IRINA GRECIUHINA | Unchained Woman

IRINA GRECIUHINA | Unchained Woman

“The central theme of my art is the study of the archetypes of a woman. I am recreating female images from different sources around me; the inspiration comes from everyday life, fashion magazines, and the internet.”
– Irina Greciuhina

I have been leading an architectural bureau for many years, working closely with interiors, textures, colors, and product design. My long experience in the Architectural field has given me a lot of ideas and knowledge that I am transforming into my artwork. I perceive the art creation process as my personal cult and intimate ritual, which gives me freedom of expression. In my artistic practice, I am interested in recording and showing the diversity and ambiguity of human nature and the mystery of all aspects of human personality.
The central theme of my art is the study of the archetypes of a woman. I am recreating female images from different sources around me; the inspiration comes from everyday life, fashion magazines, and the internet.
I keep wondering how personality and world perception of a woman can be affected by external factors such as giving birth to a child, building a family, or even changing gender roles.

The choice of this subject is stipulated by a continuous self-study, as an artist, and as a woman, thus perceiving it as the most interesting and the dearest topic to me.
Depicting female figures in a particular manner, I am placing them in the most unusual settings coming from the depth of my subconsciousness. Surrealism and interpretation of dreams became strong references to me, but I am expressing them post-modernly, mixing bright colors, catchy poses from the posters, decorative elements, and patterns with the typical elements of pop art. Full of peculiar details, my artworks invite viewers to wonder who these women are and their stories. Using primarily acrylic paint and working on large-scale canvases, I’ve recently started experimenting with digital art, studying how the new technologies can affect my creative process and give me new ideas and skills.

Irina Greciuhina

Irina Greciuhina (b. 1982) is a painter who lives and works in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. She studied Painting at the Academy of Music, Theatre, and Fine Arts in Chisinau, and she continued her studies at the Technical University of Moldova, getting a degree in Architecture and Urban Planning.
Since 2007 she has been chief of the Architectural and Design Bureau in Chisinau, working on exclusive national and international projects and winning awards in design and architecture. Throughout her career, Irina has been experimenting with different art styles and techniques, and since 2019 she has been actively exhibiting her artworks and participating in international projects.

In a short period of time, Irina has managed to participate in the International Biennial of Painting in Chisinau, exhibited her works in Italy, Spain, and France, and even had her first solo shows.
Through her paintings and digital prints, Irina confronts stereotypical archetypes of women, balancing pop-art postures and colors with surreal backgrounds and design patterns.
Greciuhina’s influences range from Japanese graphics to Tamara Lempicka and AES+F. Combining incompatible elements, she puzzles the audience inviting it to create its own story about the subjects of her paintings.
Irina is represented by art galleries in Los Angeles (U.S.A), Stavanger (Norway), and Moscow (Russia). Her works are in private and corporate collections in Europe and Asia.

“The choice of this subject is stipulated by a continuous self-study, as an artist, and as a woman, thus perceiving it as the most interesting and the dearest topic to me. Depicting female figures in a particular manner,
I am placing them in the most unusual settings coming from the depth of my subconsciousness.”

Read the full article in Art Market Magazine Issue #83