Irina (Irene) Makarova was born in Moscow, Russia, and currently lives in London, UK.
Since 2005, she studied painting in the studio of the Russian artist Konstantin Kaufman. She graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 2008, and then she took an Art course at Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after Surikov. She joined the International Art Foundation in 2008. She prefers to work in oil and often uses open colours in her artwork.
Irina mostly creates expressive figurative art. The form and relationships between different forms and figures set a huge field of interpretation through different historical and mythological contexts. Irina's paintings are born in her inner world through observation and experience of the surrounding life.
Irina's art was influenced by the pictorial language of the Russian avant-garde of the early twentieth century and the work of German expressionists, as well as by Bosch, Giotto, El Greco, and Modigliani.
Irina has participated in more than 60 exhibitions in Russia and Europe. Her works are in private and public collections in England, Scotland, Russia, France, Italy, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.
Dear Friends! I was endorsed by the Arts Council of England to get the UK Global Talent Visa as a visual artist. I moved to London in October 2022 and I have been living and working here since then. I think my moving to London will help me greatly improve as an artist from the experience I will gain here in the UK! I will be able to absorb modern and traditional British contexts and enrich my artistic practice with new cross-cultural communication!
Dear all!)
I will be on holidays from July,1 till July, 20:) I'm going to draw and paint in the open air:) But my shop is open and I will ship all orders when I'm back!))
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Chers tous!)
Je serai en vacances du 1er juillet au 20 juillet:) Je vais dessiner et peindre en plein air:) Mais ma galerie de peintures est ouverte et j'expédierai toutes les commandes à mon retour!))
My work "A Moment of One Thought" is currently participating in the group exhibition "Watching after the Earthlings" in the gallery "Here on Taganka" (Moscow). The exhibition will run until April, 18!
And here is the first photo from the opening! I'm talking to my Watcher. There is a "Watcher for earthlings" in each of us. My Watcher is full of surprise, sadness and delight!:)
This is me working in my studio:) Isn't it happiness to be born an artist?!)
A huge hello to all good people from Moscow!)
Irene
Dear Friends!
Merry Christmas! And Happy upcoming New Year!
Let all the difficulties and worries remain in 2020, and the New Year will bring you a lot of joy and creativity - no matter what you do in your life! And may your angels protect you! And here is one of my new works from my "Angels" series. Let these angels bring an atmosphere of wonder and celebration to your home and make your world and your relationships warmer and more joyful!
Irene
A little bit of my creative process from my studio. Speedpainting oil on canvas:)
My working process in my Summer art studio)
