PAINTING
ELENA SHUMAKHER
(RUSSIA)
 
DETAILS
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 110cm
2023
 
DESCRIPTION
The painting "Mess" by Elena Shumakher is a still life bordering on abstraction, where familiar objects seem to dissolve into chaotic shapes and colors, losing their sharpness and creating a sense of movement.
 
The depicted items—cups, jugs, fruits—are at times recognizable and at other times blurred, blending into a flowing interplay of hues and textures.
 
This visual chaos symbolizes the disorder of life, which, despite its apparent randomness, carries an inherent harmony.
 
Through her work, the artist explores the beauty of imperfection and discovers order within chaos, suggesting that "mess" is merely a matter of perception.
 
Vibrant, warm colors and the intricate interweaving of forms give the composition a sense of completeness and comfort, reminding viewers that chaos is a natural part of the world with its underlying structure.
 
The painting transcends the everyday mess, offering a philosophical reflection on art as a way of making sense of and organizing life.
 
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 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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