Vojtěch Kovařík
27 3/4 x 24 5/8 x 5 3/8 in
The rendering of the figures deliberately references the visual language of Soviet Realism—specifically the idealized images of Stakhanovites (shock workers) who embodied strength, productivity, and faith in progress. I intentionally utilize this heroic aesthetic only to strip it of its original ideological certainty. Instead of absolute faith in the future, I juxtapose foresight with subsequent error, action with consequence.