Meet MARIIA KISELEVA | Designer and artist

We had the good fortune of connecting with MARIIA KISELEVA and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi MARIIA, what inspires you?
My inspiration is life. In life, it’s very important to have a relationship
between beauty, style and comfort, and to see that relationship
is gracefully revealed.
In art, life as beauty is a positive force, and the focus is on
form an idea that captures it and brings that power to life; creation
will in turn lead to freedom, style, beauty and comfort. Which in turn will form a lens through which to see the versatility and splendor of life here and now.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
“In my personal life, it is very important to have relationships between beauty, style and comfort… and to see this relationship gracefully reveal itself.” In art, she believes that beauty is a positive force and that the main focus is to form an idea that captures this and brings the force to life. The creation will, in turn bring out freedom, style, beauty and comfort.

In 10th grade she started studying web design and finally decided to tie her life in with design and art. She also enrolled in extracurricular courses in interior design and eventually enrolled in the Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography where she studied Art and Design. In her first year she won a project for decorating one of the galleries with stained glass. During her studies Mariia took the greatest interest in the theory of colors alongside drawing, painting, sculpture and computer science with applications in design.
The artist began to develop professionally in drawing and painting now with oils as well as increasing her awareness and familiarity with a number of famed designers and artists. She began apprenticeships in several galleries while continuing her studies and working in a graphic design studio.
She graduated in 2009 with her Master’s Degree and several successful exhibitions behind her. She worked in Sochi, Russia on the design of a restaurant and exhibited her work in one of Sochi’s premiere galleries. Following exhibitions took place in both St. Petersburg, Moscow and Europe.
Having a successful career in art and design, Mariia travels around the globe soaking up inspiration and gaining experience. During one of her voyages she fell in love with Miami and has decided to settle here for a while to share her art and experiences with the people of this wonderful city.

In my art I convey the energy of created space through the vibrant colors and shapes that are within us. Through my art: design and paintings, I communicate what we ourselves form from our energy – life, in which an infinite variety of amazing spaces that we control ourselves. Just as in my paintings and designs, through the beauty I see in space I create freedom, style and comfort. Each person in the galaxy is unique in its energy, which can create unique spaces.
That’s how I created my ARTFACEGALLERY space, where I create beautiful paintings, designs and interiors for everyone. Where the best and most amazing ideas are realized here and now.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I advise you to visit amazing and colorful jasonperezartcollective exhibitions: Ampersand Studios, Buro79, Faena Bazaar, X Miami, Society Las Olas, Soho Ink (New York), also every week there are live events SLS South Beach Miami, The Wynwood Marketplace, Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. The tastiest coffee is at the Wynwood Cafe Panther.
A wonderful Coner Bar with great cocktails.
I advise to visit the seafood cafe on the waterfront Carcia’s.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
In 2015 I exhibited for the first time at Art Basel in Miami. The paintings were on display at Gallery 212, a gallery by the talented artist Michael Perez in downtown Wynwood. While walking around Wynwood I stopped by to see the gallery and there I met this wonderful and talented man and artist who suggested I exhibit paintings in the gallery at Art Basel in Miami. I want to thank Michael Perez from the bottom of my heart for this opportunity and support, to show my art to people. Today the talented son of Jason Perez, who continues the family creative path and professional activities by creating the Jason Perez Art Collective, to date in the team of many talented artists. Who present their art at various exhibitions, all you can see on his page in instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonperezartcollective?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= and on the site: https://www.jasonperezart.com/

My way into the world of creativity began easily from an early age, when I learned to hold pencils, brushes, paints and draw. I remember my mother began to give me to color and draw pictures, and we are with her every day, drawing and coloring. Already at that age I liked bright colors. Then I liked to make different handicrafts and model with clay, collect the construction set. During my school years, I went to various creative circles and developed my creativity. Somewhere in grade 7, I decided that I would become a designer and create beautiful works of art. So in grade 11 I entered courses on interior design and then entered the university as a designer. I thank my mom and dad for their support in my creative path.
During training I have studied many subjects on the specialty design, which gave me the opportunity to realize my ideas to date, I have studied at university for 6 years. Today I thank all teachers who participated in my education. During training at university I had the opportunity to meet the wonderful artists Larissa Dmitrievna and Maria Kulagina. Talented and wonderful teachers taught me how to draw and feel the color in drawing and painting, they have made a great contribution to the development of my art. Thank you for the knowledge that allowed me to achieve success in my art.

Website: https://gallery212miami.wordpress.com/abm15-maria-kiseleva/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/artfacegallery?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Image Credits
Mariia Kiseleva ARTFACEGALLERY