Nov. '19: Featured Artist: Irina Klyuev

November 2019 Featured Artist

Acclaimed Pianist & Multidisciplinary Artist
Irina Klyuev
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Listen to Irina play Rachmaninov's "Etude Tableau in F Sharp":

Irina Klyuev (a.k.a. Irina Ideas) is an acclaimed pianist and multidisciplinary artist who was born in Montenegro. She began studying piano at the age of eight at a music school in Niksic, then continued her studies under the tutelage of Vladimir Bockarjov, a pianist from Moscow. At the age of 15, she passed the entrance exams to attend the University of Montenegro, Academy of Music, where she studied with Professor Boris Kraljevic for four years and completed her degree with high distinction.

She continued to study piano as well as a wide spectrum of disciplines (social sciences, arts and business) at universities in Western Europe and the United States. She built an international career at an early age as a classical pianist, participating in and winning many international competitions. She has recorded numerous CDs, which she provides as free downloads for the public.

Having a diverse and unique ideology toward innovation at the intersection of arts and social science, she has placed a strong emphasis on the development of internet resources to reach a broad online audience.

Irina has also been creating works of art in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation art. She participates in international residencies, exhibiting her work both in physical localities and online. Every piece of art that she creates is accompanied by a written essay, exploring a wide range of subjects from highly philosophical to fantastical and mythological.

Irina believes in open source and the use of technology and the internet to educate, universalize and demystify the world of art. She intends to create an open dialogue with a broad spectrum of audiences on the internet, especially via live streaming. She streams most of her artistic pursuits, whether practicing the piano for preparation of a recording or creating works of visual art (painting, sculpture, installation, landscape design, etc.).

She is a member of the Past Preservers organization, which brings together experts, historians, artists and archaeologists who use modern technology to promote historically significant localities. She runs the website www.musebuz.com, which promotes and deepens the awareness of 20th-century and contemporary artists.

“Direction of the individual and society can often be determined by what inspires us the most…It is up to each of us to seize the opportunity to explore, to create, to reach beyond the stars and, in doing so, to inspire, not only those around us, but future generations.”

~ Irina Klyuev (partial statement from website)