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#2 from the series In Search of a Quiet Place

2026
Materials: canvas, acrylic
65 см x 110 см
Category: painting
Item Number: 153181
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About the Work
About the Artist

In the *In Search of a Quiet Place* series, the concept of the breakthrough is multiplied: the works comprise four layers, transforming a single transition into a sequence of realities. This involves a symbolic passage through successive layers in search of a space where one might finally pause and find tranquility; yet, conceptually, no definitive "quiet place" exists. The landscapes emerging in the depths—a forest lake, a still water surface, a moon’s reflection—resemble mirages or dreams: they promise peace but remain elusive and not fully defined.

A multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture, painting, graphics, installation, and performance. He has been a member of the Parasite art group since 2017. He was a resident of the Unconquered-17 workshops (2020–2021), a lighting designer at the AKHE Engineering Theater (2020–2022), and a resident of the Pushkinskaya-10 art center since 2022, following a project competition.

Currently, Dmitry's main practice is works created using his signature "pressure" technique, which transforms a painting into an object—under pressure, the paint seeps through the canvas, resulting in a painting that mutates under its own weight. "For me, this process is comparable to what's happening to us now—from the abundance of feelings and thoughts, a person

mutates. Sometimes, I mechanically make holes in a canvas—and so it is with us—it turns out that we are torn apart. In

experiments with materials, I reflect general societal tendencies or subjective experiences from

the context in which I find myself. Using atypical means, I express the sensation of social mutations

or paradoxes, exploring the 'collective body.'"