About me

Elena Kirillova.

Artist, mosaicist.

Member of International Association of Contemporary Mosaicists AIMC (Ravenna).

I've been doing mosaics since 2009. But at some point, I asked myself: WHY? Why do we need a mosaic at all? Outdoor facilities, the walls of buildings and wet areas – here everything is clear. But does the mosaic have perspectives as an art form, and will it be able to get accustomed to the contemporary interior? The mosaic is a absolutely amazing kind of art, and it is important to use ALL of its power, including the volume and mosaic textures. I see the perspectives of modern mosaics in the creation of 3D objects.

To realize this idea, I developed my new author's technique, a mosaic of pieces of melted glass. Each glass element is melted manually. This everything is in combination with smalt and metals.

Mosaic for me is an opportunity to make life brighter. Any idea realized in a mosaic becomes juicier and more festive. Mosaics from smalt turn out colorful, with amazing positive energy. I like working with my hands, feeling the depth of colors, processing a tree, cutting smalt, always being surprised and enjoying the result.

I realize my ideas in pictures, objects of the interior, furniture.

I take part in various local and international exhibitions.

Works are kept in private collections in the USA, France, Russia, etc.