Marina Fyodorova

Born in Leningrad in 1981, Marina graduated from the Alexander von Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design. The artist currently lives and works between St. Petersburg and Munich.

Marina Fyodorova’s canvases resemble a chance snapshot retouched by a virtuoso image editor. Sombre shades accentuate the elusive and evanescent nature of her imagery. Although the artist’s visual manner transformed over the years, her painting technique remained relatively unchanged: present throughout her entire oeuvre are the characteristic poster-like composition and a pronounced preference for pure colours. The faces of protagonists and other meaningful elements are oftentimes left out, with casual gestures, postures, and arrangements of seemingly secondary items brought to the fore. It seems as if the primary intention here is not to portray the character, but to impart the impression of dreamy contemplation, and all visible elements ostensibly serve this goal. The artist enhances her palette with liberal use of red, drawing on the symbolic implications and magnetism of this colour. Another trademark element is the incorporation of handwritten words and phrases that provide verbal commentary on and visual counterpoint to the picture.