Andrey Efimov
BIOGRAPHY
Born on January 4, 1993, in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region. Studied and practiced painting independently. Also practices playing the drums, incorporating musical experience into his artistic work. Since 2017, has participated in group exhibitions; in 2021 took part in the contemporary art fair blazar as an independent artist; in 2022 held his first solo exhibition “Monsters, Games and Neural Networks” at Arts Square Gallery, Cube.Moscow.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
In my works, I create unique worlds where abstract spaces and landscapes are inhabited by mysterious, fantastical creatures, objects, and forms. Each piece is a self-contained abstract ecosystem in which space, shape, and color influence one another, visually interacting as a whole.
By building these autonomous worlds that develop and live according to their own logic, I strive to understand how our world, nature, and society evolve and exist. My works are about the beauty and diversity of our planet — its landscapes, flora, and fauna — as well as about humankind and its place within nature.
At the same time, they are also fantasies about the possibility that all the richness of our world may be only a drop in an ocean of incredible life forms — knowledge of which is, for now, beyond our reach.
I want these worlds to be perceived wordlessly, nonverbally — to become a universal visual language for people of different cultures, ages, and life experiences, drawing them in through the combination of unusual, vivid forms that appeal to the viewer’s imagination. Each person perceives them in their own unique and unrepeatable way, and that is why another theme I explore is the subjective perception of reality.
To avoid interfering with the viewer’s experience or dictating what they should see, I use arbitrary combinations of Latin letters, numbers, and symbols as titles — creating “international,” yet at the same time abstract, otherworldly ciphers. These become unique passwords, coordinates, or formulas for each work — their meaning deliberately left open.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Born on January 4, 1993, in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region. Studied and practiced painting independently. Also practices playing the drums, incorporating musical experience into his artistic work. Since 2017, has participated in group exhibitions; in 2021 took part in the contemporary art fair blazar as an independent artist; in 2022 held his first solo exhibition “Monsters, Games and Neural Networks” at Arts Square Gallery, Cube.Moscow.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
In my works, I create unique worlds where abstract spaces and landscapes are inhabited by mysterious, fantastical creatures, objects, and forms. Each piece is a self-contained abstract ecosystem in which space, shape, and color influence one another, visually interacting as a whole.
By building these autonomous worlds that develop and live according to their own logic, I strive to understand how our world, nature, and society evolve and exist. My works are about the beauty and diversity of our planet — its landscapes, flora, and fauna — as well as about humankind and its place within nature.
At the same time, they are also fantasies about the possibility that all the richness of our world may be only a drop in an ocean of incredible life forms — knowledge of which is, for now, beyond our reach.
I want these worlds to be perceived wordlessly, nonverbally — to become a universal visual language for people of different cultures, ages, and life experiences, drawing them in through the combination of unusual, vivid forms that appeal to the viewer’s imagination. Each person perceives them in their own unique and unrepeatable way, and that is why another theme I explore is the subjective perception of reality.
To avoid interfering with the viewer’s experience or dictating what they should see, I use arbitrary combinations of Latin letters, numbers, and symbols as titles — creating “international,” yet at the same time abstract, otherworldly ciphers. These become unique passwords, coordinates, or formulas for each work — their meaning deliberately left open.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- “The Route is Built”, Contemporary Art Festival, Moscow, August–September 2025
- “Closer to the Water”, Arbuzz Gallery, Moscow, May 2025
- “Exploring Beauty”, Postrigay Gallery, Cube.Moscow, September–November 2023
- “Two Zero Two Four”, Arts Square Gallery, St. Petersburg, January 2023
- “Monsters, Games and Neural Networks”, Arts Square Gallery, Cube.Moscow, Moscow, November 2023
- WIN-WIN Art Market III, IV, V, VII, Center for Contemporary Art Winzavod, Moscow, 2022–2023
- “Hard to Recognize You”, “New Wing” of the Gogol House, Moscow, October 2022
- Sturm Curatory Group Exhibition Marathon, Arts Square Gallery, St. Petersburg, September 2022
- blazar Contemporary Art Fair, Museum of Moscow, Moscow, September 2021
- SAM Fair, Street Art Museum, St. Petersburg, October 2019
- “The First Factory of the Avant-Garde”, Contemporary Art Festival, Ivanovo, September 2018