RUSLAN AKSENOV

Ruslan values lightness, experimentation with form, and semantic provocation in the creative process. The source of his art is, above all, a love of drawing and the ability to transform imagination into vivid visual imagery — sometimes on the verge of taboo.

He believes that his dedication to the themes and atmosphere of dark art resonates with people inclined toward irony and self-irony, and toward symbolism at the intersection of aesthetics and anti-aesthetics. Ruslan’s works are distinguished by meticulous attention to detail without sacrificing expressive generalization, capturing the collision between modernity and the timeless relationship of humans with a world that often puts us to the test.