Born in Russia, Liliya Garipova is currently residing in North Haven, Connecticut, USA, producing oil paintings in the symbolism genre. As a self-taught artist, she considers her painting to be primarily a means of self-investigation. Thus, every piece of work has its own pre-history, the meaning of which she explains in terms of Carl Jung's psychoanalytical theory. Liliya has never painted from nature, and has no formal academic background in art. Her main sources of inspiration are the images from the unconscious arising in dreams and visions. She believes...more