Elena Ringo
http://www.myspace.com/elenaringo
Elena Ringo was born in Moscow into a family of mathematicians where
she precociously showed signs of her talent at a very early age. At
the age of five the well known Russian artist Balashenko invited her
to his art school.
At the age of ten Elena began her studies at the world famous
Surikov Art School for exceptionally gifted children located just
opposite to the Tretyakov Gallery. Later she studied at the Academy
of Art And Architecture in Moscow. Elena also studied privately
under J. Korolev, the former director of the famous Tretyakov
Gallery, who provided her with guidance and supported her emerging
talent.
During Elena's studies at the Academy she won first prize in a
painting competition.
Elena graduated the Academy and got a MA degree. She was also able
to get special education of a philologist and get a proficiency
degree in English language, which would help her to work as
interpreter and translator.
Later she participated in a
number of exhibitions in Moscow where her paintings were purchased
by private collectors from around the world. Elena also painted
icons for the Russian Orthodox Church and received a special award
for her religious paintings in 1990. Today you will find many icons
painted by Elena in the churches and cathedrals of Moscow and in
private collections.
Elena has been living and working in Helsinki since 1994 where she
has had two solo exhibitions. She has also been teaching and
painting commissioned portraits. Elena is not only a painter of
great talent, but also a person with many diverse abilities and
interests. She writes poetry, novels, and articles as well. In her
twenties she developed an intense interest in both acrobatics and
dance. From 1986-1988 she performed on stage with an original number
entitled "The Play With Hoola-Hoops" and was also features in the
Mosfilm movie "I Do Not Want To Grow Up" in which she played a
circus actress. Elena has also worked as an interpreter bringing
people together with her knowledge of the English language.
She established the Academic English-Speaking Society RY in Helsinki
where she has been working as a teacher. She published and
edited the magazine in Russian language.
Elena is a member of Helsinki Artist Union and she manages
International Art Association Artist Universal. In 2006 she was
invited with a solo exhibition to prestigious galleries of Los
Angeles and Montreal.
Elena Ringo is a member of Helsinki Artists Association and
participated in the exhibitions of Taidelainaamo and
exhibition I love Helsinki in Suomenlinna in 2007 and
In 1998 she had a one artist show in The Center of Russian Science and Culture. In 2006 she had an art show of her illustrations in the Pohjola Insurance company, in 2007 in the Gallery Silver Brush and Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel Helsinki in 2008.
Elena has been one of the first Finnish painters who started to
promote her art on MySpace and her online gallery became extremely
popular. In only 5 months her site has been viewed about 10000 times
and she received more than 2000 messages and more than 500 comments
from her fans.
Elena Ringo's
paintings lead the viewer into her personal world. Emotions rule
here, dictating both the structure of the creation and the
experience of viewing it. The composition, dynamic structure, and
poetry of the paintings blend to form a unique and personal language
through which you see the soul of the artist.
Within the framework of these paintings, images are developed which,
on different levels, are both romantic and dynamic This
multidimensional structure simultaneously delights, but also
challenges the viewer to search for her underlying motivation.
Her art is a creation which, through his unique artistic expression,
consciously strives to realize a chosen purpose. It is the struggle
of two elements ... unrestrained creative energy and necessary
control which combine in the creation of significant art.
Elena Ringo's art is born from passion, but is also reflective -
structured but ever evolving - humanistic but with an absence of
rhetoric - both wise and sensitive and yet unrestrained. It is
created to be seen.
Her
works embody the high moral and social ideals of our time. For her,
artistic truth and beauty, moral and aesthetic values are
inseparable.
PhD. D. Jacobson
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