{"id":29875,"date":"2025-11-05T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/?p=29875"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:34:15","slug":"ekaterina-efimova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/2025\/11\/05\/ekaterina-efimova\/","title":{"rendered":"Ekaterina Efimova"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29875\" class=\"elementor elementor-29875\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02639d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02639d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f95e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87f95e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tYear of birth: 2001<br>\nYour education: Moscow Architectural University (MARCHI), Timiryazev Art School<br>\nDescribe your art in three words: Sensuality \u00b7 Liveliness \u00b7 Fantastical<br>\nYour discipline: Landscapes, portraits, life scenes<br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/d70b98c7\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/efimova___k\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f255a7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f255a7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7e332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c7e332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-\u041f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-\u041f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-\u041f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-\u041f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-\u041f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/h4><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You mention being inspired by miniature illustrations and childhood fairy-tale books. Could you share how these memories continue to influence your work today?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I still feel the direct influence of fairy tales on my work. In my paintings, I depict familiar scenes in fairytale colors. Fictional characters, even if they appear as subjects in the paintings, could easily be encountered in real life. The fairytale atmosphere is achieved primarily through shades and color combinations, and the rendering of light and shadow, which in reality are often more scanty and primitive. My paintings \u2013 are fantasy interpretations of reality without overtly fairytale elements.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29842 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Fog-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Fog-2025.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Fog-2025-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Fog-2025-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Fog-2025-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Fog-2025-600x418.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Ekaterina Efimova | Fog | 2025<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What draws you to oil and tempera as your primary mediums, and how do they help convey a sense of magic and nostalgia?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve always preferred oil, but I don\u2019t think the oil paint itself is what helps convey a particular atmosphere. Rather, it\u2019s the technique used to work with it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29843 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-From-The-City-To-The-District-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-From-The-City-To-The-District-2024.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-From-The-City-To-The-District-2024-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-From-The-City-To-The-District-2024-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-From-The-City-To-The-District-2024-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-From-The-City-To-The-District-2024-600x849.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Ekaterina Efimova | From the City to Zarechye | 2024<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of your paintings capture quiet, poetic moments in nature and everyday life. What stories or emotions do you hope viewers will discover in these details?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I mentioned earlier, I classify my paintings as \u201cfantasy interpretations of reality without overtly fairytale elements\u201d. Such subjects, I believe, evoke feelings of both lightness and mystery, evoke memories of childhood, when the world was unknown, surprising, and full of discovery for everyone.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29846 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Traveler-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Traveler-2023.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Traveler-2023-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Traveler-2023-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Traveler-2023-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Traveler-2023-600x427.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Ekaterina Efimova | The Traveler | 2023<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of \u201cseeing the world through the eyes of an inner child\u201d is central to your statement. How do you nurture that childlike perspective while creating art?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I never paint when I\u2019m in a bad mood. I believe the artist transfers their energy into the painting. Because of this, a work can sometimes be untouched for a month or two because the mood isn\u2019t right, the inspiration isn\u2019t there, and I don\u2019t feel the inner lightness and peace. For me, creativity \u2014 is much more than just a regular work.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Red-Panama-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Red-Panama-2025.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Red-Panama-2025-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Red-Panama-2025-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Red-Panama-2025-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-Red-Panama-2025-600x804.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Ekaterina Efimova | Red Panama | 2025<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your works often carry a fantasy-like atmosphere. Is this more about personal memories, imagined worlds, or both?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think it\u2019s related to my feelings about the place or the subject of the painting. Close examination of an object allows one to see beyond the obvious. This applies to color, detail, and the meaning itself. Therefore, I would say that if the painting is a reference to the past, then the fairy-tale atmosphere in it is definitely connected with personal memories, distorted, in a good sense, by imagination, which is reinforced by impressions.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you usually paint from life, photographs, or imagination? How does each approach influence the final result?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s often a mix. The sketch is usually from life, the details are partly from my own photos, and partly they are a figment of my imagination.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29845 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Lights-Turned-On-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Lights-Turned-On-2024.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Lights-Turned-On-2024-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Lights-Turned-On-2024-1024x1013.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Lights-Turned-On-2024-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Lights-Turned-On-2024-600x594.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ekaterina-Efimova-The-Lights-Turned-On-2024-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Ekaterina Efimova | The Lights Turned On | 2024<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which part of creating a painting excites you the most: sketching, layering colors, or adding the final small details?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detailing is definitely my favorite part of work. 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