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Transylvanian Digitalist and surrealist artist Cristina Schek joins Art Miami 2025 with Cynthia Corbett Gallery and the Young Masters Art Prize, on view at Stand AM100.
At a time when digital art is attracting dedicated sections and large audiences at major fairs, Schek’s work sits at the centre of this momentum: conceptual, cinematic compositions built through layered digital montage, yet deeply informed by the histories of surrealism, photography and self-portraiture.
For Art Miami, Schek premieres “Glamarines”, a new series of glamorous swimmers suspended between water and sky, where the swimming pool becomes a site of optimism, resilience and joy. The display is complemented by works from her “Diving Upwards” series and a trio of miniature pieces created to celebrate 100 Years of Surrealism. Across these bodies of work, Schek explores Blue Mind wellbeing, a term popularised by marine biologist Dr Wallace J. Nichols to describe the calm, gently meditative state we experience in, on, or near water, alongside imagination as a survival tool and glamour as a form of self-care.
Art Miami runs from 2–7 December 2025 at One Herald Plaza on Biscayne Bay. Schek’s works can be experienced in person at Stand AM100 and previewed online.
Following Art Miami, Schek’s next major milestone will be a Duo Show Exhibition at The Exhibitionist Hotel, South Kensington, London (January–April 2026), awarded as part of her Young Masters People’s Choice Award. This continues her long-standing relationship with the Young Masters initiative, which has previously seen her receive the Focus on the Female: Art Created During Lockdown Award (2021) for Florence Lightingale, present Alice in London Art Fair’s “Focus on the Female Edit” (2022), and see works from her “Couchsurfing” series enter a major photography collection.
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Cristina Schek is the photosensitive kind. She thinks in pictures; her imagination is always in focus. A Transylvanian Surrealist now rooted in London, Schek crafts conceptual work that explores identity and the nature of representation, with literature, films, and art history as her muses. Her true passion lies in storytelling—venturing into the unknown, layering, and crafting images into creative compositions.
Esteemed art critic Estelle Lovatt, FRSA, notes the departure from traditional representations in Cristina's work: “Away from the worn-out out-of-date academic portrait of the female muse, Cristina Schek’s attention-grabbing images are inspired by literature and history. I marvel at her unique quirky portraits of modern life, in interiors brimming with warm comfy chintz and cosy furniture. But the real clout and muscle comes from the lone woman masked, in her flowing gown, inspiring powerful messages of caution for women today. Different to a man’s representation of the female, Schek inspires us to be the victor not the victim. As a woman, though the lens of her eye, she created a new, unique, visual language influencing and motivating us to be as progressive and visionary as we are. To be assertive, bold, self-assured powerful, and confident. To develop and enlarge our value(s). To think, feminist weight solid enough, in images not just of her, but of you and me, in Schek’s sumptuous, surrealistic, delightful imaginings.”
‘Diving Upwards’ Series – Glamour Edit, 2025
Glamarine (2025) is a new body of work debuting at British Art Fair and it revisits Schek's earlier divers, but here the figures rise from the sea in a weightless ascent. These glamorous swimmers lift toward the light, suspended between water and sky, pausing for a breath of air; a moment that celebrates beauty and the pure joy of being. "Everything real begins with the fiction of what could be. Imagination is therefore the most potent force in the Universe. Imagination is 'Diving Upwards'! And you can get better at it. It's the one skill in life that benefits from ignoring what everyone else knows. Over the long term, the future is decided by optimists. To be an optimist you don’t have to ignore the multitude of problems that arise, you just have to 'Dive Upwards' and imagine how much your ability to solve problems improves." Cristina Schek
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