Grai (2021) Photography by Ianina Ermakova
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This work is an "Open Edition"
Photography,
Giclée Print / Digital Print
- Dimensions Several sizes available
- Several supports available (Fine art paper, Metal Print, Canvas Print)
- Framing Framing available (Floating Frame + Under Glass, Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Categories Classicism Mythology
"And six daughters were born from the mighty Deep and the mighty Old Man of the Sea. Three beauties, swan maidens, were born with silver-gray hair like sea foam... they looked like swans. But in the name of their father, Forkia, they were called forkids, and the gods and people called them grays - old women..."⠀
In the modern world, few people remember that initially the grays, like the gorgons, were beautiful maidens. Basically, they are depicted as three old women who all have one tooth and one eye. And it seemed to me that this is unfair, but it very clearly reflects our realities when we believe in what we are told without getting to the bottom of it.
The Grai were not originally monsters, they were turned into such by the Olympian gods, who insidiously seized power. An innate sense of justice did not allow me to pass by this story and I wanted to show its origins.
That's how the grays turned out in my vision. The next stage of this project will be the Gorgons, with whom a similar story happened. I will definitely tell it soon.
The dresses for the project were sewn to order from a famous Moscow designer. The swan was made by Moscow decorators.
Albino models were specially found for the role of models.
The work took part in the Moscow A&F Biennale 2021.
This work received a silver award at the international competition WPE2022 in the nomination "Creative Portrait".
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Yanina Ermakova has been doing photography since the age of 17, but professionally only since 2010. She has tried her hand at different genres: from subject photography to wedding photography. But in 2019, she discovered the world of fine art photography and she realized that was the kind of photography she wanted to do. In his version, art is historical, fantastic, fairy-tale photography.
She is constantly moving me in this direction: every year, she plans and follows a training course. At the moment, she has a permanent makeup artist on my team who does the most daring makeup. She also works with the best costume rental companies in Moscow and the Moscow region (Russia). She works with decorators who can realize almost any place.
His plans get more and more complicated every year. She takes care of the whole organization herself: from the idea to the presentation of the photos to the public.
She raises questions in her that are important to her, inviting the viewer to think and reflect on this or that subject.
Yanina Ermakova was born in 1983. She lives in the city of Moscow in Russia. She has taken numerous training courses such as one at the New York Institute of Photography course from 2013 to 2019. She has also participated in numerous exhibitions, received numerous awards and publications.
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Nationality:
RUSSIA
- Date of birth : 1983
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Russian Contemporary Artists
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