Graphic miniatures of Zaira Insurance at an exhibition in the Roerich Museum

MOSCOW. From the 15th of April the exhibition “Silence of movement”, which represents the work of the Sochi artist Zaira Petrovna Strakhova, begins to work in the Roerich Museum This is not the first exhibition of the artist in the halls of the capital’s museum. and in all, she held 16 personal exhibitions held at prestigious exhibition venues in the country.

She has been painting by Zair Strakhov since early childhood, but her versatile talent, allowing herself to try herself in various fields of art, after school brought a young talent to Leningrad. In the school to them. Rimsky-Korsakov, she received the specialty of composer and musicologist, and then supplemented her knowledge by studying at the Department of History and Composition at the Rostov Conservatory.

Zaira Petrovna worked as a lecturer in the Sochi Philharmonic, a journalist on Sochi television. She often gives concerts of classical music, writes poetry and books. The constant creative demand for Zaira Strakhova does not prevent her from creating graphic works. The artist turned her childhood enthusiasm into another profession.

Graphic drawings created by Zaira Strakhova are often combined in series. "Birds", "Seasons", "Night" - each of these series are united by a single theme. The artist also has cycles of variations, when many others are born from one image.

The author’s handwriting is unusual. Her graphics contain fabulous flowers and mythical animals, whose delicate shapes are often written with a single movement of the hand. The lines that make up the picture are associated with the sounds of music by the artist. Zaira Strakhova uses mascara and colored pencils in her work.

During her lesson in graphics, the artist created about two thousand drawings. You can get acquainted with the fantastic world of Zaira Strakhova on April 25th.

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru