In der City. Mit Rad (2018) Painting by Nikolai Lagoida (LaGoida)

LaGoida is a great portrayer of human beings. What is man? This question preoccupies him, and he continually attempts to formulate answers with images – with realistic, visionary, and poetic visual inventions. They reflect his individual perception and worldview. For several years, his formal language has been characterized by a lucid and intellectual realism. His pictures, with their special light, radiate both sensitivity and power. He creates visual worlds that enigmatically distort reality and scenarios that tell stories of modern life with the reflection of cool beauty and the precise gaze of an empathetic observer. It is fascinating how LaGoida manages to capture the lives of modern couples or young women – be they in their homes, cafés, shops, or pedestrian zones – so vividly and realistically. With great powers of observation and attention to detail, he portrays his protagonists, who rarely display strong emotions. A calm, almost melancholic mood usually prevails; They seem to take things as they are, without giving them much thought, and move through their daily lives with almost dreamlike certainty, yet often also solitary. And yet, there's this strange, Lagodian magic, this special play of light and shadow, this inexplicable enchantment that makes each person special and each situation unforgettable.
Liane Thau M.A., Art Historian

• Nationality: GERMANY
• Date of birth : 1966
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary German Artists