The artist Ermolaeva Anna Anatolyevna shares her thoughts with the audience, conveying, through paints and brushes, the fragile fragility of man and nature, often not noticed by people. Her works are characterized by light sadness, irony. They perfectly conveyed emotional outbursts.
Artist Ermolaeva Anna Anatolyevna
Ermolaeva says about herself that she is an incorrigible, cheerful pessimist. However, colleagues and people who know her closely are characterized as a thoughtful, emotional and poetic person, filled with goodness and humanity.
short biography
Anna Ermolaeva was born on March 16, 1969, in the city of Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. By nationality - Kabardian. From childhood she was passionate about drawing. After high school, she continued her education at the municipal construction college without giving up her favorite occupation. After graduation, in 1988, she worked in the architecture department of the Kabbalkgrazhdanproekt Institute. However, realizing that her true vocation in life is creativity, she became an artist-designer of the theater. A. Shogentsukova (Kabardian State Drama Theater named after Ali Shogentsukov). Working in the theater, Anna was strengthened in the opinion that she needed to continue serious training.
In 1999, Anna Ermolaeva, together with her young son, moved to the Urals. He enters courses at the Perm State Institute of Culture and Art. In the future, continues to study at this institute in the department of painting. Anna hones her knowledge, skills and abilities in the workshop of the People's Artist of the USSR, Professor E. N. Shirokov, a recognized portrait painter. The institute graduated in 2006.
Learning Memories
Sharing her memories of the years spent studying in Perm, Anna reports that she was very uneasy. These were difficult but interesting years. The warmth, care and love of fellow students, teachers warmed her in the cold Ural climate. Anna Anatolyevna, a primordially Caucasian man, was warmed not by the sun's rays, but by the people around her. Strength was given by the spiritual component of study and the understanding that she would own a wonderful profession.
With humor about herself, she reports that among classmates she was considered a "Caucasian exotic", being the only representative of the North Caucasian republics. At the same time, she was pleasantly surprised by the attitude of students towards her. They enjoyed sharing with Anna the secrets and intricacies of the craft. They were not arrogant, but almost all of them were graduates of art schools and colleges. She is very grateful to them for everything. And especially because the main thing for Anna’s comrades in studies was a man, his place in the world.
The beginning of creative activity
In 2007, the artist Anna Ermolaeva returned to her hometown of Nalchik and became an active participant in the cultural and artistic life of not only the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, but also Russia.
So, at home, she became a prominent and active participant in art exhibitions, such as the annual "Rainbow of Spring", organized by the KBR Culture Fund. Pictures of Anna Ermolaeva immediately became recognizable and popular. They are harmonious in color and very thought out.
Anna actively and fruitfully collaborates with art galleries in cities such as Rostov-on-Don, Pyatigorsk and, naturally, in Nalchik.
He is a member of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation since 2012. In 2013, she became a member of the All-Russian Creative Public Organization “Union of Artists of Russia”.
sources of inspiration
Talking about her work, Anna says that during her Moscow solo exhibition, she unexpectedly saw for herself a new icon-painting of old Russian painting. The images exhibited in the Tretyakov State Gallery impressed her with icons. She realized that the style of ancient Russian creativity, the laconicism of images of spiritual ancient Russian symbols are very close. The expressiveness of the lines on the icons, their concentration sunk into Anna's soul. Inspired by this discovery, she became even more convinced that the paintings should be created by the soul, with hope and faith in the good, bright.
"Planet of people"
Anna Ermolaeva's painting is known to art lovers in the city of Nalchik. Therefore, held in 2016, her personal exhibition, entitled "Planet of people", has become a landmark event for them. With this event, Anna summed up some of her activities, presenting to the public for discussion a world of kindness, nostalgia and bright sadness.
Pictures of Anna Ermolaeva, united by a common theme, were marked by a wave of tenderness and love. It seems that a kind and wise person looks from the canvases. It’s hard to look away from them. Everyone who visited the Planet of People exhibition managed to find their picture and their image, speaking the same language with him.
The main characters of Anna’s works are angels flying over cities, selling late autumn flowers to old women, expecting women, and children who were thrilled. At the exhibition "Planet" of people ", as critics correctly recorded, viewers see a lyrical hero. Simplicity of expression emphasizes the depth of perception. The works of Anna Ermolaeva are picturesque lyrics.
The author of the works gives his characters the best human qualities. Drawing her "planet", Anna associates it with the "planet of humanized angels." The plots are signs and symbols indicating the presence of God not only above us, but also within ourselves.
The world of Anna's heroes is filled with feelings, feelings and metaphors. It is felt by everyone who comes face to face with paintings by Anna Ermolaeva.
Creativity Reviews
Artists, recognized experts in the field of art painting and ordinary spectators agree that Anna Ermolaeva has an excellent realistic school of drawing. She is a gorgeous colorist. Her painting technique is very peculiar and as if woven from subtle shades of color, permeated with experienced feelings. Her paintings are a bright holiday, quiet and carefree. This is the expectation of spring and a new day. In all the works of Anna Anatolyevna Ermolaeva, the main component is kind emotion.
Her canvases are always distinguished from others at large collective exhibitions. Therefore, at her expositions are always welcome and expected.
