Portfolio
Statement
Nature is not an image, but an essence.
Its inner tensions and deformations — concentrations of force, ready to unfold at any moment, or to break and turn to dust — form the point of departure. Form is secondary. It dissolves in movement, in the white of the paper, in texture. It serves only as a pretext to grasp what matters most — becoming, impulse.
Just as silence allows the soul to recognise itself, the blank page proposes a dialogue. The space of the white sheet expresses freedom of creation. Black ink, in turn, becomes a conductor of energy — a concentration of matter, its deformations, its aspirations. The balance between silence and a restrained word shapes my visual language.
Contemplation is a key — to the surrounding world and to oneself.
My practice lies on the edge between meditative contemplation and the expression of an irrepressible, persistent energy contained within the living.
Its inner tensions and deformations — concentrations of force, ready to unfold at any moment, or to break and turn to dust — form the point of departure. Form is secondary. It dissolves in movement, in the white of the paper, in texture. It serves only as a pretext to grasp what matters most — becoming, impulse.
Just as silence allows the soul to recognise itself, the blank page proposes a dialogue. The space of the white sheet expresses freedom of creation. Black ink, in turn, becomes a conductor of energy — a concentration of matter, its deformations, its aspirations. The balance between silence and a restrained word shapes my visual language.
Contemplation is a key — to the surrounding world and to oneself.
My practice lies on the edge between meditative contemplation and the expression of an irrepressible, persistent energy contained within the living.
Artist portrait. Eyewear project for Moi Aussi.
Bio
Anna Kirsanova (b. 1992, Samara, Russia) is a contemporary ink artist based in Brno, Czech Republic. She works with drawing and series-based practice, exploring nature as a process through line, reduction, and attentive observation.
Kirsanova holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Samara University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (2014) and a Master’s degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Brno (2017).
Kirsanova holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Samara University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (2014) and a Master’s degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Brno (2017).
Exhibition experience
2026
Exhibition
2025–2026 – Solo exhibition, Vinoteka Gallery Cibulka, Prague, CZ
Exhibition projects in development
Mikulov — [Gallery Konvent] April 2026
Brno — [Hex gallery] September 2026
Publications
Reverie Magazine — Publication, selected artwork.
Other
Recommended for participation in Kontobariéry charity art project 2027 (CZ),
following submission to Kodl Auction
2025
Exhibitions
2025 – Solo exhibition, Platinium Gallery, Brno, CZ
2025 – Solo exhibition, Vinná galerie, Brno, CZ
2025 – Cromer Open, Cromer, UK
Publications / Texts
2025 – Al-Tiba 9, Barcelona
Critical text by Chinwe Russell
Exhibition
2025–2026 – Solo exhibition, Vinoteka Gallery Cibulka, Prague, CZ
Exhibition projects in development
Mikulov — [Gallery Konvent] April 2026
Brno — [Hex gallery] September 2026
Publications
Reverie Magazine — Publication, selected artwork.
Other
Recommended for participation in Kontobariéry charity art project 2027 (CZ),
following submission to Kodl Auction
2025
Exhibitions
2025 – Solo exhibition, Platinium Gallery, Brno, CZ
2025 – Solo exhibition, Vinná galerie, Brno, CZ
2025 – Cromer Open, Cromer, UK
Publications / Texts
2025 – Al-Tiba 9, Barcelona
Critical text by Chinwe Russell
Contacts
kirsanova.anna@seznam.cz
+420 774 257 691
+420 774 257 691
