https://murysina.com Katerina Murysina copy Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:06:07 +0000 https://murysina.com en https://murysina.com/Imaginary-Companion Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:05:39 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/Imaginary-Companion IMAGINARY COMPANION 2023-2024 At a flea market in Berlin, Murysina found a family photo album belonging to an unknown European man. While looking through photographs taken nearly a century ago, she recognized scenes and emotions that echoed her own childhood memories. Using selected images from the album as a starting point, she combined them with her personal recollections to create a series of paintings. <img width="4717" height="3130" width_o="4717" height_o="3130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0a52cc54e32729a237c5edce672b61d0ef16576974f10078e1310442b3f447d/sisters-2.jpg" data-mid="252816997" border="0" alt="TWO SISTERS / 2024 / oil on canvas / 32 x 22 cm / " data-caption="TWO SISTERS / 2024 / oil on canvas / 32 x 22 cm / " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d0a52cc54e32729a237c5edce672b61d0ef16576974f10078e1310442b3f447d/sisters-2.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1281" width_o="1500" height_o="1281" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5754abcf4803dc4af8e59f1e5f363770b8749bb74a69d5b6c50f0346443f881/chestnut.jpg" data-mid="252816992" border="0" alt="LIKE A ROLLING STONE / 2024 / oil on canvas / 26 x 22 cm" data-caption="LIKE A ROLLING STONE / 2024 / oil on canvas / 26 x 22 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5754abcf4803dc4af8e59f1e5f363770b8749bb74a69d5b6c50f0346443f881/chestnut.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8e4470946f0f2d33705ddb85374d2d6238ac3939d1db1dcca1ca83aa35a9a12/Boy-2.jpg" data-mid="252816991" border="0" alt="ONCE MAXIM CAME HOME AND GOT SCARED / 2023 / oil on canvas / 26 x 21 cm / sold " data-caption="ONCE MAXIM CAME HOME AND GOT SCARED / 2023 / oil on canvas / 26 x 21 cm / sold " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8e4470946f0f2d33705ddb85374d2d6238ac3939d1db1dcca1ca83aa35a9a12/Boy-2.jpg" /> https://murysina.com/Darkness Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:05:43 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/Darkness DARKNESS 2024-now Exploration of dazzling darkness. <img width="2000" height="1455" width_o="2000" height_o="1455" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d220f20e5c74e854d080d47c2e86f5bc76f5186d75a00d2902c1eb976f3fef4/telo.jpg" data-mid="252817032" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="DARKENESS / 2024 / oil on canvas / 28 x 21 cm" data-caption="DARKENESS / 2024 / oil on canvas / 28 x 21 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d220f20e5c74e854d080d47c2e86f5bc76f5186d75a00d2902c1eb976f3fef4/telo.jpg" /> <img width="1579" height="1899" width_o="1579" height_o="1899" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb21c2148916f94dbfe2910fcad2f6c14b4273d4bae7a58229b1dcfd502f6784/DSCF4674-2.jpg" data-mid="252817030" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="KATERINA, NOT ME / 2024 / oil on canvas / 25 x 30 x 5 cm" data-caption="KATERINA, NOT ME / 2024 / oil on canvas / 25 x 30 x 5 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb21c2148916f94dbfe2910fcad2f6c14b4273d4bae7a58229b1dcfd502f6784/DSCF4674-2.jpg" /> https://murysina.com/the-Wind-1 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:05:46 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/the-Wind-1 the WI N &nbsp;D 2022-present&nbsp; The train was traversing through the mountains, heading from one city to another. Suddenly, it came to a halt. The voice announced that the train wouldn't be able to proceed further due to the Wind. Thus, the train remained stationary for two days. In autumn 2018, Katerina Murysina and her husband, Maksim Ksenofontov, a cynologist, traveled to Xinjiang, China. This region is known for the political repression of Uyghurs and other Muslim citizens. Xinjiang was heavily militarized, and public spaces were equipped with checkpoints to control the movement of Uyghurs. The government had established "re-education camps" in this area, where people were detained against their will under prison-like conditions. Some cities were completely closed to foreign visitors. Murysina and Ksenofontov took a night train from Kashgar to Turpan. In the morning, passengers realized that instead of approaching their destination, the train had stopped about an hour away, in the mountains. The train attendants announced that the journey could not continue due to high winds and that it would resume once the wind subsided, although no one knew when that would be. Leaving the train was prohibited. The train remained stationary throughout the following night, guarded by police with shields. The next morning, with the help of a group of Chinese tourists, Murysina and her husband managed to leave the train, which remained in place until the evening. This experience inspired a series of graphic works titled "The Wind," serving as a catalyst for reflection on the concept of freedom — symbolized by the perpetually halted train and the travelers trapped within it. <img width="1091" height="1200" width_o="1091" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68b16669ddd37b3f255ded2ab09350a021c70f293431359a478e6b6ea06d4813/02.jpg" data-mid="252817042" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="Compartment / 2023 / Pencil and oil pastel on paper / 23,5 x 26 cm" data-caption="Compartment / 2023 / Pencil and oil pastel on paper / 23,5 x 26 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68b16669ddd37b3f255ded2ab09350a021c70f293431359a478e6b6ea06d4813/02.jpg" /> <img width="704" height="900" width_o="704" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20c9a94eb9048729a07469aafc3a54ebd2466d8da81d11cfe0c40eed3f8021fc/Main_Personal_2.jpg" data-mid="252817051" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="Yesmen / 2022 / Pencil and acrylic on rice paper / 14,5 x 26 cm" data-caption="Yesmen / 2022 / Pencil and acrylic on rice paper / 14,5 x 26 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/704/i/20c9a94eb9048729a07469aafc3a54ebd2466d8da81d11cfe0c40eed3f8021fc/Main_Personal_2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="729" width_o="1200" height_o="729" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db70e2eb033cedcba46de24d5a00f4d845e3f6b085c1034a4c4f443cc643bd5f/train.jpg" data-mid="252817052" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db70e2eb033cedcba46de24d5a00f4d845e3f6b085c1034a4c4f443cc643bd5f/train.jpg" /> <img width="1617" height="1200" width_o="1617" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd406c54495e7ee41d05913485ad6ad307ebe8e1f513593df14132014469ce20/IMG_20230913_0003.jpg" data-mid="252817050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd406c54495e7ee41d05913485ad6ad307ebe8e1f513593df14132014469ce20/IMG_20230913_0003.jpg" /> <img width="2200" height="1238" width_o="2200" height_o="1238" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82f4a464bfbc26324f3b1ba9901587bbd74d3ab10b8dcf471864d214d6bb8b73/main_9.jpg" data-mid="252817054" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82f4a464bfbc26324f3b1ba9901587bbd74d3ab10b8dcf471864d214d6bb8b73/main_9.jpg" /> <img width="2133" height="1200" width_o="2133" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64213b2cbd9172269ed7c24e41a01d20201a4f6664921dc6d5b5e9ff82589f57/bckground_2.jpg" data-mid="252817047" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64213b2cbd9172269ed7c24e41a01d20201a4f6664921dc6d5b5e9ff82589f57/bckground_2.jpg" /> <img width="2200" height="1238" width_o="2200" height_o="1238" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e3b7ffa8c6e3892ca5bbfe7f99d5837d22165e514cb103e22dbd1304def1b3a/main_28.jpg" data-mid="252817060" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e3b7ffa8c6e3892ca5bbfe7f99d5837d22165e514cb103e22dbd1304def1b3a/main_28.jpg" /> <img width="1699" height="1200" width_o="1699" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27c006f769fb102afa0e38bd90342b45d8e44e4c9de7f626377fa2524e253dc8/3-4.jpg" data-mid="252817049" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27c006f769fb102afa0e38bd90342b45d8e44e4c9de7f626377fa2524e253dc8/3-4.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="957" width_o="1200" height_o="957" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d71309f1790e444a8b8ccd46839b070760ad6d706549eaa58c15471a10f198b/03.jpg" data-mid="252817048" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d71309f1790e444a8b8ccd46839b070760ad6d706549eaa58c15471a10f198b/03.jpg" /> <img width="464" height="464" width_o="464" height_o="464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b88ccfe7bd976b779661873fd86d947e0688f36ee089e6d945180a13d60839fd/Sequence-02.gif" data-mid="252817061" border="0" data-scale="29" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/464/i/b88ccfe7bd976b779661873fd86d947e0688f36ee089e6d945180a13d60839fd/Sequence-02.gif" /> https://murysina.com/Fear-is-walking-around-my-room Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:05:48 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/Fear-is-walking-around-my-room FEAR IS WALKING AROUND MY ROOM IN CIRCLES 2025-2026 The first project after a year-long break from my artistic practice, while supporting my husband through cancer treatment and recovery. To start over, I turned to the wild nature I could find in a city like Berlin, where I live. I returned to the same natural places again and again, walking and observing small changes over time. In damaged, distorted trees, I began to recognize forms that echoed the human body—and to follow their gradual change. <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d64471165a1454f59ff8324954686fd0b8a569c66a10b876305ba1354dd2f4e/fiwamric.jpg" data-mid="252817098" border="0" alt="Fear Is Walking Around My Room In Circles / 2026 / Oil on canvas / 35 x 21 cm" data-caption="Fear Is Walking Around My Room In Circles / 2026 / Oil on canvas / 35 x 21 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d64471165a1454f59ff8324954686fd0b8a569c66a10b876305ba1354dd2f4e/fiwamric.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1401" width_o="2000" height_o="1401" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6519d92dcfb9b868aa636ec88071a3585bdf86912a066102ed8c68c29f502e1/DSCF5466.jpg" data-mid="252817099" border="0" alt="Daphne / 2026 / Pencil on paper / 59 x 42 cm" data-caption="Daphne / 2026 / Pencil on paper / 59 x 42 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6519d92dcfb9b868aa636ec88071a3585bdf86912a066102ed8c68c29f502e1/DSCF5466.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1884" width_o="2000" height_o="1884" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9be43601128554b9afae8ec69d635cc2f66b9cb6a9fc1e2dbe4a4d5f829af23d/IMG_20251010_0005.jpg" data-mid="252817097" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="WIFE / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 22 x 21 cm" data-caption="WIFE / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 22 x 21 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9be43601128554b9afae8ec69d635cc2f66b9cb6a9fc1e2dbe4a4d5f829af23d/IMG_20251010_0005.jpg" /> &nbsp; https://murysina.com/I-am-looking-at-the-future Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:05:55 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/I-am-looking-at-the-future I AM LOOKING AT THE FUTURE WITH ALL THE CONFIDENCE I HAVE&nbsp; 2025 In this series of drawings, Murysina explores the themes of death and decay. By depicting flowers in their fading state, she captures the fragile moments right before they completely dry out and lose all their petals. It is a moment of tension between vitality and mortality, when existence seems perfectly balanced. From this point arises a fragile hope that time itself might be held still or controlled. <img width="3323" height="2216" width_o="3323" height_o="2216" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f1f4a9b6c01ac8340026e2e51dc1914d2b61bae8794023b7a42c9aae1a824c4/DSCF5191.jpg" data-mid="252817181" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="I am looking at the future with all the confidence I have / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 11,5 x 14,5 cm" data-caption="I am looking at the future with all the confidence I have / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 11,5 x 14,5 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f1f4a9b6c01ac8340026e2e51dc1914d2b61bae8794023b7a42c9aae1a824c4/DSCF5191.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c7290d170f4197fb0a9f1fba11ec03519dae1b2e682ecf6d15a116cdee0667ce/Murysina_Mortals_02.jpg" data-mid="252817169" border="0" alt="Tulip / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 16 x 16,5 cm" data-caption="Tulip / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 16 x 16,5 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c7290d170f4197fb0a9f1fba11ec03519dae1b2e682ecf6d15a116cdee0667ce/Murysina_Mortals_02.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/917fe5d2b7a0a64fd68b78c328539f2db63cabf614e5ea8faef524070afcc08e/Murysina_Mortals_3.jpg" data-mid="252817170" border="0" alt="Chrysanthemum / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 16 x 15,6 cm" data-caption="Chrysanthemum / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 16 x 15,6 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/917fe5d2b7a0a64fd68b78c328539f2db63cabf614e5ea8faef524070afcc08e/Murysina_Mortals_3.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b1a95c766d40fffc8ac8a93e51c291b7bc5a71b25baed61504287b040d95ef4/Murysina_Mortals_4.jpg" data-mid="252817171" border="0" alt="Banana / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 16,5 x 16 cm" data-caption="Banana / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 16,5 x 16 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b1a95c766d40fffc8ac8a93e51c291b7bc5a71b25baed61504287b040d95ef4/Murysina_Mortals_4.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc82e549bae1dcd4362d597a4e7160881e2bd8bcf5bf755966b57dba2e376528/IMG_20241120_0001-8.jpg" data-mid="252817173" border="0" alt="Sunny Tulip / 2025 / Pencils on paper, 16 x 18 cm" data-caption="Sunny Tulip / 2025 / Pencils on paper, 16 x 18 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc82e549bae1dcd4362d597a4e7160881e2bd8bcf5bf755966b57dba2e376528/IMG_20241120_0001-8.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe4b2d30c1d1e553508331c38a7187de73ef67a4a9b380a95eb74b38d0572a5b/IMG_20241120_0001-7.jpg" data-mid="252817172" border="0" alt="White Chrysanthemum / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 15 x 15 cm" data-caption="White Chrysanthemum / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 15 x 15 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe4b2d30c1d1e553508331c38a7187de73ef67a4a9b380a95eb74b38d0572a5b/IMG_20241120_0001-7.jpg" /> <img width="2631" height="2000" width_o="2631" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c522060a06a622ad842a5aaa37728924d997cc1e5eb2fc90faf411e2c627a832/Murysina_Mortals_01.jpg" data-mid="252817168" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c522060a06a622ad842a5aaa37728924d997cc1e5eb2fc90faf411e2c627a832/Murysina_Mortals_01.jpg" /> <img width="2200" height="1551" width_o="2200" height_o="1551" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d531cc09525885ee41f6559b53e8c6bb7c63f2988aa4e1b10805bbdf92236f76/mortal-1.jpg" data-mid="252817174" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d531cc09525885ee41f6559b53e8c6bb7c63f2988aa4e1b10805bbdf92236f76/mortal-1.jpg" /> <img width="2200" height="1526" width_o="2200" height_o="1526" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea38b916264f19b838330abfafc618adb77dd58ed4987269225f1d2d5b792c2f/mortal-2.jpg" data-mid="252817175" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea38b916264f19b838330abfafc618adb77dd58ed4987269225f1d2d5b792c2f/mortal-2.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="1999" width_o="3000" height_o="1999" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef39f5541a6be21459db2833880dc78d03d848ffac47015813ba8cce2cb3bfb3/DSCF5176.jpg" data-mid="252817180" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="Girl with a White Egg / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 11,5 x 14,5 cm" data-caption="Girl with a White Egg / 2025 / Pencils on paper / 11,5 x 14,5 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef39f5541a6be21459db2833880dc78d03d848ffac47015813ba8cce2cb3bfb3/DSCF5176.jpg" /> https://murysina.com/BIO Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:05:59 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/BIO BIO Katerina Murysina is a visual artist born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany. She studied design, animation, and illustration. Until 2021, she worked at the intersection of design and art, creating installations, art objects, and commissioned illustration. She is currently focused on her independent artistic practice, working primarily with oil painting and drawing. Her work is centered on transitional states, from inner emotional experiences to processes of aging and decay. Through painting and drawing, she explores the tension between constant change and stillness. Group Exhibitions:2026&nbsp;There Used to Be an Amusement Park Here,&nbsp;Smukler Gallery, Moscow, Russia 2026 Nest, 44AD artspace, Fringe Arts Bath Festival, Bath, UK 2024 Le Petit Salon, The Tagli Gallery, Cromwell Place, London, UK2023 Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition 2023, Mall Galleries, London, UK2021 Artists for Climate, SPRINTS x TEDx Museum of Moscow, Russia2017 Revolution Air, Nike Flagship, Moscow, Russia Professional contributions: 2024 Communication Arts 2024, Illustration Shortlist 2018 Speaker, “Ethic in visual culture” festival by BangBang Education, online, Russia 2017 Speaker, “Art behind the digital space”, Design Prosmotr festival, Saint Petersburg, RussiaEducation:2021-2022 Illustration, British Higher School of Art &amp; Design, Moscow, Russia2011-2011 Animation, ECV, Ecole Communication Visuelle, Bordeaux, France2007-2012 Design, Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia https://murysina.com/CONTACT Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:06:01 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/CONTACT CONTACT hello@murysina.art instagram https://murysina.com/Portraits-1 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:06:04 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/Portraits-1 Drawing portraits is the perfect field for experimentation for me. The confidence gained from understanding the principles of drawing a head combines with the uncertainty of using new materials and techniques. This creates the initial points from which I start exploring new paths in my creative practice. My current mediums include charcoal, oil, and oil pastels. These materials enable me to establish an additional connection with the artwork and the subject by using my hands to blend and smear the materials during the drawing process. <img width="909" height="1200" width_o="909" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0a520b7715ada080c0c59ebc72ce9f0d91e121103c94a54a00291e5b02f029a/auto_1200.jpg" data-mid="252817241" border="0" alt="Self-portrait, 2023 Oil on board, 30 x 40 cm" data-caption="Self-portrait, 2023 Oil on board, 30 x 40 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/909/i/d0a520b7715ada080c0c59ebc72ce9f0d91e121103c94a54a00291e5b02f029a/auto_1200.jpg" /> <img width="871" height="1200" width_o="871" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2943b3d329a48b2128801f591ccde2bdf0cd1541a6c90c212c0ab58c1c3aefe/self_portrait.jpg" data-mid="252817244" border="0" alt="Self-portrait, 2023 Oil on board, 30 x 40 cm" data-caption="Self-portrait, 2023 Oil on board, 30 x 40 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/871/i/d2943b3d329a48b2128801f591ccde2bdf0cd1541a6c90c212c0ab58c1c3aefe/self_portrait.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1364" width_o="1000" height_o="1364" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35f9194034f708f607f9766570d5107b023bab62449470ab395aae781f192d6d/Maksim_1200.jpg" data-mid="252817247" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35f9194034f708f607f9766570d5107b023bab62449470ab395aae781f192d6d/Maksim_1200.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2206" width_o="2000" height_o="2206" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3f74fa0a83a1918dc1f1180c0823a356c0e6c4302834d46ee0029acffd34041/maksim.jpg" data-mid="252817248" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3f74fa0a83a1918dc1f1180c0823a356c0e6c4302834d46ee0029acffd34041/maksim.jpg" /> This portrait sketch marks the return to my practice after a challenging period in the first half of 2025, when my husband was diagnosed with cancer. During his treatment, I devoted all my time and energy to supporting him, and my artistic work was on pause. It is the first portrait sketch I made after receiving the news of his remission. https://murysina.com/Overview-copy Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:06:07 +0000 Katerina Murysina copy https://murysina.com/Overview-copy