Painting as Spatial Practice
Inessa Garder is an artist working at the intersection of painting, architecture, and landscape. Her practice treats painting not as decoration, but as a spatial discipline—one that begins in dialogue with powerful natural environments and continues into the architectural space.
Each large-scale work is composed in situ, in remote and elemental landscapes—from the riverbanks of India to the highlands of Scotland and the deserts of North Africa. These environments are not just sources of inspiration, but active participants in the making process. The resulting works carry a physical and emotional trace of place—texture, atmosphere, presence—and act as anchors within interior space.
Where Art Meets the Language of Space
With a background in interior design, Inessa approaches each project as a spatial collaboration. Light, movement, materials, and form are considered from the outset, allowing the artwork to become an inherent part of the space’s composition. This is a practice defined by context, precision, and responsiveness—where painting becomes part of the architecture’s narrative.
It invites a quieter kind of attention—one that slows the pace, grounds the room, and offers a sense of connection between the interior and the wider world it reflects.
Tale Of The Highlands
This journey to Scotland was a 9-day trekking and painting adventure with my videography team. We charted new routes to discover the most unique and picturesque locations that would inspire and transform us and viewers of my paintings. We cooked over open fires and slept in tents, lulled by the sound of the North Atlantic tide. We crafted a blueprint for inner freedom, independent of external circumstances, and I captured the landscapes in my paintings
Tale of the Highlands