M.V. Baks

Alter modernism - where technology meets nature

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Explore my artistic journey through altermodernist works. Discover a collection of digital art, pencil drawings, and installations that blend traditional techniques with modern approaches.

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My Right Brain Half

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.
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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.
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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 audience. The project explores attention, presence, and human connection in an age of digital noise. E...
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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.
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H.R. Giger

This drawing was created in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the passing of H.R. Giger (May 12, 2014). Executed in charcoal pencil on A3 paper, the work explores the tension between anatomy and machinery — a quiet dialogue rather than imitat...
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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, exclusive series by M.V. Baks.
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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 perceived.A quiet reflection on how fragile—and strange—our perspective can be.
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18+ Shibari

A contemplative series of Shibari drawings and photography by M.V. Baks, exploring tension, vulnerability and human connection through minimal, respectful visual language.
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Tattoos

Minimalist and surreal tattoo designs by M.V. Baks. Free, paid, and custom tattoos inspired by altermodernist art. Unique, refined, and conceptually deep.
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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 prints.
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