Irina Daylene

American artist of Russian origin, Irina Daylene is well known in the American art scene.

Hailing from Moscow, Russia, upon arrival in the U.S. she attended the Culver City Figurative Sculpture Art Studio in Los Angeles, and started working as a professional sculptor.

Her works remain predominantly unknown to a wide foreign and Russian audience, although many of them are found in private collections in Moscow. We met and spoke with Irina Daylene in Dubai, UAE, where she recently paid a friendly visit.

It was a pleasure to communicate with this artist, a smiling, charming, brilliantly educated and goal-oriented creative personality. There was immediately this feeling that we had known each other for a long time, and as the conversation progressed, it became clear that, if Irina Daylene were ever to hold an exhibition of her works here, it would be interesting to the Dubai audience not only because it represents contemporary American art, but also as it brings much-needed positive emotions for everyone.

Three Dimensional World

Irina, we are glad to meet you in Dubai. I would like to start with the question that’s been on my mind for a while – why a beautiful, young and fragile woman decided to dedicate herself to a hard and difficult profession of a sculptor?

First, because I find it captivating to work with clay. When you work with your hands, you feel the material differently. I began my path with painting, actually. Later I tried my hand at sculpting, took a couple of courses and fell in love with it. I worked 5 days a week, taking almost no breaks. I would take my work home and kept mastering them. I would also stay late at the shop, creating. To be honest, I am happy to have discovered this artistic genre.