WISDOM belongs to Iryna's new cycle DANDELION’S STORIES. The cycle is based on the philosophical interpretation of dandelion as a symbol of joy and wisdom, the embodiment of a unique ability to fight hard for life and survive in difficult conditions. A series of surrealistic portraits offers allegories of human characters and emotions. WISDOM is the ability to understand and accept the fact that all accumulated experience and knowledge remain a just drop in the ocean of knowledge of the essence of being
Wisdom
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- Iryna Akimova is a contemporary Ukrainian artist who lives and works in Kiev. She graduated from Kharkov State University (Ukraine), where she got her PhD degree. She started her professional art career after having a vast experience in research, teaching and civil service. “My passion for the arts, finally, became my profession”-, says Iryna. Her successful development as an artist was noted by the famous Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk, who called Iryna a new star in contemporary Ukrainian art with a distinctive and elegant style. Iryna studies the formation of individual subjective perceptions of the reality . She develops expressionistic style with a surrealistic touch to reflect the complexity and non-linearity of human perceptions. Her artworks have philosophical background and contain allegories and an invitation for the viewer to continue the dialogue. Iryna works with acrylic and oil and uses multilayer technique, which adds volume to the compositions. She is also active in installations and animation. Iryna had sixteen solo exhibitions, took part in 70+ national and international group exhibitions, and received numerous awards at international art contests. She founded Ukrainian Association of Feminine Research in the Arts (UAFRA) and established an annual Womens’ArtFest to advocate gender equality in the arts.
