Vitaly Tyurlik: Sleep Paralysis
RuArts Gallery presents 鈥楽leep Paralysis鈥�, the first solo exhibition by Moscow artist Vitaly Tyurlik, as part of the Debut project. The artist鈥檚 practice is linked to the concept of upcycling: most of the materials involved in his work are used fabrics often unfit for any further purpose.
The exhibition will feature multi-component works made using the textile collage technique; the artist himself calls them textile panels. Tyurlik鈥檚 creations present strange and often absurd situations, sometimes combined with wordplay, consonances and jokes. The artist deliberately avoids seriousness and philosophising; he seems to tip a wink at the viewer and provides no ready answers. This approach avoids any obvious interpretations or easy explanations.
The textile panels created by the artist specifically for the exhibition illustrate subjects originating in sleep paralysis, the strange realm between sleep and reality where familiar concepts, reference points and meanings become blurred and distorted. An episode of sleep paralysis typically lasts from a few seconds to several minutes, disrupting the smooth passage of time and the comfortable transition from sleep to reality. Usually it is combined with vivid but extremely unpleasant and terrifying dreams. A huge pheasant, an ominous black rooster watching fishermen on the ice, big-eyed mushrooms and even the elephant recognisable from a packet of Indian tea may perform atypical actions and exist within unexpected scenarios. A separate role in Tyurlik鈥檚 works is assigned to words, which, as part of the subject matter, distort the meaning and significance.
The artist does not set himself the task of scaring the viewer or evoking unpleasant emotions. Tyurlik鈥檚 textile panels are not horror stories told as night falls, they are not caricatures or puns, but rather free fantasies on familiar topics, the author鈥檚 reaction to reality and related phenomena. But the main idea the artist wishes to convey is sleep paralysis 鈥� an uncomfortable, but nevertheless finite phenomenon. Having puzzled, stunned and even frightened a person, it will inevitably give way to the final awakening.
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RuArts Gallery presents 鈥楽leep Paralysis鈥�, the first solo exhibition by Moscow artist Vitaly Tyurlik, as part of the Debut project. The artist鈥檚 practice is linked to the concept of upcycling: most of the materials involved in his work are used fabrics often unfit for any further purpose.
The exhibition will feature multi-component works made using the textile collage technique; the artist himself calls them textile panels. Tyurlik鈥檚 creations present strange and often absurd situations, sometimes combined with wordplay, consonances and jokes. The artist deliberately avoids seriousness and philosophising; he seems to tip a wink at the viewer and provides no ready answers. This approach avoids any obvious interpretations or easy explanations.
The textile panels created by the artist specifically for the exhibition illustrate subjects originating in sleep paralysis, the strange realm between sleep and reality where familiar concepts, reference points and meanings become blurred and distorted. An episode of sleep paralysis typically lasts from a few seconds to several minutes, disrupting the smooth passage of time and the comfortable transition from sleep to reality. Usually it is combined with vivid but extremely unpleasant and terrifying dreams. A huge pheasant, an ominous black rooster watching fishermen on the ice, big-eyed mushrooms and even the elephant recognisable from a packet of Indian tea may perform atypical actions and exist within unexpected scenarios. A separate role in Tyurlik鈥檚 works is assigned to words, which, as part of the subject matter, distort the meaning and significance.
The artist does not set himself the task of scaring the viewer or evoking unpleasant emotions. Tyurlik鈥檚 textile panels are not horror stories told as night falls, they are not caricatures or puns, but rather free fantasies on familiar topics, the author鈥檚 reaction to reality and related phenomena. But the main idea the artist wishes to convey is sleep paralysis 鈥� an uncomfortable, but nevertheless finite phenomenon. Having puzzled, stunned and even frightened a person, it will inevitably give way to the final awakening.
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