Duck Pool Print

Victoria Badion is a Russian artist, born in Vyborg, Leningrad region, in April 1988. VIQA graduated from the art school in her hometown. She now lives and works in Finland, where she began her career in 2010. She has worked in one of Helsinki's largest art galleries, Art Clipper, with leading Finnish art dealer Jarmo Haapalainen. Her artistic biography includes group and solo exhibitions, as well as participation in the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2015. Having tried to reveal herself in different genres from architectural painting to portraiture . Her path has been long and thorny . But a strong passion for painting and a crazy obsession with her craft, inspired her to start experimenting. And in 2022, it dramatically changes its technique in painting and chooses a new modern direction Pop Art. Learned to paint in oil and learn digital sketch. She begins to experiment in her studio with sculpture in the form of jewelry and various gold elements. Victoria calls her studio a laboratory, because of the large space that allows you to experiment with different materials. The materials and colours used for the sculptures are kept secret and she achieves her work in bright, vivid and lush pastel colors. Combining classic oil painting with 3D sculpture, turning the Disney characters into stylish, fashionable characters with luxurious elements, her author's technique gives her works a recognizable style and a new sound to the familiar to the viewer perception of the genre. A strong influence on the creation of a new concept of VIQA had recognized contemporary artists GAL YOSEF and FRED ALLARD. Her works are in private collections in Finland,Switzerland,France,Italy and America.