December 23 at the art center "Painting" (Krimsky Val, 10, CHA, entrance from the State Tretyakov Gallery) has opened a personal exhibition Katya Medvedeva "Christmas" Pictures "».

One of the most brilliant "naive" painters Russia Katya Medvedev compare it with the Anatoly Zverev , then with Henri Rousseau. "Purely Russian talent", - wrote in one of her canvases delighted Marc Chagall , and Western collectors named Katya's work " painting naked soul. " A girl from a hungry post-war village worked weaver, a waitress, a nurse in a nursing home, and in forty years, first rose to the easel. Within a few years already opened an exhibition in Nice. This rise to the heights of international success leads one to suspect that the artist is not so "naive". However, Katya Medvedeva secret is simple: she knows how to be happy and give happiness. New gift - Exhibition "Christmas in the" Picture ", which just opened at the Central House of Artists.

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Most recently, Kate has returned from America, where she spent four months. She was struck by the bright, festive colors of Manhattan. There she had not seen anywhere else. In Manhattan, the artist has written several paintings, another has appeared in Moscow. Capital was such as bright as Manhattan. On the creation of the domes of Moscow Medvedev took three dress with lurex. Katya cut out of pieces and pasting them onto the canvas.

«Do you know how the energy in this Lurex? It's a miracle, when the three colors in a row. Here, in Manhattan. There, in that color, this inflorescence, such harmony - eternal feast "- she said.

In America Katia Medvedev has found new material for his paintings. She bought the store feathers for artistic creativity and create from them still lifes, portraits of singers from the musicals.

«Look, what color they have! We have no such colors in general. And in nature - trees, what sort of maple ... I bought and made the singer ", - says the artist.

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Since 1995, she was fascinated by ballet. Katia Plisetskaya read a book "I, Maya Plisetskaya" and tried to convey the plastic dance on the canvas. One of the recent works devoted to the Korean ballet. Katya was struck by the modesty of costumes and concise movements of dancers. On the next picture - a ballerina with cats. For Katie this is natural. The artist believes that they have the same motion, like a ballerina. Katia did not draw a kitten, and the habit cut them out of their sweaters and a pair of socks.

«I think that the ballet of the cats and went. Because no one can pass. The table was set, and the cat will be - nothing touches. They also dance. They're light as a nymph, "- explains the master.

One of the most favorite subjects Kati Medvedeva - Christmas. It looks magical Christmas night, as, indeed, all that the artist is taken.

Read the biography of the artist's stories about her and her work, to see two whole photo essay from the exhibition "Christmas "Picture" can be on the forum ARTinvestment.RU - here and here .

exhibition is open approximately until January 11, 2010.

article prepared by Helen Vladimirova, AI

Sources: tvkultura.ru , art center" Painting », artinvestment.ru