It all began with drawing and painting long before art became a decision
From early childhood through formal art school, visual expression was a constant — a way of observing, understanding, and processing the world. Later, architectural studies in Russia added discipline, structure, and a deep grounding in art history, composition, and form. Although architecture became a profession, painting remained the core language underneath it all.
Creativity was never about decoration or output, but about attention — learning how to see, reduce, and hold space for what exists beneath the surface.
For me art is not about describing a person,
but about holding what cannot be fully resolved.
It is about trying to dig into the soul and understand what the connection is made off.
After a long pause during the pandemic, marked by isolation and challenges to mental health, painting naturally stepped back. In 2025, after moving to Bali, the desire to return to painting came back quietly and clearly — not from pressure, but from readiness.
The current work focuses on figurative painting and psychological portraiture. Faces are not treated as exact likenesses, but as spaces built through colour, simplification, and intentional gaps. Each painting holds an emotional state rather than a story — present, but slightly distant.
The work leaves room for interpretation, inviting the viewer to project their own meaning rather than offering clear answers.