Jardin intérieur (Hidden Garden), 2025

Evgeniya Buravleva   New & remarkable Artists

Evgeniya Buravleva's new exhibition, Impressions, explores how the works of the Impressionists transformed the history of art. Over time, the places where they worked — Étretat, Giverny, Honfleur — have become cultural landmarks and destinations for artistic pilgrimage. In Impressions, Evgeniya Buravleva does not simply revisit these landscapes; she offers a contemporary reinterpretation. She examines how our perception of these places has evolved and the new meanings they acquire within the context of today's visual culture.

In this painting, Evgeniya Buravleva explores the garden as a space suspended between cultivated nature and a stage for memory. A near-supernatural light pierces through the dense greenery, illuminating a classical statue in an atmosphere of unreal stillness. The vegetal architecture frames the scene like a theatre set, evoking both a frozen past and the intimacy of a mental retreat.

As in much of Buravleva's work, human presence is absent but deeply felt. The space appears abandoned—or at least stripped of its social function—leaving only traces of what once was. The garden becomes a place of introspection and retreat, a projection of the inner self where light interacts with memory.

Through delicate brushwork and a soft, dreamlike texture, the artist continues her reflection on landscapes as mental and emotional constructions.