Perkins Maria
"To step into the light you have to take a step into the dark, to be in a fairy tale you have to fall down a rabbit hole."
Digital artist, illustrator.
Born in Izhevsk.
Graduated from Udmurt State University, the direction of "conceptual painting and pictorial composition".
Works in the direction of pop surrealism/metamodernism, creating sad and ironic tales based on the idea of escapism as the main theme of modernity. The hundreds of alternate worlds that have filled reality blur the line between reality and fantasy. Immersion in them has become commonplace, and the search for oneself usually leads to a dead end. Here anonymity is perceived as freedom, the mask as a demonstration of individuality. This duality shows that, for all our "adulthood", fiction meets the true need of the inner child.
So choose a character and follow the white rabbit into a world where tenderness and innocence are juxtaposed with danger and vice, into an invisible world - the world of forgotten children trapped inside the constructs of false adult attitudes, constrained by tired bodies and calculating minds. There are many such children and perhaps you are one of them. The ones who are angry, the ones who are afraid, the ones who hide, and the ones who want to show themselves and believe in a miracle. To step into the light you have to take a step into the dark, to be in a fairy tale you have to fall down the rabbit hole. To meet the most important person in life - with your inner child you need to immerse yourself in the world of images, feelings and emotions.
Projects
In 2019. Participant of the "35x35" project (Athens, Greece, Copelouzos Art
museum).In 2019 Publication in a book as well as an exhibition dedicated to the "35x35" project (Athens, Greece, Copelouzos Art
museum).In 2020. Winner of the Artisolation competition (Askeri Gallery, Moscow).
In 2020. Publications in Fashion People Russia magazine.
In 2020. Winner of the Art Portfolio Competition (Kraski Zhizni Gallery, St. Petersburg).
In 2020. Participant of the exhibition "Postvirus Art" (Riga Mall Gallery Moscow).
In 2020. Participant of the exhibition "ARTFAIRPMARKET" (Moscow).
In 2020. Publication of works in the magazine Marvelous Art Gallery (Turkey).
In 2020. Participant of the exhibition "ARTISOLATION" (St. Petersburg).
In 2021 Publication of works in the magazine Marvelous Art Gallery (Turkey).
In 2021 Exhibition "Watching over the Earthlings" (HERE on Taganka gallery, Moscow).
In 2021 participant of the project "30 Faces/30 Days" (USA, Florida, Sktchy school).
In 2021. Poster design for a symphony concert dedicated to James Bond films
(UK).In 2021, participant in the exhibition "Starfall" (HERE on Taganka Gallery, Moscow).
In 2021, participant of the art fair (Gallery A3, Moscow).
In 2022, participant of the exhibition 1.0 (gallery "UZHE", St. Petersburg).
In 2022, participant of the exhibition "Wow!" (HERE on Taganka Gallery, Moscow).
In 2022, participant of the exhibition "Vogue" (London, Boomer Gallery).
In 2022, collaboration with Brasserie La Debauche Prints (France).
In 2022. Cover of Biscornu magazine (France).
In 2022, solo exhibition "Hide and Seek" (ProsvetCoffee, Moscow).
In 2022, participant of the exhibition "swings of metamodernity" (BisArt Gallery, Winzavod, Moscow).
In 2023, solo exhibition "Sweet poison" (Rovesnik, Moscow).
In 2023, publication in Public Art Magazine (South Korea).
In 2023. Collaboration with VOSQ brand, collection of prints for clothes (Moscow).
In 2023 resident of La Boheme Artistique gallery (Izhevsk).
In 2023 participant of the Digital IT Udmurtia Art Fair.
Art Catalog
