Exstrimist
, 2025«Sitting and Watching»
polymer clay · pastel
15×15×15cm
My name is Name. I create contemporary interior paintings inspired by nature and emotion. Each canvas is a story told through colour and texture.
A recurring theme in my artistic practice has been the desire to condense the world into a safe scale. This impulse has its roots in my childhood — a time when reality seemed too vast and frightening. Over time, this impulse has evolved into a way of exploring themes of power, social injustice, vulnerability, and trauma through working with scale, playful aesthetics, and the construction of mise-en-scène.
Through painting and miniatures, I reexamine the familiar hierarchy of power and control and create a space in which both the artist and the viewer can temporarily reclaim a sense of agency and control in the face of overwhelming circumstances. I am interested in the possibility of addressing violence and vulnerability through deliberately positive, cute, and funny images—what I call «naive satire». My works mimic toys and borrow a pseudo-playful structure, creating a productive clash between a vibrant narrative and a disturbing context.
Solo exhibition
«Среди стихий» · Москва, 2024
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Every exhibition, every work sold and every kind word is your faith in what I do. Thank you to the curators, galleries, collectors and everyone who simply comes to look. You are the very space in which this art lives.
With love, Name