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Irina Koulikov
Fine art and music have always been an integral part of Irina Koulikovs
life. Born in Kokand, Uzbekistan, Irina studied fine art at Moscow
State University in 1986. Irina explored her musical talents studying
vocal music at Leningrad Conservatory for two years and later
becoming a choir singer at the Rimsky-Korsakov Opera Theater. In the
early nineties, Irinas work began to show the stylistic influences of
Oleg Koulikov, who she eventually married. By 1993, she had left her
singing career to devote herself to painting on a full time basis.
The Dutch masters and French painters influence Irinas work. Her
flattened forms and textural emphasis are not unlike the work of Marc
Chagall. Employing an encaustic method, her distorted perspectives
and calculated relationships between elements creates a sense of
tension. Irinas landscapes parallel nature but are independent from it,
therefore, drawing ones attention to the materials used in the piece
and its color effects. In her still life work, the warm rich browns, stark
creams and vibrant reds combined with her deliberate placement of
items are inspired by the work of 18th century artist
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin.
life. Born in Kokand, Uzbekistan, Irina studied fine art at Moscow
State University in 1986. Irina explored her musical talents studying
vocal music at Leningrad Conservatory for two years and later
becoming a choir singer at the Rimsky-Korsakov Opera Theater. In the
early nineties, Irinas work began to show the stylistic influences of
Oleg Koulikov, who she eventually married. By 1993, she had left her
singing career to devote herself to painting on a full time basis.
The Dutch masters and French painters influence Irinas work. Her
flattened forms and textural emphasis are not unlike the work of Marc
Chagall. Employing an encaustic method, her distorted perspectives
and calculated relationships between elements creates a sense of
tension. Irinas landscapes parallel nature but are independent from it,
therefore, drawing ones attention to the materials used in the piece
and its color effects. In her still life work, the warm rich browns, stark
creams and vibrant reds combined with her deliberate placement of
items are inspired by the work of 18th century artist
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin.
Click on the images to the right to see the enlarged versions of Irina
Koulikov's art work.
Koulikov's art work.
FRUIT AND KEYS
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