In her artistic practice, Anna Kass turns to themes of Russian folklore and literature. Inspired by fairy tales, Golden and Silver Age poetry, classical music, and the beauty of Russian nature, she blends the abstract and the figurative, creating misty images that allude to one theme or another. Her recent projects explore Russian traditions through the lens of contemporary art and philosophical reflections on the fragility of existence. A mixture of styles and techniques, multilayeredness, and the fusion of the abstract and the figurative are central features of her painting and graphic art.

Anna Kass: “Recently, I have been most inspired by Russian culture, folklore, and Russian landscapes… This is an endless source of ideas for my work. Through painting and photography, I try to find a new boundary between the past and the future. Using artistic metaphors, I seek to immerse viewers in the world of their innermost memories.”

Education:
2010 St. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, Interior and Equipment Design (2004–2010)
2022 Moscow School of Contemporary Art (MSCA): intensive course in Foundations of Contemporary Art (February–May); Theory and Practice of Contemporary Art (October–December)