By 35 years of creative activity Katya Medvedeva timed solo exhibition, which opens today, February 1, 2011 in Hall № 14 CHA. It is expected that the exhibition will last two weeks

This year Katya Katya (Katherine) Medvedev to celebrate the creative anniversary - 35 years in art. The artist remembers that April 10, 1976 was organized its first exhibition - a club of Trade, where she worked at the time. The fact that the career of the artist is a planned event for Medvedev meant a rebirth. From all sides - a complex, strong-willed, swivel action. The young artist was then 39 years. She worked in a very vulnerable to an unprepared audience naive style. And besides, in a country controlled by the artistic process, in which the Common artist simply had no opportunity to earn a living by his art. Spin as you want or go to the league, "artists of the day off." Katia his right to be defended by the artist. Without the stars from the sky, and with the help of an old Russian recipe "patience and hard work».

What it is worth it, known only to her friends and family. But today the de facto Katja Medvedev - armor-piercing cartridge in the holder Russian naive art. So powerful that it generates discussion: can a professional artist primitivist style refers to the art of the naive. Medvedev is really distracting from the overall series. A sensitive artist, colorist, she often overplays the class. What is particularly striking in retrospect naive art.

Medvedev had long been in demand and successful. At the same time her work has been and remains accessible to people with average incomes. Albeit to a lesser extent than before. Over the years a wide range of genuine fans. And not forced "theorists", and the practical owners of works. For collectors of Russian art of the naive artist serve as a natural core of the collection. But the best work of Medvedeva include in their collection, even those collectors, who generally do not close topic primitivism. Her name, in particular, can be found in the book "The Other Art" among the participants of the resonant "Retrospective of Moscow Artists. 1957-1987 "- in an exhibition in 1987, bringing together dozens of artists on Profsoyuznaya, 100, which with great difficulty, managed to defend the curators Talochkin Leonid, Leonid Bazhanov, Andrei Erofeev and Vitaly Patsyukovu. In Moscow, Medvedev since the early 1980's. Workshops friends, the circle of artists of Trade Union ... It has long been friends and worked with legendary expressionist Vladimir Yakovlev , in some way took care of him. Save the screen amateur footage Yakovleva at work (film by Eric Baghdasaryan), on which Kate Medvedev movingly persuaded fascinated Yakovlev keep your eyes, relax, take a break.

Katya Medvedeva Romeo and Julia. 2006 Watercolour, mixed media

KATYA MEDVEDEV Kazan. 2006

first solo exhibition Katya Medvedeva took place in Moscow in 1981. In 1994 and 1997, the artist participated in the International Triennale of Naive Art INSITA (Bratislava), where Russia was represented by 30 authors, including Tatiana Elenok, Yelena Volkova, Love Maikov and Leonid Purygin .

Recently, for the year is usually held two personal exhibitions in Moscow, a few desktops in the regions and some group exhibition of projects involving her work. By today's standards a very good intensive mode - a sign of unflagging interest in creativity. Medvedev, in particular, a regular participant FESTNAIVov (for example, in 2007 and 2010). Perhaps the most resounding exhibition in recent years has personalka "My soul painting" in the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin, in February 2004.

In absolute recognition, her paintings are very different. Periods of exploration and experimentation are replaced by calm, usually more decorative design periods found ideas. During these periods, Medvedev worked at the peak of inspiration and need to catch these works, even with the overpayment, without waiting for the favorable surprise. The most known and popular among collectors theme of ballet and a very fine scenery of the ancient Russian cities. It would seem that in the commercial logic of this should lead to a solid pipeline of dancers and Staraya Ladoga. But this is not true. It is evident that its subjects - always tip on the positive and dramatic processes in the world, the concentration of personal experiences and inner feelings. Sometimes much to the detriment of the commercial side - who are from collectors need tough problem "political" stories? However, such an approach - a sure indicator of the sincerity of creativity, his unruly situation. In the past seven years on her canvases are increasing religious subjects. But the whole idea of ​​art has always determines the brightness impression - a new reading the book, memories of the trip, the television broadcast. Last year, for example, from a trip to America Katya brought dozens of luxury works, inspired by the lights of distant cities. Strong emotions are converted into very energetic paintings. Spoiled pictures, the audience knows little offensively schedule Medvedeva. No bright acrylic and lurex in terse expressive means is particularly noticeable talent painter. Her bouquets or the same ballerina, but in watercolors have a very special "sound". Things sometimes, so do not look like paintings, even nasmotrenny cowardly man will look for a signature.

Katya Medvedeva Cat Xenia. 2007

Katya Medvedeva Trinity. 2005

Often there is a strong pattern transferred from the exhibition space in terms of apartments, causing discomfort to the owner. Tire, begin to irritate, without any formal explanation. With pictures of Katya Medvedeva nothing of the sort happens. Things are very good. Things are very Russian (no wonder they love the foreign collectors). Attracted to him both adults and children. Several works himself surrounded by more than six years - know only sometimes interchanged. With new guests wondering: "What the artist Katya Medvedev?" "How old is she?" "How 74? Can not be. " Generally, kindness, humanity - it is define things in her work. And fate, perhaps, too. The artist, whose hard getting any in my life, still finds a good word for the audience.

Works Katya Medvedeva presented at the Moscow Museum-estate "Tsarina's" House of Folk Art in Moscow, the Municipal Museum of Naive Art in Moscow, the Museum Charlotte Zander in Germany, other museums and private collections.

By 35 years of creative activity Katya Medvedeva timed solo exhibition, which opens on February 1, 2011 in Conference № 14 CHA. It is expected that the exhibition will last two weeks.

Those who are interested to understand the history of naive expressionism, we can recommend the following books: