Spring. №1 Print

Rodion Voskresenskii, a contemporary artist born in 1994 in Taganrog, Russia, specializes in figurative art and portrait painting. His unique style blends romantic and modern art influences, creating deeply emotional narratives framed by both real and fictional elements within a sensual environment. After graduating from university in 2016, Rodion worked in Moscow as an artist, set director, and furniture designer before immigrating in 2022. His visual arts expertise encompasses the use of natural materials such as oil paints, pastel, wood, and linen, resulting in breathtaking paintings. Rodion's distinctive style is characterized by his ability to communicate emotional experiences and capture a moment's essence. His works focus on the volume of human figures, employing color areas of varying sharpness, transparency, and brightness to convey complex emotions and experiences. The characters are often depicted with languid bodies and calm faces, embodying Rodion's belief that the beauty of form is inherently linked to naturalness and simplicity. Conceptually, Rodion's canvases share a common theme: capturing a moment of feeling in its pure, unaltered state. Throughout his artistic practice, he explores themes of repressed childhood, mystical visions, grotesque dreams, hallucinations, and liminal states. Sensuality is a crucial element in Rodion's art, with the intimate presence of images and the importance of the unseen being brought to the forefront. His artwork is a poignant exploration of human fragility and a longing for lost youth and homeland.