Ph.D THESIS by ANNA BIELA

MASKS
In the second modular painting titled “Masks”, the foreground consists of three self-portraits. The form of the self-portraits is a reference to masks, a metaphor of the identity of the contemporary human being. The background features circles and spirals. The circle symbolises infinity, the absolute, eternity, perfection, inner oneness, harmony, equilibrium, completeness, and the spiritual element. The spiral is a metaphor of a path of one’s life, which leads the human being from the outside towards the inside. The spiral is symbolic of evolution, development and transformation; it’s symbolism is analogous to that of the labyrinth, i.e. a journey that the human being must take in order to understand oneself.

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ART WORK
ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 140X350 CM / 2012
I/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
II/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
III/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
IV/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
V/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
VI/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
VII/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
VIII/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
IX/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012
X/ANNA BIELA 10N3 / MASKS DETAIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 70X70 CM / 2012