Olga Shirokova

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

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

"In her paintings, Olga Shirokova reveals the emotional and plastic unity of nature
and the humans who live in harmony with it. This oneness is unfolded through
a rhythmic consonance of color accents within the picture's space and a soft, painterly style that creates a sense of forms freely and naturally "growing" from the fabric
of the painted material.

She constructs space through broad color relationships, deliberately forsaking secondary details. Pure, local color helps to define a form, giving it weight and volume, while simultaneously preserving the visible trace of the artist's hand — the texture
of the paint itself emerges as an independent expressive force.

In this way, the artist translates the piercingly bright sunlight or a blue castle, seemingly woven from romantic dreams, into the precious material of painting. Here, through her artistic mastery, the author's temperament is fully revealed: her ability to generously share with us her admiration for the metamorphoses of the world around her.
The familiar and the recognizable are transformed by Olga Shirokova into powerful chords and melodic scales of color and form, creating a new reality within the space
of the painting."

"In her paintings, Olga Shirokova reveals
the emotional and plastic unity of nature
and the humans who live in harmony with it. This oneness is unfolded through a rhythmic consonance of color accents within the picture's space and a soft, painterly style that creates
a sense of forms freely and naturally "growing" from the fabric of the painted material.

She constructs space through broad color relationships, deliberately forsaking secondary details. Pure, local color helps to define a form, giving it weight and volume, while simultaneously preserving the visible trace of the artist's hand — the texture of the paint itself emerges
as an independent expressive force.

In this way, the artist translates the piercingly bright sunlight or a blue castle, seemingly woven from romantic dreams, into the precious material of painting. Here, through her artistic mastery,
the author's temperament is fully revealed: her ability to generously share with us her admiration for the metamorphoses of the world around her.
The familiar and the recognizable are transformed by Olga Shirokova into powerful chords
and melodic scales of color and form, creating
a new reality within the space of the painting."

"In her paintings, Olga Shirokova reveals the emotional and plastic unity
of nature and the humans who live in harmony with it. This oneness is unfolded through a rhythmic consonance of color accents within the picture's space and a soft, painterly style that creates a sense of forms freely
and naturally "growing" from the fabric of the painted material.

She constructs space through broad color relationships, deliberately forsaking secondary details. Pure, local color helps to define a form, giving it weight and volume, while simultaneously preserving the visible trace
of the artist's hand — the texture of the paint itself emerges as
an independent expressive force.

In this way, the artist translates the piercingly bright sunlight or a blue castle, seemingly woven from romantic dreams, into the precious material
of painting. Here, through her artistic mastery, the author's temperament is fully revealed: her ability to generously share with us her admiration
for the metamorphoses of the world around her. The familiar and
the recognizable are transformed by Olga Shirokova into powerful chords
and melodic scales of color and form, creating a new reality within the space
of the painting."

Olga Shirokova was born in 1976, Solikamsk city.
In 1998, she graduated from the Art and Graphic Faculty of the Nizhny Tagil State Pedagogical Institute.
Since 1995, she has participated in more than eighty Russian and international exhibitions.
Since 2005, he has been living and working in St. Petersburg.
Olga Shirokova is a laureate and prizewinner of international bookplate exhibitions.
Her diploma etchings were awarded by a Commemorative sign of the Ministry
of Culture of the Russian Federation. Olga is current member of Russian Artists Union
(St. Petersburg) and a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia.
Her paintings are presented in the Perm State Art Gallery, corporate and private collections in Russia, Great Britain, France, Norway, Canada, Germany and other countries.

Olga Shirokova was born in 1976, Solikamsk city.
In 1998, she graduated from the Art and Graphic Faculty of the Nizhny Tagil State Pedagogical Institute.
Since 1995, she has participated in more than eighty Russian and international exhibitions.
Since 2005, he has been living and working in St. Petersburg.
Olga Shirokova is a laureate and prizewinner of international bookplate exhibitions. Her diploma etchings were awarded by a Commemorative sign
of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Olga is current member
of Russian Artists Union (St. Petersburg) and a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia.
Her paintings are presented in the Perm State Art Gallery, corporate
and private collections in Russia, Great Britain, France, Norway, Canada, Germany and other countries.

Olga Shirokova was born in 1976, Solikamsk city.
In 1998, she graduated from the Art and Graphic Faculty of the Nizhny Tagil State Pedagogical Institute.
Since 1995, she has participated in more than eighty Russian and international exhibitions.
Since 2005, he has been living and working
in St. Petersburg.
Olga Shirokova is a laureate and prizewinner
of international bookplate exhibitions. Her diploma etchings were awarded by a Commemorative sign of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Olga is current member of Russian Artists Union (St. Petersburg) and a member of the Creative Union
of Artists of Russia.
Her paintings are presented in the Perm State Art Gallery, corporate and private collections in Russia, Great Britain, France, Norway, Canada, Germany and other countries.