Taitmès Soinoff’s almost kaleidoscopic works in acrylic and pastel on canvas depict life in hypnotic perpetual motion. Interested in the raw force of life and how it relates to death and decay, Soinoff comments on the nature of society and its constructed social, institutional and psychological forms of exclusion and hierarchy. A high velocity combination of an array of styles, the works possess a pop eclecticism interspersed with art historical references, soft geometric abstraction and calligraphic flourish. Lifting the iconography of Latin American and European traditions, Soinoff sifts through her personal experience of collective issues related to death, famine and racism, red-flagging moments of self-seeking and indifference. Naming Basquiat and Andy Warhol as influences, the artist’s intelligent and enthralling oeuvre exhibits both Shamanistic and Existentialist leanings.
Born in Brittany, France, Taitmès Soinoff currently lives and works in Montpellier. She has exhibited her paintings throughout France and has a creative advertising background in graphic design.