Irina Ibragimova

My works are about nature, associations, fragments of natural phenomena and the contemplation of the world. About me? it is difficult. It’s strange to me that I’m an artist. Since childhood, I loved to draw, a lot, in different ways, gloomy. I drew strange worlds and dimensions, monster. This frightened my parents and they did not welcome my hobby. They prepared a brilliant carier for me as a doctor! I had no choice, four generations of doctors and an artist? not! I became a pediatrician. This is emotionally very hard work. Children die the same. I gave 15 years to children and we had victories and hard defeats. I began to retire from medicine, first a successful business, then expertise ... and now it's time to stop and think about what I really want. With the birth of my second son at the age of 37, I discovered a different world for myself! world of oil painting! freedom, immersion in other worlds, textures, images. It was unforgettable! I was born and lived in Kazakhstan, it was difficult, sometimes even scary. I fully gained freedom by moving to Spain, unfortunately most of my works remained in Kazakhstan, I could not take them away, but here, on the seashore, the paintings became brighter, richer, more positive! I want to sha...

I'm sorry, but I do not have an academic art education, I studied masterclasses on the Internet, I traveled a lot and spent hours looking at paintings in the greatest museums in the world, smear technique, color. I am an analyst and an expert, before picking up a brush, I analyze every detail that will be reproduced. I am learning, and I will learn all my life in every work I do.

ARTBOX. PROJECT BASEL 2.0, Euroairport Basel, Switzerland From 15th-18th June 2023