Ksenia Vlasova

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor
at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Unionof Artists, diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Union
of Artists, diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

"The art of Ksenia Vlasiova draws from two primary sources: the tradition of the Italian and Northern Renaissance, and the playful realm of "festivities" and "performances" found in the works of Moscow's Seventiers, who were captivated by the aesthetics
of carnival. Yet, beneath the paradox and multifaceted nature of the situations captured by Ksenia Vlasiova lies a profound and penetrating analysis of the lives of our contemporaries — seen as an "eternal recurrence" of what once was and what will remain with us forever.

Ksenia Vlasiova's works always presuppose the necessity of co-creation, demanding
the viewer's active participation in unraveling the author's intent. As if recalling
the creations of Bosch and Bruegel the Elder, the artist might discern the visage
of the Savior amidst... the familiar bustle of the subway at rush hour. Breugelian allusions are discernible, too, in the depiction of a crowd moving toward an unknown destination — perhaps toward the edge of an abyss? And the gesture of a surgeon's hands seems
to symbolize both a blessing for saving another life and the sacrificial essence
of the medical profession.

This ability to discover unexpected associative chains through a characteristic detail
or an intriguing fusion of reality and bold fantasy provides the key to understanding
the artist's complex worldview — one that renders tradition truly vital and contemporary."

"The art of Ksenia Vlasiova draws from two primary sources: the tradition of the Italian
and Northern Renaissance, and the playful realm of "festivities" and "performances" found
in the works of Moscow's Seventiers, who were captivated by the aesthetics of carnival. Yet, beneath the paradox and multifaceted nature
of the situations captured by Ksenia Vlasiova lies
a profound and penetrating analysis of the lives
of our contemporaries — seen as an "eternal recurrence" of what once was and what will remain with us forever.

Ksenia Vlasiova's works always presuppose
the necessity of co-creation, demanding
the viewer's active participation in unraveling
the author's intent. As if recalling the creations
of Bosch and Bruegel the Elder, the artist might discern the visage of the Savior amidst...
the familiar bustle of the subway at rush hour. Breugelian allusions are discernible, too,
in the depiction of a crowd moving toward
an unknown destination— perhaps toward
the edge of an abyss? And the gesture
of a surgeon's hands seems to symbolize both
a blessing for saving another life and the sacrificial essence of the medical profession.

This ability to discover unexpected associative chains through a characteristic detail
or an intriguing fusion of reality and bold fantasy provides the key to understanding the artist's complex worldview — one that renders tradition truly vital and contemporary."

"The art of Ksenia Vlasiova draws from two primary sources: the tradition
of the Italian and Northern Renaissance, and the playful realm of "festivities" and "performances" found in the works of Moscow's Seventiers, who were captivated by the aesthetics of carnival. Yet, beneath the paradox
and multifaceted nature of the situations captured by Ksenia Vlasiova lies
a profound and penetrating analysis of the lives of our contemporaries — seen as an "eternal recurrence" of what once was and what will remain
with us forever.

Ksenia Vlasiova's works always presuppose the necessity of co-creation, demanding the viewer's active participation in unraveling the author's intent. As if recalling the creations of Bosch and Bruegel the Elder, the artist might discern the visage of the Savior amidst... the familiar bustle of the subway
at rush hour. Breugelian allusions are discernible, too, in the depiction
of a crowd moving toward an unknown destination— perhaps toward the edge of an abyss? And the gesture of a surgeon's hands seems to symbolize both
a blessing for saving another life and the sacrificial essence of the medical profession.

This ability to discover unexpected associative chains through a characteristic detail or an intriguing fusion of reality and bold fantasy provides the key
to understanding the artist's complex worldview — one that renders tradition truly vital and contemporary."

Ksenia Vlasova was born in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region, in 1994.
In 2014 she graduated from the College of Design and Decorative Arts of the Stroganov Russian State Pedagogical University, Moscow.
In 2022, Ksenia graduated from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts (faculty of painting, workshop under the guidance of Professor H.V. Savkuev).
She is a participant of international and Russian exhibitions and competitions.
Her paintings are presented in private collections in Russia, the USA, Europe and Asia. At present, Ksenia Vlasova lives and works in Moscow.

Ksenia Vlasova was born in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region, in 1994.
In 2014 she graduated from the College of Design and Decorative Arts
of the Stroganov Russian State Pedagogical University, Moscow.
In 2022, Ksenia graduated from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts (faculty
of painting, workshop under the guidance of Professor H.V. Savkuev).
She is a participant of international and Russian exhibitions and competitions. Her paintings are presented in private collections in Russia, the USA, Europe and Asia.
At present, Ksenia Vlasova lives and works in Moscow.

Ksenia Vlasova was born in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region, in 1994.
In 2014 she graduated from the College of Design and Decorative Arts of the Stroganov Russian State Pedagogical University, Moscow.
In 2022, Ksenia graduated from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts (faculty of painting, workshop under the guidance of Professor H.V. Savkuev).
She is a participant of international and Russian exhibitions and competitions.
Her paintings are presented in private collections in Russia, the USA, Europe and Asia.
At present, Ksenia Vlasova lives and works
in Moscow.