Anna Razumovskaya
Three Graces 2
Oil on canvas stretched on wood
36"x48"
In Greek mythology, a Charis or Grace is
one of three or more minor goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human
creativity, and fertility, together known as the Charites or Graces. The usual
list, from youngest to oldest is Aglaea ("Splendor"), Euphrosyne
("Mirth"), and Thalia ("Good Cheer"). In Roman mythology
they were known as the Gratiae, the "Graces". In some variants,
Charis was one of the Graces and was not the singular form of their name.
The
Charites were usually considered the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, though
they were also said to be daughters of Dionysus and Aphrodite or of Helios and
the naiad Aegle. Other possible names of their mother by Zeus are Eurydome,
Eurymedousa, and Euanthe. Homer wrote that they were part of the retinue of
Aphrodite. The Charites were also associated with the Greek underworld and the
Eleusinian Mysteries.
The river Cephissus near Delphi was sacred to them. More Three Graces (aka the
Charities)
Anna is a graduate of the Russian State Academy Of Arts (Rostov-on-Don), where she was awarded the distinction of high-class artist in 1991. Subsequently she studied art in Germany, Belgium and Holland. With solo exhibitions in New York, Paris, Toronto, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Berlin and numerous works in private collections across the globe.
Born at the height of the Cold War, Anna was exposed to very different worlds. She experience the austere world of the communist regime alongside the sophisticated and feminine influence of her fashion-conscious mother. She excelled at art school, and enjoyed the freedom of learning and perfecting her technique in a variety of different media. Of particular interest to her were the portrait masters of the late 19th Century, John Singer Sargent, the Russian painter Valentin Serov, and earlier masters such as Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt. She traveled around Europe absorbing the influences of artists, and finally settled in Canada which she now feels to be her true home. More on Anna Razumovskaya
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