Irina Koulikov
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 talent

The Dutch masters and French painters influence Irina's 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. Irina's landscapes parallel nature but are independent from it, therefore, drawing one's 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 The century artist Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin.