Elena Kolotusha is a contemporary artist best known for her realist drawings and paintings of still life compositions. Born in the former Soviet Union, Kolotusha has been living in Australia since 1998, and has been practicing and exhibiting her work since 2004. Over the past two decades, she has found consistent inspiration in the geometry, pattern and visual dynamics of the natural world, using her observational realist style to celebrate the quiet beauty and hidden narratives of familiar objects.

In Kolotusha’s work ‘Lost and Found’, the artist crafts a masterful still life composition in coloured pencil, charcoal and gouache. In this work, Kolotusha’s arrangement of various objects creates a sense of the ‘Wunderkammer’, or cabinet of curiosities - small objects of interest that, when displayed together, explore the breadth of the known world. In Kolotusha’s composition, the artist creates narrative and intrigue through the poetic possibility of everyday objects.

Across her extensive career, Kolotusha has exhibited in numerous group and solo shows, both in Australia and internationally. She has been selected as a finalist in several national art prizes, including the Ravenswood Art Prize in 2024. For collectors of eclectic still life compositions, Kolotusha’s works are a compelling discovery.

Elena KOLOTUSHA
'Lost & Found'
coloured pencil, charcoal and gouache on paper
Image Size: 47 x 53 cm
Dimensions: 81 x 87 x 3 cm
Signed: Initialed lower right; artists label on verso.

Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition:Excellent:

(c) The Artist or Assignee