Artist Jeanne Sementsova

[Flora]

In 1983. graduated from art school in Nalchik.
In 1987. graduated from the Gorky Art College.
Since 1989. participates in professional exhibitions.
Since 1987. in 1995. taught at the Center for Youth Creativity of the art studio.
Since 1991. to 1996. involved the development of textbooks in English and French as a designer at the Institute of Foreign Languages. Tutorial: French won 1 seat on the All-Russian competition, held by the Soros Foundation.
Since 1990. engaged in interior design.
Since 1995. running head. decoration department in Nizhny Novgorod State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve (NGIAMZ). During this period, has issued more than 150 exhibitions in the branches NGIAMZ (Demetrius tower of the Kremlin of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod fortress, the Museum of Nizhny Novgorod intellectuals showroom Pokrovka, 8, Museum of Architecture and life of the peoples of the Volga region of Nizhny Novgorod), among which are:
 "Freaks of fashion in the XVIII.," "Lady's Happiness," The sonorous tale Gzhel "," Rock of the Fatherland "," The Art of labels and packaging, "" Golden Networks "," symbol of wealth and importance, "" Seven notes of the twentieth century " (the grant of the Soros Foundation), Nizhny Novgorod Blade, "" Under the Sign of the Eagle (Symbols of the Russian State), "" Christmas Tale ", etc.
In 2009 the painting "Apple Spas" won the International Competition for the cover-2008 conducted by the magazine Art Council - Art Council.

Exhibitions:
1989. Regional spring exhibition of Gorky's art.
1989. Group art exhibition of works by young artists Gorky.
1995. Solo exhibition. Exhibition Hall "Pokrovka -8"
1997. Solo exhibition. Art Club.
1998. Solo exhibition. Demetrius Tower of Nizhniy Novgorod Kremlin.
1999. Nizhny Novgorod regional exhibition of artists' Autumn Vernissage - 99.

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2000. Solo exhibition at the House of Peter.
2000. Nizhny Novgorod regional exhibition of artists dedicated to
           2000 years of Christmas "Orthodox Russia".
2000. Group art exhibition of works by young artists
           "The January holidays.
2000. Nizhny Novgorod regional art exhibitions of artists' Light
            Christmas ".
2001. The exhibition in Prague.
2001. All-Russia Youth Exhibition at the Central House of Artists
          in Moscow.
2001. Personal exhibition "Friendly Vacation" in the White Hall NGOUNB
           them. Lenin.
2002. Personal exhibition bank Nizhny Novgorod.
2002. Nizhny Novgorod regional exhibition of artists' Autumn Opening Day. "
2003. Regional exhibition "The January holidays.
2003. Personal exhibition "Formula of peace."
2003. Exhibition dedicated to 70-th anniversary of the Union of Nizhny Novgorod
           Artists of Russia, Moscow.
2003. All-Russia Exhibition of Young Artists, Moscow.
2004. Personal exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod Linguistic
            University.
2004. Nizhny Novgorod regional art exhibitions of artists' Light
            Christmas ".
2004. Personal exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod Fuel and Energy
           company.
2005. Regional exhibition "The January holidays.
2005. Nizhny Novgorod regional exhibition of artists' Autumn Opening Day. "
2005. Personal exhibition of the 35 th anniversary of the Nizhny Novgorod region Nizhny
           Novgorod in the cinema center "Record", Nizhny Novgorod.
2005. Personal exhibition in DC factory "Krasnaya Etna's Day
           Birth of the plant.
2006. Nizhny Novgorod regional exhibition of artists' Autumn Opening Day. "
2006. Personal mini-exhibition at the club «World Class».
2007. Personal exhibition in the Art Salon at the Nizhny Novgorod
           Fair.
2007. Solo exhibition in a shopping center "floor".
2007. Nizhny Novgorod regional exhibition of artists' Autumn Opening Day. "
2007. Solo exhibition at the restaurant "Tretyakov.
2007. Personal exhibition in Gazprombank.
2008. Personal exhibition in the Art Salon at the Nizhny Novgorod
           Fair.
2008. Personal exhibition in the bank "Nizhny Novgorod".
2008. Personal exhibition in Lukoil.
2008. Personal exhibition in the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod region.
2008. Exhibition dedicated to the 75 th anniversary of the Union of Nizhny Novgorod
           Artists of Russia.
2009. National Dog Show "Russia - 2009", Moscow.
2009. Personal exhibition in the Art Salon at the Nizhny Novgorod
           Fair.
2009. Anniversary solo exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum.
2009 Solo exhibition at the mall "Fantastic."
2009 Personal exhibition in the POC-bank.
2009 Solo exhibition at the restaurant Fellini.
2009 Solo exhibition at Gazprombank.
2010 Personal exhibition in Sarovbiznesbank.
2010 Personal exhibition in Nizhegorodpromstroybank.
2010 Personal exhibition in Lukoil.



          Paintings of Joan Sementsova are in private collections in Moscow,
           Nizhny Novgorod, Finland, Germany.

Since 2001, Jeanne Sementsova is a member of the Union of Russian Artists.

[Flora]

In the panorama of today's youth art Nizhny Novgorod artist Jeanne Sementsova takes quite a decent place. There is no reason to reproach her in the peripheral creative aspirations, she speaks the modern formal language (or rather, enjoys one of the varieties of the language), adheres to the already depleted its artistic priorities within the boundaries established in her art genre and plot preferences. On the art world Sementsova, his features now can be seen clearly. The first thing that immediately catches the eye, so it is the activity of its author's personality, her creative expression. However, this observation requires a reservation: it tactfully observes a measure in the manifestation of the creative self and does not disregard the sovereign rights of the depicted reality. Far from being a passive contemplation of nature, Sementsova is as far from radical, and the plastic distortion of the real truth of life.
Fairly intense smartness to Sementsova - Property imperative: her beautiful things are not luminous, and flowering, colorful decorative role in making them, as a rule, valuable in itself (and this is for all that it faithfully maintains the tonal "recollection" of his decorative compositions).

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It is equally imperative, zakonopolozhnym quality of her art is its inner kinship with folk art. It is in following this tradition, she sought and found reference points on which to build their creative destiny. However, no styling, no repetition external techniques of this art, it does not accept. Folk art, with its elegance, inescapable optimism, naivete, all portrayed inspires admiration Sementsova as an artistic landmark, as an attitude, rather than as an object of picturesque plastic imitation. She deliberately avoids the naive drawing, as well as of the ineptitude that have national master looks organic, but it would be inappropriate to far-fetched. Aesthetics of folk art relevant to Sementsova as spiritual rather than a formal fundamental principle of their own creativity. Above it was noted that in her works she seeks a balance between composed and directness of vision - whether it be landscape, interior or still life. That is why the image of a motive has enough recognizable as, say, in a series on impressions of the Czech capital, or in the landscape types Bakhchisarai, Boldin. And yet, most of her landscapes are not locally geographic attachment. Not interested in her and the natural state - with rain and wind, heat or cold, morning or evening coolness. Inherent in the paintings Sementsova effect of entertainment dictate the viewer position of an outside observer with respect to what they played. With a real prototype image artist "sobeseduet" aesthetically, but not for creating visually-adequate he pictorial images: visual preference expression.
Almost all urban and rural landscapes Sementsova, like most interiors, deserted. It would seem that this should give rise to a painful sense of human abandonment, and themselves the product of perceived pictorial metaphors for loneliness. But what is wanting, and there is no hint in these studies. It is obvious that people are comfortable, and heartening in portrayed in her paintings - one in the inhabited interiors in the quiet town and village streets, forest glades. At all here bears the stamp of an idyllic, carefree stay of the person (even if not pictured) in the world around him, everything here speaks of the harmonious relationship between him and this world.
By intonation sound landscape images Sementsova quiet chamber. But after their own problems they do not etude. Them intelligently linked, meaningful completed, the property is inherent, which is usually called an art concept. Another thing is that they have deliberately small inner scale - is to blend in with the intimacy of their content. Modest in size, and colorful on the color palette, they inspire us with a sense of joyful peace.
Poetic content is often dominated by emotional and meaningful field works Sementsova. Poetry, art, it is assumed thoughtfully, abstractedly comprehension of their content, lyricism and warmth, they emitted, making it the product of deeply human.
Certain moral and ethical values they take on their landscapes, which shows your favorite artist of ancient churches and monastic ensembles. In landscapes with similar subjects clearly experienced "since common thread." Thoughts and feelings of their author "vibrate" between church architecture of antiquity and modernity for her piety, responsive to today's poetic perception. In these works the memory of the last national culture naturally intertwined with the spiritual mentality of today. In all these cases Sementsova able to recreate the atmosphere of high purity feelings experienced by us away from the realities of the industrial age.
Conventionally decorative (color) style with obviously compacted space is indicative and for most of her still lifes. Masses shown in these flowers and household items are not in depth, but mostly in pictorial plane blade. The important point here another: the reproducible things she sees it more than they are actually Al. This, in fact, is the secret of her spirituality still life performances. As in all other genres, Sementsova makes these productions in the picturesque decorative object for admiration admiring them. The range of emotional tension in them is narrow, but their impact on the viewer does not suffer from monotony. In this genre the medium with respect to its substantive filling often plays the role of a neutral background, so that the objects themselves are the focus of inspiration and animation in the film.
Sementsova not joined to any of the many directions of contemporary art practice, ruthless to the values of traditional painting culture, and consistently adheres to the principles of decorative realism. Depicts the world perceived it in a conditional "format, free of the concrete sense, a purely empirical beginning and excludes any illyuzionistichnost perception (both in spatial constructions she likes to use a backslash, an icon of perspective). To meltesheniem unnecessary details not to be distracted from the main goal for her depictions - from admiring the decorative expressiveness of his paintings, it does not allow them anything random. Canvas nizhegorodki this beautiful, which is important in circumstances where such everlasting quality of art, like beauty, is exposed to a massive discredit.
Jeanne Sementsova steadily, as is clearly seen to be moving to set for itself the artistic purpose. Sometimes, though, she dodges away from the pass-through, the backbone of the problem of his life and teetering on the brink of a sort of courtly mannerism, glamorous fashion in today's environment. But the main thing for her is the crystallization of the best qualities of his own art. That's good. Cute and that her paintings are in their best examples of truly open to meet anyone who loves all true in the art world today.

SM Ivanitsky, art,
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

[Flora]

Whenever you get acquainted with the new exposition of Nizhny Novgorod artists, always with interest stops at the paintings of Joan Sementsova, attracting the attention of uncharacteristic painters our latitude bright, open color, transforming the objective world of forms, or a mysterious strangers, which features thinly veiled portrait of the author paintings. Themselves raised questions that are willing to find an answer: where did such an active light color palette? why the artist, received a classical art education, even in the ordinary landscape motif does not want to part with the two-dimensional plane of the canvas? What caused such a game with the shape of objects in a variety of still life ..?
    Landscape and still life - the two main thematic predilections Jeanne Sementsova. More rare visit to her canvases - harlequins, carnival masks and the mysterious stranger. Different life experiences cause the treatment to a particular theme, emotional feelings are pushing to create an artistic image attuned to them. Therefore, there are paintings on canvases whole series, reflecting the passions of the mind repeatedly and performance artist's soul.
    Over the past three years painting Jean Sementsova developed a recognizable extraordinary author's handwriting, which you can see the increasing use of techniques characteristic of the visual language of neo-primitivism. Expressiveness of the artistic image and the transfer of subjective emotional experiences of the artist is put at the forefront. This circumstance dictated a departure from the classical postulates of spatial composition and color palette. The correct proportions of the human body, volume, aerial perspective, etc. lose their importance. In their stead come the in-plane solution space, decorative color, naive conventional image.

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work in the genre of landscape has its own history, closely connected with the biography of the author. For Jeanne, whose childhood was in the Caucasus, the nature of the south was the starting point for creative comprehension beauty of the world. Bright colors, transparent shadows, powerful, devoid of nuance, and all his subordinates sunlight formed the basis of a landscape image of the southern latitudes. Abandoned edge for a long time did not let the artist remaining in the palette of her work the embodiment of eternal holiday blooms. It is no accident, and now Jeanne eagerly wrote kinds of Crimean towns, the beauty of the sea. In a series of papers in 2006 on Bakhchisaraj composite vertical minarets, use a sharp color tone and a dangerous neighborhood open blue, pink and green do not just create an image of the southern city, and allow the viewer to feel his hot air, the bright midday sun, lazy over time deserted morning streets ("Morning Bakhchisarai", "Enamel Bakhchisarai", "Morning Bakhchisaraysky palace", all 2006)..
    Creative interpretation of the northern nature of Russia did not happen immediately. Only a few years of observing the hidden beauty of the expanses of Russian artist fascinated by subtle nuances of color, smooth rhythm lines, rich deep light. In 2007-2008, were written cityscapes Nizhny Novgorod monastery cloisters, blooming spring gardens and parks of nooks. In the landscape motifs, along with the plastic problem can be read clearly the concept of emotional images transmitted by a wide range of shades. Initially, the artist comes from nature, drawing on the reality of the motives and objects of the visible world. But this relationship with the surrounding reality for it is tantamount to the internal feelings and experiences of this reality. Silence, peace, peace are the essence of such works as J. Sementsova "Quiet Day", 2007. "Seasonable," 2008. "Quiet evening", 2008. Her landscapes are almost always empty. Man in them is present invisibly, just in the mood, which is transmitted to the viewer. Author's style in such landscapes, gaining new features. Conventionality and deliberately simplified representation of creating a good clear image from childhood; planar solution space, with no apparent cut-off modelirovok and, consequently, the volume of kin paintings of Joan Sementsova with examples of folk art, musical lines and live pasty mass of colorful nostalgic for a bygone leisurely and joyful city life. Such a wealth of spectator associations and sentiments, of course, is the result of deep emotional experiences of subjects by the author and the result of successful implementation of her paintings. The color is a decision by the artist landscape motifs, often unusual and unexpected. Active backgrounds do not allow to forget about the two-dimensionality of the canvas. Manner of handling a mass of colorful, gives different densities within a single track, sometimes, and the outlines of a subject, becomes acting face painting. The choice of color often on the verge of dissonance, but surprisingly given the author in harmony. This sort of contrast with the bright light, eliminating shadows and generates a feeling of constant half-day, when shadows disappear, leaving only footprints, a hint of its presence.
    Kind of message of inspiration J. Sementsova gets acquainted with the nature of other countries. In the series of landscapes depicting the distant cities and coasts arises a unique image with its own specific space and color harmony. So, in a series of works in Prague broken melodious lines of medieval houses, cheerful rhythm of tiled roofs and the blue sky affable pass chamber cozy old streets ("Prague corner", 2007).
    Every artist has their own historical - artistic affection, loved the era and styles in art development. For the recognition of Joan, for her most important source of creative inspiration is old Russian painting and decorative arts. Working in the historical and architectural museum, she has a great opportunity to keep in the hands of history. Tactile, physical contact with the original - witness past life given the chance to experience the beauty of forms, ornaments, feel the warmth of texture objects. Attention and love of antiques could not be reflected in the work of J. Sementsova. Her still-life - not just a dead nature before the eyes of the fixing the reality of the author. Rather, it is attractive shape the perception and experience are important for the artist and the canvas they are open and full of movement, with the rehash of lines and shapes. Still lifes are almost always full of things, this is especially characteristic of works from the eastern theme: "Taste of Turkish Delight," "Coffee in the east, both of 2006. The abundance of beautiful dishes, oriental sweets, fruits, flowers - a kind of fairy tale luxury East. Bright, exotic flavor reveals a resounding polyphony of the objective world. Rhythm arrangement of things so chaotic at first glance. In fact, he has always strongly built, and repeats the shape of the plane of the table, thereby balancing the intense color chord work. Nostrum Jeanne Sementsova - inclusion in the composition of still life piece interior certainly contains ornamental motifs. Regardless of whether he is introduced as a background or environment of the object, its main objective to strengthen the plane, not to dissolve the world of objects of still life in the illusory three-dimensional space, barely meeting the canvas ("Still Life with Pears" 2002. "Old Chest, 2006)..
    Many still lifes to enhance the emotional component of the image the author transforms the shape, making way to revive a dead nature, whether it's a chair, stool or a porcelain vase. Of even greater significance of such plastic language gets in the figurative composition J. Sementsova. Going from an image sequence to an expression, the artist decides is not so fine as emotional - psychological problems. Elongated necks and faces of characters, the generalized representation of the eyes, mouth, ears - a kind of plastic language of grief, a way to denote the fact that the hero's stay in the surreal world, whether it's a masquerade or a fragile dream. Particularly close to Joan of female characters are almost always vested portrait features the author. Woman as the center of a perfect spiritual world appears in the "Conversation", where it is easy to read compositional and figurative parallels to the famous Rublev's "Trinity".
    Permanent author's search for harmony of form, line, color is an artist by resorting to different genres and subjects. Another precondition for creativity, according to Joan, the emotional experience of the seen and the opportunity to recreate it in yourself while you work. Without it, the picture is born.
    Currently works of the painter enters into maturity. We wish the artist to success in this is not an easy path, and its fans new bright meetings with artistic images of Joan Sementsova.

Natalia Sokolova, art,
Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum