On a small canvas dominated by deep red tones, a nude torso emerges without a face, anonymous yet intimate. The figure stretches both hands toward the viewer, palms open, long fingers gently hanging in relaxed surrender. The gesture feels inviting but restrained, balancing vulnerability and distance. Nothing explicit is revealed; instead, the composition lingers on suggestion, touch, and presence, capturing a quiet sensuality shaped by tension, softness, and suspended movement in stillness.
Marina Skepner lives and works in Bonn, Germany. She was born in Moscow, studied at Surikov State Art Institute in Moscow and the Montenegrin Art Academy,
majoring in painting. She worked at the Dukley Art Residence by European Art Community and Dukley Summer School in Montenegro in 2015 and 2016.
The artist’s work often tackles the theme of childhood, the problem of understanding the essence of time, the particular perception and comprehension of history.
Marina is a member of the Bonn Union of Artists (BBK Bonn, Rhein-Sieg) and GEDOK-Bonn.
Marina has had many personal exhibitions and participated in numerous collective projects in Germany, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Ukraine, Serbia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro. Her works have been acquired for the collections of Marat Gelman, Juan Puntes (WhiteBox, New York), Giampaolo Abbondio (PAKS Galery, Milan), and others.
As a contemporary artist, Marina use her excellent craftsmanship to work in different techniques: painting, drawing, collage, installation. Her works are marked with flawless technique and original ideas.
The team of curators of the Art-S-Gallery.