life is permeated by everyday life, but everyone decides for themselves how to perceive it
lera izmaylova
Creative practice
In my creative practice, I explore two facets of life and the borderline states of life processes, considering how they can manifest themselves to us and our feelings through visual images. The main tool is a camera with a single lens, with which I create series of works or individual pieces to further explore my themes.
Sources of inspiration
My sources of inspiration are the space around me. I find beauty in everyday things: the way the light falls on a bedspread, the way the sun’s rays break through the fog. Everything I see and feel evokes an inner response in me and energizes me to create.
Path in art
I started my path in art, like many others, with drawing, trying to enter an architecture college. However, under the influence of internal impulses, my fate turned in an unexpected direction, and I chose the medical field, starting my studies as an optician. At this stage, my eyes were truly “opened” to the wider and deeper world of photography. This process took five years, but in the end I chose to leave my medical background and immerse myself in visual art.
Philosophy of creativity
My work interweaves philosophical and spiritual themes, and I believe that the audience’s reaction should resonate with their inner beliefs. I strive to captivate viewers with the aftertaste of my work, provoking a rethinking of everyday life around us. If we manage to find the “right buttons” in the viewer’s soul, I am sure that his reality will begin to change in the direction he wants to see.
work
“duality of perception”
The series you will see raises a deep theme of the perception of existence and ordinary moments in life.
Illusory reality
Open your eyes and heart to new sensations. In this series, each photograph is an invitation to think about what it means to truly see.
Implementation of works
from a night at the museum to the Tretyakov Gallery. I present to you the path of my works. Cooperation with galleries, as well as participation in various exhibition projects.
Works available for purchase
Here you can find and view the best works in the form of prints that are available for purchase.