The work is a representation of a kind of protest, which we have probably all used at some point! It is a non-violent protest and can even be funny! Figurative expressionist or rather post expresionist work, combined with pop art elements, in which the attitude and mimicry of the character were pursued more than the physical details. To make it, multiple brush techniques, painting knife, but also pouring and splashing were used to create special fine art effects. The artist is a German-Romanian painter, born in 1960 in Romania. 'In the 80’s I worked as a church painter and I also started courses at the Popular Arts School in Constanța. After a few group exhibitions in Romania, I had two solo exhibitions in Germany in 2019 and 2020 in Esslingen and I participated in another group exhibition in Stuttgart! Between 2019 and 2020 I participated, sporadically, in some courses at the Kunstakademie Esslingen (Esslingen Academy of Arts), courses that were thwarted by the pandemic. From the very beginning I was impressed by the customs and traditions of the holidays, especially those of Christmas and New Year in Romania. Many of my paintings reflect masks and faces from Moldova and Bukovina, areas rich in ancestral traditions with pre-Christian roots, I was also inspired by German masks and traditions from Baden-Württemberg and Bayern. But, I can say that I am strongly anchored in modern abstract art, my painting can be labeled as post-expressionist. In the meantime, we have sold paintings online in almost all European countries, but also in China, the USA and, over the years, we have noticed that the resale value of the paintings has increased significantly compared to the time of their purchase.'