Julia Naurzalijeva
Ottawa, ON, Canada
jukanau@gmail.com

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About

I am a professional stage designer, graduated (MA in Theatric Arts) from the well-known V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko School/Studio of Drama at the A. P. Tchekhov Moscow Academic Arts Theatre (MHAT). I have creative skills and extensive knowledge of historical styles, costumes, various techniques as well as the ability to use historic material my works. These include experience as a costume designer for movies (Don't worry, MomLittle Princess among others), theatre (for the State Friend's Theatre, Moscow State Na Pokrovke Theatre, and the Wing and Grove Theatre in Chicago) and TV productions ( Vendetta at M. Gorky studio and Swedish Television AB). Illustrations have been rendered for both well-known Russian (www.sovsekretno.ru) and Estonian (www.koolibri.ee) publishing houses, as well as for freelance authors internationally. In addition to drawings and paintings, I have completed murals in many private residences within Illinois. My work has also been shown at a few personal exhibition and public art shows in Chicagoland.

My goal as an artist is to express a dynamic view of beauty and harmony. Art, as I see it, is centered around mankind, but always in the context of being in dialogue with nature and its most resonating manifestations; like movement, the simultaneously everyday and transient beauty of a flower blossom. During all of my artistic and personal life I have been interested in character and the nuances of human interaction with others and nature. My intention is to stir up an array of emotions within the observer, from peace to discomfort, sadness to happiness. To this end, there is often play with shadow and light to convey the movement central to expressing the wordless aspects of the story. My work is my projection onto paper or canvas of some symbolic, mythological and ornamental expression of something to common to every human being. It is my personal translation of something universal from histories of civilizations into personal stories. Particular interest is given to knowledge of historical styles, costumes, architecture, as well as various techniques and technologies. Effort applied to accurate reconstruction in regards to numerous details, proportions and correlations helps me to ‘discover’ and properly portray characters from a given place and/or time. All these components complete the vision, giving the visual elements strong emotional presence by means of attention to accuracy and detail. Forms taken from reality into fantasy allow for a grounded atmosphere, and therefore more deeply experienced atmosphere.