Odinoko

Loneliness is like a hunger. Loneliness is sometimes involuntary. Most of the times. The feeling that consumes your whole being, leaving you locked from the outside. You can’t open the door, even if you really want to, you don’t have anyone to talk to. Odinoko in Russian means exactly that. Alone and isolated. Like the most of the people feel nowadays.

The pace of life is faster than ever, making it almost impossible to find happiness even in ourselves. As such, we turn inwards and isolate so that we are left alone only with our thoughts or vague feeling of existence.

My artistic practice is grounded in an exploration of the deeper dimensions of the human psyche, particularly those emotional states that are often repressed or consciously avoided. I am interested in the inherent dualities that define human existence — the interdependence of opposing forces such as sadness and happiness, longing and desire. These tensions are not contradictions but essential components of psychological wholeness.

Through painting, I investigate these internal landscapes using layered textures, pronounced contrasts, and a restrained yet nuanced palette dominated by tonal variations of black. Compositional emphasis is deliberately employed to guide the viewer’s gaze and structure the narrative unfolding within the canvas.

Each work originates in preliminary sketches and a process of emotional mapping, followed by digital studies that allow for conceptual refinement and compositional clarity. This preparatory phase informs the transition to oil painting, where materiality and gesture further articulate the psychological depth of the subject matter.