Helena Figurin

1955, Ventspils, Latvia. In 1970 she moved to Leningrad. In 1979 she graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Aviation Instrumentation. Painting studied independently. Participates in art exhibitions since 1979. Solo exhibitions were held in 1990-92 in Moscow and in Germany. Artworks Figurin inherent heart-breaking emotion, which correspond to the increased intensity of the colors and the very nature of the images in something reminiscent of the characters and. Bosch, but most of all cause zhutkovatykh association with delusions of dreams, born of a tired mind. With certain conventions Figurin can be called one of the representatives of the "new expressionism", and the proximity of the traditions of the past is palpable in her work is how it combines timeless themes with topical issues, giving them a new reading.