Alexandra Ozerova is a Russian painter specializing in Oil painting. Oils are used on linen, burlap, cotton, wood, hide, rock, stone, concrete, paper, cardboard, aluminum, copper, plywood, and processed boards, corresponding to masonite, ironed wood, and hardboard.
She has an intimate passion for flowers ever since she was a child. An image that contains flowers fuels her creativity which influences her artworks as she gets to portray them with great details in her paintings. “I want the contact between the viewer and my art to be like meditation, a deeper contact with nature and therefore with myself, so I depict plants in great detail, in an enlarged form”, she says.
With the current trends and issues the world is facing; like equality of nationalities, equality of gender and environmental concerns being depicted in artworks, Ozerova is delighted because these movements help in creating change for the greater good of society. This also creates an avenue for her to express herself freely through the artworks. “I am proud that I listen to myself and try to be myself no matter what. For instance, being an artist in our country is not considered prestigious. But I still chose this profession despite the fact that I had a very poor family”, she says.
Listening to oneself and respecting our own choices and opinions is very important. It is very easy to get influenced by someone else’s opinions and suggestions, but following one’s own passion and dreams despite so many people pulling you down is a task. Ozerova followed her passion and developed her career by using the power of social media to tell the world about her art. In her opinion, social media is the most convenient opportunity for artists. She blogs on her Instagram page @a.ozerova.art and has also collaborated with online galleries which has helped her reach out to a large audience.
Ozerova continues to work and perfect her craft despite many struggles. Her message to the other struggling and passionate artists is, “Listen to yourself, create the coolest things, and let the world see your creation.” She believes that art is important because it reflects the change in this world and is always inventing something new. With just a few words Alexandra gives such a strong and inspiring message. The art of Paul Klee, Dimitra Milan, and Claire Basler is close to her and she idolizes them. When asked what her greatest inspiration is, she says, “The nature inspires me the most. It is much deeper than it seems, it is incomprehensible.”
