For many who do not fit the conventional standards of size, moving through daily life involves constant encounters with societal expectations. These can come in the form of media images, fashion trends, and even everyday interactions that favor or idealize a thinner body type. The pressure to conform can be intense and often painful.

  
In this challenging landscape, “Grace Under Pressure” symbolizes extraordinary strength and elegance. This grace is an active reclaiming of space and identity.

  

Grace Under Pressure 

glued together an individual strand of hair from the artist's spouse and children is glued together, collectively lengthening them, before being half-looped around a custom-made, clear acrylic slab with each strand evenly spaced with the subsequent ones to eventually form an approximately A2 paper size (42 x 59cm), black, rectangular plane when seen from a distance en masse

Black (work in progress)

In this scene, my grandmother tends to her garden, her hands moving with care as she inspects the thriving plants. A soft melody escapes her lips, a quiet song of the day, blending with the rustling leaves and the whispers of nature. This moment captures the harmony between nurture, tradition, and the simple joys of village life.

Melody of the Garden

Whispering

CHARCOAL DRAWING

by Renato Žugec

Size - 60x70 cm

Whispering , CHARCOAL DRAWING, by Renato Žugec, Size - 60x70 cm

This artwork captures the elegant ambiance of organic and natural lines. I create most of my prints on demand to minimize waste and preserve valuable resources, as caring for our planet is just as important as appreciating its beauty. Nature is both extraordinary and delicate, and through this piece, you can bring a deeper connection to it into your own space.

  
'Open Door' is an experimental photographic artwork, presented on brilliant 308g matte fine art paper.

Open Door

This piece is part of an ongoing exploration of form, composition, and technique. Through intuitive processes, I experimented with the interaction of lines, textures, and shapes, allowing spontaneity to guide the work.

Untitled 5

it lights up . showing and glowing the life around

Virus mosaic outbreak

This artwork explores the idea of predation on a psychological and abstract level, rather than through literal animal metaphors. Figures dissolve, merge, and exist on an uncertain boundary, caught in an invisible flow of power dynamics.

  
The dominant upper figure looms with an unreadable gaze, while the chaotic, fragmented bodies below embody uncertainty, submission, or the struggle for survival.

  
This painting reflects a world where predators are not always beasts, and herbivores are not always victims. Power, manipulation, and the instinct to endure become fundamental aspects of human consciousness and social structures. 

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Carnivores and Herbivores 

Sometimes, even sorrow makes us feel alive and happy—it becomes a breath of fresh, cool emotion!

Silent Sorrow

Boy and the Silver flower

Cocoons 3

This painting honors a friend who fought in the Seychelles rebellion. Set in a modest workshop, the scene reflects a life rebuilt after conflict-where prosthetic limbs, wartime memories, and quiet craftsmanship speak to resilience, reflection, and healing.

Embracing Changes, Chasing Dreams

the living room.

> "In my practice, I engage with Greek myth, particularly in this site-specific installation of the snake-haired Medusa story, to explore the nuances of fear of the Feminine. Synthesizing color, form, and texture, I weaved the symbolism behind Medusa into contemporary feminist discourse. The installation challenges patriarchal narratives, repurposing synthetic hair into diamond pattern forms through knitting to resemble snakeskin. Additionally, each serpent head is a cast of my own hands, representing a personal connection between myself and the viewer, inviting contemplation on the constructed nature of fear and making a subtle nod to femininity, depending on the viewer's perspective." Pavlina Vagioni

Each serpent has variable dimensions. When stretched in a straight line, each serpent measures 12 x 689 x 12 cm

Gorgons

Woman, Man & Wolf 

"Communion"

Alone, Yet Not Lonely

From which star did we fall?

This is one of many remarkable paintings by Amaka, an artist from the West African country of Togo. He generally works in acrylic on canvas. His work is available through the City Arts Salon Gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mask

In this series, the artist is questioning the boundaries of his practice and exploring the intersection of work and play. It serves as a dialogue between artists and viewers—a playground of shared exploration.

‘Exhibitionism’ sheds light on the paradoxes inherent in an artist's career. Private creations yearn for public display. The artist confronts the contradictions that define artistic expression—a space where intimate dialogues transform into public showcases.

  

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