18+ I Must Be Beautiful
A series from 2025 in which I explore our longing — and struggle — to be beautiful. We seem to have lost our way in seeing true, natural beauty.
M.V. Baks
Alter modernism - where technology meets nature
Portfolio Archive
Browse all published portfolio work in chronological order.
Live Lines
Live Lines is a series of live drawing performances — on location, online, and in public space — in which I make the drawing process visible to the au…
Bonsai
A poetic reflection on bonsai as living metaphors in my surrealist art — resilience, control, and the gentle craft of clip-and-grow with rope.
18+ Shibari Box
The Shibari Box: a curated collection of 20 high-contrast Shibari drawings, each limited to 150 prints. Choose 5–20 artworks and collect this intimate…
Glass Perspective
A study of distortion and clarity.Two glass spheres bend a bamboo forest into new shapes, blurring the line between what is real and what is merely pe…
18+ Shibari
A contemplative series of Shibari drawings and photography by M.V. Baks, exploring tension, vulnerability and human connection through minimal, respec…
Tattoos
Minimalist and surreal tattoo designs by M.V. Baks. Free, paid, and custom tattoos inspired by altermodernist art. Unique, refined, and conceptually d…
18+ Shibari drawings
A graphite A5 drawing created in Bangkok (2024), capturing a moment of bound elegance and quiet surrender. Limited edition of 300 hand-signed fine-art…
18+ In Love For Her
In Love for Her is a handcrafted series of intimate sculptural objects by M.V. Baks — where desire, craftsmanship and surreal form meet. Limited editi…
Domi Horti Durebile
Domi Horti Durabile - Autonomous ecosystems by artist M.V. Baks, where nature and technology form self-sustaining living sculptures. A series of …