Svetlana Peter, born in Dnipro (Ukraine), lived in Moscow (Russia) before finally finding her home in Vienna (Austria). She graduated from an art school in Moscow. She spent decades building a successful career in marketing in Vienna. Today she devotes herself to her passion as a freelance artist.
Member of the Professional Association of Austrian Fine Artists. Svetlana uses an abstract and figurative language in her art. Her works emerge intuitively – they do not follow a fixed concept but evolve throughout the painting process, guided by inner images, movement, rhythm, and transformation. A key characteristic of her technique is layering – both in terms of content and material. On the abstract level, she is driven by the dynamic energy of intense colors. Using brushes, palette knives, and various materials, she explores the texture of paint on canvas or paper, creating vibrant compositions shaped by the moment. At the same time, figurative elements appear: mystical-looking figures emerge from the layers of color, like memories or visions, merging with dynamic shapes such as circles and becoming part of the composition. This creates a poetic dialogue between the tangible and the intangible. Hard materials like wood or metal create deliberate contrasts to the softness of the painting, breaking the surface and adding physical and emotional depth. Working with pastose acrylic or oil paints, palette knife techniques, or delicate watercolor washes, she creates vivid, powerful compositions. Her works combine vitality and transformation, expressing the panorama of life – a poetic interplay of intense color visions and dynamic forms. Her art invites the viewer on an emotional journey, evoking hope, lightness, and the continuous cycle of change. The circle is a central motif in her work. It stands for the flow of life, for movement, freedom, and evolution. For her, circles do not need to be closed – their openness symbolizes change. Svetlana’s goal is to convey positive energy through her art – in a world often marked by crisis and heaviness. Her works invite us to reconnect with beauty, to sense the unseen, and to be moved.
