The Scream
The Scream
Abandonned mask
Bronze
Edition of 8 + 4 A/E
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Abandonned mask
Bronze
Edition of 8 + 4 A/E
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Height ..cm with base
Silenzio
Silenzio
Born in 1982 in Leipzig, Germany, to Russian parents, Irina Shark grew up in Ukraine and Russia. She then moved to Paris and obtained a Masters in Linguistics. She lived in Hong Kong for many years and worked there as an interpreter, translator and professor of French at the Alliance Française and at local universities. She started sculpting in 2011 and trained with Grzegorz Gwiazda at the Barcelona Academy of Art and with Eran Weber at the Florence Academy of Art. She rubbed shoulders and learned alongside many modern sculptors, including Brian Booth Craig, who had an impact on her development as an artist. After several years working on her own, she moved to Florence to work alongside other sculptors in Studio Via dei Conti.
His first bronze titled "Me" was among the finalists of FACE, the prestigious Society of Portrait Sculptors competition and was exhibited at the Pall Mall Gallery in London in 2018.
She has exhibited in different countries since then and has been a finalist of many international competitions, her bronze “Monumental Head ” was exhibited for 6 months at the MEAM (European Museum of Modern Art) in Barcelona, she is the winner of the Brugnon Prize in 2020 of the Taylor Foundation and the Michel Dimon Prize.
She now spends her time between Paris and Normandy where she has her workshop.
Awards
2020
Alain Brugnon Prize / Fondation Taylor / Paris / France
Michel Dimon Prize / Salon des Artistes Français / Paris / France
"Mention" / Salon des Artistes Français / Paris / France
2019
“Figurativas” Finalist / European Museum of Modern Art / Barcelona / Spain
14 th International Salon Finalist / Art Renewal Center / USA
Finalist / FACE 2019 / Society of Portrait Sculptors / London / UK
2018
Finalist / FACE 2018 / Society of Portrait Sculptors / London / UK
Exhibitions
2024
OFI Invest, Paris, France
Galerie 29 Hoche, Paris, France
2023
FACE 2023 / The Garisson Chapel / London / UK
2022
Le Quartier dans tout son art / Eglise Saint-Pierre / Touques / France
Botanik' Art / La Manche / France
Exposition des lauréats / Fondation Taylor / Paris / France
2020
Art de la Conversation / I - Gallery & Hors-Champs Gallery / Paris / France
Salon des Artistes Français / Art Capital / Grand Palais / Paris / France
2019
Salon d'Automne / Champs-Elysées / Paris / France
Salon d'Automne / Saint-Emilion / France
European Museum of Modern Art / Barcelona / Spain
FACE / La Galleria Pall Mall / London / UK
Solo show “Creation” / Quai Malaquais / Paris / France
2018
FACE / La Galleria Pall Mall / London / UK
