The Sun Returns | Still Life With a Butterfly

Concept

Olga Kataeva-Rochford is a figurative painter from France. She is a multi-faceted artist : she likes to experiment with materials. Her the most beloved material remains tempera, long-lasting and guaranteed to not fade over time technique. The harmony of its natural pigments reminds of the monumental paintings of the Renaissance and Medieval masters.
Today, she composes works primarily inspired by travel, weaving influences from the Russian landscapes she grew up in as well as artists such as Petrov-Vodkine and Chagall to create a dreamlike world ready for the viewer to dive into.
She works on two core themes. Switching from one to the other gives her a new round of inspiration to convey emotions.
The first theme is maritime art, related to the history of her family. The second is symbolic paintings on philosophical, fairy-tale, mythological subjects. In any case, her art is still always poetic and makes people dream and feel better. Whether she paints dreamlike subjects or seascapes, the main theme remains freedom, joy, the dream of flight, crossings and the exploration of world cultures.