{"id":48376,"date":"2025-11-29T15:07:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialtelegraph.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/it-will-be-beautiful-and-impressive-nikas-safronov-unveils-international-art-series-in-india\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T15:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:37:15","slug":"it-will-be-beautiful-and-impressive-nikas-safronov-unveils-international-art-series-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialtelegraph.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/it-will-be-beautiful-and-impressive-nikas-safronov-unveils-international-art-series-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt Will Be Beautiful and Impressive\u201d: Nikas Safronov Unveils International Art Series in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Delhi [India], November 28:<\/strong> <\/span>This December, two inaugural exhibitions by People\u2019s Artist of the Russian Federation Nikas Safronov will be staged in India with the support of Rosneft Oil Company. According to the artist, the project will be realised to a high technological standard and will serve as the starting point of a significant international exhibition program. In an interview with the Russian newspaper Vedomosti, Safronov discussed his creative inspirations, his attitude toward commercial success in art, and the use of artificial intelligence in painting.<\/p>\n

Safronov\u2019s first Indian exhibition will run in New Delhi from 7 to 21 December, followed by a second in Mumbai from 25 December to 15 January. A total of 96 works will be exhibited; many are executed in the artist\u2019s signature \u201cDream Vision\u201d style, and ten were explicitly created for India. Safronov emphasised that the project was made possible thanks to support from Rosneft Oil Company. \u201cThe company funds many cultural initiatives and creates an important link between Russia and the world. Culture unites people best because it speaks a universal language \u2014 the language of positive emotion. I am glad to have become part of these significant and benevolent initiatives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For the artist, participation in the international project also carries personal and spiritual meaning: it fulfils a blessing from Pope Francis, who, shortly before his death in February 2025, encouraged Safronov to \u201cbuild spiritual bridges \u2014 in the Vatican, across Europe, and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the interview, Safronov recalled his meeting with Pope Francis: \u201cI was deeply moved that he did not cancel our meeting despite his ill health. We met, and it became clear that the encounter mattered to him, too. I presented him with a spiritual painting \u2014 depicting the Basilica of San Jos\u00e9 de Flores, where he began his ministry in Buenos Aires.\u201d He noted that the pontiff was well acquainted with Russian culture and wished for it to become better known worldwide.<\/p>\n

Preparing for the India exhibitions, Safronov said he immersed himself in the country\u2019s cultural and historical context. \u201cI studied images of Shiva and Brahma, the Taj Mahal, Varanasi, the landscape, architecture and various iconic sites. To capture the atmosphere, I carefully studied Roerich\u2019s paintings to view India and Tibet through his eyes once more,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

The Indian presentations will take place in two museums and will be staged using contemporary technologies. \u201cThe presentation will be serious, owing to Rosneft Oil Company\u2019s involvement,\u201d Safronov said. \u201cThere will be 15 distinct zones, multimedia projections, LED and volumetric screens, cutting-edge technologies using neuro-mirrors, animated \u2018living\u2019 paintings, and targeted spot lighting. Visitors will be able to approach the paintings and see them glow from within. In short, it will be beautiful and impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Safronov spoke at length about the role of artificial intelligence in art. He stated that he does not oppose the technology itself ,but does not believe AI can replace a living artist: \u201cArtificial intelligence can offer suggestions, but it cannot do the work for you. Nor can it invent something radically new in art \u2014 it is, after all, an algorithm that operates according to a template set by humans and uses the information loaded into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, he acknowledged that certain functions can be entrusted to neural networks. \u201cAI can effectively convey your idea to the viewer, make a painting feel \u2018alive,\u2019 create something like a metaverse based on the work, and immerse someone\u00a0in it through technology. It can reveal details of a piece that are not always visible to the naked eye on the original. Live art combined with VR and AR technologies is no longer the future \u2014 it is our present,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Safronov also described his signature Dream Vision style, which made him widely recognizable: \u201cIt\u2019s like the dream you see just before waking. When you wake up, you remember it for about fifteen minutes. The last impressions \u2014 half-blurred and already fading \u2014 transfer onto the canvas.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explained that the sources of these images are varied: \u201cA visit to misty Venice, Pompeii with its blurred frescoes, or a foggy morning in a Russian forest. It is a complex technique, but it is rooted in professionalism \u2014 in knowledge of perspective, draftsmanship, and color.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about portraiture, Safronov stressed that the inner dimension of the subject is most important to him. \u201cIn a portrait \u2014 character, the psychology of the person. You must intuit their psychotype, feel and convey not so much their external appearance as their inner world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Personal affinity for a model, he added, is not decisive. \u201cIf people choose you, you must treat them with respect as your audience. Social status does not matter here. I value everyone who comes simply to become acquainted with my work and those who already know me and commission pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his studio practice, Safronov said he works mainly on his own: \u201cI don\u2019t have assistants. There is a restorer and a framing workshop that stretches the canvases. I used to do everything myself. But there is no assistant who could replace me \u2014 it\u2019s very difficult to teach someone to do and think the way you do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The artist believes professional success is closely linked to recognition: \u201cIf an artist is well known, he is successful because people commission his work. Ninety per cent of creators were known in their lifetimes and thus left us a great legacy. If Van Dyck, Van Eyck, Bruegel, Bosch, Rembrandt, Vel\u00e1zquez, Caravaggio, Goya, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo had not been recognised in their time and had not worked for patrons, we would not have inherited their masterpieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about his expectations for the India exhibitions, he said he hopes they will attract a broad and diverse audience: \u201cI hope the exhibitions will be successful and draw a variety of visitors \u2014 local residents, the creative intelligentsia, schoolchildren and businesspeople. We will hold talks and master classes and engage with students. And once again, thanks to Rosneft Oil Company for supporting and helping develop this project.\u201d<\/p>\n

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