Elena Mustafina

Hello!

My passion for drawing and art started in childhood. I was 6 years old when my dad gave me the first box of pastels. My imagination developed and I learned the first basics of composition, drawing and color.

I am an ambidexter and I have mirrored handwriting. This feature helps me to look at things from different angles and try different techniques for expression.

Nature is my source of inspiration. I work with natural materials. I am fascinated by the loose pigment of soft pastels and charcoal, the texture of wood fibers, the ability of gypsum to take any shape.

Also in my art a portrait plays a special role. I like to study faces, features of facial expressions. Look for details that will help express what a person is thinking and feeling.

I started studying painting and drawing at art school at the age of 10. In 2009 I graduated from the South Ural State University with a degree in art processing of materials. In 2011, she entered the graduate school of the St. Petersburg University of Technology and Design with a degree in Technical Aesthetics and Design. From 2013 to 2015, she studied art design and manufacture of wood products. Today I am a senior lecturer at South Ural State University.

2011 - Russian Art Week in Germany (2 place)
2011 - Russian Art Week in Bulgaria (2 and 3 places)
2011 - Russian Art Week in Montenegro (3 place)
2012 - Exhibition of laureates "Russian Art Week" in Madrid
2013 - Personal Exhibition in Paris (Bank SOCIETE GENERALE)
2013 - Russian Art Week in Lisbon (2 place)
2016 - Russian Art Week in Moscow
2019 - Russian Art Week in Moscow (2 place)
2020 - Online exhibition of the National Union of Pastelists of Russia