Ni Petrov
Last updated
Last updated
Evaporation
2023
Contemporary Artist. NI (Nipetrov) works in the field of digital art and photography.
Creative inspiration finds Russian artist Ni Petrov in the most unexpected of moments — in the middle of a queue, or sandwiched between commuters on a busy crosswalk.
Ni Petrov was born in Barnaul, a city in the Altai Region of Siberia. After graduating with an architecture degree from the Altai State Technical University, Petrov moved to St Petersburg, where he currently lives and works as an architect.
His artworks aren’t so much a comment on city life. By turning his attention to crowds, Petrov says, he is trying to continue a fine art tradition of depicting the human form.
“It is a well-known fact that in ancient times, the human being was worshiped more than ever. In Ancient Greece and Rome, the human body was regarded as a work of art,” Petrov told The Calvert Journal. “Instead of singling out one figure, I’m representing a mass.”
Exhibitions
2019 «MAN_CITY» | OSSI BAR | St. Petersburg | Russia
2017 «SPB x WRLD» | Alvar Aalto Library | Vyborg | Russia
2015 «SPB x WRLD» | PROSVET | St. Petersburg | Russia
2013 «WALK» | Google's HQ | Mountain View | USA
2009 «WALK» | The Joinery | Dublin | Ireland
2008 «SPb/07» | Open Sky | Barnaul | Russia
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