A young female artist from Dubai, Polina Kniaz-Petukhovsky (b. 1990), specialises in surrealistic and expressive figurative painting and sculpture.

She works under the investigation of overwhelming emotions and the bond between casual subtle anxiety and challenges of the delicate yet obsessive internal world. Polina’s interests in medicine, psychology and microbiology shape her imaginary characters into non-existent bio-symbols, which form the images and complex relationships of how the incomprehensible feelings would look. Shaped by a meditative approach, Polina's works' vivid colours and excessive objects create portals of self-discovery.

As a tribute to her inspiration from powerful, mighty and sensitive women, Polina also explores the energetic structures of forceful female potential, multifaceted women's role in fast-changing and conventional societies and the transformation of femininity perception.

Visual Art Journal: Interivew with Polina Kniaz-Petukhovsky

Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art Magazine: 10 Questions with Polina Kniaz-Petukhovsky