about.
Daria Lavrova (1980) is a graphic artist and illustrator, living and working in Amsterdam since 2017.
After a few years, Daria Lavrova left her career as a lawyer and started working at the animation studio, switching afterwards to the fascinating world of children's book illustration. Her illustrations can be found internationally. Illustrating children's books stimulated her to use a range of new techniques and media. She started working with colored pencil, chalk and pastel, which are suitable for quick sketches, especially outdoors. Later, her technique also includes oil painting and watercolor on paper to linocuts.
In recent years, her artistic style has been based on the tradition of analytical drawing and is influenced by cubist and constructivist directions. The central idea is to reveal the inner lines of force and connections, which lie beneath the surface and form the composition, hold the artistic work together and thereby retain the inner energy of the depicted scene, regardless of what it is - a still life or a landscape. It does not mean pure abstraction, but rather a search for an optimal amount of details to depict the scene. By observing the environment, according to Daria, an artist carefully chooses what exactly forms the object, how many lines are enough to draw it in a most recognizable, witty and fascinating way. And every work of art should involve the audience in this visual journey, inviting them to look around in an unusual way.
Urban and industrial aesthetics are now the main source of inspiration and the core theme of her work. Perspective, grids and pure geometric shapes and lines offer the viewer's eye a peculiar view that travels through each composition, sometimes breaking through to pure abstraction and the same freely returning to the familiar objects, enjoying their order and functionality.
A number of her works have found their place in museum collections in Russia and the Netherlands.
She is an active member of several art groups and associations: ExitArtAmsterdam gallery, Arti et Amicitae Artists Association in Amsterdam, IJKunstCollectief, 10x10artist group:
EXPOSITIONS:
Exhibitions:
09/2009 "Autumn salon", St.Petersburg, RF
12/2009 "Works of 2009", St.Petersburg, Central Exhibition Hall “Manez”, St.Petersburg, RF
12/2009 "IFA/Works of the year 2009", IFA, St.Petersburg, RF
12/2010 "IFA/Works of the year 2009", IFA, St.Petersburg, RF
12/2010 Works of 2009", St.Petersburg, Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”, St.Petersburg, RF
01/2012 “Petersburg’s meetings”, Museum of Pskov, RF, Museum of Petrozavodsk, Museum of Novgorod
11/2019 "Meerkunst jubeleum 35", Oosterkerk, Amsterdam
02/2020 “Stadsgezichten” solo expo, “Lapland”, Amsterdam
08/2021 “Stad, wat ben je mooi!” duo expo with Dorien Bellar, “het Eijlders”, Amsterdam
12/2021 “Rood”, groep expo, “het Eijlders”, Amsterdam
02/2022 “Mijn Stads routen” solo expo, Overstroom galerie, Amstedram
07/2022 “Duna Plein-air” group expo, Duna Atelier, Katwijk aan Zee
08/2022 IJKunst Collectief #6 edition, Dakota expo hall, NDSM, Amsterdam
11/2022 “SintLucas laat zich zien”, group expo, Loods 6, Amsterdam
12/2022 “10x10artist” group expo, MLB Gallery, Amsterdam
02/2023 “Maart”, De Nieuwe Gallery, Amstelveen
03/2023 “Kunst 227” groupexpo, Gallerie kust-227, Amsterdam
04/2023 “Dead season” exposition, Duna Atelier, Katwijk aan Zee
08/2023 IJKunst Collectief #8 edition, group expo, NDSM-Fuse, Amsterdam
12/2023 “Ode aan de lino” group expo, het Eijlders, Amsterdam
03 - 04/2024 - DGS, “Van Land, Water en Werken”, Assen
05 -06/2024 - “Blik op de buurt”, group expo in KunstRuim expo-hall
08/2024 - IJKunst Collectief exposition in Loods, 6
10/2024 - Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm, with ExitArtAmsterdam gallery
11/2024 - Afgordable Art Fair, Amsterdam, with ExitArtAmsterdam gallery
02/2025 - Art on Paper, Amsterdam, Met ExitArtAmsterdam
03/2025 - "Urban esthetiek" solo exposition, Galerie Overstroom, Amsterdam
03-04-05/2025 - Update I, exposition of new members of Arti et Amicitae union, Amsterdam
Works in museum collections:
“Nettenfabriek” 2022, oil on canvas, 40x60, Museum Katwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
“Parishioner in Orbeta” 2009, oil on canvas, 20x30, State Art Museum, Novgorod
“Spanish landscape” 2009, oil on canvas, 25x35, State Art Museum, Petrozavodsk
“Sityscape with a tractor” 2008, oil on canvas 30x40, State Art Museum, Pskov
“Mustve village” 2010, oil on canvas, 20x30, State Art Museum, Pskov
