From 02.03 to 31.05.2019 Nikolskaya Gallery in the POP UP Museum.


Nikolskaya Gallery and POP UP Museum with the support of Design Center NEO GEO and STONE HEDGE companies present a large-scale exhibition by Russian artist Elena Starkova “Color. Shine. Flowers. The exhibition includes 93 works - painting and drawing.


The works of this series are devoted to a variety of natural phenomena, the interaction with which gives a person an exceptionally pleasant experience.


Elena Starkova is sure that contemporary art needs positive emotions, in the view of the creative side of life. Bold combinations of bright colors confirm her position in life and literally pierce the viewer with their warmth.


Creativity Elena Starkova - an extraordinary phenomenon in the modern art world. Inheriting the traditions of constructivism and Suprematism, the artist works at the junction of these concepts. The color gamut of pictures is very diverse, which makes it possible to reflect the full range of human reflection when interacting with nature.


An intuitive search for a form to reflect impressions leads Elena Starkova to a unique style of artistic representation. Its significant place in contemporary art is undoubtedly justified for us: it allows us to diversify the idea of ​​the dynamism of figures and events, and also to think about how far our imaginations can go in searching for abstract interpretations of the surrounding world.


Elena Starkova was born in Rostov-on-Don in 1980, grew up and lives in Moscow. Journalist by education, a graduate of Moscow State University. Lomonosov, the future artist realized her destiny early.


After receiving a second degree at the Academic School of Design, then for several years she studied academic drawing from the honored teacher of Russia and member of the Union of Artists Alexander Gudkov.


Elena Starkova is a participant of a large number of exhibitions in Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, and India. Author of more than 500 works, most of which are in private collections. In 2015, at the ARTBAT FEST festival in Almaty, the first video art project “World Ear” was presented together with the artist Claude Steiner (Zurich).


Curators: Irina Nikolskaya, Julia Pakhomova.