Swallows 

Dimitris Mytaras made this painting called "Swallows" using bold brushstrokes and a vibrant color palette. He is not working with industrial materials or anything particularly esoteric here, just simple paint on canvas. Consider how the viscosity and flow of the paint lends itself to Mytaras' style, building up thick layers of pigment to capture the dynamic movement of the birds in flight. The way he works with the material gives the image a sense of immediacy, of action captured. You get a sense of the artist’s own hand at work, guiding the brush with energy and intuition. But beyond the artist's touch, this approach also speaks to a broader social context. Mytaras engages with the tradition of painting and art, as opposed to that of craft. It is worth considering how the hierarchies often implicit in art history are created and supported. Perhaps in this piece, Mytaras is encouraging us to challenge those distinctions, inviting viewers to consider how skill and meaning can be found in both.