KseniyaLvova

I’m a digital artist. My first art pieces have been created under the influence of surrealism and modernist style; later on I got very interested in fantasy. I think, my style have been developed out of these three schools. What’s more, it’s being constantly enriched by new elements of various areas where I draw inspiration from. My style absorbs the influence of modern trends, industrial esthetics, anime, subcultures. The themes I prefer are surrealistic metamorphoses, contrasts (inside/outside, victim/predator, etc.) as well as unity of opposites. Thinking over the concepts for my new works, I look at them as visual metaphors – if we take my illustrations for books, for example, they show not particular scenes, but ideas. I’m still in the process of developing my style, and I always strive to add new facets to it.

Biography:

Since childhood I have participated in art exhibitions and contests, studied painting at Moscow State University of Service (the Faculty of Design and Applied Arts, Specialty Miniature Painting). When a student, I took interest in digital art, as I realized that only computer graphics would allow me implement my ideas. Today I work with 2D and 3D technologies and animation and always strive to improve my skills. Yet the three-layer oil painting technique I’ve mastered still helps me to create digital pictures.

I’m a member of the Creative Designers Union and the international art collective SlashTHREE.

Diplomas:

2004 - diploma of the exhibition in Historical museum "Greve", Denmark;

2012 (january, 19) - diploma of the exhibition and contest “Rainbow in Winter” (Moscow).

Publications:

- Art album “Russian Lacquer Painting XXI Century" (L. Pirogova, Interbook Business, 2006), picture "Lights and Darkness";

- The magazine “Photoshop Creative”, Issue 79; (september, 23, 2011), three illustrations (“Metamorphosis”, “The Flight”, “Lyrics and Music”)

- The art book of Moscow Comic Convention 2016, illustration "Revelation".

Exhibitions:

2016 june

Artist alley of “Moscow Comic Convention 2016” event in Sokolniki congress-exhibition center, (Moscow).

2015, october-november

“Confession in Color” - exhibition in the Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art,(Moscow).

5 my illustrations (“Farewell“,“Inner War”, “Dualism”, “Dream Empress”,“Catchers” )

2013, november

“War” - on-line exhibition by the international art collective SlashTHREE, illustration “Inner War”.

www.slashthree.com/projects/20…

2012 february

“Reclaim” - оnline and live exhibition by the non-profit organization DACS (Designers Against Child Slavery) (New York City).

2012, march

“Fairy Tales” - on-line exhibition by the international art collective SlashTHREE, illustration “Awakening”

www.slashthree.com/projects/18…

2012, january

“Rainbow in Winter” - exhibition by the Union of Designers held in the Museum of Man (Moscow).

2010

Icon Museum (Moscow).

2008

Exhibition for young painters of Moscow Artists Union, hall «Na Begovoy” (Moscow).

2006

Exhibition in “Gallery Tonne a/s” (Norway).

2006

Exhibition in "Summer Gallery" (Spain).

2005

Exhibition for young painters of Moscow Artists Union, Kuznetsky Most exhibition hall (Moscow).

2004

Greve history museum (Denmark).

1999

Solo exhibition, Tushino exhibition hall (Moscow).

1996

"The Fantasy World of Kseniya Lvova” – solo exhibition organized by Russian Artists Union, Rosizo gallery (Moscow).