TEXTILE ARTIST
About
Textile is my element.
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Painting with cold and hot batik, weaving in the form of braiding and experiments, voluminous compositions from felt, textured panels from various fabrics, and even weaving ribbon on a metal grid.
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By combining academic artistic traditions with contemporary trends, I never stop searching for new ways to express my thoughts.
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Creating my works, I envision the image and feel the textile material, with which a piece of art is created that can serve as an independent object in space.
Biography
Svetlana Izgieva was born in Leningrad in 1968. She graduated from the V.Mukhina Leningrad Higher School of Art and Design (now known as Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design) in 1992, majoring in Furniture and Decorative Textiles.
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She was a student of prominent artists such as A. Zaitsev, M. Koroleva, and L. Mikhailova. Her artistic journey began with exhibitions in Finland and Germany, and her works were sent to Europe and the United States.
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From 1998 to 2005, she worked as a graphic designer in advertising and packaging.
She is a member of the Textile Guild of St. Petersburg and actively participates in the guild's exhibition projects. Since 2010, she has been showcasing her art in various projects and festivals in the city and the country.
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In 2020, she became a member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists. She has participated in nationwide, citywide, and international festivals in cities such as Yekaterinburg, St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Shanghai.
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She has held solo exhibitions in St. Petersburg and has contributed to thematic and reporting exhibitions organized by the Union of Artists. Her works have also been displayed in the Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts in Moscow.
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Svetlana's artworks can be found in private collections both in Russia and abroad.
