IRINA STARKOVA: Born in Moscow and currently residing in London, Irina combines elements of realism, pop art and portraiture in her striking works. She draws inspiration from a multitude of sources, including natural history, Russian literature and photography, and cites painter and photographer Chuck Close as her favourite artist. She has enjoyed a number of successful exhibitions both in the UK and abroad. Irina says: “The main themes of my work are time, fragility and death. In my work, especially the portraiture, I want the viewer to connect with these themes. To me, my self-portraits are not really portraits – they are moments of self- reflection which capture a momentary stillness in time. Doing a self-portrait isn’t to make yourself look beautiful, it’s to look at the human condition through yourself, and encourage the viewer to reflect upon herself/himself and their different emotional and psychological states, and it is this moment of self-reflection that I would like to share with the viewer.”
AVIARY Original Mixed Media on Canvas Image: 150cm x 150cm Framed: £4,500.00
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