Hello!
I’m
Maxim Timofeev,
an artist
I love working with a variety of materials, objects, and forms.
Art to me is:
- a game of diverse polar feelings and states, embodied in matter,
- the language through which consciousness narrates through me, juggling the sequence of emerging flows of forms and meanings,
- a reflection of endless archetypes and images in which we recognize ourselves,
- the primordial energy that alters space with its dance in the most incredible ways,
- the fusion of the masculine and feminine, anima and animus, dissolving one's "self",
- the divine power, magic that acts as a catalyst for actions, changing the course of events, transforming reality,
- it's love.
The birth of a new painting begins with preparing the space, choosing materials, selecting accompanying music, and incense. This preparatory ritual is akin to sacred, ancient ceremonies, tuning you into different frequencies where you find yourself between worlds. The process itself is a meditation, striking in its dramatic nature, mirroring life where the energetic potential soars, time operates differently, and your body occasionally breaks into dance in the literal sense. This is followed by profound silence where your hand becomes the brush, channeling energy directly onto the canvas, living through every stroke. For weeks and months, you are intertwined; the artwork speaks to you, layer upon layer, you cannot stop until, at a certain moment, it's complete. And then, suddenly, it's complete, detached and born.
Expression that demands immediate manifestation, here and now, often finds its voice in digital art. This is primarily because the tools for its creation are always at hand, and the boundless possibilities of creative mechanics astonish with their multi-dimensionality, urging one to constantly experiment. Without knowing or contemplating the outcome, I relish the process, being both the creator and observer at once, allowing the play of shapes and colors to unfold.
In childhood, one could see something greater in any object, something beyond its usual purpose. In the process of play, the game itself was created, and the space suggested interpretations and rules which evolved as the game progressed—much like life with its endless stream of variations. I love playing these games even now, and I adore watching spectators dive into these spaces. Fully immersed, they ask the right questions, primarily to themselves, recalling what truly matters. They get to know themselves, undergoing internal transformations through art. They leave slightly altered, a bit closer to their real selves, and I'm elated to witness this.
Often, the space itself engages us, suggesting new avenues for the realisation of our creative potential. The game begins through interaction, forging new forms by merging various energies, which are essentially reflections of oneself. This offers a renewed experience of sensing the vastness of collective consciousness, where the mind expands, and thoughts resemble ball lightnings jumping from person to person. As they crystallize, something new emerges.
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By giving a bit more attention to the space around us, it rewards us by transporting us on a remarkable journey. In just one stroll, we become spectators of theatrical vignettes, where diverse genres transition like channel flipping, captivating and ensnaring us in a whirlwind of events. These events flow through buildings and objects, which, while remaining constant, shift the context of meanings depending on the viewer's perspective, akin to quantum particles. And I simply capture these moments.
About me
Cherish the act of working with live paint on canvas, yet I also hold a fondness for digital art and installations, within which I pay special attention to sound. Additionally, I create short films that interweave with my paintings, enriching both mediums with a unique narrative and aesthetic depth. Identify as “they.” Was born in the USSR in 1988, a blend of Russian and Ukrainian blood coursing through my veins. Now I am resident of the UAE, work in Dubai and New York. I graduated from art school but distanced myself from creativity for many years. When doctors presented me with an irreversible diagnosis, I reassessed my life. While traveling, I reconnected with art and discovered the genre of street photography, which embodied my newfound perspective of a world where something is always happening. This experience led to my return to art and became a natural outcome of my transformations.
My work is characterized by an abundance of layers, hidden messages, and surreal scenes, reflecting not only my inner world but also that which is channeled through me from higher realms. By shifting the focus of attention, my creations provoke a shift in a person’s assemblage point, transcending binary systems, much like what once happened to me.
A new perspective on the internal transforms the manifestations of the external, finding forgotten doors to one’s true self and leading to the question:
who am I?
• The Holly Art gallery | Art on loop | Paris, France
• THE HOLLY ART gallery | Art on loop III | London, UK
• Art Medina Gallery | Duality of the whole | Rome, Italy
• Contemporary Art Collectors | Tokyo Art Tower Art Fair | Tokyo, Japan
• Khodynka Gallery | On the edge of graphics | Russia, Moscow
• Artifact | Los Angeles Art Show | Los Angeles, USA
• ITSLIQUID GROUP | Bodyspaces | Venice, Italy
• Urbanist Art gallery | UA collective | Dubai, UAE
• M.A.D.S. gallery | Brain cake | Barcelona, Spain
• The FLUX gallery | New Year - New inspirations | London, UK
• Museum Mashkov | On the edge of graphics | Volgograd, Russia
• Museum of Modern History of Russia | Utopia | Moscow, Russia
• Bizon gallery | D- ART- S | Kazan, Russia
• The Holy Art Athens Gallery | Athens Open Art | Athens, Greece
• Sun Spitital Festival | Genesis 4 | Moscow, Russia
• Digarty | Yuri’s dreams | Moscow, Russia
• THE HOLLY ART gallery | ART FUSION virtual exhibition | London, UK
• M.A.D.S. gallery | Guardians of dreams | Canarias Islas, Spain; Milano, Italy
• Museum MOSH | “Parallels of visual perception” | Moscow, Russia
• Museum Radishchev | “Interaction” | Saratov, Russia
• DigArty | New Future Trends | Moscow, Russia
• GTRK TV | Mass media against corruption | Saratov, Russia
• Museum of Fine Arts Republic | Bestiary | Kazan, Russia
• Museum Radishchev TSHR | “VIRTUAL REALISM“ | Saratov, Russia
• The FLUX Review gallery | V1 Exhibition part 1 | London, UK
• Light gallary ROSIZO | Art and Design | Saratov, Russia
• Gorodissky manor | Art residence of TSHR | Orenburg, Russia
• TSHR | Gorodissky estate | Orenburg, Russia
• Winzavod Center of Contemprary Art | The future is now | Moscow, Russia
• ROSIZO | Virtual Spaces | Saratov, Russia
• Museum Radishchev ROSIZO | “Actual Russia” | Saratov, Russia
• winner, nomination “Original Art” | Art concept | Ufa, Russia
• Art collectible physical toys and NFTs, collaboration with Chico Roko brand
• Creating an App for alternative meditations based on my video and audio works
• Art Installations on Beon1x music festival | Larnaca, Cyprus
• Paintings in the landscape on Sun Spirit music festival | Veliky Novgorod, Russia
• Lecture and master class “Digital painting technique” | Volgograd, Russia
“Russia Museum Night” | Saratov, Russia
• Tear-off art calendar Chislennichek | Russia
• NFT Charity Christmas Tree for the Flowers of Life, children’s foundation,
supported by Forbes on the Digarty platform | Russia
spheres of art
• painting
• digital art
• installation
• photography
• cinema
memberships
• Creative Union of the International Federation of Artists
• World Professional Photographers Organization
• Association for Art History, UK
• Nartwork APS, Italy
• Art of Health, USA
publications
• documentary film “Interaction”
• catalogue Art Medina, New York
• iterview ITSLIQUID GROUP, Italy
• catalogue Tokyo Art Fai, Japan
• catalogue 25th SPIEF Ros Congress
• catálogo GUARDIANS OF DREAMS
• magazine World Club
• art book Art concept
• art book Art Studio XXI 22
• magazine The FLUX Review, 7, UK
• art book Media Against Corruption
• magazine The FLUX Review, 6, UK
• magazine Human mag
• art book Art Workshops XXI 21
• TV interview U-TV news
•YOUR DREAMS (?) | Award Winner | Dublin Movie Awards
•THERE ARE NO SMALL OR BIG DECISIONS | Award Winner | Accolade Global Film Competition
•THERE ARE NO SMALL OR BIG DECISIONS | Semi-Finalist | Pebbles Underground Film Festival
•THERE ARE NO SMALL OR BIG DECISIONS | Nominee | AltFF Alternative Film Festival
•THERE ARE NO SMALL OR BIG DECISIONS | Official Selected | The North Film Festival - New York City