Showing posts with label Katerina Belkina Painter. Show all posts
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February 14, 2016

Katerina Belkina, from Russia










Katerina Belkina
UdA Member since 2007









"Vriezia"
From the Herbarium Series




Katerina Belkina is a russian digital artist, painter and photographer. She currently lives and works in Moscow, and is a Member of Russian Union of photo artist.It makes a long time I know her work, and I love it. Acclaimed by fine-art lovers and great artists, I can predict for her, without any doubt or crystal ball, a great, long and successful career.














From the very first day of my life in 1974, I started painting and dancing, changing from one to another, and that's what I still continue to do.

My path was all mapped out for me : school specialized in arts, then art college, then a job in a publishing house, where my hand, that was used to deal with paper, touched the computer for the first time. And the photography was always present near other arts.




"Amphibian"






"Tulip"
From the Herbarium Series












"For Klimt"
Self-portrait (paint)










My grand father and father were taking pictures, and even a little girl, I knew already how the magic pictures appear on the paper. I've just remembered that for the first time I attended the photo workshop at the age of 12.

The "real" photography course, I had it at the age of reason of 26. Up to that moment, I was interested in and I tried every possible art and craft : I was drawing, sculpturing, cutting, embroidering, glueing, oil painting. I had no idea what will become my main profession.

Anyway, the question that I was asking myself was not "How ?", it is a question of technique and instruments, but a more important one : "What ?".

After I was working on the television chain, designing 3dimensional advertising messages. At the same time, I was taking a lot of photos. And at this very moment started to shape something that has always existed, but needed an artistic and personal evolution, something that you can look at today.





"Fish Called Wanda"
Self-portrait














"My city and small red dress."



October 27, 2012

Katerina Belkina's Interview











"My studio. Her shadow"











Katerina Belkina
, tell us how did your passion begin ?

My mother is painter and I was studying drawing from early childhood. I began to make photos much later and my photography life was separated from drawings for many years till once several years ago I tried to combine them.


A good idea ! Did you learn photography in a special school ?

Yes I have special education.


Who are your greatest inspirators ? Your favorite photographers ?

I adore many classical artists, not only photographers, like Watson for example.











"Cat that Anastasia frightens..."





How long could you be far from your camera ?

Only till the current work is not over.


What are your preferences, indoor, outdoor, natural lights, color ?Everything depends on idea, but I prefer natural light.


How long dit it take to find your own style ? Could you define it ?

I can’t say that I tried to find my own style. It came in my creation process, and it's hard to define it because it’s always evolves.


Of course... Is your photography mostly nudes ?

I think it about a half.









"For Schiele"
from "Paint" series

" In these works I combine a photo, drawing by pencil or coal and painting by oil. I try to recreate technics of my lovely artists on a computer. And of course, it's my self sight at creativity of my favorite artists."

 


"For Picasso"
from "Paint" series












"Aglaya and her secret passions"
from the series "famous Hunters"





What is your favorite theme ?

I think it's portraits.


Some words about your models, particularly you ?

The best model is myself because “this model understands the photographer better than others”.


How do you feel at the end of a shooting ?

The first feeling is a kind of emptiness but it usually changes to satisfaction.


Have you a special project, some challenges you're dreaming about in a next future ?

Most of my works is about woman and I’m going to make a project with a man.


Keep me informed... Have you scheduled your next exhibition ?

Yes. I’ll have two Moscow exhibitions this November. One of them will travel to Germany and USA next year.










"Helianthus"
from the series "Herbarium"












"My studio. Breath"















That's great ! I'm really happy for you. And have you published a book ?

Not yet but I plan to do it.


Besides shooting, have you another passion ?

It’s dancing !


A message to send ?

The message is in my works. Maybe, with time, it will be not only in photo.


Thanks Katerina ! I know how it can be difficult to make an interview in a foreign language... I deeply appreciate !