Biography
Ivan Navtikov is an artist from Tbilisi, Georgia, with many years of artistic practice developed in Minsk, Belarus. He received his Master’s Degree in Art from the Belarusian University and was a member of the Artists Association of Belarus. Working primarily in watercolor, as well as acrylic and oil, Navtikov creates atmospheric compositions filled with memory, architecture, light, and poetic imagination. His paintings often reveal a quiet dialogue between interior and exterior worlds. In intimate scenes, warm candlelight, windows, and figures suggest reflection, solitude, and emotional depth. In his architectural landscapes, medieval forms, towers, and dreamlike cities emerge through delicate layers of color, creating the feeling of a remembered place or a visual fairy tale. Through expressive brushwork and a sensitive use of tone, Navtikov transforms everyday spaces and historical imagery into lyrical, contemplative worlds.
Artist Statement
My work is rooted in memory, observation, and imagination. I am drawn to places that hold silence, history, and emotional presence—rooms touched by warm light, old windows, medieval streets, towers, and landscapes that seem to exist between reality and dream. Watercolor allows me to work with transparency, atmosphere, and softness, while acrylic and oil give me the opportunity to build stronger textures and deeper layers. Through these different techniques, I explore the fragile connection between the visible world and inner experience. Architecture has always been an important presence in my paintings. Buildings, interiors, and cityscapes become more than physical structures; they become vessels of time, memory, and human feeling. I seek to capture not only what a place looks like, but what it quietly remembers. My paintings invite the viewer into a poetic space—sometimes intimate, sometimes mysterious—where light, color, and form create a sense of nostalgia, reflection, and timelessness.
