I came into this world with an open mind and was told who I was...
And then I decided to find out who I really am.
And then I decided to find out who I really am.
CV
Previously,
I created and published under the Renat Renee Ell .My journey as an artist began ten years ago with digital photography. From the start, I was drawn to transforming images into something uniquely my own through graphic editors, brushes, masks, and collage techniques. As AI tools evolved, I began exploring them too
retouching, reshaping, and sometimes creating works from nothing. It became another way to stretch the boundaries of an image.
retouching, reshaping, and sometimes creating works from nothing. It became another way to stretch the boundaries of an image.
Recently, I started making physical pieces too: painting, drawing, letting crooked, imperfect lines appear naturally on paper. Working with real materials opened a slower, tactile way of catching emotions before they fade.
My style revolves around portraits and collage, minimalist forms, and a sharp attention to color, inspired by painting, poster art and illustration. I add paper textures, paint-like effects, and tactile surfaces that make the digital feel almost physical — something you could touch,
A memory that feels alive, even if it never existed. My images are often acts of escapism, a longing for something that didn’t happen but still feels emotionally true.
The figures in my work live in a timeless space: contemplative hermits, rebellious spirits, fragile seekers, dreamers, cosmic wanderers, exiled gods. They are metaphors, emotional reflections, fragments of my own search for meaning. Through these invented characters and imagined worlds, I explore who I am and who I am becoming.
My art is a journey of self-creation — through images, metaphors, and the quiet gravity of both the human and cosmic worlds.
To be continued.
To be continued.
Exhibitions
2016
•Personal exhibition In someone else, Loft project Etagi, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2017
•Best of Russia, The Manege, Central Exhibition Hall, Saint Petersburg, Russia
•NordArt, Budelsdorf, Germany
2019
•What lies beneath, Contact gallery, Toronto, Canada
2020
•Broken reality, Contact Photo Festival, Toronto, Canada
2021
•NordArt, Budelsdorf, Germany
2025
•Digital Art Takeover of the National Library, Romania in Bucharest
•Personal exhibition In someone else, Loft project Etagi, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2017
•Best of Russia, The Manege, Central Exhibition Hall, Saint Petersburg, Russia
•NordArt, Budelsdorf, Germany
2019
•What lies beneath, Contact gallery, Toronto, Canada
2020
•Broken reality, Contact Photo Festival, Toronto, Canada
2021
•NordArt, Budelsdorf, Germany
2025
•Digital Art Takeover of the National Library, Romania in Bucharest
Collaborations, competitions, awards
2023
•Portrait photography course mentor, Academic Photography School, St. Petersburg, Russia
•Portrait photography course mentor, Academic Photography School, St. Petersburg, Russia
2019-…
•Book covers in Russia and Europe
•Book covers in Russia and Europe
2018-…
•Ambassador 500px.com
•Articles for 500px.com
•Ambassador 500px.com
•Articles for 500px.com
2017-…
•Winner Best of Russia 2016, NordArt 2017, 2021
•Winner Best of Russia 2016, NordArt 2017, 2021