Natasha Freeman
Natasha Freeman (Natalya Ponomareva) is a Russian-born artist. Freeman is an impressionist artist and strives to modernize and reinterpret the style, giving it a new life.
Her art is full of thought-provoking symbolism on the subject of freedom, challenging the viewer to face their own actions and challenges.
Natasha studied Interior design at the St. Petersburg School of Design and Art the St. Petersburg Academy of Art. Her works have been displayed in both solo and group exhibitions in Russia, Kazakhstan, Greece, Italy, France, UK, USA. Her art is also a part of private collections in Russia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Greece, USA.
Artist statement
“BEAUTY IS THE PROMISE OF HAPPINESS.” - NIETZSCHE
“I AM MY OWN FREEDOM.” - SARTRE
“To be able to see the beauty around you is a conscious choice of every person, and to be able to create this beauty is my conscious choice as an artist.
Performing my art, I return the lost beauty to people. I create beauty from nothingness, from emptiness. I restore it from the ruins of conceptual ideas, making it sound differently in the world full of colors and emotions created by me. I apply painting techniques of an impressionist artist to give the beauty a new shape. I give it volume with a palette knife, making it three-dimensional.
I fill the beauty with symbols, which should make everybody think of acute problems in the present world: the freedom of choice and the responsibility for the choices we make, the inner freedom of people and the obstacles in our minds on the way to that freedom.
I manifest: ‘Stop for a moment and look at the world with my eyes and you will understand and feel how actually free and powerful you are in this wonderful world. I strongly believe there is nothing that can stop you from paving your own path. You are as free as a bird.’
I derive my inspiration from the world around me. In my paintings, I try to reflect not only the colors of our beautiful world, but also the emotions it stirs in me.
For me, beauty is like a beast. It cannot be tamed. It can only be admired in its wild form. So l show it to people the way it is, believing deeply like Dostoyevsky that ‘beauty will save the world.’”
Current Representation:
Education :
2023 - ONLINE ART COMMUNICATION SCHOOL BY JULIA SYSALOVA, GREECE.
2017-2019 - REPIN ART INSTITUTE (ST PETERSBURG STATE ARTS ACADEMY). STUDIED CLASSES AS A NON-RESIDENT STUDENT. RUSSIA.
2017 - MOMA, ON-LINE COURSE “POST WAR ABSTRACT PAINTING,” USA
2017 - REPIN ART INSTITUTE (ST. PETERSBURG STATE ARTS ACADEMY). SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM ON ACADEMIC DRAWING AND PAINTING. RUSSIA.
2015 - UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID. ONLINE COURSE “EUROPEAN PAINTINGS: FROM LEONARDO TO REMBRANDT TO GOYA.” SPAIN.
2014-2017 - I.D. SHADR SVERDLOVSK ART SCHOOL. STUDIED CLASSES AS A NON-RESIDENT STUDENT. RUSSIA.
2006-2007 - HIGHER SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IN ST. PETERSBURG, GRADUATED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR DESIGN. RUSSIA.
Publication:
Russian Life Online - March 2, 2024
Novum Artis Magazine - Issue 002
Aristonish Magazine - November 2023
Khabar 24 TV - November 12, 2023
Artist Close Up Magazine, 2023
“Delovoy Kazakhstan,” “Blossom as a Life’s Credo,” - September 2023, Kazakhstan.
"Komsomolskaya Pravda,” "Blossom on/off,” - September 2023, Kazakhstan.
DKN World News - September 12, 2023.
“Evening Ekaterinburg," “far and Near Horizons - Natalya Ponomareva” - November 6, 2016, Russia.
Selected Group Exhibitions and Programs:
2024 - Art Riga Fair, Riga, Latvia.
2024 - “All the world is stage”. Shagal, Tysler and our own fantasies. San Mateo, California, USA.
2024 - Platforms Project Game Go, Athens, Greek.
2024 - San Francisco ART FAIR with Perseus Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
2024 - EXHIBITION “SHARE YOUR HEART,” Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, USA.
2014 - EXHIBITION “Street Life,” San Francisco Women Artist Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
2024 - INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL GROUP EXHIBITION “CIRCLES, SQUARES, TRIANGLES,” EXHIBIZONE.
2024 - INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL GROUP EXHIBITION “SIGNS AND SYMBOLS,” GALLERIUM ART.
2023 - INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL GROUP EXHIBITION “GLOBAL HORIZONS X,” ARTIO GALLERY.
2023 - SYNERGY ART FAIR, ART BASEL WEEK, MIAMI, USA.
2023 - INSPIREFEST, ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN.
2023 - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION “Future stars,” The Holy Art GALLERY, ATHENS, GREECE; LONDON, UK.
2023 - INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL GROUP EXHIBITION “WOMAN,” BARBAGELATA CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION, ITALY.
2023 - BAY AREA OPEN ART, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA, USA.
USA.:
2023 - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, HMVS GALLERY, NEW YORK, USA.
2023 - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, BIAFARIN AWARDS, USA.
RF. RUSSIA. PARTICIPATION IN THE FINAL EXHIBITION. RUSSIA.:
2015 - 2019 - PARTICIPATION IN ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PLEIN AIR “CO - CREATION,” STAROUTKINSK
2014 - PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL PLEIN AIR PROGRAM‘ CREATIVE DACHA.’ FOURGES-NORMANDIA. FRANCE.
PARTICIPATION IN THE FINAL EXHIBITION IN FORGES, FRANCE.:
2013 - PARTICIPATION IN A PLEIN AIR EVENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE YEAR OF RUSSIAN CULTURE IN ITALY. PARTICIPATION IN FINAL EXHIBITION IN GROTTAMMARE, ITALY.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2024 - ONLINE BIAFRAN GALLERY, EXHIBITION “SOLOS”
2023 - GALLERY “SAL SERI” EXHIBITION ”BLOSSOM ON/OFF” ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN
2019 - GALLERY “SUNFLOWERS,” EXHIBITION.” "LOVE AND OTHER COLORS,” EKATERINBURG, RUSSIA.
2018 - GALLERY UPP “VECTOR,” EXHIBITION “ONCE THERE WAS SUMMER", EKATERINBURG, RUSSIA.
2017 - GALLERY “WINDOWS,” EXHIBITION “URAL’S FLAVOR” EKATERINBURG, RUSSIA.
2016 - GALLERY “ALBUM” EXHIBITION “FAR AND NEAR HORIZONS,” EKATERINBURG, RUSSIA.
Gallery
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