The tree of Life on a gray background (2025) Painting by Svetlana Leonteva

I am an artist whose life and creativity are deeply intertwined with travel, nature, and the eternal quest for harmony between humanity and the world. From childhood, brushes and paints became my second language: I grew up observing the play of light in forests, the shimmer of river water, and the wind sketching patterns on sand. These impressions shaped my view of art as a dialogue with the surrounding world.  

My works are a fusion of cultures I explore and natural materials I gather from the planet’s most remote corners. I collect minerals in the mountains of Peru, weave dried leaves from Japanese gardens into canvases, and use Sahara desert sand to create texture. Each material carries the story of its origin, its energy, and through this, I aim to convey not just an image but a **sensation**—the scent of jungles, the whisper of the ocean, the warmth of sunlit stones.

Travel, for me, is not just inspiration but a way to reimagine art. I experiment with techniques: blending acrylics with natural pigments, crafting three-dimensional compositions from roots and clay, exploring how traditional crafts of different cultures can breathe life into contemporary painting. My art is an attempt to preserve nature’s fragile beauty and reveal how it echoes in the world’s diverse cultures.

I believe art should be as alive as the earth beneath our feet. That’s why every piece holds space for improvisation—a crack in wax layers resembling a river’s path or a spontaneous brushstroke born from a gust of wind while painting outdoors

• Nationality: RUSSIA
• Date of birth : 1986
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Russian Contemporary Artists