SVETLANA MAGENTA
A multimedia abstract artist. Born in 1994 in Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast. In 2016, she graduated with a degree in psychology from the Voronezh Institute of Economics and Law. Since 2018, I have lived and worked in St. Petersburg, where I began pursuing an artistic practice. In my work, I explore the phenomena of memory. Since 2023, I have been participating in contemporary art exhibitions and auctions. My works are currently in private collections throughout Russia.
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EDUCATION
2012–2016 Voronezh Institute of Economics and Law, Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Voronezh, Russia
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2024 — “Personal Diary, ” Master Gallery, St. Petersburg
2023 — “Yasnoye, ” Berghold Center, St. Petersburg
2023 — “Two Capitals in Contemporary Art, ” Mayakovka Art and Music Center, St. Petersburg
2023 — “Time and Narrative. From Abstraction to Form, ” Markofken Art Gallery, St. Petersburg
AUCTIONS AND MARKETS
2025 — Contemporary Art Auction, CABINET ABSTRACT, St. Petersburg
2024 — Art Market. SETKA, St. Petersburg
2023 — “Auction 26. 50 Years of Art, from Contemporary to Current, ” St. Petersburg Auction House, St. Petersburg
ARTIST STATEMENT
Graduating from the psychology department in my hometown became the starting point in my search for ideas and meanings that I now express through art. In my work, I explore the phenomena of memory. By visualizing these processes, I create a space for the viewer where they can grasp long-forgotten memories and find reflections of their own experiences. I am interested in the processes of memory—fragmentation, false memories, and distortions of perception. Using color, texture, and abstract forms, I create images that resemble natural landscapes without being them. The chaotic technique allows me to convey the feeling of fragments of memory. I strive to transform the image into a state that is felt on an emotional level. My working method is abstract digital painting. In my digital works, I use neon accents and contrasting colors, flickering, and light noise. I create compositions by layering translucent layers and cutting/moving image fragments.