On a 60x40 cm canvas, four geese emerge in quiet harmony against a deep green background. Their white and grey feathers catch shifting light, suggesting movement within stillness. Each bird holds its own posture, yet together they form a gentle rhythm, like a silent conversation. The simplified setting heightens their presence, allowing texture and tone to speak, transforming an ordinary pastoral subject into a calm, contemplative moment suspended in time, forever lingering.
Marina Skepner lives and works in Bonn, Germany. She was born in Moscow, studied at Surikov State Art Institute in Moscow and the Montenegrin Art Academy,
majoring in painting. She worked at the Dukley Art Residence by European Art Community and Dukley Summer School in Montenegro in 2015 and 2016.
The artist’s work often tackles the theme of childhood, the problem of understanding the essence of time, the particular perception and comprehension of history.
Marina is a member of the Bonn Union of Artists (BBK Bonn, Rhein-Sieg) and GEDOK-Bonn.
Marina has had many personal exhibitions and participated in numerous collective projects in Germany, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Ukraine, Serbia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro. Her works have been acquired for the collections of Marat Gelman, Juan Puntes (WhiteBox, New York), Giampaolo Abbondio (PAKS Galery, Milan), and others.
As a contemporary artist, Marina use her excellent craftsmanship to work in different techniques: painting, drawing, collage, installation. Her works are marked with flawless technique and original ideas.
The team of curators of the Art-S-Gallery.