Alter modernism - where technology meets nature
A surreal altermodern art series where wild roots rise from the underground, reclaiming a collapsing world. Myth, consequence and nature’s reset merge into a haunting visual narrative by M.V. Baks.
In this collection, a myth unfolds from an altermodern universe — a parallel world shaped by different choices, yet driven by the same instincts that lead us into repeating our own mistakes.
Beneath the surface, a slow response had been forming: a whisper from Mother Nature that we ignored for too long. The roots, once subtle and supportive, have turned feral. They tear through soil, stone and society as if declaring: “You would not listen, so we will take over.”
These root structures are not mere background forms.
They behave like living entities, a collective consciousness breaking free. They pull, twist, suffocate and reclaim — yet they also heal, reorganize and restore.
Like Shiva who destroys to clear space for renewal, these roots force a necessary reset. Their chaos carries beauty, but that beauty comes with a price.
In Under the Garden, the world is seen from someone who did not survive the collapse above.
In My Right Brain Half, the roots pierce into my mind, as if they do not grow from me but drag me inward instead.
And in the Green series, everything shifts deeper into surrealism: growth becomes a force with its own logic, no longer bound to human control.
Together, these drawings form an altermodernist tale of cause and consequence —
a story about neglect, about losing control, and about nature reclaiming balance in ways we can no longer predict.
The question that remains is not how the world will transform, but whether we will learn anything from it — or not.
A surreal graphite artwork by M.V. Baks depicting the unseen power of wild root growth beneath a seemingly calm landscape. “Under the Garden” explores transformation, tension, and the hidden forces that shape and undermine human-made worlds.
A surreal graphite drawing by M.V. Baks exploring creativity as something that enters the mind rather than emerges from it — roots, intuition and the quiet spaces of the right hemisphere.
A monumental graphite series from 2016 by M.V. Baks, drawn on handmade green paper. The Green Series depicts the silent takeover of nature within the Metamelei universe, where roots break through human structures and reclaim the landscape.
In this large-scale pastel series, I depict the passage through the roots of Metamelei.
These works are not landscapes, but inner terrains.
The viewer moves between thick, organic forms that twist and close in — sometimes protecting, sometimes threaten...
The work unfolds across multiple panels, where drawings of wild-growing roots and tendrils spread without restraint. Nature is not depicted as harmonious or decorative, but as an unstoppable force — reclaiming, infiltrating, and overtaking what once ...
