PAINTING
ELENA SHUMAKHER
(RUSSIA)
 
DETAILS
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 60cm
2023
 
DESCRIPTION
"Chat" by Elena Shumakher portrays a quiet, reflective moment in the life of a solitary figure. The painting features a young woman seated in a calm interior. Her hand holds a phone—a subtle nod to the modern context of communication.
 
Shumakher uses muted earthy tones contrasted with deep, rich shadows to create a sense of intimacy and depth. The background reveals a layered environment, with hints of potted plants and warm light filtering through, lending the scene a domestic, almost timeless quality.
 
The texture of the brushstrokes, visible and expressive, gives the work a raw, emotional resonance.
The painting subtly explores themes of connection and isolation in the digital age.
 
The woman's stillness contrasts with the implied motion of a chat—her expression and the vivid red hand symbolize the tension between presence and virtual communication. 
 
Shumakher masterfully captures the paradox of being "together" and "apart" in the age of constant connectivity.
 
BIOGRAPHY
Elena Schumacher (born in 1969 in Tula region, Russia) is a contemporary Russian painter who lives in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad region.
 
Graduated from the department of Arts of the Smolensk State University (former Smolensk State
Pedagogical Institute) in 1993, she has been painting professionally since 2008.
 
During her career, Elena has held more than 30 solo exhibitions and participated in prestigious
group exhibitions and symposia in Russia and abroad.

Elena Shumakher works with acrylic on canvas. Inspired by expressionism, abstractionism, and postmodernism, she has developed her original artistic style by combining abstract and figurative elements.
 
Elena’s artistic research focuses on expressing feelings through color compositions, textures, and silhouettes.
 
EXHIBITIONS
2024 - "Heroes, Real Human Beings", Toolip Art Gallery Budapest, Hungary
2023 - “Noise”, Yantar Hall, Svetlogorsk, Russia
2018 - "Happiness", Academy of Arts, Rezekne, Latvia
2018 - "Happiness" Traku Gatves Gallery, Siauliai, Lithuania
2018 - "I like it! But I don't." Poland, Warsaw
2018 - "Mojito", M-Gallery, Kaluga, Russia
2017 - Bad Langensalza. Germany
2017 - "Us" - Innovative Cultural Center, Kaluga, Russia
2016 - "Balance" M-Gallery, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2015 - "Labyrinth" Cultural and Exhibition Center, Smolensk, Russia
2015 - "Coincidences" Gallery of Modern Art, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2014 - Untitled, Paradise Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2013 - "Immersion", Minsk, Belarus
2012 – “Trajectory”, DiDi Art Gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2012 – “A Great Change”, Central Exhibition Hall, Tula, Russia
2009 – “Listening To The Music”, Art Café, Montpellier, France
International art symposia and residencies
2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 - Ludvig International
Symposium, Kendlimajor, Hungary
2019 - International Art Symposium. Competa, Spain
2019 - International Art Symposium Mainburg, Germany
2019, 2016 - Egri 5 Művésztelep, Hungary
2018 - Art Symposium Jahorina. Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 - Kusadasi Municipality International Painting Workshop
2015 - «DFEWA» Mallnitz, Austria.
2015 - Festival «ORIGINES» Alboussière, France
2015 - «Al Asmakh International Symposium of Art» Doha, Qatar.
 
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