Maria Seltsova

BIO

Maria Seltsova (Ulyanovsk ,1986)

Seltsova studied painting at the Noella Roos art school on the island of Bali, Indonesia. Interested in the oriental culture, Seltsova has taken mystical and philosophical references to adapt them to her artistic creations. The artist's proposal focuses on translating the pictorial act into a process of healing and meditation. Also, taking elements of tantra, the artist seeks to question the taboos that revolve around sexual pleasure and female masturbation. Her most recent project entitled "Love yourself" is based on the principles of body art and action painting to combine the aforementioned statements.

For the artist to employ her own body as an artistic tool is a form of healing her past memories. Her art despite the intricate abstraction of colors is a confessional art, where the artist deposits part of her history, her body, and energy. Maria keeps doing several kinds of research towards the different artistic manifestations that involve corporeality, feminism, and forgiveness.


Exhibitions:
October 2021 - Artcon.pro Collective Art Show, Dario Sigismondo Art Gallery, Barcelona. Spain

March 2021 - Online Group Exhibition "Metamorphosis", Explorins App organized by Wylsum Gallery
https://www.explorins.com/route/metamorfosis-del-a...

May 2020 - Online Solo Exhibition, Viewing Room of CU46 Project
https://cu46now.com/mariaseltsova_vr

March 2020 - Group Exhibition "Sex with Russians", Chaka Khan Gastro-bar organized by Wylsum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

March 2019 - Group Exhibition "Sex with Russians", CU46 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

May 2018 - "Sexuality in Female Art" video art show, Soho House, Barcelona, Spain

December 2017 - International Performance Art Week, Venice, Italy

September 2017 - Group Exhibition "Cur.Ate Project Launch", The Depot, London, UK

July 2017 - Group Exhibition "Root", Estudio Nomada, Barcelona, Spain

June 2017 - Group Exhibition "Tough Body", Estudio Nomada, Barcelona, Spain

May 2017 - Video-art Festival "LOOP Bcn", Barcelona, Spain


Media:
Interview with Maria Seltsova as an artist and a gallerist (CU46 Project) in Atlas of the Future Magazine

The article written by Maria Seltsova "Hype as a Marketing Tool" in Russian Art Magazine "Art Muse"

Interview with Maria Seltsova as a sexual female artist from Russia in Russian magazine about culture and society "Knife media"

Photos of Maria Seltsova painted by Filippo Ioco leading the Pride in Barcelona, 2019 on Beteve and La Vanguardia Newspaper

Interview with Maria Seltsova and Vera Uvarova about "Sex with Russians" exhibition and CU46 Gallery in El Punt Avui Newspaper

Exhibition "Sex with Russians" Opening Announcement in BonArt Magazine

Interview with Maria Seltsova "After the accident: Maria Sel's transformational art" in Matrix Barcelona Magazine



Love Yourself
Love Yourself Project #1-2
Video credit: Vega Film and Alena Rubinshtein
Photo credit: Jenya Kadnikova Photography

Love Yourself Project #3
Video and photo credit: Tonya Polskaya
In the new episode of Seltsova's project "Love Yourself" she was led by the philosophy of Tao where the sexual energy supposes to be transferred into creative energy. Using self-exploration as a tool and going deeper inside her shadow Seltsova apply the power of constructive aggression to fight and then to accept her dark side. Layer by layer she removes the tension of understanding this darkness and balances herself in all forms through artistic action of self-pleasure and painting. Presence of black and white refers to symbolism of Yin and Yang which according to Tao is not only the meaning of dualism and fight of two opposite forces, but two halves that together complete wholeness. They symbolize two opposing energies, which, mutating and interacting, represent the dynamics of the world.
Performances
There are limits only in our heads
Venice International Performance Art Week
MariSel was honored to be a part of Venice International Performance Art Week working in the group of performance artists all over the globe leaded by tutors Andrigo&Aliprandi. She took part in Collective Performance Opera and made her solo performance "Lesson №9" during 3 days opened for public visit. The main idea of "Lesson №9" was exploring herself with the statement "The wizard lives in the state of exploring. By this exploring his perfection is determined" inspired by the book of Deepak Chopra "The Way of The Wizard" . The main topic of the collective performance opera was "Political body".

Photo credit: Lorenza Cini Photography, Aldo Aliprandi, Anna Beisuz

Contact
Maria Seltsova
Painter and Performance Artist
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Email: maria.seltsova@gmail.com
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