Nicolas Varul

Artist, Sculptor, Designer, Craftsman.
Warning: The content may challenge your views and beliefs.
I reveal false values and fake authorities.

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MUISIC
Oil on canvas
70 x 43 cm
2026 Nicolas Varul

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The ruined Church
©2026 Nicolas Varul
Mamiya C220
120 film / 6x6

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I love film photography. I’ve mastered the entire process, from shooting to printing large-format photographs. I don’t respect those who outsource their film development—what’s the point then… The concept of total authorship is lost.
© 2026 Nicolas Varul
Mamiya C220/120 film

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@TuckerCarlson

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@TuckerCarlson Flaf of Epstainland

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A bit of surialism
Mamiya C220
Ilford FP4
120 film / 6x6
© 2026 Nicolas Varul

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These are canvases for the beginning of a new series of works titled “Flags.” I decided to make the canvases myself, as this allows me to achieve the exact size I need. I used linen fabric stretched over a 12 mm MDF board.

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What could be better than the scent of linen canvas? Only the anticipation of creating a new piece!

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In contemporary art, the curator is increasingly not a mediator but a gatekeeper. They decide what can be seen, what may be said, and in what tone. Formally, this is framed as care for context. In practice, it’s soft censorship.

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Check my @Behance profile: "The Melancholy of War" https://t.co/1uq4sz02E7

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This doesn’t happen in galleries with more modern paintings, starting with the Impressionists. Perhaps in a hundred years they’ll turn into vampires too.

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When I walk through museums with paintings by the “old masters”, I feel as if they’re draining my energy. You enter the gallery feeling lively and upbeat, pass by these endless portraits of "nobodies", and by the time you reach the exit you’re barely dragging your feet.

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A new section of the website dedicated to documentary photography by the author:
https://t.co/fd02U9oRTj

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3/2
But if an author follows this path for the sake of conveyor-belt production of hundreds, or even thousands, of works, then everyone should honestly admit it: these are not artworks, but mass-produced goods.

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#RulesOfAnArtist’sLife

The author should do everything themselves, without going to extremes.

Yes, it’s not necessary to grow the cotton for the canvas personally, but applying purchased paint to a purchased canvas is something you should kindly do yourself.

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Yes, in the past (before the 18th century), in artists’ workshops the master played the role of a head chef in a kitchen, where paintings were churned out by apprentices and were not even signed—which, in a way, was more honest.

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My New Year’s gift to myself is the most technologically advanced medium-format film camera. Fuji GX680

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I completely forgot. My latest work, ‘Joy’, took third place in a libertarians’ competition. I’m not sure whether I should be happy about it — to me, third place feels like a consolation prize. There’s only first place, and then there’s everyone else.
https://t.co/uYsvZwY67X

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My new artwork against government violence: "Joy"

https://t.co/MQgOeHOUKY