Art Funeral

Art Funeral: Mourning the Death of Authentic Art

Art Funeral is a deeply personal and philosophical exploration of artistic integrity, commercialism, and the death of authentic creativity. This project serves as both a lament and a powerful statement about the current state of art and the sacrifices artists make for commercial gain.

The Visual Narrative

The female silhouette represents the artist, who is in a mourning outfit that is black, heavy and made of strong materials, but has white abstract and monumental cuffs that emphasize the unearthly power of the artist's hands, which are the medium for materializing images and visions. The male figure, on the other hand, has an outfit mainly made of a bag for a corpse, which portrays the figure as "Art" itself, which is dead and having a final encounter with the artist.

Cosmic Symbolism

The models are very much cosmic resembling figures from another planet, a procedure intended to represent a way of thinking about art in which it is such a strong and beautiful power that it cannot be conceived as an everyday force, a force to be grasped by the human mind or possible to explore, compared here to the cosmos and areal cosmic entities. Burning pyres in the emptiness of the fields are a reference to funerals in ancient cultures and to the power of fire, here compared to the endless power of art.

The Creative Team

Photo and Edit: Szymon Kowalczyk @algidaphotos

Model: Piotr Kalka @jilipuff

Model: Pola Nikiel @polanikiel

Make-up: Katarzyna Kwiatkowska @kakwiatkowska

Behind the Scenes

I would like to thank everyone who participated in this project, especially the models who were exposed to really harsh weather conditions, and yet they created a unique atmosphere. I am full of admiration and really thank you.

The Conceptual Framework

The title is my thought and inspiration for the collection, in which I lament an issue that is hard for me and tires me. It is the problem of adaptation, of commercialism, the abandonment of personality at the expense of clicks, lucrative friendships or pure material gain, a problem that in my world leads to the disintegration of us, and to dying of art.

The Core Question

It is a problem that I think affects all of us—sacrifice a set of values at the expense of commercial gain. A situation in which one abandons oneself, in my opinion the greatest value in artistry, for the sake of results. I ask the question, does creativity make sense then? Is cooperation with a company or a person who acts against our principles, values, is it worth more reach, money or connections? Does art then have any meaning, or is it a product and a medium where we are not as creators?

Personal Reflection

In my opinion, the strongest power is us, our experiences, our thoughts, our world, which is why it pains me how easy it is to give that away.