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Alex Lavrov // The Mind

by Lorin Drexler · Jul 26, 2021

Alex Lavrov – Featured Artist

The Mind

peering into the hourglass
i've found you once again
spinning inside me like 
a diamond in a storm
moments before it gets
thrusted into the mud
drawing up names
and unknown faces that seem to think they 
know who you are
like an artificial intelligence system you've created 
and programmed to
recreate its character each
time it activates like sleep to a new day
with code that looks virtually
the same at a glance
but like the universe
is the difference
that makes everything individual
and unique
making you never the same
as you once were

i wake
and there you are
bouncing up and down
forgiving me and threatening me for all the
wild hallucinatory figments that pull you by
emotion like an endless wheel in what feels like
a never-ending time
water trickling into a ceremonial fountain
through a starry-eyed night
speaking through metaphorical hieroglyphs rather than
whispering solemnities of truth
fears like dreams of murder or suicide
anything that might hold meaning
alongside the random and absurd 
things you struggle to connect

more things that will never make sense
or do much for your 
awakened life
the one you wish were a dream
the one the dream wishes were you
and as the system recreates itself once again
to be its greatest invention
the day which once felt sour and impossible
has now been understood and brought out from the darkness
new life that fully understands itself
in both its deteriorative processes and 
in its progression

you've been given a second chance
at life and in death
not realizing you even had a first
don't mess it up

by LORIN DREXLER


Alex Lavrov

https://alexlavrovart.com

 My name is Alex Lavrov, and I’m a visual artist. I work mainly with oils on canvas, and I use improvisation as my main method for creating art. This means I don’t pre-plan what artwork will look like in advance; rather, the subjects of my paintings unfold by themselves during the creative process.

     In 1997, when I was 16, I had to leave Ukraine, where I was born and grew up and went to Israel as a student. In the end, it turned out to be a permanent move. The detachment from family and friends and the unfamiliar environment’s culture shock proved quite challenging.

      Before immigration, I was only somewhat involved in the arts. In those days, art became an integral part of my life. It helped me to deal mentally with life’s challenges and process emotional struggles. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that my art career was born out of pain.

      Since those difficult times, my involvement in art developed into something else, more of a tool for self-knowledge, a tool for understanding the workings of the mind.

     In 2007 I permanently moved to Canada and currently live and work in Vancouver, BC.

    It’s probably worth mentioning that when I was 15, I began to discover and explore various philosophies and religions of the world. As I grew older, my interests shifted more toward psychology, and recently I became captivated by the available literature on neuroscience.

       As an artist, I intend to share my insights into the subjects of psychology and philosophy depicted through the symbolic imagery in my artworks.


What is Gen Society?

Gen Society is an art space blog for visual art and creative writing collaborations, and other randomizations. Hosted by writer and musician Lorin Drexler, this online venue is an expressive experience for those interested in the world of the arts. It is a poetic journey through the hearts and minds of contemporary artists in practice and a reflection of those that have long passed.

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