Body (2020) Painting by Nikita Ilin

Nikita Ilyin was born in the small industrial city of Nikopol, Ukraine. From an early age, he was fond of fakes and drawing. At the age of 11, he became very ill and after a long treatment, decided to study drawing and painting. He went to study at the Studio of the artist Viktor Khomenko. Since that time, he has not stopped drawing. In 2010, he won the city art competition "My city" for which he was awarded the Golden cross. In 2011, he entered the Dnepropetrovsk Theater And Art College at the faculty of a painting of Leonid Antonyuk (honoured artist of Ukraine and one of the leading teachers of the College). During training, he showed leadership qualities and organizational skills. In 2015, he moved to live in Moscow, Russia. The first year and a half of life in a new country are difficult and Nikita has to forget about drawing. But at the beginning of 2017, he begins to engage in artistic tattooing and drawing again. In the tattoo finds a lot of interesting artistic techniques. Since 2020, after studying spiritual practices, he returns to easel painting.
When I paint, I give them energy. Each of my paintings has an idea. Paintings are created specifically for specific tasks. As a writer writes a novel, and a Director makes a movie, they try to convey certain meanings and messages to people. Many of the works, their images come up during meditation. When I create a piece, I give them Reiki energy.

• Nationality: UKRAINE
• Date of birth : 1995
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• Groups: Ukrainian Contemporary Artists