Silence (part 1) Painting

I am a contemporary Italian artist of Russian origin, born in Moscow in 1992. After graduating from the Moscow Academic Art College, I furthered my studies at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, followed by the Rome Academy of Fine Arts. Today, I reside and work in Rome. My artistic expression is rooted in traditional figurative painting but engages with contemporary visual languages. A key feature of my work is the physicality of the objects and figures I depict. The forms are modeled in details, sometimes bordering on hyperrealism, yet removed from their usual contexts. I place them in illusory spaces, where they are distorted, reassembled, and suspended in compositions that feel both dynamic and frozen. I explore the tension between life and stillness. The living forms - often anthropomorphic or organic - appear frozen, like bodies turned to statues. This sense of suspension creates a feeling of time being paused, as if the moment is held in a fragile balance. The figures might seem familiar, but their stillness disconnects them from life, heightening the contrast between their material presence and their lifelessness. My work explores the shifting boundaries of identity, the body, and the environment in a world of constant transformation. Through painting, I examine how these elements merge and reshape one another, reflecting the fluid and hybrid nature of contemporary life. The body is central to my practice—both as a physical form and a metaphor for change. I deconstruct and reconstruct it, blending it with abstract shapes, objects, or technological elements to challenge fixed notions of identity. These transformations suggest a state of flux, where boundaries dissolve, and the self becomes interconnected with the world around it. My process mirrors these themes of transformation. Each piece engages with the tension between fragility and strength, loss and renewal, unsettling and generative moments. The hybrid forms in my work aim to question traditional ideas of what it means to be human, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own experiences of change in an evolving world. Through these explorations, I aim to create a dialogue about identity, transformation, and our relationship to a reality where the lines between self, body, and environment are constantly shifting.