Artist Statement:

ESSE QUAM VIDERI

"To be rather than to seem."

Through the medium of paint, I seek to express color in all its beauty. I don't desire to push some form of ideology or political agenda at the viewer. Any meaning or concept comes second. The quality of the actual work is what is paramount. I translate this into painting by building off the random, using a predetermined technique and range of colors.

I am intrigued by contrasting interactions: simple vs. complex, classic vs. modern, clarity vs. ambiguity, order vs. chaos, depth vs. shallowness, negative vs. positive space, etc.

I find the most freedom of expression through various subjects, but my recent works increased my popularity thanks to the Garabagh series, landscapes, and still floral lives. However, not to place limits on myself, I enjoy experimenting with other subjects while working with several mediums and tools at times.

I apply art elements to create all sorts of visual compositions, from realistic to abstract depictions, making them appear in a new world of out-of-box thinking, non-identical, unlike, opposed, and unique imaginations.

Education Background

•1992 Art College, Baku, Azerbaijan

•1998 BA, International Journalism and Philology, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan

•2007 Diploma of Lawyer, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Exhibitions

2021 - Solo exhibition "The Heritage of Motherland", QGallery, Baku, Azerbaijan

2021 - Salon International d'Art Contemporain Art3f, Monaco

2021 - Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France

2022 - Solo exhibition "Garabagh Heritage," Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul, Türkiye

2022 - New York Art Expo, New York, USA

2023 – Solo exhibition “Scent of a woman”, Museum of Modern Art, Baku, Azerbaijan

2023 - ART EXPO NEW YORK, New York, USA

2023 - Cumhur başkanlığı Senfoni Salonu Ada, Ankara, Türkiye

2023 – Contemporary Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy

2023 – Brussels Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium

2024 – “White Noise” group show., Monat Gallery, Madrid, Spain Currently, the artist is presented by Monat Gallery (Spain)

2024 - “Interconnecting Lines” Artio Gallery, New York City

2024 - MEAM, Barcelona with Artio Gallery

2024 - The Biennale of Women in Art - London, UK with Artio Gallery

Artworks are housed in private galleries and collections both in Azerbaijan and abroad.