ABOUT ALEKSANDRA DE PAN
Aleksandra de Pan is a painter of Russian origin currently based in Florence, Italy, a city whose Renaissance heritage she experiences not as historical distance, but as a living, emotional continuity with her own artistic sensibility. Within this environment, she recognises a profound affinity between classical thought and her instinctive, contemporary painterly language.
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Her practice is rooted in an intuitive, gestural approach, shaped by a mature visual vocabulary in which elements of Central European expressionism and surrealism converge. The result is a deeply personal and dynamic body of work, simultaneously classical and conceptual, unfolding as a continuous flow of images, sensations, and inner states. De Pan’s paintings emerge from an intimate engagement with reality, yet remain charged with ambiguity, hidden meanings, and symbolic tension, inviting the viewer to move beyond surface perception and enter a space of psychological exploration.
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Her artistic vocation revealed itself early in childhood through encounters with the work of Pablo Picasso and Cubism, but it was Surrealism that proved decisive. In particular, she was drawn to the concept of psychic automatism, articulated by André Breton, the act of externalising images and impulses with absolute freedom, allowing the unconscious to speak directly through form and gesture. This principle continues to underpin her creative process today, informing both the structure and spontaneity of her work.
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Aleksandra de Pan’s formal training includes studies at the National Institute of Design in Moscow, where she developed a strong foundation in academic drawing and painting. This classical discipline now serves as a counterbalance to her intuitive approach, enabling her to navigate freely between control and surrender, structure and dissolution.
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Over the years, her work has received recognition from leading art critics and has been presented in numerous exhibitions in Italy and internationally. She is a member of the International Association of Art (IAA), an official partner of UNESCO, as well as the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE).
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A direct reflection of her personality, de Pan’s artistic practice is driven by continuous experimentation. She remains in constant search of new stimuli, techniques, and visual solutions, not as stylistic shifts, but as natural extensions of an evolving inner landscape. Her work exists at the intersection of intuition and intellect, tradition and subconscious impulse, offering a painting practice that is both timeless and urgently contemporary.
