Irina Zhunaeva

I am an artist. During my works i strive to show the harmony and beauty of the world which we live in, capture the miracle of everyday life through the beauty of simple things. My inspiring models are fruits, vegetables, berries, flowers as gifts of nature and insects that express a life itself, a m...

I am an artist. During my works i strive to show the harmony and beauty of the world which we live in, capture the miracle of everyday life through the beauty of simple things. My inspiring models are fruits, vegetables, berries, flowers as gifts of nature and insects that express a life itself, a movement, in combination with beautiful things and materials created by man such as glass, metal, fabrics, delightful patterns. I received a full classical arts education. First i graduated from the art school, and then The Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry with honors as an artist of monumental and decorative art. An integrated approach to studying at the university played an important role in my becoming as an artist. My teachers followed to the classical academic school's traditions with zeal. As a student, I mastered many different techniques - watercolor, egg tempera, oil and glue painting. I practiced a lot in copying paintings in museums for studying the school of old masters. So I soaked up different traditions of the past, which became the foundation for my further creativity.