The Art of Nina Friday



Inspired by depression era photographs, film noir and images from her sweetly twisted subconscious, artist Nina Friday (born and raised in ST Petersburg , Russia) paints an ambiance whose time and place is left to the viewers digression. This world is filled with large eyed vixens, dime store hustlers and street children with sinister smiles sheltered in a ominous sepia toned veil. These wolves in sheep clothing are painted with an elegant facade, everyday folks aspiring look their best ,but what are they suppressing ? a secret or just a hardened soul. Peeping at her nostalgic entities one gets the sense that these are people that you shouldn't turn your back on and you sure don't want to bump into any of them in a darkened alley, unless your looking for a good time. As a medium Nina uses acrylic paint on wood panels which is then distressed and finally mounted in a hand painted found or a vintage frame to compliment each piece.