The Black Queen (2023) Photography by Ianina Ermakova
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This work is an "Open Edition"
Photography,
Giclée Print / Digital Print
- Dimensions Several sizes available
- Several supports available (Fine art paper, Metal Print, Canvas Print)
- Framing Framing available (Floating Frame + Under Glass, Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Categories Conceptual Art Women Portraits
The idea: to tell the true story of the formation of this Great woman - Catherine de' Medici. Under what circumstances her character was forged, immerse her in the context of time and brush off the interpretations of A. Dumas, to which we are so accustomed.
To do this, I decided to divide the project into three shootings: three, in my opinion, key periods of Catherine's life. Three, so as not to overload too much and go into the unnecessary wilds of history.
This is the final shoot. Catherine appears in the usual image of the black queen. Why black? After the death of her beloved husband Henry II, Catherine wore mourning, which she did not take off until the end of her life.
In this shoot, I wanted to show the loneliness of the great queen, who managed to keep France in difficult times of religious conflicts and threats of war with Spain. She was devoted to her children and the country, which did not immediately accept her, until the end of her days. Having lived to the age of sixty-nine, Catherine buried almost all of her sons. Less than a year after her death, the last Valois on the throne, Henry III, died.
The costume has long been ready from the designer of the historical costume Elena Ship. The most difficult thing was to find a model for Catherine de' Medici at the age. We met Victoria on a shoot for a celebrity. She fit perfectly into the image of my heroine.
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Yanina Ermakova has been doing photography since the age of 17, but professionally only since 2010. She has tried her hand at different genres: from subject photography to wedding photography. But in 2019, she discovered the world of fine art photography and she realized that was the kind of photography she wanted to do. In his version, art is historical, fantastic, fairy-tale photography.
She is constantly moving me in this direction: every year, she plans and follows a training course. At the moment, she has a permanent makeup artist on my team who does the most daring makeup. She also works with the best costume rental companies in Moscow and the Moscow region (Russia). She works with decorators who can realize almost any place.
His plans get more and more complicated every year. She takes care of the whole organization herself: from the idea to the presentation of the photos to the public.
She raises questions in her that are important to her, inviting the viewer to think and reflect on this or that subject.
Yanina Ermakova was born in 1983. She lives in the city of Moscow in Russia. She has taken numerous training courses such as one at the New York Institute of Photography course from 2013 to 2019. She has also participated in numerous exhibitions, received numerous awards and publications.
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Nationality:
RUSSIA
- Date of birth : 1983
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Russian Contemporary Artists
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