Olga Petrova

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor
at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Union
of Artists, diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

"For Olga Petrova, the sea — the aquatic element — is the very nucleus of her creative practice, profoundly shaping the perception of her other works as well. It is a symbol
of that boundless expanse opening before a person endowed with the talent of a creator and open to the search for new, uncharted realms on the world map —and in the world
of the beautiful.

The author enthusiastically follows the routes once opened by the legendary and real seafarers of ancient Hellas, inviting us to revisit the myth of the abduction of Europa
or to leaf through memories of the thrilling exploits of daring buccaneers.

In Olga Petrova’s canvases, one can hear the roar of the sea, relish the tranquility
of a beach rest, and witness how waves and sunlight transform the faces and figures
of people and animals, rendering them akin to vast sea boulders. Decorative generalization of form allows a monumental essence to emerge in every image, while the smooth contours of the figures’ silhouettes seem to rhyme with and be echoed in other works by the artist.
In these, the situation of contact between a human and a representative of the natural world — a bull, a parrot, or a snake — can be simultaneously dangerous and alluring."

"For Olga Petrova, the sea — the aquatic element — is the very nucleus of her creative practice, profoundly shaping the perception of her other works as well. It is a symbol of that boundless expanse opening before a person endowed
with the talent of a creator and open to the search for new, uncharted realms on the world map —
and in the world of the beautiful.

The author enthusiastically follows the routes once opened by the legendary and real seafarers
of ancient Hellas, inviting us to revisit the myth
of the abduction of Europa or to leaf through memories of the thrilling exploits of daring buccaneers.

In Olga Petrova’s canvases, one can hear the roar of the sea, relish the tranquility of a beach rest, and witness how waves and sunlight transform
the faces and figures of people and animals, rendering them akin to vast sea boulders. Decorative generalization of form allows
a monumental essence to emerge in every image, while the smooth contours of the figures’ silhouettes seem to rhyme with and be echoed
in other works by the artist. In these, the situation of contact between a human and a representative
of the natural world — a bull, a parrot, or a snake — can be simultaneously dangerous and alluring."

"For Olga Petrova, the sea — the aquatic element — is the very nucleus
of her creative practice, profoundly shaping the perception of her other works as well. It is a symbol of that boundless expanse opening before
a person endowed with the talent of a creator and open to the search for new, uncharted realms on the world map — and in the world of the beautiful.

The author enthusiastically follows the routes once opened by the legendary and real seafarers of ancient Hellas, inviting us to revisit the myth
of the abduction of Europa or to leaf through memories of the thrilling exploits of daring buccaneers.

In Olga Petrova’s canvases, one can hear the roar of the sea, relish
the tranquility of a beach rest, and witness how waves and sunlight transform the faces and figures of people and animals, rendering them akin to vast sea boulders. Decorative generalization of form allows a monumental essence
to emerge in every image, while the smooth contours of the figures’ silhouettes seem to rhyme with and be echoed in other works by the artist.
In these, the situation of contact between a human and a representative
of the natural world — a bull, a parrot, or a snake — can be simultaneously dangerous and alluring."

Olga Petrova was born in 1981.
She graduated from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts in St.Peterburg in 2009
(specialty- oil painting).
She is also a member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists since 2010.

Exhibitions:
- participation in some local, regional, All-Russian and international exhibitions
since 2000;
- participation in different festivals in Russia;
- articipation in the International Festival of Russian Art in Italy, Venice
Olga Petrova is the winner in the nomination "Portrait of a Woman" in the second
All-Russian competition "Russia: faces of cities and provinces"
The artist is a finalist of the All-Russian art award "Creative World" (nomination
"Picture of the Year").
Her works are in private collections in Russia and abroad.

Olga Petrova was born in 1981.
She graduated from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts in St.Peterburg in 2009 (specialty- oil painting).
She is also a member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists since 2010.

Exhibitions:
- participation in some local, regional, All-Russian and international exhibitions since 2000;
- participation in different festivals in Russia;
- articipation in the International Festival of Russian Art in Italy, Venice
Olga Petrova is the winner in the nomination "Portrait of a Woman"
in the second All-Russian competition "Russia: faces of cities and provinces"
The artist is a finalist of the All-Russian art award "Creative World" (nomination "Picture of the Year").
Her works are in private collections in Russia and abroad.

Olga Petrova was born in 1981.
She graduated from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts in St.Peterburg in 2009 (specialty- oil painting).
She is also a member of the St. Petersburg Union
of Artists since 2010.

Exhibitions:
- participation in some local, regional, All-Russian and international exhibitions since 2000;
- participation in different festivals in Russia;
- articipation in the International Festival of Russian Art in Italy, Venice
Olga Petrova is the winner in the nomination "Portrait of a Woman" in the second All-Russian competition "Russia: faces of cities and provinces"
The artist is a finalist of the All-Russian art award "Creative World" (nomination "Picture of the Year").
Her works are in private collections in Russia
and abroad.