Paintings
Living Forms 1
Natural indigo, inks, non-toxic oil paints, chalk, marble dust on cotton
170 x 110 cm
2024
Living Forms 2
Natural indigo, inks, non-toxic oil paints, chalk, marble dust on cotton
170 x 110 cm
2024
Living Forms Diptych
Natural indigo, inks, non-toxic oil paints, chalk, marble dust on cotton
340 x 110 cm
2024
Co-existence
Silk, natural indigo, brazilwood
100 x 80 cm
2024
Celestial
Natural dyes on cotton
135 x 120 cm
2024
Celestial introduces a new body of work as a result of Elina Yumasheva’s commitment to the exploration of natural materials as part of the artist’s creative practice. With Celestial, the artist took the journey inwards – where there are no distractions. Through the use of natural pigments (logwood, brazilwood and red cabbage), she attempted to explore the simplicity of being.
Endlessness
Dyes on silk
110 x 100 cm
2023
Ice Journey
Oil on canvas
90 x 60 cm
2021
Green Void
Oil, acrylic, spray paint on canvas
160 x 120 cm
2021
How do I feel about bringing children into this world?
Oil on canvas
140 x 110cm
2021
Capturing the chaos of anxiety, the painting creates a psychological landscape and touches upon a deeply personal subject. It raises the question of how the climate crisis impacts women’s feelings, thoughts and decisions around childbirth. What planet will we leave behind? Is it fair to bring a child into this world knowing what we know and doing what we do?
The point of no return
Oil on canvas
140 x 110 cm
2022
Candy Fumes
Oil on canvas
90 x 60cm
2021
Candy Fumes has been shown as part of the Ambient Anxiety exhibition in London in the spring of 2022 at Curious Kudu exploring the unshakable sensation that exists in contemporary everyday life. Candy Fumes comments on the unsustainable speed of material progress and introduces the Candy Fumes series. Through its visual reference, the painting is driving attention to air pollution, which is a major cause of premature death and disease and is the single largest environmental health risk in Europe.
Candy Fumes 2
Acrylics on silk
90 x 60cm
2021
