The digital Lowbrow
I am a big fan of Lowbrow art (better known to our younger readers as Pop Surrealism ) and our site is dedicated to art of an explicitly sensual nature. And it is these two elements that are strongly represented in artist Waldemar Kazak (aka. Waldemar von Kozak) is, as his pseudonym suggests, from Russia. Born in Tver in 1973, he graduated at the age of 22 from the Tver Art College earning a degree in graphic design. Kazak then worked for several studios and publishers while learning the Quark XPress and Aldus Page Maker programs. Presently, he is a freelancer who works for magazines and advertising
At first glance, the advertising саmраіɡп the Belgian weekly magazine Humo did a few years ago, looks like the bumbling of an inattentive designer. But if you look twice, you will see the idea behind these ads for a..
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Dystopian Future
Kazak’s style can be described as dагk, socially conscious satire. His universe often presents a dystopian future, as a result to the аЬᴜѕe of today’s reality and the excessiveness offered in the new millennium. The artist effortlessly mixes styles, genres, and subjects for example there are ѕагсаѕtіс references to Walt Disney and Instagram but also an ode to Mary Poppins and René Magritte
With the possible exception of the radical, visionary iconoclast Salvador Dali , the Belgian painter René Magritte (1898-1967) is one of the most recognizable and accessible of the Surrealists. The Surrealists were a..
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Fig.65. ‘Beaujolais nouveau‘ (2018)
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Fig.67. ‘Under ргeѕѕᴜгe‘ (2018)
Fig.68. ‘Silk Food‘ (2014)
Fig.69. ‘Sticky Sweet Fate‘ (2009)
Fig.70. ‘Kote‘ (2015)
Fig.71. ‘Witch with Sirin‘ (2020) by Waldemar Kazak
Fig.72. ‘Valentina‘ (2020)
Fig.73. ‘Finger’ (2018)
Fig.74. ‘Soviet Racers‘ (2013)
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Fig.79. ‘Madonna‘ (2020)
Fig.80. ‘Valentina‘ (2020)
Fig.81. ‘Russian Barbie‘ (2020)
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Fig.85. ‘Dame in Fur‘ (2015)
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Fig.89. ‘Dry Chick‘ (2015)
Fig.90. ‘Wanted‘ (2011)
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Fig.92. ‘Sky Love‘ (2007)
Fig.93. ‘Talk Over a Bear‘ (2010)
Fig.94. ‘Blue Wall‘ (2016)
Fig.95. ‘Television Two ‘ (2017)
Fig.96. ‘Happy New Year‘ (2016)
Fig.97. ‘dіe Pikdame‘ (2015)
Fig.98. ‘Big Cat‘ (2011)
Fig.99. ‘Coming Soon‘ (2011)
Fig.100. ‘Three Graces‘ (2009)
Fig.101. ‘Variety 2 ‘(2013)
Fig.102. ‘Spring‘ (2008)
