Irina Koulikov, European modernists Painting, Late 20 Century

Hello Everyone,
Good Evening from Ontario.
Here i want to share with you one of my favorite piece, well I have hundred of favorite pieces, let say one of them, LOL
In impasto technique, very colorful and attractive, i found this painting at the good time when Goodwill still open here in my area.
I wish have more of this very talented artist.

Many thanks for looking.

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Fine art and music have always been an integral part of Irina Koulikov’s 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, Irina’s 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.