Olga Klaptsova
She was born in Grozny, a sculptor from Moscow, and a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia. In 2013, she began studying sculpture and the art of plasticity at the studio of the renowned sculptor and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Vadim Kirillov. At the end of 2021, she began her professional career. To date, she has participated in more than 15 exhibitions, fairs, and art projects in Russia, Europe, and the UAE. Her works are held in private collections in France, Switzerland, England, the UAE, and the United States, as well as in many cities across Russia.
Significant Exhibitions, Festivals, and Fairs
2024
2023
2022
2021
Significant Exhibitions, Festivals, and Fairs
2024
- Exhibition "Art and Goodness" Omelchenko Gallery, Moscow
- Exhibition "Tryn*Trava. Modern Russian Style", Moscow
- Group exhibition at KIFF&MARAIS Gallery in Paris
- Participation in Portes ouvertes project of the French Artists Association, Clamart
- Art3f Paris Contemporary Art Fair, Paris, France
- Curatorial project "Equilibrium", Moscow
- Art Moscow Art Fair, Moscow
- FEDINI Gallery's project "Nous sommes Isi" in Nice, France
2023
- Art3f Paris Contemporary Art Fair
- ORLOVFASHION, Moscow Region
- "Speed of Life / VITESSE de VIE," Skolkovo, RENOVA LAB
- ZODIAC ART FEST, ZILART, Moscow
- "Classics Without Words / Classique sans mots," Skolkovo, RENOVA LAB
- "Firebird. Spring 2023," Expocenter, Moscow
- "Grounding," Molbert Gallery, St. Petersburg
- Solo Exhibition "Moving Forces," LIN Gallery, Moscow
- Solo Exhibition "Cutting Off the Superfluous," Biblio Globus Art Gallery, Moscow
- Arts&Fashion Project "Magic Spring," Moscow
- AnkaraArtFair, Turkey, Ankara
- WorldArtDubai, UAE, Dubai
- Solo Exhibition "In Motion. Open Letters," Moscow
- "Unique Russia," Gostiny Dvor, Moscow
2022
- Art Project "Weightlessness," Skolkovo, RENOVA LAB
- Exhibition at Decortex Prestige, Moscow
- "Pure Art," "Kvartira S" Gallery, Moscow
- "No One Does It Like This!" "Kvartira S" Gallery, Moscow
2021
- Vernissage at Artplay, Moscow
klaptsova.art@gmail.com
"Art Deco Girl", 2022
This work is inspired by the creative legacy of the "Russian Seasons" ballet troupe of Diaghilev and is executed in the Art Deco style. The brilliance and luxury, the overflowing desire to savor life, aesthetic refinement, and the fleeting moment of harmony – all of these elements represent the eternal dance of Art Deco. The bronze decorative sculpture becomes one of the symbols of this movement, embodying the same opulent and sophisticated beauty. With this piece, I pay tribute to the past and offer an homage to the great masters.
This work is inspired by the creative legacy of the "Russian Seasons" ballet troupe of Diaghilev and is executed in the Art Deco style. The brilliance and luxury, the overflowing desire to savor life, aesthetic refinement, and the fleeting moment of harmony – all of these elements represent the eternal dance of Art Deco. The bronze decorative sculpture becomes one of the symbols of this movement, embodying the same opulent and sophisticated beauty. With this piece, I pay tribute to the past and offer an homage to the great masters.
"Art Deco Girl" 2022, Bronze casting, Italian marble stone, 24 x 20 cm
"Two" 2021, Bronze casting, 30 x 22 cm
"Two", 2021
"Do not unclasp entwined hands, do not separate lips from lips, we will part on our own soon, wait, Singer of Parting."
It is a beautiful thing when someone holds you tightly and won't let go, even when you long to break free into the unknown.
"Do not unclasp entwined hands, do not separate lips from lips, we will part on our own soon, wait, Singer of Parting."
It is a beautiful thing when someone holds you tightly and won't let go, even when you long to break free into the unknown.
"Equilibrium", 2022
Each person is responsible for their own world. And when suddenly your World falls apart, allow it to collapse. But hold on, maintain your balance, stay poised, balancing on the edge. Preserve your inner peace, your sleep, your dream!
Each person is responsible for their own world. And when suddenly your World falls apart, allow it to collapse. But hold on, maintain your balance, stay poised, balancing on the edge. Preserve your inner peace, your sleep, your dream!
"Equilibrium" 2022, Bronze casting, Carrara marble, 40 x 15 cm
"Dance (in a whirl)" 2015, Bronze casting, serpentine stone, 38x20 cm.
"Dance (in a whirl)", 2015
Don't stop, move toward your goal. An attempt to merge Zen philosophy with jazz improvisation. When you've lost your connection with the world, when your soul is in chaos, when you feel erased within yourself—dance, don’t stop, dance while the music plays. Life is a dance, and no one will dance it better than you.
Don't stop, move toward your goal. An attempt to merge Zen philosophy with jazz improvisation. When you've lost your connection with the world, when your soul is in chaos, when you feel erased within yourself—dance, don’t stop, dance while the music plays. Life is a dance, and no one will dance it better than you.
"Dancing Dali" 2014
Whirling, lightness, the curve of the neck, the turn of the head. Why suffer when we can dance instead?
The sculptor's work is labor-intensive but captivating. Imagination is the key to creation, the reflection of what we draw into our lives. Every line, every shape conveys the inner essence of the image.
Whirling, lightness, the curve of the neck, the turn of the head. Why suffer when we can dance instead?
The sculptor's work is labor-intensive but captivating. Imagination is the key to creation, the reflection of what we draw into our lives. Every line, every shape conveys the inner essence of the image.
"Dancing Dali" 2014, Bronze casting, 31x23 cm.
"Assol. Toward the Sun" 2023, Bronze casting, patination, natural stone, 28x15 cm.
"Assol. Toward the Sun", 2023
It’s hard to exist in a world where there’s no room for fairy tales. Hopes and dreams, intertwined with the burdens of reality, come together in this envisioned figure, embodying the symbolism of life’s trials.
Create your own world where dreams are achievable; rejoice in life, the world, and the sun! Stay true to your dream. In my works, it’s not so much the precise form as the essence of the shell that conceals the character within. The body as a language, the gesture as the soul.
It’s hard to exist in a world where there’s no room for fairy tales. Hopes and dreams, intertwined with the burdens of reality, come together in this envisioned figure, embodying the symbolism of life’s trials.
Create your own world where dreams are achievable; rejoice in life, the world, and the sun! Stay true to your dream. In my works, it’s not so much the precise form as the essence of the shell that conceals the character within. The body as a language, the gesture as the soul.
"Dualité (Duality)", 2023
Duality. Dual relationships are those of complete mutual complementarity and support—the most optimal and comfortable, where no adaptation is necessary, where, in communication with a dual, a person can remain truly themselves. Two sides of the same coin.
Is such harmony possible? Or is it just an illusion? The faces in my works are often blurred, undefined.
Duality. Dual relationships are those of complete mutual complementarity and support—the most optimal and comfortable, where no adaptation is necessary, where, in communication with a dual, a person can remain truly themselves. Two sides of the same coin.
Is such harmony possible? Or is it just an illusion? The faces in my works are often blurred, undefined.
"Dualité (Duality)" 2023, Bronze casting, patination, natural stone, 57x41 cm.
"Experiment №3" 2023, Bronze, polishing, natural stone, 15x25 cm.
"Experiment №3", 2023
A form beyond illusory space, seemingly abstract at first glance yet entirely intentional. Abstraction in sculpture isn’t just a massive chunk of clay, plastic, or repurposed waste. It can, first and foremost, be beautiful. And secondly...?
Fragments, patches, and splashes of polished bronze on natural stone. The straight line is perfect and thus lifeless, like a flawless and ideal statue. The curved line, on the other hand, is imperfect yet human, alive.
A form beyond illusory space, seemingly abstract at first glance yet entirely intentional. Abstraction in sculpture isn’t just a massive chunk of clay, plastic, or repurposed waste. It can, first and foremost, be beautiful. And secondly...?
Fragments, patches, and splashes of polished bronze on natural stone. The straight line is perfect and thus lifeless, like a flawless and ideal statue. The curved line, on the other hand, is imperfect yet human, alive.
"Ballerina"
Ballet, dance, a leap, one step... Become the choreographer of your own life!
Ballet, dance, a leap, one step... Become the choreographer of your own life!
"Ballerina", Bronze casting, serpentine stone, 36x37 cm.
"Unity" 2023, Bronze casting, 33x16 cm.
"Unity", 2023
Rough, chiseled forms, half-faces in a flat plane. A different kind of realism, strange and mysterious, offering a deeper aesthetic of perceiving the image through the plane. The images themselves are blurred, undefined. Unity on the edge of ambivalence, psychological blur, sympathy and repulsion at once.
Rough, chiseled forms, half-faces in a flat plane. A different kind of realism, strange and mysterious, offering a deeper aesthetic of perceiving the image through the plane. The images themselves are blurred, undefined. Unity on the edge of ambivalence, psychological blur, sympathy and repulsion at once.
"Medora. To the Sea."
Let us turn to the world of feelings and emotions. We contrast the real world with the fantastical and reduce everything to one dramatic situation—the struggle for love. Gentle Medora, full of devotion and adoration, is the beloved of the pirate leader, the hero of the ballet and Byron’s eponymous poem The Corsair. She escaped slavery aboard a ship and, while waiting for her lover, sits on a rock, gazing into the vast sea. It’s as if she sees the image of her romantic hero and hears the song of the wind...
Be free. Be wild.
Let us turn to the world of feelings and emotions. We contrast the real world with the fantastical and reduce everything to one dramatic situation—the struggle for love. Gentle Medora, full of devotion and adoration, is the beloved of the pirate leader, the hero of the ballet and Byron’s eponymous poem The Corsair. She escaped slavery aboard a ship and, while waiting for her lover, sits on a rock, gazing into the vast sea. It’s as if she sees the image of her romantic hero and hears the song of the wind...
Be free. Be wild.
"Medora. To the Sea", Bronze casting, granite stone, 25x20 cm.
"Experiment №5", Bronze, quartzite stone, 19x18x9 cm.
"Experiment №5"
The beauty of natural stone paired with the charm and joy of bronze. What is it like to grasp a rare, quiet, and motionless state, so uncommon in everyday life? A state far removed from the bustle, standing on the threshold of "other" worlds—a moment of attentive gazing and deep listening…
The beauty of natural stone paired with the charm and joy of bronze. What is it like to grasp a rare, quiet, and motionless state, so uncommon in everyday life? A state far removed from the bustle, standing on the threshold of "other" worlds—a moment of attentive gazing and deep listening…
"Equilibrium in the Small"
Everyone is responsible for their own world. And when your world suddenly collapses, let it crumble. Just hold yourself steady—maintain balance, teeter on the edge. Preserve your inner peace, your sleep, your dream!
Everyone is responsible for their own world. And when your world suddenly collapses, let it crumble. Just hold yourself steady—maintain balance, teeter on the edge. Preserve your inner peace, your sleep, your dream!
"Equilibrium in the Small", Bronze, quartzite stone, 12.5x5.0 cm.
"Assol in the Small. Toward the Sun", Bronze casting, gilding, quartzite stone, 13x7 cm.
"Assol in the Small. Toward the Sun."
It’s hard to exist in a world without room for fairy tales. Hopes and dreams, intertwined with the burdens of reality, converge in this envisioned figure to symbolize life’s trials.
Create your own world where dreams come true; rejoice in life, the world, and the sun! Stay true to your dream. In my works, it’s not the precise form but the very essence of the shell that conceals the character within. The body as language, the gesture as essence.
It’s hard to exist in a world without room for fairy tales. Hopes and dreams, intertwined with the burdens of reality, converge in this envisioned figure to symbolize life’s trials.
Create your own world where dreams come true; rejoice in life, the world, and the sun! Stay true to your dream. In my works, it’s not the precise form but the very essence of the shell that conceals the character within. The body as language, the gesture as essence.
"Overcoming"
When contradictions and doubts tear at you, hurry to project everything that unsettles or frightens you onto a sculpture. Sing a hymn to Overcoming! Light is everywhere—if only you can learn to see it.
When contradictions and doubts tear at you, hurry to project everything that unsettles or frightens you onto a sculpture. Sing a hymn to Overcoming! Light is everywhere—if only you can learn to see it.
"Overcoming", Bronze, slate stone, 32x33 cm.
"Assol. Toward the Sun" 2023, Bronze casting, gilding, quartzite stone, 29x15 cm.
"Assol. Toward the Sun", 2023
It’s hard to live in a world without room for fairy tales. Hopes and dreams, intertwined with the burdens of reality, come together in this envisioned figure, embodying the symbolism of life’s trials.
Create your own world where dreams are attainable; rejoice in life, the world, and the sun! Stay true to your dream. In my works, it’s not the specific form but the very essence of the shell that conceals the character within. The body as language, the gesture as essence.
It’s hard to live in a world without room for fairy tales. Hopes and dreams, intertwined with the burdens of reality, come together in this envisioned figure, embodying the symbolism of life’s trials.
Create your own world where dreams are attainable; rejoice in life, the world, and the sun! Stay true to your dream. In my works, it’s not the specific form but the very essence of the shell that conceals the character within. The body as language, the gesture as essence.
Girl on a Rock. Homage to Picasso, 2023
A recognition of love to one artist.
A recognition of love to one artist.
Girl on a Rock. Homage to Picasso, 2023, Bronze Casting, Jaspis Stone, 37x14x10 cm.
Angel, 2023, Bronze Casting, Granite Stone, 23x8x10 cm.
Angel, 2023
I often think about them OVER THERE, the Angels, how they exist, how they descend to people on earth. Angels are motion-stopping beings. A sculpture is a motion that has stopped, frozen in place. Listen to your Angel.
I often think about them OVER THERE, the Angels, how they exist, how they descend to people on earth. Angels are motion-stopping beings. A sculpture is a motion that has stopped, frozen in place. Listen to your Angel.
Lightning Bolt, 2024
A spark, an insight, a lightning bolt! How many times do we need to turn on and off the light before realizing that the Inner Light works on the same principle - with one effort you set in motion the impulse of implementation, and after that, you can no longer intervene.
A spark, an insight, a lightning bolt! How many times do we need to turn on and off the light before realizing that the Inner Light works on the same principle - with one effort you set in motion the impulse of implementation, and after that, you can no longer intervene.
Lightning Bolt 2024, Bronze Casting, Quartz Stone, 33x25x15 cm.
Avelin. Little Bird 2024. Bronze, Casting, Italian Marble, 38x26x10 cm.
Avelin. Little Bird, 2024
There are people who are like sunbeams through stained glass, a moon reflected in the saltwater waves, a word that chased away bad dreams. Avelin - like a small bird that appears, and suddenly the air is filled with summer, amber, and linden.
There are people who are like sunbeams through stained glass, a moon reflected in the saltwater waves, a word that chased away bad dreams. Avelin - like a small bird that appears, and suddenly the air is filled with summer, amber, and linden.
Anabel, 2024
Grace. Soft, sensitive to emotions, but with a firm and resolute character, with a refined taste and an absolute hit in the category of 'quiet luxury'. Elegance and beauty.
Grace. Soft, sensitive to emotions, but with a firm and resolute character, with a refined taste and an absolute hit in the category of 'quiet luxury'. Elegance and beauty.
Anabel 2024, Bronze Casting, Italian Marble, 25x20x10 cm.
Spark 2024, Bronze Casting with Patination, 30x22x18 cm.
Spark, 2024
One spark is all we need.
One spark is all we need.
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain, 2024
She's about inner strength and dignity! She conquers hearts, overcoming obstacles. She hews out gold and precious gems from stone. The main idea is that only a brave spirit and honest self-worth receive gifts from fate.
She's about inner strength and dignity! She conquers hearts, overcoming obstacles. She hews out gold and precious gems from stone. The main idea is that only a brave spirit and honest self-worth receive gifts from fate.
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain 2024, Bronze Casting with Patination, Gray Marble Stone, 35x14x16 cm.
Little Girl Art Deco 2024, Bronze on Quartz Stone, 15x10x8 cm.
Little Girl Art Deco, 2024
Lightness, elegance, and beauty.
Lightness, elegance, and beauty.
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