Irina Greciuhina

"Depicting female figures in a particular manner, I am placing them in the most unusual settings coming from the depth of my subconsciousness. Surrealism and interpretation of dreams, became strong references to me, but I am expressing them in a post-modern way, mixing bright colors, catchy poses from the posters, decorative elements and patterns with the typical elements of pop art. Full of peculiar details, my artworks are inviting the viewer to wonder, who are these women on the canvas and what is their story. Using mostly acrylic paint and working on large-scale canvases, recently I’ve started to experiment with digital art, studying how the new technologies can affect my creative process, giving me new ideas and skills."

"In my artistic practice I am interested in recording and showing the  diversity and ambiguity of human nature as well as the mystery of all  aspects of human personality. The main theme of my art is a study of the archetypes of a woman. I am recreating female images from different  sources around me, including everyday life, fashion magazines and even the internet. I keep wondering how personality and world perception of a  woman can be affected by the external factors such as giving birth to a  child, building a family or even changing the gender roles. The choice of  this subject is stipulated by a continuous self-study, as an artist and as a  woman, thus perceiving it as the most interesting and the dearest topic to me."