Irina Zolotareva

"My art is not about teapots, but about people and their rules." People forget about their individuality and brightness, follow a proven path and are afraid to turn away, find flaws in themselves and hide them, live by invented rules. They want to be like everyone else… But the usual ones are not remembered! Your highlight is your exclusivity.

Kitchen utensils are the same people to me. Deliberately curved lines in objects, as a deviation from the rules: crooked does not mean ugly and wrong. Inspiration: I like exclusivity in simple things. I don't like it when everything is the same as for stamping. I appreciate sincerity and accept the world as it is.

Having once visited Prague, I was inspired by the variety of textures of the ancient city and wanted to go beyond the flat perception of paintings, transferring texture and volume into painting – this is how my three-dimensional painting appeared. I love antiques, I always visit flea markets when traveling, where I buy artifacts for my still lifes. My imagination immediately draws a composition, and I only show the beauty of these imperfect forms.