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matlakas · 2 years

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SWEET THORN FOR UKRAINE DOWNING STREET

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matlakas · 2 years

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matlakas · 2 years

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The little Prince 100x100cm acrylic on canvas, Wanju, South Korea, 2019. This work contemplates the way we are treating the world. The absurdity of the fact that humans pollute the water he/she drinks, the air he/she breaths the ground where he /she walks and grow his/her food. The artist call it tue madness. The madness is the unawareness of people about all these important facts especially the powerful organisations that lead the world in the wrong doing. In this image a child sits on a pile of rubbish whilst war happens in his/her background. This painting highlights human stupidity. . . . . #thelittleprince #contemporaryart #globalwarming #ecology #child #childpainting #paintings #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artistinlondon #artistsamerica #artforsale #artforsalebyartist #artforsaleonline #artforsaleoninstagram #artforsalebygallery #sellingart #sellingartwork #sellingartonline #commissionart #openforcommission #artistry #artiststudio #artistsoninsta #artistfound #artistmafia #artistatwork #artisticphotography #artisttowatch #artistsonig (at USA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXwDPP0MEyX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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SWEET THORN, by Matlakas, in Cape Town. Dressed in 100 metres barbed wire and 100 roses. Blowing balloons with written words. Each word representing something I want to transform on earth. Slowly freeing myself from the wire with the use of a cutter. With the pieces of barbed wire a stem is created. Using the stem and the bursted balloon, I will make a white flower which will be given, together with a rose to a member of the audience as a cathartic action for transformation. Slowly getting totally free from the wire. Walking in barbed wire represents the fact that everything can be taken but our essence will be impossible to be possessed by others and that although we can have a loss of property or objects, there will always be growth afterwards. The idea of “Sweet thorn” emerged from my tour to Palestine and South Africa and was developed at IPSA (Institute of Palestine in South Africa). Sweet Thorn is inspired by the sound of “sweet sweet home”, in this case the home is my own body, the essence of my soul that can’t be taken by anyone. “Sweet Thorn” does not only refers to Palestine but to all the refugees and people who found themselves displaced, forced to move to temporary areas. But also “Sweet Thorn” refers to occupation. #sweetthorn #humanflow #human #freerefugees #refugee #contenporar#roses #redroses #barbedwire #rosesandbarbedwire #poet #matlakas #performanceartist #performanceart #performer #artistsoninstagram #artoninstagram #artnow #saatchi #flowerpower #freedom #saatchiartist #freehuman #riccardomatlakas #saatchi #moma #artlife #lifeandart #cleancut #performers (at Cape Town, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWoAaklsvgS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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SWEET THORN, by Matlakas, in Cape Town. Dressed in 50 metres barbed wire and 70 roses. Blowing balloons with written words. Each word representing something I want to transform on earth. Slowly freeing myself from the wire with the use of a cutter. With the pieces of barbed wire a stem is created. Using the stem and the bursted balloon, I will make a white flower which will be given, together with a rose to a member of the audience as a cathartic action for transformation. Slowly getting totally free from the wire. Walking in barbed wire represents the fact that everything can be taken but our essence will be impossible to be possessed by others and that although we can have a loss of property or objects, there will always be growth afterwards. The idea of “Sweet thorn” emerged from my tour to Palestine and South Africa and was developed at IPSA (Institute of Palestine in South Africa). Sweet Thorn is inspired by the sound of “sweet sweet home”, in this case the home is my own body, the essence of my soul that can’t be taken by anyone. “Sweet Thorn” does not only refers to Palestine but to all the refugees and people who found themselves displaced, forced to move to temporary areas. But also “Sweet Thorn” refers to occupation. #sweetthorn #humanflow #human #freerefugees #refugees #contenporaryart #roses #redroses #barbedwire #rosesandbarbedwire #poet #matlakas #performanceartist #performanceart #performers #artistsoninstagram #artoninstagram #artnow #artist #flowerpower #freedom #freeflow #onthesea #freehuman #riccardomatlakas #saatchi #moma #artlife #lifeandart #cleancut #performers (at Cape Town, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWlthd4ME5F/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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SWEET THORN, by Matlakas, in Cape Town. Dressed in 50 metres barbed wire and 70 roses. Blowing balloons with written words. Each word representing something I want to transform on earth. Slowly freeing myself from the wire with the use of a cutter. With the pieces of barbed wire a stem is created. Using the stem and the bursted balloon, I will make a white flower which will be given, together with a rose to a member of the audience as a cathartic action for transformation. Slowly getting totally free from the wire. Walking in barbed wire represents the fact that everything can be taken but our essence will be impossible to be possessed by others and that although we can have a loss of property or objects, there will always be growth afterwards. The idea of “Sweet thorn” emerged from my tour to Palestine and South Africa and was developed at IPSA (Institute of Palestine in South Africa). Sweet Thorn is inspired by the sound of “sweet sweet home”, in this case the home is my own body, the essence of my soul that can’t be taken by anyone. “Sweet Thorn” does not only refers to Palestine but to all the refugees and people who found themselves displaced, forced to move to temporary areas. But also “Sweet Thorn” refers to occupation. #sweetthorn #humanflow #human #freerefugees #refugee #contenporar#roses #redroses #barbedwire #rosesandbarbedwire #poet #matlakas #performanceartist #performanceart #performer #artistsoninstagram #artoninstagram #artnow #nowart #flowerpower #freedom #flowera #freehuman #riccardomatlakas #saatchi #moma #artlife #lifeandart #cleancut #performers (at Cape Town, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWk9pBAMUsV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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SWEET THORN, by Matlakas, in Cape Town. Dressed in 50 metres barbed wire and 70 roses. Blowing balloons with written words. Each word representing something I want to transform on earth. Slowly freeing myself from the wire with the use of a cutter. With the pieces of barbed wire a stem is created. Using the stem and the bursted balloon, I will make a white flower which will be given, together with a rose to a member of the audience as a cathartic action for transformation. Slowly getting totally free from the wire. Walking in barbed wire represents the fact that everything can be taken but our essence will be impossible to be possessed by others and that although we can have a loss of property or objects, there will always be growth afterwards. The idea of “Sweet thorn” emerged from my tour to Palestine and South Africa and was developed at IPSA (Institute of Palestine in South Africa). Sweet Thorn is inspired by the sound of “sweet sweet home”, in this case the home is my own body, the essence of my soul that can’t be taken by anyone. “Sweet Thorn” does not only refers to Palestine but to all the refugees and people who found themselves displaced, forced to move to temporary areas. But also “Sweet Thorn” refers to occupation. #sweetthorn #humanflow #human #freerefugees #refugees #contenporaryart #roses #redroses #barbedwire #rosesandbarbedwire #poet #matlakas #performanceartist #performanceart #performer #artistsoninstagram #artoninstagram #artnow #nowart #flowerpower #freedom #freeflow #onthesea #humanflow #riccardomatlakas #saatchi #moma #artlife #cleancut #performers (at Cape Town, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWk9ZYbsLiu/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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SWEET THORN, by Matlakas, in Cape Town. Dressed in 50 metres barbed wire and 70 roses. Blowing balloons with written words. Each word representing something I want to transform on earth. Slowly freeing myself from the wire with the use of a cutter. With the pieces of barbed wire a stem is created. Using the stem and the bursted balloon, I will make a white flower which will be given, together with a rose to a member of the audience as a cathartic action for transformation. Slowly getting totally free from the wire. Walking in barbed wire represents the fact that everything can be taken but our essence will be impossible to be possessed by others and that although we can have a loss of property or objects, there will always be growth afterwards. The idea of “Sweet thorn” emerged from my tour to Palestine and South Africa and was developed at IPSA (Institute of Palestine in South Africa). Sweet Thorn is inspired by the sound of “sweet sweet home”, in this case the home is my own body, the essence of my soul that can’t be taken by anyone. “Sweet Thorn” does not only refers to Palestine but to all the refugees and people who found themselves displaced, forced to move to temporary areas. But also “Sweet Thorn” refers to occupation. #sweetthorn #humanflow #human #freerefugees #refugees #contenporaryart #roses #redroses #barbedwire #rosesandbarbedwire #poet #matlakas #performanceartist #performanceart #performer #artistsoninstagram #artoninstagram #artnow #nowart #flowerpower #freedom #freeflow #onthesea #freehuman #riccardomatlakas #saatchi #moma #lifeandart #cleancut #performers (at Cape Town, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWk9LJWMdA3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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"Hypnotic visions of society imposed" 2021 112x98cm acrylic on canvas #art #painting #contemporaryart #brainwhash #artistsoninstagram #instaart #instafresh #bnw #monochrome #blackandwhitepainting #acrylic #design #acryliconcanvas #artistswork #paintingforyou #painter #paintingongoing #painterstoday #contmporaryart #essenceofart #matlakas #artstudio #fineart #frieze #canvas #paintingoncanvas #technology #control #society #brainless (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVOSd6_ssxz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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Melting Borders in Amman, Jordan, 2018. Performance made during an exhibition at @Darat Al Funun. Video By Zakharia Mohammed. In Melting Borders Matlakas melts away the political symbol of a country which is their flag. He recreates an abstract flag through the melting of Icecream with the colour of the local flag. Creting a new sweet flag belonging to Humanity rather than politics. #humanity #humanflow #icecreamday #icecreamoftheworld #biennale #icecream #sothebys #reinasophia #meltingborders #artistsoninstagram #performancespace #performanceart #humanflow #liberation #artandpolitics #freedom #matlakas #amman #daratalfunun #monahatoum #tate #nationalicecreamday #NYFW #contemporaryart #curator #banksy #BBCNews #bienalsur #artgallery #artoftheday #arte (at Darat al Funun دارة الفنون) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTpPythlbCs/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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Matlakas' s back after "Sweet Thorn", a performance made for the struggle of people who were and nowadays are persecuted, the people who will find the freedom they deserve. Photo by @hanypark #performance #palestine #jews #apartheid #holocaust #barbedwire #skin #matlakas #matlakasart #ual #biennale #artbiennale #body #performanceart #scars #blood #artandjustice #humanflow #huaman #huamans #lifeanddeath #digitaldeath #contemporaryart #paintersoftoday #artandpolitics #noir #noborders #skinship #nofashion #photography (at Seoul, Korea) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTdH7JEMxjg/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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Matlakas during his residency program in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2019. The artist stayed 45 days in Kharkiv thinking aboout the conflict of Ukraine and Russia, thinking of a way to connect both countries and create connection. In a war, both parties care about victory, their family to be alive...that's what any nation require about its people...but how about if you were the people form every country? You would like peace...that's why I made a pajamas for a tank...war, go to sleep...peace, wake up! Special thanks to Nastya who helped me through the process #matlakas #performanceart #humanflow #humanity #tanklove #eliason #art #contemporaryart #artinterview #biennale #liverpoolbiennale #artbiennale #biennale #artnow #contemporaryart #artistsonintagram #artistsoninstagram #instaart #saatchi #ukart #london #arttalk #artisthere #serpentine #unitedkingdom #arttalks #bbc #performingarts #artperformance #nowar #britishcouncil (at National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTEnKXVFLWu/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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Interview to Palestine Ambassador in Rome

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matlakas · 3 years

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Global is Warming my Icecream, oil on canvas. 100x100cm, oil on canvas. #onlineartsales #urban #onlineart #artwork #painting #artnews #photobomb #instagood #glibalwarming #beautiful #canvas #amazing #igers #instacool #instaart #greatart #biennale #investement #buyart #icecream #gelato #trueart #delphiangallery #instaartist #artstudio #DelphianOpenCall #artred #artbasel #contemporaryart #originalartwork (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQtV73ws-mw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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Matlakas Performing Melting Boredrs in Italy. My intention with this action is to highlight the beauty of culture and how nevertheless the difficulties Armenian culture remained very strong, so what remains of a flag is simply the real essence of culture, the sweetness of it. Flag belongs to politics and the real importance belongs to traditions and culture what people share and not what people struggle or fight for. With this action I wanted to symbolically melt the borders away, leaving only the sweetness and the beauty of humanity, The first "Melting Borders happened in Armenia and by performing it I wanted to highlight the essence and beauty of its culture. The shirt is what remains of the action which I intend to repeat in other countries and it also represents, a new flag, which is "politics free", the "Sweet Flag". #matlakas #icecream #Okuda #okudart #performanceart #aielli #artaielli #botgouniverso #gelato #performanceartist #performer #italia #riccardomatlakas #artsy #artecontemporanea #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram #instaart #multidisciplinaryart #cream #ice cream #ice cream love #eis #gelati #flag #artflag #flags #artflags #performance art #Shamanart (at Borgo Universo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQE1BSFiBs5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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Matlakas painting massive mural @borgouniverso, Aielli In Italy. Painter, Streetartist and performance artist Matlakas working on his "Contemporaryhieroglyphs" #hieroglyphs #liveart #videoandart #contemporaryhieroglyphs #streetartist #artistsoninstagram #artinspiration #contemporaryartist #instaart #artistandphilosophy #contemporarypaintings #artforlife #matlakas #DelphianOpenCall #delphiangallery #artistry #delphian #ual #painting #paintings #style #lines #urban #artworks #portfolio #artforme #articulate #artistlondon #london #londonart (at Borgo Universo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0WxfXlC_X/?utm_medium=tumblr

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matlakas · 3 years

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Final Part of Sweet Thorn in Cape Town, South Africa, curated by Anis Daraghma. First time performing it before touring it around the world in the name of Palestine' s freedom. A moment of release, the moment of realization is equal to the infinite moment of real freedom. #sweetthorn #matlakas freepalestine #palestine #freedom #roses #redoroses #barbedwire #barbedwireandroses #capetownart #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #performanceartist #performingarts #sweetmoment #freeworld #liberation #humanflow #human #fuckingfreeyourmind #noviolence #justchangeyourmindset #noenemy #artsy #contemporaryart (at Cape Town, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPpx8oKlLFY/?utm_medium=tumblr

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