Nadezhda Stepanova is a Russian painter born in 1966. She is a member of the Union of Russian Designers and the International Federation of Artists. Stepanova's paintings combine elements of Russian avant-garde and traditional Japanese ukiyo-e styles. Her works are characterized by vivid colors, simple forms, and symbolic imagery that convey optimism and psychological comfort. Stepanova is also known for her "Dialogs with the Masters" series, which fuse Eastern and Western artistic traditions through conversations with other famous artists.

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STEPANOVA NADEZDA (born in 1966)
Member, Union of Russian Designers.
Member, International Federation of Artists.
Professional painter, designer.
Personal Exhibitions:
Nadezhda’s Paintings. 2006
Pushkin State Literary Museum
The Sunny Basket. 2007
Museum “Panorama of the Battle of Borodino”
Moonlit Winter Landscape. 2007/08
Museum “Panorama of the Battle of Borodino”
Philosophy of Nadezhda (Hope). 2008
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All-Russia State Library of Foreign Literature
Nadezhda is a regular participant of Saatchi Online virtual gallery.
Group Exhibitions:
Moscow International Artistic Saloon 2007. 2007
A personal stand.
The 1st International Festival of Arts 2007
“Traditions and the Present” (a personal stand) in Manege Central
Exhibition Hall
ArtKutuzov Project. 2007
Museum “Panorama of the Battle of Borodino”
MILLIONAIRE FAIR . Crocus Expo 2007 2007 MILLIONAIRE FAIR
The 2nd International Festival of Arts “Traditions and the Present” 2008
(a personal stand) in Manege Central Exhibition Hall
ART FAIR TOKYO 2009. Tokyo International Forum 2009
2010 - ART FAIR TOKYO 2010. 2010
Tokyo International Forum

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A lively decora ve manner, open-
ness, artless beauty and inner
depth mark the style of Moscow ar st
Stepanova Nadezhda, whose work has
become a rare synthesis of two schools
of pain ng: the Russian avant-garde
and tradi onal Japanese ukiyo-e.
Her subjects are noted for their unspa-
ring simplicity and profound naiveté.
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ngs to the viewer and capture his or
her a en on. In them, one can easily
read all the colors of being translated
into signs and symbols that bear the
imprint of individuality and the ar st’’s
unique signature. In her works, the ar-
st gives preference to the surface of
the canvas, the play of unusual colors
and the melody of rhythm. As a result,
the canvases have a rare vivacity and
expressiveness without excess or un-
wanted details. This deliberate brevity
gives Nadezhda’’s works a special ring
of truth.

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T he tools Nazdezhda uses to con-
vey her idea to the viewer are
deep local colors, precise, perfect
lines and posi ve images that make
her pain ngs breathe and ll them
with life. The simplicity and perfec-
on of the drawing is complemented
by the intricacy of the gures in the
oil pain ng. Bold, thick brushstrokes
add volume to Nadezhda’’s works,
and the symbolic images imprinted
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acquire a third dimension.
The themes of the images Nade-
zhda turns to are extremely varied.
It’’s as if the ar st is trying to weave
together all the strands of existence
in all its diversity. Whether land-
scapes, plants, animals or people,
the subjects are revealed in the
most unexpected color and graphic
solu ons. Each image is a mystery
or an allegory, with
an essence that may
consist of only a few
shades of color or
brushstrokes.

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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,
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Alphonse Mucha and Japanese
ukiyo-e masters. The works in the
Dialogs series, like Nadezhda’’s other
series of pain ngs, are permeated
with individuality: they are the ar-
st’’s fresh reading of a meless clas-
sic.
For all the richness and diversity of
their genres, all of Nadezhda’’s 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.

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