ELENA SHUMAKHER
(Russia)
PAINTING
 
DETAILS
W80 cm x H100 cm (W35 x H39 inches) 
2023
 
DESCRIPTION
"Jimi" is one of the newest paintings arriving at the Toolip Art Gallery.
 
Made by Russian artist Elena Shumakher, it is displayed for the "Heroes, Real Human Beings" International Group Show at Toolip Art Gallery.
 
In the painting Jimi, artist Elena Schumakher portrays one of the greatest musicians of all time, the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
 
With his innovative approach to guitar playing and unique performance style, Hendrix transformed the perception of rock music and became an iconic figure of the 20th century.
 
Yet, behind the musician's genius and success lay a complex inner world filled with personal traumas.
 
In this portrait, Elena Schumakher presents Jimi Hendrix as a vulnerable, solitary figure lost in his thoughts. The artist uses warm, rich colors to highlight the contrast between the musician's public persona and inner state. Jimi’s gaze, which appears distant and contemplative, also conveys emotional depth.
 
In Schumakher's interpretation, we see a more intimate and complex side of Hendrix, whose genius made him not only a legendary figure but also a tragic one.
 
BIOGRAPHY
Elena Shumakher (b. 1969 in Tula region, Russia) is a contemporary Russian painter currently residing 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 is focused on the expression of feelings through color compositions, textures and silhouettes.
 
Now, she is represented by the Toolip Art Gallery. 
 
Selective personal exhibitions
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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