Education
Professional retraining in Artistic Ceramics, Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, Moscow, 2018–2019
Master’s program at the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, Department of Artistic Ceramics, specialization in Studio Ceramics, Moscow, 2019–2021
Master’s thesis: “The Aesthetics of Aggression in Artistic Ceramics of the 20th–21st Centuries”
Since 2021 — lecturer in Technology and Materials Science and New Trends and Technologies in Ceramics at the Department of Artistic Ceramics, Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry
“Object F60.8” as the outcome of the master’s research project entitled
“The Aesthetics of Aggression in Artistic Ceramics of the 20th–21st Centuries.”
Ceramics, for me, is both a challenge and a discovery. At first glance, the material appears pliable, promising limitless possibilities. Yet upon closer observation it proves demanding, requiring full commitment to the process. Each piece becomes a meticulous exploration of the boundaries of clay, glaze, and firing techniques. Experiments with glazes serve as a means of expanding my artistic palette, allowing me to investigate texture, color, swelling, and chromatic responses.
Over the years, however, I have found myself increasingly drawn to simplicity, to recognizing beauty in the material itself. Minimalism emerged for me as a natural evolution—an answer to the overwhelming influx of information in contemporary society. In a world oversaturated with stimuli and visual noise, I seek calm within minimalism, a space where both the eye and the mind may rest.
My objects are the result of my ongoing struggle for control over the material. In every project, I confront the perennial question: do I control the clay, or does it control me?
