Konstantin Radchenko (b.1972, Moscow), currently lives and works in Verona, Italy.
Konstantin began working with oil painting in 2020, exploring both real and imagined landscapes while experimenting with diverse styles to develop his own visual language and techniques. His background as a lighting designer and photographer informs his artistic practice, with natural light serving as a central source of inspiration. The interplay of light with texture, color, and shadow generates a wide range of atmospheric effects that shape his abstract and semi-abstract compositions. His paintings often reveal shifting spaces, infused with soft or intense streams of light and matter. For Konstantin, the emotional experience that gives rise to images and impressions holds greater significance than the literal depiction of nature.
He is currently developing a new series, Energy, while continuing his research into light and color perception through his ongoing Air and Earth series, each dedicated to elemental forces of nature. Konstantin became a finalist of Art Talent Fair in 2024, took part in group fair at Arte Genova 2024 and exhibited with his solo stand at Arte Padova 2023.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My practice is rooted in an exploration of nature—its variability, abstraction, force, and rhythm. Each series draws on the fundamental elements of air, water, fire, and earth. These natural foundations serve as an entry point, while new layers of meaning emerge through the process of painting. I first became aware that impressions of places or objects often appear to me as blurred, abstract images, quietly distilling their essence. Over time, I cultivated this perception, opening a new space in which abstraction reveals itself in everything around us.
Human figures are intentionally absent from my works. Instead, I aim to create spaces without immediate recognizability—spaces intended for reflection, dialogue, and personal encounter. Just as poetry immerses the reader through rhythm and imagery, I see painting as a medium capable of an even deeper resonance. My titles offer only a point of orientation, leaving interpretation open to the viewer. I do not attempt to reproduce nature as it is. Its depth, complexity, and constant transformation defy exact representation. Rather, I seek to bring forward my own vision, as part of nature myself. Through color, contrast, geometry, and light, I construct spaces that remain distinctive yet quietly enigmatic.
Equally central is the process itself. My works often emerge from a state of flow, where gesture becomes instinctive and sincere—whether through brushes, metal profiles, or even direct touch. What guides me is less the tool than the intonation I perceive within: an impulse, a vibration of energy that unfolds into unfamiliar spaces, textures, and forms. Catching that moment, I act—and the painting takes shape.