Elena Ringo

I am interested in classical music, art, poetry, traveling and architecture. My favorite architect is Gaudi.I am a painter from Helsinki, Finland. I was born and grew up in Moscow, where I received art education under the guidance of talented Russian artists, including Juri Korolev, who was a director of Tretyakov Gallery at that time. More than 10 years ago I moved to Finland. Art means a lot to me. I am not only a painter. I have worked as an actress, a journalist,an interpreter, a teacher and as an editor in chief of a magazine in Russian language published in Finland. I am interested in literature and I write novels, which hopefully I will publish someday. I am an independently thinking person. I do not belong to any political party or organized religion. I am against violence, xenophobia, religious intolerance and war. I do not believe in Motherland, too many atrocities were committed on behalf of it. I believe in Universe, it is the only Motherland I know. If millions of people say a stupid thing, it is still a stupid thing.It is important for me to be thinking individualist and to create. I think that real joy comes from love and creative work, not from consuming expensive things. I am fond of classical music and cinematography. I would like to meet people who like my art and have similar interests. My art gallery is not commercial, most of art works here are not for sale. I just want to show my paintings to the world. I like MySpace because it is so democratic. You do not have to pay thousands of euro to art galleries in order to show your art. And you can freely express your opinion here and make new friends. Due to the overwhelming amount of comments I receive every day, I am forced to deny some messages. All comments are read and appreciated, however, advertisements/personal promotions and chain letters will not be submitted.