• WORKS
  • STUDIES
  • CONTACT
  • COMMERCIAL
  • ARCHIVE
YURI LEONOV
  • WORKS
  • STUDIES
  • CONTACT
  • COMMERCIAL
  • ARCHIVE

IDENTITY

A sustained practice of self-portraiture establishes introspection as a central and continuous element of the work.

Ink Hand (2000), Fingerprints (2001), Details (2002), Smoke (2002), Metamorphosis (2003), Damage (2004), Grind (2005), Dead (2006), Infusion (2007), Honest (2007), Broken (2007), Drive (2008), Train (2008), Mom (2008), Punishment (2008), Graphite (2008), Oil (2008), Watercolor (2008), Smile (2008), Rain (2009), Grasp (2009), Reflection (2009), Light (2009), Swing (2010).

The grandmother figure reappears across time not as a fixed subject, but as an enduring presence —both anchor and impetus—driving the development of the work.

Lines (2000), Eyeless (2006), In a Chair (2007), Watching (2007), Reading (2008), Nap (2010), Watercolor (2008), Smoke (2009), Mood (2011), Grandmother (2011), Still (2011), Unwavering (2011), Transient (2012), Student (2015), Graduate (2017), Youth (2020), Teacher (2024).

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