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Elmira Shemsedinova
Artist from Ukraine
Elmira was born in February 14, 1989 in Kyiv. She graduated from Kyiv State Art Lyceum T.G. Shevchenko in 2007, and Kyiv National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 2013 (magister). She completed an assistantship-internship in 2017 and has been exhibiting since 2009. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2013.
Elmira creates a lot of series painting and graphic works. Being in constant search of new forms and opportunities of representing and rethinking classical painting. Continue to study painting, as a language of visual communication in contemporary world. Еlmira has developed her own original approach using the technique of imitating watercolor painting with oil paints.
Actively participant of art residencies and contemporary art symposiums. She held 6 personal exhibitions and participated in more than 40 collective projects, auctions and art fairs in Ukraine and abroad. Artworks become a part of different collections in Europe, USA and China.
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Revival point
Painting by Elmira Shemsedinova
60 x 80 cm • Oil on canvas
Location:
Graz, Austria
In my work, I used classical painting techniques with three-dimensional layered modeling to highlight the psychological state of the figures and their inner turmoil through composition and color. In the end, a woman is left to look for support exclusively within herself. To save oneself, one needs to find the inner life-giving forces embedded in us by wise nature. A strong person, who is now a frightened child, must at the same time become a mother who loves, protects, envelops, and cares for her fetus. Only by taking care of ourselves like mothers are we able to overcome the crisis. I based my artworks on a series of photo-self portraits. The figures, which appear to partially melt or dissolve into the void, symbolize the disintegration of identity and the loss of free will in the face of oppressive circumstances. The dark background and oval formats in the images are reminiscent of the mother's womb. The image of the baby in the placenta expresses a state of deep vulnerability; however, it is located in the mother's womb and is protected. The naked female figures in my paintings are depicted in embryonic poses, serving as a metaphor for vulnerability, fragility, and the endless cycle of life.
Location:
Graz, Austria
About the artist
Elmira Shemsedinova
Artist from Ukraine
Elmira was born in February 14, 1989 in Kyiv. She graduated from Kyiv State Art Lyceum T.G. Shevchenko in 2007, and Kyiv National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 2013 (magister). She completed an assistantship-internship in 2017 and has been exhibiting since 2009. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2013.
Elmira creates a lot of series painting and graphic works. Being in constant search of new forms and opportunities of representing and rethinking classical painting. Continue to study painting, as a language of visual communication in contemporary world. Еlmira has developed her own original approach using the technique of imitating watercolor painting with oil paints.
Actively participant of art residencies and contemporary art symposiums. She held 6 personal exhibitions and participated in more than 40 collective projects, auctions and art fairs in Ukraine and abroad. Artworks become a part of different collections in Europe, USA and China.
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