PAINTING
SERGEI KOMIAGIN 
(RUSSIA)
 
DETAILS
Acrylic on canvas
80x100cm
2020
 
DESCRIPTION
In Sergei Komiagin's painting Sumo, the artist delves into the visual exploration of sports, capturing both its physicality and the emotional intensity of competition.
 
The dynamic composition emphasizes the sumo wrestlers' raw power and intricate movements, turning their clash into a poetic expression of strength and discipline.
 
Through bold strokes and earthy tones, the painting conveys the primal force and ritualistic nature of sumo, while the wrestlers' overlapping forms evoke a sense of tension and balance. The intertwined figures seem to pulsate with energy, reflecting this ancient sport's controlled aggression and mutual respect.
 
The choice of sumo wrestlers as the subject highlights their vivid, dramatic presence, making them an ideal symbol of the beauty and complexity of athletic competition. Komiagin transforms the wrestling arena into a visual symphony, celebrating the artistry embedded in the physical struggle.
 
BIOGRAPHY
Sergei Komiagin was born in 1970 in Smolensk region in Russia.
 
In 1993, he earned a degree in Arts from Smolensk State University (former Smolensk State Pedagogical Institute).
 
He currently lives and works in Svetlogorsk, in the Kaliningrad region. In his practice, Sergei strives to express emotions through facial expressions and body movements.
 
Especially interested in sports and music, the artist often references these themes in his dynamic, expressive, and bordering-on-abstraction portraits.
 
EXHIBITIONS
2023 - Yantar Hall, Svetlogorsk, Russia
2018 - Blonard Studio private gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2018 - Nagykanizsa City Cultural Center, Hungary
2017 - Center of Culture and Innovations, Kaluga, Russia
2016 - Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art, Vitebsk, Belarus
International symposia and collective exhibitions
2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 - Ludwig International Art Symposium, Kendlimajor, Hungary
2019 - International Art Symposium, Competa, Spain
2019 - International Art Symposium, Mainburg, Germany
2019, 2016 - International Art Symposium, Eger, Hungary
2019 - International collective exhibition in Bad Langensalza, Germany
2018 - Jahorina Art Symposium, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2017 - ARTSWITCH, International group exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia
2016 - International plein-air in Tervete, Latvia
2016 - International Art Symposium, Kusadasi, Turkey
2015 - DFEWA International Art Symposium, Mallnitz, Austria
2015 - International Art Festival “Origines”, Alboussiere, France