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 mostly figurative, drawing from the techniques of classical painting but addressing modern-day themes. I am particularly intrigued by the interplay between historical and contemporary artistic languages and the innovative visual expressions that emerge from their intersection.
My creations delve into the human experience in our current society. I seek to understand our place in an ever-evolving world, our self-perception, the social environments we inhabit, and the nature of our interactions.
In my work, I aim to question the ambivalence of emotions in human relationships, the complexity of the desire for belonging, identity, and the body, considered as a screen of intersection between the personal and the social. In oscillating between the figurative and the non-figurative, my paintings emphasize the inconsistencies of pictorial representation to reflect on the unreliability of narratives.
A significant aspect of my work is the exploration of the uncanny feeling that arises when the boundaries between the familiar and the unfamiliar blur. When what was once known becomes foreign, and the intimacy suddenly turns into distance. By situating this sense of the uncanny within a contemporary symbolic framework, my works resonates differently with each viewer, shaped by their unique cultural, visual and personal memories.