Dima Rebus (b. in 1988) is a young Russian artist, known to curators, collectors and public for his meticulously executed watercolor art pieces. His works combine reality and fiction and often come with sharp headlines reflecting modern world and its problems: the loneliness of the individual, its inconsistency with social norms, social contradictions, desolation and excessive consumption.
Carefully constructed by the artist, the compositions combine references to popular culture, from cult cars of the 1970s to modern Russian hip-hop, from the aesthetics of American 1990s cinema to computer games, with deeply personal metaphysical elements, particularly in the "black holes" of the latest series.
The special expressiveness of Rebus' work springs from boldly contrasting use of light and shade to create an atmosphere of suspense.