Nadine Trushina

Residency: Aspirus 10
3 April - 15 May 2014
​
Nadine Trushina (Russia) originally set out to become a fine artist, but after encountering the work of Rauschenberg, Warhol, and Jeff Koons, she reassessed her definition of the role of an artist, and switched her focus towards contemporary art. At this point she decided not to specialise, and instead explored many methods of printmaking production such as relief, intaglio and planographic, which later influenced her work. She went on from there to study graphic design and illustration, experimenting for months in a screen printing studio. Her development was shaped by many dedicated tutors, who encouraged her to follow her individual philosophy. She realised that for her art is more than the production of a creative piece, it is also a gesture, an idea, and a dialogue. 

The source material for her works are first and foremost everything she sees, feels and experiences, combined with her research into psychology, literature, news and social stories. Architecture is also very important particularly Bauhaus, and Constructivism, and she cites Henning Wagenbreth, Andy Warhol, Egon Shiele, Yayoi Kusama, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Hiroshige as the artists she most admires. 

Trushina aims to reflect human perception, and psychology in her practice. In the past she has produced works investigating sound visualisation, and lucid dreaming, and she has formulated a screen printed book, reflecting the perception of dreams through written work, and illustration. Most of her projects consist of multiple pieces. Each time she embarks on a new work she starts by playing with printmaking techniques, in order to invent a new method.