Composition for the Fantastic Theater 

Dimitris Mytaras's 'Composition for the Fantastic Theater' is a captivating work of expressive figuration. The painting is dominated by vibrant colours and distorted shapes, creating a world which feels both familiar and unsettling. The figures, rendered with bold outlines and exaggerated features, sit on a bright blue sofa, with spectral figures on either side. Mytaras's use of contrasting colours – the cool blues of the ghostly figures against the warm reds and yellows of the central characters – creates a dynamic tension. This tension is further emphasized by the asymmetry of the composition, as one is drawn to the juxtaposition of these painted realities. The semiotic interplay within the artwork invites us to consider the theatricality of the everyday, where identity is a performance shaped by internal and external forces. The title itself, "Composition for the Fantastic Theater," hints at this constructed reality. Mytaras destabilizes conventional notions of the self by presenting fragmented and multiple perspectives. What truths can we recognize here? It is for us to interpret.