A Red Lollipop (Cover) by An Viaznikova

Your New Mask by An Viaznikova 

A Snail Out of Its Comfort Zone by An Viaznikova

About the Series

The theme of the invisible side touches on different aspects of human experience, such as consciousness, emotion, memory, identity, death and transcendence.

It’s a kind of metaphor for what we tend to hide from others and from ourselves. The invisible side is our weaknesses, fears, complexes, secrets that we would rather not  show.

The invisible side is what can hurt us or make us stronger, depending on how we deal with it. Maybe each of us has an invisible side that we want to hide or change. But it’s important to remember that the invisible side is not what defines us, but what enables us to grow and evolve.

The invisible side is not an obstacle, but a challenge. The invisible side is not a weakness but a strength.

1. A red lollipop, series The Invisible Side (acrylic, embroidery on stretched canvas, 50*60 cm, 2024)
2. Your new mask, series The Invisible Side (acrylic, embroidery on stretched canvas, 60*60 cm, 2024
3. A snail out of its comfort zone, series The Invisible Side (acrylic, embroidery on stretched canvas, 50*60 cm, 2024)

An Viaznikova was born in Izmail, Ukraine. While working as a graphic designer and illustrator, she became seriously interested in art. At first it was painting with acrylics and pastels. But later embroidery was added to them. An, based on personal experience, tries to immerse us in an understanding of what it means to be human today. What is her/his concern? An is constantly exhibiting and her work has been published in magazines such as Art Hole Magazine, Ekphrasis Magazine, etc. Also her work has been nominated for the Mellow Art Award, Tokyo. She lives in Novogrudok, Belarus, with her husband, two kids and red bunny.