
Ilias Karras
Greece
My work explores the fragile intersections between humanity and darkness. Through aquarelle, I seek to dissolve the line between what is seen and what is felt, using water and pigment as metaphors for memory, vulnerability, and decay. The human figure is my recurring subject — sometimes tender, sometimes distorted — a vessel through which emotion becomes visible. Transparency and fluidity define my process; layers bleed into one another, echoing the instability of inner life. I am drawn to moments when beauty and unease coexist, when light reveals shadow rather than dispels it. Each piece is both confession and concealment, an attempt to capture the silent tension that binds creation to loss. My paintings invite viewers into that uncertain space — to look, to feel, and to momentarily inhabit the darkness we all carry within us.

Picked by:
Pasqualino Fracasso

The Artwork
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