Discover the contemporary work of ELEGANTCHIKOVA

Elena Gantchikova's creativity is inspired by a rich tapestry of experiences and a deep academic background in music and the arts. Her inspiration stems from her extensive training in various disciplines, including drawing, painting, molding, history of art, composition of music, piano performance, art research, musicology research, literature and theater and new technologies in music and in arts.

As a cultural observer and music critic, she is constantly engaged with the creative, pedagogical, and enlightening aspects of art. Her work is influenced by her synesthetic abilities, which allow her to "hear" colors, and her research in the field of art synthesis, where she combines traditional techniques with the latest technologies.

Each of her works is an exploration of the sensory experiences, aiming to create a harmonious and luminous oasis, a refuge for peace of mind and light.

Elena's multifaceted background, including her studies at prestigious institutions like the Moscow School of Fine Arts, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Paris Conservatory, as well as her research at IRCAM, CNRS, and EHESS (Paris), IMEB (Bourge), Akademie der Künste and Technische Universität Berlin, Paul Sacher Stiftung and University of Basel (Switzerland) has provided her with a broad spectrum of influences that shape her artistic expression.

Her compositions, multimedia installations, and performances are not just artistic endeavors but also a form of research and a quest for new experiences. All of her work is interconnected as part of a cohesive and comprehensive artistic worldview.

Welcome to the wonderful world of my creative imagination.

Elena Gantchikova a.k.a. Elegantchikova is a polyvalent multidisciplinary surrealist artist, who is experimenting and exploring the fusion of academic arts techniques with the latest technological advancements of today.

She divides her time between creativity, research and teaching.

She works in the techniques of drawing and painting, assemblage, collage, instrumental and electroacoustic musical composition, video editing and mixing, installation and performance, thus creating her own harmonious space from of sounds, shapes, colors and aromas, serving as a refuge for the listener and viewer from the anxieties, worries and traumas of today's outside world.

Hiding from the terrible reality of today, Covid, wars, environmental destruction of the planet and the suffering of millions of disadvantaged people, the artist tries to create her own beautiful world of refuge. She shares it with her viewers, listeners, readers, students and customers. She invites them into her fragile illusory world of goodness, warmth, consolation, reconciliation, serenity, harmony, peace, light, peace and beauty. Thus, she continues the path of the artists of antiquity and the Renaissance, who created in the midst of wars and suffering, and left behind beautiful works of art.

The synthesis of the arts is the family atmosphere in which she spent her childhood among artists of different professions, her multifaceted education, which she received from early childhood, those creative experiences in different types of art, which she's been doing for as long as she can remember. The artist is always open to learning and to new research and experiences.

The musician and artist believes that the purpose of designing her artwork is to create a harmonious and luminous oasis a refuge to find peace of mind and light, as opposed to evil and horror. And the more terrible the political news of today, the more important it is to create a counterweight to them.

In her works she combines her own music and painting, photographs and paintings of her father and piano music from the classical and romantic repertoire in her own performance.

Elena Ganchikova is engaged in research and experimental creation in the artistic synthesis of musical, sound and visual arts, mastering both traditional academic techniques and the latest digital technologies. The result is a unique fusion that addresses all channels of human perception.

You can buy her paintings and crafts separately, view her video works, and listen to her music separately, but the fullest picture of her work can be obtained from her performances in the space of her installations, in which she unites all forms of art into a single whole.

Of course, Elena is engaged in teaching, imparting her experience, knowledge and skills to her students.

For many years, Elena has been working as a music and arts journalist and critic, never missing a single interesting Parisian cultural event or a theater, opera and concert premiere, publishing detailed reports and analyzes of what happened, both in the form of an article for the press and in the form of video reports. She believes it is very important to always be aware of all cultural news and trends and to learn from her colleagues.

As an heiress, Elena Ganchikova is engaged in the promotion and dissemination of the artistic heritage of her late father
Valery Gantchikov (Ganchikov) (1937-2015) artist-painter, photograph, engineer-architect, doctor of technical sciences.