Alla Lipatova worked as a graphic designer and as a teacher at an art studio. She participated in archaeological expeditions in the Caucasus and Khakassia. During a long period of time, the artist worked in tempera painting and restoration of icons.
Since 1989 Lipatova lives and works in Saint Petersburg.
The artist's works are found in numerous private collections in Russia, Italy, France, Switzerland and Canada.
Personal exhibitions:
2011 - 'Classics Game,' Derzhavin Museum, Saint Petersburg
1999 - Luke & A Gallery, London
1992 - Gallery 'Nevsky 20,' Saint Petersburg
Exhibitions:
2011 - Art-Manege, Rostra Gallery, Central Exhibition Centre 'Manege,' Moscow
2011 - 'Christmas Fair,' Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val, Moscow
1999 - Art of Saint Petersburg, S.P.AS Gallery, Saint Petersburg
1992 - Apartment Exhibition. Nab. Fontanka, 52, Saint Petersburg
Art critic's comment
The graphic
quality of Alla Lipatova's paintings combines with the subtle game of colours.
The artist works in the traditional technique of oil painting, combining it
with a complex gilding technique, which has been used in Russian icon painting
over the centuries. The use of these techniques gives Lipatova’s paintings an
air of refined decorativeness and noble sophistication. The author's style and the
sense of colour were formed largely during archaeological research trips to
study ancient cultures in Armenia, Khakassia and Adygea.
Alla
Lipatova’s paintings would never overwhelm viewers with complex symbols and
philosophical concepts. On the contrary, her artworks realise our dream of
beauty and convey the elusive magnificance of the universe, through detailed
appreciation of architecture, music, historical costumes and still-lives. The
architectural motifs in Lipatova’s paintings remind us about the infinity of
the universe, whereas the motif of the clock is associated with the transience
of time and the fragility of life.
