Monologue from Underground
"Monologue from Underground", acrylic on canvas, 2021, Bishop Maxim
The hero’s gaze reveals indirectly that his thought is moving and that it calms down on one of the spots, just to be followed by a moment of hesitation because it immediately feels something else. This disbalance and the attitude toward the “whole” of the society, point to the fact that this indomitable “caveman” is dominated by an immeasurable “disgust” toward the normalcy he disrespects. Another work’s virtue is that he laughs at us, is inclined toward us, and has a conversation with us. How naturally he holds his notebook, how he browses pages and holds the notebook with his palms!