{"id":31512,"date":"2025-11-28T08:34:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/?p=31512"},"modified":"2025-11-30T01:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T01:51:54","slug":"artyom-kozhevnikov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/2025\/11\/28\/artyom-kozhevnikov\/","title":{"rendered":"Artyom Kozhevnikov"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31512\" class=\"elementor elementor-31512\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef699f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ef699f\" 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-3a1de49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a1de49\" 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: 1998<br>\nYour education: Bachelor\u2019s degree in Industrial Design<br>\nDescribe your art in three words: Digital \u00b7 Traditional \u00b7 Painting<br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/kozhevnikovart?from=groups\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/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-b569802 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b569802\" 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-4881ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4881ac4\" 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-31514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Img-2903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Img-2903.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Img-2903-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Img-2903-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Img-2903-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Img-2903-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Img-2903-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/h4><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">How did you first come to digital painting as your primary medium of expression?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">I fell in love with digital painting for its convenience: it\u2019s easy to make changes, you can work anywhere, there\u2019s no need to spend money on materials, and your favorite T-shirt never gets stained with paint. However, I don\u2019t exclusively prefer digital art. I express myself in different ways \u2014 and that\u2019s what makes it interesting both for the viewer and for the artist himself.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31515 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Double-Portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"2493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Double-Portrait.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Double-Portrait-126x300.jpg 126w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Double-Portrait-431x1024.jpg 431w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Double-Portrait-768x1823.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Double-Portrait-647x1536.jpg 647w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Double-Portrait-863x2048.jpg 863w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Double-Portrait-600x1425.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Artyom Kozhevnikov | Double Portrait<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your works convey deep emotional states \u2014 solitude, empathy, and inner reflection. Do you begin with a specific emotion or allow it to emerge during the process?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don\u2019t make sketches or drafts, nor do I search for compositional options. The idea for a work comes to me immediately and as a whole, so when I start painting, I already know what the result should be. Where this knowledge comes from, I do not know. But perhaps the inner emotions come first \u2014 they anticipate the emergence of the story.<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">The figures in your paintings often appear introspective, with subtle gestures and minimal backgrounds. What draws you to this visual language of simplicity and restraint?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an artist, I am egocentric. My works know nothing beyond my own impressions. I am inclined toward reflection and self-analysis \u2014 a state in which the gaze turns inward, and the surroundings cease to be part of contemplation. That is why information about the environment is often excluded from my paintings \u2014 it is unnecessary.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-In-Line-For-Happiness.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-In-Line-For-Happiness.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-In-Line-For-Happiness-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-In-Line-For-Happiness-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-In-Line-For-Happiness-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-In-Line-For-Happiness-600x346.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Artyom Kozhevnikov | In Line For Happiness<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you see your digital works as a continuation of traditional painting, or do you treat them as something entirely new?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">While working on a painting in a digital editor, I intentionally try to recreate the behavior of real paint. Out of all the available tools, I use only one \u2014 the \u201cbrush\u201d \u2014 to make the process as close as possible to traditional painting. I would call myself a digital traditional artist, if such a thing is possible.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31517 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Portrait.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Portrait-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Portrait-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Portrait-768x1141.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Portrait-1034x1536.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Portrait-600x891.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Artyom Kozhevnikov | Portrait<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you achieve such a sense of softness and emotional intimacy through digital tools, which are often considered \u201ccold\u201d or \u201cmechanical\u201d?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">I work in a digital medium, yet I still consider it true painting. That\u2019s why I treat the workspace on my monitor as a real canvas, and the stylus of my graphic tablet as an actual brush. Perhaps that\u2019s why my works don\u2019t feel digital \u2014 they seem alive.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31518 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Soul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"2398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Soul.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Soul-131x300.jpg 131w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Soul-448x1024.jpg 448w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Soul-768x1754.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Soul-673x1536.jpg 673w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Soul-897x2048.jpg 897w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Soul-600x1370.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Artyom Kozhevnikov | Soul<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Has your background in design and advertising influenced the way you compose or conceptualize your digital paintings?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the contrary, I came to design from painting and graphic art. In my advertising work, I try to bring in what I know from drawing. The artist in me comes before the designer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Yellow-Portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Yellow-Portrait.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Yellow-Portrait-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Yellow-Portrait-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Yellow-Portrait-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artyom-Kozhevnikov-Yellow-Portrait-600x814.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Artyom Kozhevnikov | Yellow Portrait<\/p><h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">What emotions or reflections do you hope the viewer experiences when looking at your work?<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In my paintings, I share personal emotions, the complexity of my inner world, and the feeling of loneliness. I hope that through my works, people can find comfort in realizing that their emotions and experiences are part of the shared human condition. For me, art is a way to express myself, to find inner peace, and to share it with the world. I believe that by overcoming loneliness through self-compassion, we can create a more harmonious and understanding society.<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year of birth: 1998 Your education: Bachelor\u2019s degree in Industrial Design Describe your art in three words: Digital \u00b7 Traditional \u00b7 Painting Website How did you first come to digital painting as your primary medium of expression? 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