2025 – Stupnikova.ART

Tania Stupnikova
Number Doesn’t Matter
Acrylic on canvas
30×30 cm
2025
Košice, Slovakia
SOLD

So, does this game look familiar? The kind where your very life is on the line, and human emotions can be tossed around like spare change. The figure here has no face, because it isn’t just one specific person—it could be me, you, any of us, dragged into this brutal survival contest (even if we never chose to play). Some are already out, and who knows who’s next—maybe you, maybe me, or someone else?

There’s really no ‘winning’ in a game like this—your only option is to hang on for as long as you can without becoming just another faceless number. And holding on to your humanity when everything’s at stake? That might be the toughest challenge of all.

Tania Stupnikova
Roots of Unease
Acrylic on canvas
30×30 cm
2025
Košice, Slovakia
Price: 126 EUR

I always try to show that no matter how scary or unsettling the imaginary world might seem, it’s probably still not as bad as some of the things reality throws at us. Who knows, maybe we should just take a vacation in a forest like this—it might even be better than certain places on Earth. And honestly, if you think about it, maybe we should start expecting something good to come from the “outside.” What if it’s not as bad or terrifying as we imagine? But here’s a thought: if you walk up to a little pine tree with an axe, planning to chop it down, take it home, and decorate it with tinsel, well… that pine tree might have a surprise for you. So yeah, maybe don’t bring an axe to the trees. 😉