Alexey Golovin is a contemporary Russian artist, lives and works in St. Petersburg (Russia). Having been connected with painting since childhood, Alexey finds himself as a pioneer in the author's technique using screwed self-tapping screws. His art has a procedural nature, where the action itself reveals and symbolically justifies the ideas and meanings with which Alexey works.
The main theme of his work is the inner psychological state of individuals and society. The main thesis is that the constructive harmony of the world order is hidden in gentle strength. Gentle strength as the inner core of a person. Gentle strength as support in facing life's difficulties. Gentle strength as the ability to see and delicately feel the surrounding reality with all its shadowy aspects. Accepting the world not through struggle, but through empathy, not by running away, but by closely observing everything that happens.
The artist sensitively feels and systematizes the psychological patterns of our society, revealing the social aspect of life through a deeply reflexive approach that touches on the author's personal history. At present, Alexey Golovin is a member of the professional union of artists in Russia, while his works are kept in private collections in a number of countries - from Italy to Canada and Thailand.
The twisting of self-tapping screws is a statement of his presence in capturing the moment and his emotions within it. The "now" moment can be filled with joy and sorrow, fear and inner freedom, anxiety and inspiration from life. The entire spectrum of emotions experienced by a person is what makes us alive. Twisting self-tapping screws, meticulous and physically challenging work, forms the author's visual aesthetic in the final work. The process itself is a symbol of dialogue with one's own states and an act of overcoming resistance in the face of life's difficulties that arise for every person.
As a representative of the generation of the 1990s, Alexey recalls the cultural code of that time. The author "places" images of the past into today's visual aesthetics. The plots of the works revolve around teenagers, marginalized environments, rules of the "male world," and laws that helped survive at that time. "A man should be a man: a man does not feel, he acts." The artist works with an analysis of social patterns and raises the question of the ability of emotions to destroy a person, but this destruction often remains invisible to the world and fades into the shadows.
The author delves into the space of memory, complementing it with the optics of a new time, while preserving his familiar artistic style for the viewer. The artworks visualize a safe structural space where strength and will are felt. And each painting becomes a symbol of a dimension, where there is courage and freedom, kindness and empathy, and most importantly - permission to be oneself in this complex world.
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