Within the «Creative Workshop in Mosaic and Stained Glass» elective, I created two mosaics: «In the Beast’s Embrace» using enamels and «Nature of Another Realm» using glass.
«In the Embrace of the Beast»
Size: 25×20 cmMaterial: Smalt
«The Abduction of Europe» is a plot from ancient Greek mythology, which tells the story of Zeus, who, transforming into a bull, abducted the Phoenician princess Europa and carried her away to the island of Crete.
The abduction of Europa symbolizes humanity’s encounter with insurmountable forces, the loss of control, and the inevitability of change. The heroine finds herself under the dominion of a divine being, as if balancing between fear and trust, submission and freedom, the familiar world and the unknown.
«The Nature of the Other»
Size: 12,8×6.6 inMaterial: Glass
Chuzhoy is a fictional extraterrestrial being from another world, known from the eponymous series of science fiction horror films.
The strange symbolizes the unknown, the fear of the unfamiliar, and the encounter with that which lies beyond the familiar understanding of life. Its image embodies both the threat and the allure of the alien world, prompting reflection on the boundaries between the known and the inscrutable.
