From 2007 to 2011, I studied at the Moscow Art College of Applied Arts, specializing in
«Artist-Master of Folk Decorative and Applied Arts».
During my time at the art college, I mastered the technical and compositional principles of folk
applied arts. I continue to use these foundations of abstract composition in my paintings today.
Decorative art gave me much in understanding composition and helped develop my artistic taste,
but it was not my main passion.
Already at the college, I became interested in easel painting, and after graduating in 2011, I enrolled in
the Moscow Art Institute named after V. I. Surikov. What attracted me was that painting, unlike
many other artistic practices, is not an addition to something else, but can be an independent and
autonomous object, without any utilitarian or decorative function.
At the institute, I learned the basics of classical realistic painting and how to work with composition.
My creativity was influenced by studying under well-known artists, representatives of the Moscow school of painting; I
studied in the studio of artist N. A. Dubovik, and later joined the studio of People's Artist V. M.
Sidorov.
I work in traditional genres of portrait, landscape, and still life, combining them. However, unlike
classical painting, I do not use literary narrative plots in my works; I am
interested in the interaction of visual images of objects that do not naturally fit together, and the space in
which these images exist. My compositions have no plot and no narrative, only a moment frozen in
time—the space and the objects filling it—so I am particularly interested in exploring
the surface of the objects I use and their interaction with the light falling on them.
My primary material is oil paint, but during my studies I often encountered the fact that
the classical oil painting technique does not provide enough opportunity to work on the textures and surfaces of objects that interest me in my paintings. I also tried working with gouache and
tempera paint in the traditional techniques for these materials. These paints allowed me to work in thinner layers, which better suited my goals. I decided to combine different techniques
and began working with oil paints using methods from classical tempera technique.
My compositions have no visual centers, and I deliberately do not guide the viewer on the order in which to view
my paintings. There are no more or less important parts; I fill every millimeter of the canvas with content.
Even empty spaces, such as clear sky or background, hold great significance for me; every
object in the composition contributes to the overall visual image.
I am a freelance artist and am not a member of any creative organizations or associations.
I have participated in numerous exhibitions in galleries and museum spaces such as
Central House of Artists in Moscow, the Vasily Polenov House Museum, and other venues in Moscow and other
cities. My works are held in private and museum collections.
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