Olesya
Dzhurayeva

Every life is unique no matter whether it is human, animal, city or buildings. Their life stories are created by numerous moments: interesting, bright, boring, monotonous ... different.
I've been working with objects for a long time. I inspired myself studying the details of their life history. Those were ordinary things such as bicycle, clothes, shoes, utensils, cups, etc. Long- standing still life has taught to watch and see, read and listen. I learned how to feel life.
One day it became clear that the most interesting things for me to watch is the city in which I live. It was not a sudden occurence. For several years, I went to the studio the same way almost every day - in summer, winter, autumn, spring. The weather, seasons, people’s clothes, car designs, advertising boards were changing, and the city was rushing or going down to whisper, but it was never silent. You just need to stop and listen to its exciting sounds. So I began to read the architecture, which for me was a monumental chronicle of life. The Series of my works about my city was continued by cityscapes of the countries i visited. My impressions are connected with these cities, with people who fill these places with life.
I contemplate and try to express the moments that worry me with means of graphic.I work with linocut technique, which is staying almost ten years my main and favorite. And after these years I still find new technical possibilities of this media which help me to show my ideas and to better communicate with my viewer.