ARTIST BIO
Jevgenia Vassiljeva is a contemporary artist based in Tallinn, Estonia, working under the studio name Loovart. Her practice is centred on original acrylic paintings on canvas, often in large scale, where animals, symbols, and colour become a language for inner states, memory, instinct, and human transformation.
She studied Graphic Design at the Estonian Academy of Arts, but her artistic practice has developed through a deeply intuitive and personal approach. Jevgenia is drawn to symbols that feel both ancient and immediate — bulls, hares, horses, moons, lines, and hidden marks. In her paintings, these figures are not decorative subjects, but carriers of emotion, strength, vulnerability, and inner movement.
Her works have been exhibited in Estonia and are held in private collections internationally. In recent years, her practice has moved toward a more focused visual world, where blue has become one of the central elements of her artistic language — creating depth, silence, distance, and a sense of infinity.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Animals appear again and again in my work, but I do not paint them as subjects from nature. I see them as mirrors of human experience — our fears, doubts, instincts, courage, and desire for inner freedom.
In cave paintings, animals were never only animals. They carried fear, ritual, survival, and imagination. In a similar way, I use animal figures to speak about contemporary life and express something direct and instinctive — something that often exists before language.
The bull holds memory, weight, presence, and inner force, while the hare brings fragility, alertness, renewal, and intuition. The moon often appears as a quiet witness, connecting the visible and the invisible — what we see, what we remember, and what stays with us without words.
Blue has become central to my practice, allowing the painting to become a space of depth, distance, and infinity. For me, memory is a compass — it helps us find strength, direction, and a sense of belonging when everything around us feels uncertain.
WHY ANIMALS?
In my work, animals are never decorative. They carry something ancient, emotional, and instinctive.
A bull can become a symbol of strength, stillness, pressure, or inherited memory. A hare can hold fear, speed, vulnerability, intuition, and renewal. A horse can speak about movement, freedom, and the desire to escape what limits us.
Through these figures, I explore the emotional forces that shape us before words: hesitation, courage, instinct, protection, longing, and transformation.
WHY BLUE?
During the past year, blue has become the centre of my practice.
I use blue to create depth, distance, and a feeling of infinity. It allows the painting to become a space without a clear end — a place where memory can continue, expand, and disappear into something larger.
For me, blue is not only a colour. It is atmosphere, silence, space, and emotional depth.
The blue space in my paintings often feels like a distance between the visible and the invisible — between what has already happened and what still remains inside us.
PROCESS AND SCALE
I work mainly with acrylic on canvas, often on large-scale formats.
The size of the painting is important to me. I want the viewer to feel that they are not only looking at an image, but entering a space. Large scale allows the animals, colour fields, and symbolic elements to become physical — almost architectural.
My process is intuitive and emotional. I often begin with an image, dream, or inner feeling, and allow the painting to grow through movement, layers, rhythm, and repetition.
Painting for me is not only a visual process. It is physical, instinctive, and deeply connected to the body.
EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS
Jevgenia’s works are held in private collections internationally, including Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States, Australia, and Estonia.
Selected exhibitions and highlights:
Upcoming Solo Exhibition — The Blue Verve, Helsinki, Finland, 2026
Solo Exhibition — Ambra Perfume Studio, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025–2026
Exhibition — Tamsalu Cultural Center, Estonia, 2025
Selected by Saatchi Art for “New This Week”, 2026
Works available through selected online art platforms
Each original painting is signed by the artist and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
COLLECTING ORIGINAL WORKS
Each painting is a one-of-a-kind original work.
I believe that collecting art begins with a personal connection. If a painting speaks to you, you are welcome to write to me directly. I am happy to share additional photos, close-up details, videos, shipping options, and answer any questions before you decide.
Original works can be shipped internationally, either rolled in a reinforced tube or, when possible, stretched and packed in a crate.
Every acquisition is handled personally, with care and clear communication.
If a painting resonates with you, trust that feeling.
You are welcome to view available original works or contact me directly for collector, gallery, or curatorial inquiries.