The sculpture "The Fragile Man" is a unique experiment in the artist's career, marking the first time he has used glazed white ceramics on such a large scale, experimenting with the application of ceramic techniques in sculpture.
The visual image of the work – a slightly distorted male figure in an unnatural pose – is a direct reference to the self-portraits of Austrian expressionist and Art Nouveau master Egon Schiele, thereby continuing the artist's signature approach of using well-known cultural symbols to create new narratives.
"Art is a laboratory where society's values are tested. Currently, one of the topics capable of breaking through even the noise of political crises is the role of the man and its transformation. We see how influencers of the so-called 'manosphere' on social media attempt to create an artificial image of the ideal man," explains sculptor Egons Peršēvics.
"The chosen material – white, glazed ceramics – is no coincidence. It possesses a porcelain-like fragility that clearly demonstrates how fragile this externally constructed shell actually is. It is armor that does not protect but can shatter at any moment."
With this work, the artist continues to explore themes that have dominated his creative output in recent years: the search for identity, social pressure, and the redefining of modern myths.
Egons Peršēvics' new sculpture, which will be on display for a whole year in the Northern Lounge on the 4th floor of the Liepāja Concert Hall, was created in collaboration with the Liepāja Culture Department and the "Great Amber" concert hall.
"The concert hall has always been open to contemporary art," says Timurs Tomsons, Chairman of the Board of SIA "Lielais Dzintars". “We have collaborated with Egons several times. 'The Karosta Mermaid' has been exhibited in our art space, and the female figure in 'The Kidnapping of the Mother of the Sea,' which was visible from the concert hall terrace, left a very vivid impression, among many other works. We are delighted that he has once again chosen the concert hall as the venue to exhibit his latest work.”
Sculptor Art.D. Egons Peršēvics is one of the first Doctors of Arts in Latvia and an associate professor at the Art Academy of Latvia. He is the author of such popular large-scale works as the "Ghost Horse" at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, "Milda" sitting in the lotus position, "The Karosta Mermaid" once exhibited in the sea near Liepāja's Northern Breakwater, "The Kidnapping of the Mother of the Sea" exhibited in many places around Latvia, as well as the sculpture addressing the psychological traumas of war, "Project 613," which can be seen at the foot of the Karosta Bridge.
The artist's work is characterized by a touch of light irony and the addressing of current political issues in the public space. For the Karosta Water Tower artist residence project, Peršēvics received the Latvian Public Media's annual cultural award, "Kilogram of Culture".
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