ABOUT MARINA

Marina Astakhova’s caleidoscopic art.

Marina Astakhova is a multidisciplinary artist. A distinctive features of her creative method are vibrating abstract geometric ornaments based on the traditions of Russian avant-garde, op-art, orphism and post-painterly, hardedge abstraction.

Abstract art in the understanding of the author should stimulate the conscious process of contemplation. It connects the artist’s process of making with a viewer’s experience of looking, both bases on deep concentration. Abstract art is to highlight the complex nature of seeing.

The work is to observe nature in the multiplicity of its dimensions, and transform personal observation of the world through the sequence of elements on the canvas.

In the artistic practice of Marina Astakhova, geometric compositions with acrylic on canvas resonate with interior sculptures and panels made of wood. The artist’s work is characterized by a constant structural experiments with colours, shapes, artistic techniques and materials in search for harmony of all elements.

Lives and works in Moscow.

Galleries representation:

RIVA Gallery (Moscow), MUHA Gallery (Moscow), CANVAS Gallery (Cyprus).

Marina Astakhova’s works can be seen in the interiors of houses and offices in Russia, Great Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Hong Kong, UAE. The works are published in the magazines – AD Magazine, Elle Decoration, Salon.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

2021 DETALI art school – abstract art workshop of Natalia Sitnikova.

2020 Moscow School of Contemporary Art, British High School of Art and Design – Practice and Theory of Contemporary Art

2010 – 2015 Workshop of painting and sculpture of Irina Krasnoshlykova