SLEIVE (Nikita Panin)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
Molten glances, canvas of flesh; faces drift in sleive's embrace. Hands whisper, liquid fabric; eyes sculpt, time's clay. Veins river, life's map; masks upon masks, depth's charade.
Sound by nikita+ai.
Audio explanation
Listen to Nikita Panin discuss this work.
Nikita Panin is a global nomad, currently creating his art in Bangkok, Thailand. His spheres of interest span oil painting, ceramics and various digital art fields, with a varied and impressive portfolio. His first foray into digital web artwork was in 2001, with his first exhibition in 2004. An alum of the St. Petersburg Art & Design Academy (specializing in ceramics), he graduated in 2013 with excellence. Nikita’s work centered around oil painting between 2013 and 2020; however, in 2019 he began experimenting with AI. With basic coding skills already in hand, this was a fluid transition for Nikita, ushering him into blockchain digital art.