Collage of memories. Childhood inside me (2026) Original Mixed-media Painting by BAST

This painting is like a personal archive of feelings, assembled from fragments of time, pop culture, and memories. It's not just a collage, but a visual diary, where every detail is a fragment of life: favorite films, music, childhood images, first loves, and nostalgia for an era when the world seemed brighter and simpler.
The composition brings together diverse cultural layers: from vintage animation and retro toys to street scenes, old cars, and cassette tape aesthetics. The pixelated heart becomes a symbol of digital love, and the word "Love" becomes the emotional center of the entire work, uniting disparate memories into a single feeling.

The color palette is rich and energetic: warm reds, corals, and pinks intertwine with deep blues and contrasting accents. Multiple textures and layers add depth. You'll want to look at the image again and again, each time discovering new details and meanings.

This artwork is about memory, growing up, and how personal history is shaped by the cultural code of an entire generation. It speaks the language of nostalgia yet remains contemporary, connecting the analog past with the digital present. And perhaps that's why every viewer will find something familiar, warm, and deeply personal in it.

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About artist:

BAST creates artworks in a decorative style, likes to experiment with materials: mosaics, precious stones, glass, paints, texture, etc.

Irina became a laureate of the Recycling Art competition and presented her project at the large citywide festival ARTification.

The artist participated in 23 exhibitions in the USA, Canada, Russia, China and Europe.

In addition, Irina was awarded the diplomas "Best Works of 2016", "Best Works of 2019", a special diploma for creativity (International Association VATIKAM, France, Paris) and has a letter of thanks from the Luxembourg Art Prize.

The artist has publications in the following magazines: Bonart cultural (Spain), BONART Cultural, Girona (Spain), CONTEMPORAIN (France), Woman (Russia), Objectsmag (Rivista online indipendente, Italy), Poramoralarte (Spain), The News God (USA), GlamourBuff (USA).

Irina's artworks are kept in the collections of ArtMuse Contemporary Art Museum (Russia, St. Petersburg) and Art Recycling Museum (Russia, Kaluga), Ecological Museum MUMUKA (Russia, Kaliningrad).

Irina's paintings are in private collections in 28 countries

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Materials used:

Acrylic paints, decorative elements, collage. Base - canvas on a stretcher.

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 100 x 150 x 5cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative

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