Longing for Eternity, ceramics, vintage table, blue velvet, 2025

Longing for Eternity, Third Place ArtFair

Independent ArtFair, 2025
Saint Petersburg

Installation
Ceramic objects, vintage table (Czech Republic, 1950s), blue velvet, canvas, oil

The project is a multi-stage exploration of the still life genre. At its core lies a still life conceived by the artist, first painted on canvas ("Before," canvas, oil), then realized in ceramics as a three-dimensional installation, and finally reimagined in a painting from life ("After," canvas, oil).

"Longing for Eternity" is a reference to art history and a dialogue with artists from different eras who worked in the still-life genre. Still life, or "motionless nature," involves careful, unhurried contemplation and a search for meaning in everyday objects. In this genre, objects cease to be mere objects and transform into artistic images that reflect the era, culture, and characteristics of artistic thought.