meanings, understanding of
which is sometimes unavailable or can vary depending on various
cir-cumstances.
My works are in private collections in Russia, Portugal, Germany,
China, France, Belgium, USA and Italy.