Anna Bessonova

Still lifes and flowers remain my favorite themes in painting.
Why do I choose still lifes? I see them differently than others may perceive them. I talk about a person through objects, I think about the world through objects, and I analyze myself and my states through objects. Objects are some kind of “memory capsules”; they can tell us a story that remains a secret, or a story with an open end, when each viewer can imagine its continuation in their fantasies. Subjects can stimulate a person to philosophy.
And flowers, which I now paint even more and more often than still lifes, also come to life for me. They are allegorical. When I admire flowers, examine them before transferring them to canvas, I immerse myself in my inner world, in my feelings and states. I don't just paint flowers. In my works I create space so that the viewer, in this contemplation, can actually return to himself, to his nature. In general, flowers are a universally recognized symbol of beauty, aesthetics and everything beautiful. And a person, observing this beauty, blossoms within himself. In today's world of chaos and visually heavy information, it is very important that we can find a point of peace, ground ourselves and come into balance. Flowers are very...

2006 - 2010 - training in batik with the artist Marina Khabarova in Yekaterinburg.
2008 - 2012 - training at the studio of the artist Igor Usachev in Yekaterinburg.
2008 - 2010 - private lessons in the studio of the artist Elena Ilyicheva in Odessa.
2015 - 2016 - training at the studio of the artist Oksana Kravchenko in Yekaterinburg.
2016 - 2019 - training at the Ural State Architectural Academy in Yekaterinburg.
Selected exhibitions.

Selected exhibitions.
2015 - Personal exhibition "Flowers, and the sea and love" Russia, Yekaterinburg.
2016 - Group exhibition "Abstraction and Realism", Germany, Berlin.
2017 - Personal exhibition “Joys of Life” Russia, Yekaterinburg.
2018 - Participation in the XXV international exhibition and competition of contemporary art, Russia, Moscow.
2018 - Personal exhibition “Rose Ball” Russia, Yekaterinburg.
2018 - Group exhibition “Corks, seeds, watermelons” Russia, Yekaterinburg.
2021 - Personal exhibition “Spring of Renewal” Russia, Yekaterinburg.
2022 - Personal exhibition “Flowers of my soul” Russia, Yekaterinburg.
2023 - Group exhibition “Fidelity to Traditions” Russia, Yekaterinburg.
2024 – Group exhibition “Illustration of Life” Russia, Yekaterinburg.