Krotova Daria
Born in Moscow in 1971.
Daria Krotova was educated as a psychologist and art historian while studying at universities in Russia, America and France. For several years she was engaged in translations into Russian of French poetry and philosophy (Francis Ponge, Maurice Blanchot, Gilles Deleuze, etc. Published in Moscow).
The first upsurge of her artistic career in contemporary art began in the late 2000s with the exhibition “Invasion /Évasion” of the Maria Baibakova Foundation at Krasny Oktyabr, where her first large installations were presented with the use of ceramics, which the artist considers as a universal medium for works of any format. From this period she began to actively participate in the activities of the creative association VGLAZ, founded by Gosha Ostretsov, as well as with leading Moscow galleries: Iragui Gallery, Crokin Gallery, and later with Heritage Gallery.
In her works, which are often large format in-situ installations, Daria works in various media (ceramics, wood, textiles, ready made) but is known for her large format works in paper, for which the artist has invented her own unique technique. In 2014 and 2016 her huge installations in this technique were shown at the Winzavod CSI, and in 2018 at the Fabrika CSI.
Since 2008, Daria's artistic career has included participation in more than 70 exhibitions in Russia and abroad, including 20 solo exhibitions, as well as regular participation in international fairs and biennales of contemporary art (Art Pris, Vienna Contemporary, Tbilissi Art fair, Art Vilnius, Lucca biennale Cartasia etc).
From 2014 to 2019 Daria devoted her time to working at the Tretyakov Gallery, where in addition to teaching sculpture, she curated exhibitions and developed inclusion at the museum.
Since 2019, the artist has returned to active creative work, still favoring ceramic sculpture, multimedia installations and land art. Since 2019, working extensively in the South of France, Daria has been creating a number of major land art projects, and including the installation Waiting to Return, 2024, dedicated to Ilya Kabakov.
In 2024, Daria's work participates in the historic Biennale of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Valoris. Since 2024 Daria started experimenting with different printmaking techniques, linocut, lithography, silkscreen. The series “Memes” (fabric, image transfer paper, printing, hand embroidery) was made for the exhibition Renaissance, curated by Gosha Ostretsov. Daria works with the idea of visual profanations, distortions and layering that images of classical painting are subjected to in social media and masmedia.
The series of works entitled “Circles on the Asphalt”, presented at the exhibition of the same name in the a—s—t—r—a gallery, is made in the workshops of the Center for Art Production “Vaults” of the House of Culture “HPP-2”.
In 2025, exhibitions featuring works by Daria Krotova will be held at the Villa Datris Foundation for Contemporary Sculpture, the Chateau Seviere Museum in Marseille, the See Gallery in Paris, and the Albatros Art Center in Paris. Collaboration is planned with the Lazarev Gallery in Paris and the Yvon Lambert Foundation in Avignon.
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