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Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

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Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Flight on a red bird over the city. Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Irina Charny is a self-taught mosaicist, creating amazing mosaic paintings. Material for her works – broken mirrors, glass, pebbles, beads, buttons, pieces of pottery, shells, stones. Mosaic painting by Irina Charny is a true work of art. The artist says about herself: “As a child growing up in Russia, even before I knew they were called mosaics, I created collages from pieces of broken glass, rocks, paper, seashells, and bits of crockery found in the street”. Irina Charny was born in Russia, now lives in California. Her mosaic represents harmony between Man and Nature – bright, vivid, filled with plot content. Here are people, music, dance, beautiful scenery, butterflies, birds, flowers.

Blue bird. Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Blue bird

“I have a degree in mathematics and experience in librarianship. I don’t have Art education, and I always have to create something.” Irina Charny As a hobby Irina Charny engaged in ceramics, made soft sculpture, fimo (polymer clay). For many years, searching for creative ways of working with various media led her to the mosaic. She studied the rich history of mosaics and created her own unique, original kind of mosaic on a classical basis.

Today her works are shown at the leading exhibitions devoted to contemporary mosaic.

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Butterfly. Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Butterfly

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Camouflage

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

In a faraway land

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Eternity

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Art by Russian California based artist I. Charny

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Tree of life

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Mermaid

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Harp player

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Three Violins

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Playing the viola

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Favorite cat

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Blue wings

Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Apple tree. Mosaic painting by Irina Charny

Gymnast. Decorative Mosaics by Irina Charny

Gymnast. Decorative Mosaics

The artist with her creations. Decorative Mosaics by Irina Charny

The artist with her creations

Playing the lute. Decorative Mosaics by Irina Charn

Playing the lute

Mermaids.

Three mermaids

Circus performance

Circus performance

Maidens

Maidens

In front of the mirror

In front of the mirror

Butterfly

Large Butterfly

Red flower sun

Red flower sun

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