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Belgrade Awakening, acrylic on canvas, 2023
With simple means, it gives the sense of “here I am, in the middle, the hero, and beyond the others.” The hero is an- other light source parallel to the sun or moon. Here my loneliness (perhaps very fruitful), in the middle, is the ON- TOLOGY of the hero who has no complex but the greatness of his TRUTH, which was tested and remained historical, self-evident. And beyond the crowd that is made up of lonely people, each of whom might emerge as a hero. There are two kinds of existential relationships in this painting: 1. The crowd and me. What role am I playing? Will I be- come a great hero one day or sink into obscurity? 2. The hero and me. I admire him. I honor him and his ethos. But will I succeed in becoming a person, someone who has something special? Will the gifts I admire in the hero lead me to become an archetypal persona, or will I simply remain in admiration?) — Stamatis Skliris
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