The Unknown Artist Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
The Unknown Artist is a contemporary painter exploring the transformation of Byzantine iconography i...
About the artist
The Unknown Artist Budapest
Joined In 2011
(37 Followers)
About the artist
The Unknown Artist Budapest
Joined In 2011
(37 Followers)
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The Unknown Artist is a contemporary painter exploring the transformation of Byzantine iconography in the age of digital technology, war, and mass image culture. Her anonymity is a deliberate gesture — a protest against the hyper-visibility of the Instagram era, where identity often overshadows meaning. Like medieval icon painters who remained unnamed, she refuses authorship as both protection and statement, especially in the face of censorship around war.
Born in the post-Soviet space and now living in exile, The Unknown Artist uses traditional materials — oil, tempera, schlag gold, digital instruments — to create modern icons that mourn, accuse, and endure. Her solo exhibitions include Modern Pietas and Accidental Light, and her works have appeared at guerrilla show during the Venice Biennale opening in 2022
St.Petersburg State University, Fine Arts and Design department
2025: Modern Pietas Exhibition, Budapest
2024: Accidental Light Exhibition, Budapest
2022: Padiglione Morto, Venice Art Biennale
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