Artistic creations

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The Way of St. James of Compostella, 450*500 cm
in the Basilica of Fourvière in Lyon

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Saint Nicolas, 300*105 cm
in Monaco Cathedral

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Hymn to the family of St. Mary, 320*220 cm
in the Basilica of Fourvière in Lyon

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The History of France, 340*240 cm
Private Collection

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Goélands Dance, 250*200 cm
Private Collection

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The History of the Ukraine, 280*220 cm
Private Collection

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The Universe, 320*115 cm
Private Collection

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The Cosmos, 220* 100 cm
Private Collection

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The Universe, 320*115 cm
Private Collection

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The Tree of Hope, 220*135 cm pour
Association "Combatte contre la faim"

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Cosmic Energy, 65*53 cm
Private Collection

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The Waterfall, 220*150 cm Exhibition “L’OR BLEU”
at the Maison de l’Artisanat à Marseilles

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The Woman with a Dog, 60*50 cm

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Fascination, 67*52 cm
Private Collection

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Family Portrait, 90* 75 cm
Private Collection

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The Princely Family of Monaco, 85*70 cm
Private Collection

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A Family Portrait, 100*80 cm
Private Collection

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Aphrodite, 130*80 cm
Private Collection

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The Mirror of the Soul, 1007070 cm
Sopatov’s Oil Painting, Sculpture & Mirror

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Mosaic portrait of Natalie Dossetto-Haddad “The Contemplation of Eternity”
Collection privé

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The Mona Lisa, 70*50 cm
Private Collection

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Our Lady of Vladimir Icon, 100*70 cm
in the Petcherska Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kiev, Ukraine

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Saint Georges, 80* 65 cm
Private Collection

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Saint John, 50* 40 cm
Private Collection

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The Saintly Face (of Jesus?), 55*45 cm
UNESCO, Paris

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Dance of the Nymphs, 450*220 cm
at the Lamothe Chateau in the village of Monein (Pyrenees) France

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Decorative Mosaic, 40m²
"Negotiator” Business Center in Odessa, Ukraine

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Coat of Arms & Monogram
Princes Residence at Monaco Cathedral

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Coat of Arms, 100*75 cm
Russian Consulate in Marseilles

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Symbol of the Friendship between France & the Ukraine
13th & 14th Districts Municipal Buildings in Marseilles

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Logo of the P.A.C.A. (Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), 210*100
for the conference room of the Conseil Regional (Regional Council)

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Seated Woman in bronze, 1108550 cm
Private Collection

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A Community of like minded people, 706540 cm
Terra-cotta sculpture dressed with mosaics

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Meditation, bronze, 323215 cm
Private Collection

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St. Anthony of Padua & St. Francis of Asissi, 453525 cm
Sketched at Notre Dame de Paris

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St. James of Compostella, 1208050 cm
Terra-Cotta sculpture dressed with mosaics

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Isadora Duncan’s Dance, 1259845 cm
Sculpture, plaster on a frame

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The Dog’s Marriage, 504030 cm
Terra-Cotta

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Tiger Holding a Sun, 6040 30 cm
AFM Collection, Paris

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The Conflict of Good against Evil, 757575 cm
Low table with mosaic top

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Princess Grace of Monaco, 85*65 cm
Private Collection

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Copy of “St. Paul” by Rembrandt, 45*35 cm
Private Collection

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Great-Grandmother, 50*40 cm
Private Collection

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Landscape, watercolor, 40*30cm

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Landscape, watercolor, 50*40 cm

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Portrait of a Surgeon, 60*50 cm
Private Collection

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"I am delighted that a talented mosaic artist, from Odessa in the Ukraine, lives and works in Marseille. This can only reinforce the bonds created by the twinning of Marseille and Odessa."
Mme Bernadette Chirac - Ex-First Lady of France
"I am captivated by your artistic mosaic creations. Their designs, which are exceptionally clear and harmonious, are an indication of an enormous talent at the service of deep thought."
M. Léonid Koutchma - Ex-President of the Republic of the Ukraine
"You seek to paint, not a real world, but a symbol of one. The scenes shown in the mosaic, History of the Ukraine, are extremely clear. They nicely intersperse with the architectural buildings."
M. Anatoli Orel - Ex-President of the Ukrainian National Commission at UNESCO

Bibliographie

May 10th, 1974

Larissa is born in Odessa, Ukraine

1982

At 8 years, she entered the prestigious School of Fine Arts of B. Grekov

1986

She received the Kiev 1st Prize for Painting, for a portrait of her Great-grandmother the Countess Gousieva, a descendant of Count Rostovtsev

1988

She entered the Fine Arts Academy of B. Grekov in Odessa, where Kandinsky was taught. In 1993 she graduated, top of her year, as a teacher of painting & design.

1993-1996

At the Odessa Fine Arts Academy she perfected her technique in sculpture & mosaics, under the direction of the Sculptor A. Kniazik, gold medal in Rome (student of O. Zadkine).

1996-1997

Invited by the Fine Arts Academy in Athens, she further perfected her techniques, in Sculpture with T. Papayanis & in mosaics with N. Zamanis.

1997

She moved to Marseilles in France, where she lives and works.

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1998

Se installed her first monumental mosaic “Hymn to the Virgin Mary” (8m2) in the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon.
She had an exhibition at the Salon de Printemps in Lyon where she obtained the decorative art prize. Upon order of the President of Ukraine, she created the “History of France” mosaic (9m2), in order to mark his then upcoming official visit.
The result of that work of art was her obtaining the Juliette & Constant Roux prize and her receiving a laureateship at the Marseille Academy of Science, Belles-Lettres & Fine Arts.

1999

She created the “Dance of the Goélands” 250*200 cm mosaic. She had exhibitions at the Salon des Indépendants, at the Salon des artists Français in Paris and at Cannes.

2000

Upon order, for the Château Lamothe in Monein in the Pyrenees, she created the mosaic “Dance of Nymphs” 450*220 cm.

Solo exhibitions at the Ukrainian embassy in Paris & at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon.

2001

She completed a sculpture, covered in mosaics, for the town of Rocamadour.

Creation of a mosaic, “History of the Ukraine” 280*220, upon order, for the Ukrainian embassy in Paris.

Exhibitions at the UNESCO & the Grand Palais in Paris.

2002

She created a sculpture, covered in mosaics, called the “Community of spirit” 65*50*35 cm and a plaster sculpture called “The Dance of Isadora Duncan” 125x98x50 cm for the Odessa Theatre of Opera & Ballet.

2003

She obtained the post of artistic director within the association “Internationale Optimisme dans l’Art” (International Optismism within Art) with the responsibility to supervise the culmination of various artistic projects, cultural events and the creation of artistic works.

She started the creation, upon order of the monumental mosaic “The Life of St. James (Santiago) of Compostela” 500*450 cm for the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon.

Creation, by order of the President of Ukraine, of a mosaic called “Saint Nicolas” 300*105 for Monaco Cathedral.

A solo exhibition in Monaco Cathedral.

2004

Creation & installation, in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves), of a mosaic version of the icon “Our Lady of Vladimir” 100*70 cm.

With a grant from the PACA Region, within “The Universe” project, she created the mosaic “We and the Cosmos” 220x110 cm for an exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

2005

She exhibited at the “Maison de l’Artisanat et des Metiers d’Art” (Crafts and Artistic Trades Centre) in Marseille.

Creation and installation, for a private collection, of “The Mirror of the Soul” 100*70*70 cm.

Creation of a mosaic icon “St. George” 100*70 cm.

Creation, upon order from the President of the Ukraine, of a mosaic “The Mona Lisa, living stone” 70*50 cm.

Solo exhibition at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

2006

She obtained French nationality.

Exhibition of her works, together with those of her students, in the 7th district town hall in Marseille.

Exhibition of her works, together with those of her students, in the Fine Arts Museum in Odessa (Ukraine).

Creation of the mosaic “The Coat of Arms of Russia” for the Russian Consulate in Marseille.

2007

With a grant from the PACA Region, within “The Universe” project, she created the mosaic “The Construction of the Universe” 300*130 cm for an exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

With her works of art, she took part International Festival of the Arts in Kiev. She was awarded a diploma for her artistic creations and cultural activities by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture.

At a conference held at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière & organized by the University of Lyon, theme was the evolution of styles of mosaics from antiquity to our days their influence on the contemporary ones of Larissa, as well as her novel principals which have created a new style.

In front of a panel of art historians from the St. Sophia Cathedral & the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts she defended her thesis and obtained a Doctoral Degree as in the History of Art.

2008

Creation of the mosaic of the Coat of Arms & Monogram of the Principality of Monaco for the Princes seats in Monaco Cathedral.

With a grant from the PACA Region, within “The Universe” project, she created the mosaic “Positive & creative thoughts” 300x130 cm for an exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

Themes of conferences at the 7th district of Marseille and Gémonos town halls.

Preparation for exhibitions at the museum of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev (UNESCO Heritage Site) and the “Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe” (Arts & Crafts Museum) in Hamburg, Germany.

2009

Creation of an installation – synthesis of art “Tree of hope” – for an exhibition and auction sale at the Palais Longchamp in Marseille in aid of the association “30 years of struggle against hunger”.

She continued with the creation, within the framework of The Universe” project, of the third part War & Suffering” and with the preparation of the forth part “Birth & Ascent”.

2010

Creation, for the Mucem (Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations) in Marseille, of a model of a project for an educative & artistic exhibition “Marseille, Provence, St. Baume”.

2012

Creation and installation of a 40 m2 architectural decoration in mosaic for the facade of the “NEGOZIANE” Business Centre in Odessa, Ukraine. Creation of an installation – synthesis of art “Cascade” – for the “L’OR BLEU” (Blue gold) exhibition at the Maison de l’Artisanat et des Metiers d’Art” (Crafts and Artistic Trades Centre) in Marseille. By invitation of the Ukrainian Consulate in Marseille, she took part in exhibition, organized by the City of Marseille, at the Palais des Arts at the Parc Charnot.

2013

She continued with the courses in mosaics, painting and sculpture at the workshops in the Château-Gombert and at Aubagne.

2014

Completion of the execution of a collective mosaic “Lets each one of us place a mosaic stone to develop our region”, with a grant from the PACA (Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur). Installation of the mosaic in the conference room of the PACA. Exhibition of her works, together with those of her students at the Peyrolles-en Provence town hall and at the town tourist office.

2015

Setting up of educational workshops at the Espace de l’Art Contemporain 361º (361º Contemporary Art Area) in the centre of Aix-en-Provence & at the music room of the Frédéric Mistral Centre in Peyrolles-en-Provence.

2016

Exhibition at the Works Commitee council chamber of AIRBUS Helicopters. Creation of a mosaic version of the “GOLDEN HELICOPTER” logo for AIRBUS Helicopters.

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Presentation

After studying art with great success in Odessa and Athens, she came to France. She is, without doubt, the most prominent mosaic artist and has lived there since 1996. Her mother Jeanne, who set up the first Fine Arts Academy in Odessa and the first private home based school in the Ukraine, has been her inspiration. Given her multiple talents, at an early age Larissa chose mosaics and was immediately noticed due to her mastery of chromatic combinations and her capacity to synthesize all the periods of this ancient technique, which goes back 30 centuries. She has obtained up to 300 shades of colors, using marble, granite, quartz & colored glass from all over the world.

"The joy of life and of creating things, together with an admiration of beauty in all its forms and its diffusion through art forms, like mosaics, painting and sculpture, are for me, despite quirks of fate, my goal in life. The present geniuses and those of past centuries have given us the necessary base for our current evolution and our future creativity. An intellectual and creative heritage is a genuine treasure for the human race and it belongs to our universe and each one of us. Thanks to this, we can have pride in what we do."

Mosaics are eternal: Due to the sharp and glowing colors of the material they are made from : gold & silver molten glass, mother-of-pearl, as well as quartz, marble & granite, as well as for their long lifespan; through the creation by an artist based on themes and according to different styles : contemporary, classic, secular, religious, etc… She can offer us extraordinary and unforgettable images that remain engraved on our conscience forever.

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