"First Ray" Painting

Koziulina Anastasiia is a contemporary artist based in Greece, working primarily in oil painting. Using traditional layering and glazing techniques, she creates paintings that explore the relationship between perception, memory, and the experience of contemporary life.

Her practice unfolds through two interconnected bodies of work: figurative paintings and seascapes inspired by the Aegean Sea. Although visually distinct, both investigate the tension between constructed realities and the direct experience of the physical world.

Artist Statement

My works explore the emotional landscape of contemporary life. I am interested in how people seek moments of peace and authentic presence in a world that is increasingly accelerated and oversaturated with digital technology.

My figurative paintings depict realistic human figures illuminated by artificial neon light. These intense, unnatural colors become a visual metaphor for digital noise, urban energy, and the constant flow of information that shapes our daily experience. The figures often appear immersed in quiet introspection, creating intimate spaces where the outside world disappears and inner reflection begins.

Alongside these works, I paint seascapes inspired by the Aegean Sea. They represent not an escape from reality, but a return to it a space where light, water, wind, and movement reconnect us with the physical world. Using traditional oil painting techniques such as layering and glazing, I strive to capture the transparency of the sea, the rhythm of the waves, and the shifting atmosphere created by light.

While these two series of works are visually distinct, they share a common question: where can we find a place of calm amid the complexity of modern life? Whether in the solitude of a figure or the vast expanse of the sea, my paintings invite the viewer to pause, reflect, and experience a moment of quiet clarity.