Anyuta Gusakova – Artist Biography
Anyuta Gusakova was born and raised in the port city of Vladivostok in the Pacific frontier of Soviet Russia. Since early childhood art became her land of freedom, imagination and beauty where she would escape from social restraints. At 14 she graduated from a 4-year classical visual art school for gifted children. While obtaining her BFA in linguistics from a local university, Anyuta spent a few years doing internships with Vladivostok porcelain factories. There she learnt all the processes of ceramic manufacturing. After graduating from the university with an English Translator Diploma, Anyuta moved to Moscow and enrolled into the Stroganov University of Art and Design to focus on classical art forms with major in Sculpture. During that time she worked on numerous commissions. That experience gave her invaluable knowledge and upgraded her skill. It also taught her to seek out for her own artistic voice so she could create her own dreams. After graduating art school, Anyuta immigrated to Canada to pursue a path of independent professional artist. Anyuta currently resides in Vancouver BC.
阿纽塔·古萨科娃 – 艺术家简介
Anyuta Gusakova (阿纽塔·古萨科娃) 在苏俄太平洋边境的港口城市符拉迪沃斯托克 (海参崴) 出生和长大。自从艺术成为她自由、想象力和美丽的向往以来，她摆脱束缚， 14 岁时，她毕业于一所为期 4 年的天才儿童古典视觉艺术学校。在获得当地大学语言学学士学位的同时，她花了几年时间在海参崴的瓷厂实习。在那里，她学习了陶瓷制造的所有过程。大学毕业并获得英语翻译文凭后，Anyuta 移居莫斯科，进入斯特罗加诺夫艺术与设计大学学习雕塑专业，专注于古典艺术形式。在那段时间里，她参与了许多创作。这段经历给了她宝贵的知识，提升了她的技能，还教会她寻找自己的艺术声音，这样她就可以创造自己的梦想。美术学院毕业后，Anyuta移居加拿大，追求独立专业艺术家的道路。 Anyuta 目前居住加拿大卑诗省温哥华。
Anyuta Gusakova – Artist Statement
“The ‘inner child’ is the pure core of the human psyche where individual desires, emotions and dreams are nested. It is our true self, our creative nature, our free spirit, and a life force. It is through our inner child that we experience inspiration, joy, and happiness. Sometimes, as we grow up, we develop other elements of our personality that are more rigid, controlling, and limit our inner child. We stop believing in our dreams and start believing in our limitations.
I was raised in a family and a culture that prioritized must over want. The desires and needs of others were proclaimed more important than my own. I was missing warmth, softness, and verbal and physical expressions of love and acceptance. My inner child felt unworthy of love. When I grew up, I knew that in order to dream big and feel fulfilled in life, I had to learn how to take care of my inner child and give it the love it deserves. Creating art from a very young age has been my way of finding comfort, balance, and happiness. Art has been a place of self-acceptance, fun, laughter, and unlimited possibilities. It has been a sanctuary for my inner child to feel safe, protected, and loved in. Now I want to share this magic with others. I want to help people heal their inner child by offering art that is loving, inviting, playful, and whimsical with its soft, round, smooth, and bright shapes that are affectionate and uplifting.” – Anyuta Gusakova
阿纽塔·古萨科娃 – 艺术家陈述
“‘内在小孩’是人类心灵的纯粹核心，个人的欲望、情感和梦想都寄托于此。它是我们的真实自我、我们的创造天性、我们的自由精神和生命力。正是通过我们的内在小孩，我们才能体验到灵感、快乐和幸福。有时，随着我们的成长，我们的个性中会发展出其他元素，这些元素更加僵化、控制欲强，并限制我们的内在小孩。我们不再相信自己的梦想，开始相信自己的局限性。
我在一个家庭和文化中长大，这种文化优先考虑必须而不是欲望。别人的欲望和需求被认为比我自己的更重要。我缺少温暖、温柔，以及爱和接受的口头和身体表达。我的内在小孩觉得自己不值得被爱。长大后，我知道，为了有远大的梦想并在生活中感到满足，我必须学会如何照顾我的内在小孩，并给予它应得的爱。从很小的时候开始创作艺术就是我寻找安慰、平衡和幸福。艺术一直是自我接纳、乐趣、欢笑和无限可能的地方。它是我内心的孩子感到安全、受到保护和被爱的避难所。现在我想与他人分享这种魔力。我想通过提供充满爱、吸引力、好玩和异想天开的艺术来帮助人们治愈他们内心的孩子，这些艺术的柔软、圆润、光滑和明亮的形状令人深情和振奋。”-Anyuta Gusakova
