“As a painter, I strive to create images that invite dialogue, allowing the viewer to engage with the story and emotion within the scene. The idea for this painting came to me during an art class while studying abroad. One of my colleagues had fallen asleep in the studio between sessions after pulling an all-nighter. I’ve always found beauty in capturing people in their most honest and unguarded moments – there’s something deeply natural and peaceful about it.

”In this piece, I hope to offer a moment of quiet reflection, inviting the viewer to discover their own meaning within it. Rather than dictating a narrative, I encourage the audience to absorb the painting and let it resonate in a way that feels personal to them.”

Born in Vladikavkaz, the territory where Southern Russia meets Chechnya, in 1983, Timur lived with his family until moving from the region during the conflict of 1991. After moving to St. Petersburg Timur began attending the St. Petersburg Iagonson Fine Art School at the age of twelve, where many of the professors studied at the Repin Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation in 2002, Timur immigrated to Chattanooga Tennessee. Timur attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga studying in the Fine Arts program. In 2005 to further his education he moved to Florence Italy to study at the Florence Academy of Art and Charles Cicel Studios of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture. Today, Timur, splits his time between the US and Europe.