Oksana Slobodina

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

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 central theme of Oksana Slobodina's paintings is the exploration of how our life situations are reflected in the world of objects, as well as in monuments of classical antiquity and the Soviet era — things created by human hands but capable of existing independently from them. At times, this evokes an almost inevitable sense of dialogue with the ever-fashionable and sought-after "sur" (as seen, for example, in the painting This Is Not a Bread Basket, whose title references one of René Magritte’s most famous works).

Yet, the leitmotif of Oksana Slobodina’s work remains the memory of bygone times —
a memory that is always concrete and tangible, in the most literal sense of the word.
The objects in her canvases seem to absorb the warmth of the hands that created
or owned them.

These works can be perceived both as an influx of the past, as its discernible echo,
or as a dream — one that may be strange and intriguing, but never alienating
or frightening."

"The central theme of Oksana Slobodina's paintings is the exploration of how our life situations are reflected in the world of objects,
as well as in monuments of classical antiquity
and the Soviet era — things created by human hands but capable of existing independently from them. At times, this evokes an almost inevitable sense of dialogue with the ever-fashionable
and sought-after "sur" (as seen, for example,
in the painting This Is Not a Bread Basket, whose title references one of René Magritte’s most famous works).

Yet, the leitmotif of Oksana Slobodina’s work remains the memory of bygone times - a memory that is always concrete and tangible, in the most literal sense of the word. The objects in her canvases seem to absorb the warmth of the hands that created or owned them.

These works can be perceived both as an influx
of the past, as its discernible echo, or as a dream — one that may be strange and intriguing,
but never alienating or frightening."

"The central theme of Oksana Slobodina's paintings is the exploration of how our life situations are reflected in the world of objects, as well as
in monuments of classical antiquity and the Soviet era — things created by human hands but capable of existing independently from them. At times, this evokes an almost inevitable sense of dialogue with the ever-fashionable
and sought-after "sur" (as seen, for example, in the painting This Is Not
a Bread Basket, whose title references one of René Magritte’s most famous works).

Yet, the leitmotif of Oksana Slobodina’s work remains the memory of bygone times — a memory that is always concrete and tangible, in the most literal sense of the word. The objects in her canvases seem to absorb the warmth of the hands that created or owned them.

These works can be perceived both as an influx of the past, as its discernible echo, or as a dream — one that may be strange and intriguing, but never alienating or frightening."

The artist has two degrees in Design: Fashion Design and Environmental Design.

She studied the classic painting in private studio workshops and took individual lessons
with the best teachers of Moscow.

The artist participated in many exhibitions in Russia and abroad: Solo-exhibition at the Office of the President of the Russian Federation; International exhibition "Ark", Tel Aviv, Israel, 2019; Exhibition "Sliding Light", Moscow, Central House of Artists, 2015, etc.

Her works can be found in private collections in Russia, America, Great Britain, France, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Sweden, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal.

The artist has two degrees in Design: Fashion Design
and Environmental Design.

She studied the classic painting in private studio workshops and took individual lessons with the best teachers of Moscow.

The artist participated in many exhibitions in Russia and abroad: Solo-exhibition at the Office of the President of the Russian Federation; International exhibition "Ark", Tel Aviv, Israel, 2019; Exhibition "Sliding Light", Moscow, Central House of Artists, 2015, etc.

Her works can be found in private collections in Russia, America, Great Britain, France, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Sweden, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal.

The artist has two degrees in Design: Fashion Design and Environmental Design.

She studied the classic painting in private studio workshops and took individual lessons
with the best teachers of Moscow.

The artist participated in many exhibitions in Russia and abroad: Solo-exhibition at the Office
of the President of the Russian Federation; International exhibition "Ark", Tel Aviv, Israel, 2019; Exhibition "Sliding Light", Moscow, Central House of Artists, 2015, etc.

Her works can be found in private collections
in Russia, America, Great Britain, France, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Sweden, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal.