ARTIST STATEMENT

My visual language is closest to minimalism. In art, I’m drawn to the simplest and cleanest forms, where the idea is expressed as clearly as possible through a symbol or sign.
Right now, my main mediums are ceramics and linocut — they allow for experimentation and are not always predictable in their final result. Experimentation is also an important concept in my work. I want to "reassemble" or "reinvent" traditional art forms like icon painting, engraving, and others. This process is full of trial and error, it’s thrilling and fully engrosses me.
I often turn to animal imagery, though I wouldn’t call myself an animalist — rather, I find it easier to express what truly concerns me through them. Sometimes, I use zoomorphic characters as a set of signs or clichés, like the alphabet we’ve known since childhood.
In ceramics, I’m attracted to the idea of abstraction — I often use simplified forms, devoid of specifics, but easily recognizable.
In general, art gives me the highest energy, regardless of how precisely I execute my vision.

BIOGRAPHY

Born in St. Petersburg in 1977. Studied in Moscow. Currently resides in New York City, US.
From 1998 to 2002, studied Multimedia Design at SPbGIK.
From 2002 to 2014, actively worked in photography and graphic design.
From 2014 to 2015, studied Fashion Design at BHSAD.
From 2017 to 2018, studied Theater Design at BHSAD.
From 2022 to 2024, studied Illustration at BHSAD.
From 2022 to 2024, studied "Profession: Illustrator" at HSE DESIGN.
From 2023 to 2024, studied at the Free Workshops of MMOMA.
Currently, the artist's main mediums are linocut and ceramics.

EDUCATION

2023-2024 Free Workshops, MMOMA
2022-2024 Profession: Illustrator, HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL
2022-2024 Illustration, BHSAD
2021 Fine Arts. Advanced Course, BHSAD
2021 Fundamentals of Fine Arts, BHSAD
2017-2018 Theater Design (Scenography), BHSAD
2014-2015 Fashion Design, BHSAD
1998-2002 Multimedia Design, SPbGIK.

EXHIBITIONS

2024 - "Lamp and Mirror," Free Workshops, MMOMA, New Wing of the Gogol House,
Moscow, Curator: Elena Sheveleva
2024 - Seven Arts. Forest of Seven Rumors, Totibadze Gallery, Moscow
2024 - WIN-WIN, Vinzavod, Moscow
2024 - "Dreams: About Light, Color, and Love," Restore, Moscow, Curator: Yulia Trofimova
2024 - "Unnamed Source," "NOS" Association, Moscow, Curator: Alina Petrukhanova
2024 - "Oh, Rhino!," "NOS" Association, Moscow, Curator: Alina Petrukhanova
2024 - "HOW AM I?," UContemporary, Moscow
2023 - "Open vol.3," A—s—t—r—a, Moscow
2023 - "Hung the Earth on Nothing," BIS ART GALLERY, Moscow