Created By
Konstantin Bessmertny
Oil on canvas
Curator
Luke Chapman
Konstantin Bessmertny’s "BE FABULOUS" is a masterclass in the art of contradiction. Here, the boundaries between high and low, serious and playful, are not just blurred-they’re gleefully dismantled. Bessmertny invites us to revel in the spectacle, but also to look closer, to question what lies beneath the surface. In the context of the BK SIGG Collection’s "Technically Collecting" at Volta Basel, this work becomes a touchstone for dialogue about value, authenticity, and the role of the artist as both creator and commentator. Bessmertny’s vision is as generous as it is incisive: he gives us the freedom to be fabulous, but never lets us forget the absurdity-and the necessity-of that pursuit.
Featured at Volta Basel by Artbridger as part of the BK SIGG COLLECTION "Technically Collecting," Bessmertny’s "BE FABULOUS" is a tour de force of painterly wit and conceptual depth. This monumental canvas is a riot of color, iconography, and sly humor-a visual tapestry that both seduces and challenges. At first glance, "BE FABULOUS" dazzles with its exuberant composition and lush surface. But linger, and the painting reveals a labyrinth of references: from art history to pop culture, from the follies of consumerism to the eternal quest for meaning. Bessmertny’s deft hand and irreverent eye transform the canvas into a stage where the fabulous and the farcical collide. It’s a work that embodies the spirit of "Technically Collecting"-questioning, celebrating, and subverting the very act of collecting itself.
Created By
Konstantin Bessmertny
201 x 200 cm | 79 x 79 in
2013
