About
Irina Zimina works with the concepts of eros, self-knowledge and search for identity. Using the technique of framing the image, she creates a lively atmosphere in her work, conveying the mood of the space around the subject. The main character of her works is her own prototype with her pain, feelings, imperfection and vulnerability. The artist talks about looking for the true self and self-determination in the space of the outside world, about unconsciousness and confusion. The choice of the painting medium is not accidental, because working with canvas and brushes is primarily a physical practice. It is important for the author to show the viewer through her example that he is not alone in his problems. Irina explores the topic of psychoanalysis and poses questions of existential loneliness, violation of personal boundaries, awareness of her own worth.
Irina Zimina was born in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) in 1991 .
2020 - graduated from the creative workshop of theatrical and decorative art under the direction of B.A. Messerer at the Russian Academy of Arts.
2017 - graduated from Moscow's Surikov State Academy Art Institute (class of Dmitry Cherbadzhi).
2011 - graduated from the Art School of Nizhny Novgorod.
2016 - had a study placement at the Berlin University of Arts.
Since 2016 - a member of the Russian Union of artists.
2015 - won a presidential scholarship.
Since 2015 - Honorary Member of the Serbian Union of Artists "Byzantium" in Belgrade.
Zimina's works are in the collection Mikhail Bulgakov Museum, private collections inside and outside Russia.
