2. Stepanova Nadezhda Stepanova Nadezhda STEPANOVA NADEZDA
(born in 1966)Member, Union of Russian Designers. Member,
International Federation of Artists. Professional painter,
designer.Personal Exhibitions: Nadezhdas Paintings.2006Pushkin
State Literary Museum The Sunny Basket.2007Museum Panorama of the
Battle of BorodinoMoonlit Winter Landscape. 2007/08Museum Panorama
of the Battle of Borodino Philosophy of Nadezhda (Hope). 20082 3
All-Russia State Library of Foreign Literature Nadezhda is a
regular participant of Saatchi Online virtual gallery. Group
Exhibitions:Moscow International Artistic Saloon 2007.2007A
personal stand.The 1st International Festival of Arts2007
Traditions and the Present (a personal stand) in Manege Central
Exhibition Hall ArtKutuzov Project.2007Museum Panorama of the
Battle of BorodinoMILLIONAIRE FAIR . Crocus Expo 2007 2007
MILLIONAIRE FAIR The 2nd International Festival of Arts Traditions
and the Present2008 (a personal stand) in Manege Central Exhibition
HallART FAIR TOKYO 2009. Tokyo International Forum20092010 - ART
FAIR TOKYO 2010. 2010 Tokyo International Forum
3. Stepanova NadezhdaStepanova NadezhdaA lively decora ve
manner, open-ness, artless beauty and innerdepth mark the style of
Moscow ar stStepanova Nadezhda, whose work hasbecome a rare
synthesis of two schoolsof pain ng: the Russian avant-gardeand
tradi onal Japanese ukiyo-e.Her subjects are noted for their
unspa-ring simplicity and profound naivet.4 These quali es draw
Nadezhdas pain-5ngs to the viewer and capture his orher a en on. In
them, one can easilyread all the colors of being translatedinto
signs and symbols that bear theimprint of individuality and the ar
stsunique signature. In her works, the ar-st gives preference to
the surface ofthe canvas, the play of unusual colorsand the melody
of rhythm. As a result,the canvases have a rare vivacity
andexpressiveness without excess or un-wanted details. This
deliberate brevitygives Nadezhdas works a special ringof
truth.
4. Stepanova Nadezhda Stepanova NadezhdaT he tools Nazdezhda
uses to con-vey her idea to the viewer aredeep local colors,
precise, perfectlines and posi ve images that makeher pain ngs
breathe and ll themwith life. The simplicity and perfec-on of the
drawing is complementedby the intricacy of the gures in theoil pain
ng. Bold, thick brushstrokesadd volume to Nadezhdas works,and the
symbolic images imprinted6 on them suddenly come alive and 7acquire
a third dimension.The themes of the images Nade-zhda turns to are
extremely varied.Its as if the ar st is trying to weavetogether all
the strands of existencein all its diversity. Whether land-scapes,
plants, animals or people,the subjects are revealed in themost
unexpected color and graphicsolu ons. Each image is a mystery or an
allegory, with an essence that may consist of only a few shades of
color or brushstrokes.
5. Stepanova Nadezhda Stepanova Nadezhda T he works in Dialogs
with the Masters series are worth a sepa- rate discussion. These
canvases are a fusion of the contempla ve Eastern mind and Russian
expressiveness, classic simplicity of forms and a amboyant clash of
colors, tradi onal images and avant-garde symbolism. Using brush
and canvas, the ar st carries on conversations with Ka- zimir
Malevich, Tom Wesselmann,8 9 Alphonse Mucha and Japanese ukiyo-e
masters. The works in the Dialogs series, like Nadezhdas other
series of pain ngs, are permeated with individuality: they are the
ar- sts fresh reading of a meless clas- sic. For all the richness
and diversity of their genres, all of Nadezhdas works without excep
on are dis nguished by lightness, op mism and psycho- logical
comfort. Her pain ngs not only gladden the eye, but also sooth the
soul, bringing a natural, na ve warmth to it that is almost forgo
en today.