the post-soviet
My parents' bathroom (2020) from Image, I m a g e, I m a g e
Acrylic, matte medium, on stretched canvas
This collection of paintings, done throughout my time at OCAD U, explore the meaning of a 'post-soviet' aesthetic.
Making use of long-saved photographs, wallpaper, and still-life, I'm looking to unpack the inherited material consciousness observed in my home. I experiment with colour, mark making and grounds to see how these elements speak to each other.
By looking at these warm, tacky and mundane materials - I am inquiring into the transposition of my parent's life in Soviet-era Moscow into their present life in suburban Toronto.
This inquiry has been the primary aesthetic inspiration behind my newest animated work - USSR Story.
I Didn't Know My Grandfather I from Deciding to Decide (2020)
Acrylic, matte medium, on wallpaper
I Didn't Know My Grandfather II from Deciding to Decide (2020)
Acrylic, modeling paste, on wallpaper
Mom (Dad) (2021)
Oil paint, on plywood tiles
Dad (Mom) (2021)
Oil paint, on plywood tiles
Mom (2021)
Digital collage, in Photoshop
Digital grief (2022)
Acrylic paint, matte medium, wallpaper, on stretched canvas