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Nina Valetova’s elusive and highly innovative oils on
canvas present revolutionary new ideas of postmodern
representation. Blending together both figurative and
abstract imagery, Valetova’s imaginatively colored works
create an almost hallucinatory effect. Lines bend, shapes
undulate and dual feelings of horror and elation combine
and intermingle at every turn. Often drawing comparisons
with Surrealism, Valetova’s works have a dreamlike
quality wherein objects frequently morph into one another,
landscape becoming figure, figures dissolving into total
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abstraction. Valetova invites viewers to join her narrative
journey, but excitingly, only relates pieces of the tale.
Viewers then become responsible for deciphering the
remainder of her message, questioning and examining
every line and brush stroke.
The intriguing dual nature of her works continues with
the dichotomy of visual movement that pervades each
canvas. The work seems at once frenetic and active,
yet frozen and almost incomprehensibly calm. Valetova
experiments with dimension and composition, leading to
amazing results: paradoxical works of intended absurdity.
In doing so, she produces works not only of stunning
beauty and philosophical depth, but which comment on the
unpredictability and irrationality of contemporary society.
As unending wars are waged and beloved family members
die, life continues on and as her paintings so poignantly
articulate, when one thing stops another keeps going.
Born in South Ural, Russia, Valetova finds continual
inspiration in her personal history and in the cultural
heritage of her familial lineage. An avid student of Eastern
philosophy, Valetova herself adopts a Zen-like view of the
world which provides a fascinating counterpoint to the
energetic canvases of her art. Yet the intense appearance of
her paintings is no accident. Instead, Valetova consciously
chooses arousing colors and imagery to inspire her viewers
to effect change within the world. Knowing she cannot
do it alone, she hopes those who appreciate her art will
appropriate her message and spread it to the masses.
Websites: www.valetova.info
www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Nina_Tuqtaman_Valetova.aspx
Nina in her Studio
Claustrophobia Oil on Canvas 24.5” x 31.5” Labyrinth Oil on Canvas 26” x 33”
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