Natalia Kazirelova
Visual Artist | Greece
Statement
My artistic approach revolves around the concept of time, encompassing the past, the future, and images of memory. My method is visual archaeology, deconstructing pieces of visual cultural heritage. In the contemporary information environment, no object is as it seems; everything changes, enriched with new details. In my artistic practice, I create images of the permanent transformation of visual culture. I unfold this chronological structure, revealing layer by layer the strata of the past. I see unity and beauty in each detail, whether it’s pieces of newspapers, magazines, various advertisements, or receipts. All of these are contradictory, paradoxical means that shape and nourish our imagination.In this context, accepting the works of earlier painters is not so much a tribute to the greats as an opportunity to reconsider our relationship with them. It’s about seeing them not just as a fixed value but as an opportunity for archaeological analysis. Today, thanks to the internet, we have access to countless images, and among them, we find reproductions of great masterpieces. But they are no longer isolated. Their works on the screen are placed within various internal, social, and cultural contexts. They are no longer simple images but phenomena of visual culture. Placed on a flat surface in the form of post-painting images, enhanced by everyday objects, they seem to be assembled by our vision. It’s the subjective gaze that gives them an overall atmosphere in which they change but remain recognizable.I use collage and decollage techniques as a metaphorical tool. For me, it’s a way to express emotions, to stay in touch with the continuous flow of information, to be immersed in this flow. It’s an ocean, an infinite, nurturing environment where we gather piece by piece the image of our own visual culture. I work with analog materials. I find it intriguing how they continue to function, even as digital platforms become increasingly dominant. For example, the paper I use in my work carries the daily flow of information. We don’t even think about how many notes and tickets accompany us in our daily lives, storing information and lives. Paper is such a ubiquitous medium that it could serve as a mirror of the collective unconscious. A trace of mechanical actions leading to automation.
AT A GLANCE
Type: Collage
Medium: Analog / multilayered collage, painting
Style: Symbolism, Surrealism
Themes: Conceptual
Studio: Athens, Greece
Associations: EETE, SΚEKTE
Price Range: €300-4000
International Scale:
EMERGING | HIGH-POTENTIAL | MID-CAREER | ESTABLISHED
RECENT ARTWORKS
CAREER LANDMARKS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Visual Archaeology, Chili Art Gallery, Athens 2023
The Archaic Smile, Leonidas Konstantinidis Art Hall, Athens 2017
The Order of Things, Phoebus Hall of the Art Center of Trikala, Trikala 2011
The Colors of Earth, curated by Panagiotis S. Papadopoulos, “William James” Art Space, Athens 2005
Takeoff, Municipal Art Gallery “Melina Mercouri”, Athens 2000
Natalia Kazirelova, Art gallery Democritus. Athens 1992
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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New Symbols 3, curated by Paris Kapralos & Jason Kairafylas, organized by ARC -Art Revisited Collective, Luminous Eye Gallery, Athens 2024
Instincts, curated by Konstantinos Bourazanis, Municipal Art Gallery of Lamia “Alekos Kontopoulos”, Lamia 2023
Through the Eyes of Aphrodite, Thalia Gallery, Athens 2023
Lamia EXPO | PEL ART, installations of the Panhellenic Exhibition of Lamia PEL, Lamia 2023
1922-2022 Exit – Exodus, Annual Exhibition EETE, Former Public Tobacco Factory, Athens 2023
15th smArt, Municipal Art Gallery of Lamia, Lamia 2022
New Symbols 2, curated by Paris Kapralos & Jason Kairafylas, organized by ARC -Art Revisited Collective, Chili Art Gallery, Athens 2022
Unforgettable Homelands: Symbols and Memories, conception and curation by Paris Kapralos, within the framework of the festival KALAMARIA 1922-2022 A sea of memories… and we all became one, organized by the Municipality of Kalamaria, Polyhoros Art Space ‘Remezzo’, Kalamaria/Thessaloniki 2022
Contemporary Visual Artists, exhibition & auction, conception and curation project by Paris Kapralos, organized by Myrό Auctions / Myrό Antiques House, Myrό Gallery, Thessaloniki 2022
Form as Traces of Collective Memory, curated by Paris Kapralos, Chili Art Gallery, Athens 2021
Spring ’21, Municipal Art Gallery of Lamia, Lamia 2021
Find what you love, and let it kill you, curated by Konstantinos Bourazanis, PurPur gallery, Lamia 2020
20 Years SCEKTE, Municipal Art Gallery “Dimitris Mytaras”, Chalkida 2019
20 Years SCEKTE, Giorgio De Chirico Art Center, Volos 2019
Scenography, Costume, Jewelry, Theater Masks – Exhibition of Applications of Visual Arts Part A, organized by EETE, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens “Melina”, Athens 2019
From Self-portrait to Selfie, organized by the Municipality of Lamia & Cultural Center of Roumeliotes – Annex of Phthiotis, Municipal Art Gallery of Lamia “Al. Kontopoulos”, Lamia 2018
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Center, organized by SKETKE, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens “Melina”, Athens 2017
3 Wishes, organized by SKETKE, Old Municipal Market, Lamia 2017
Dialogue with the Abstract and the Paradoxical, organized by SKETKE, Old Municipal Market, Lamia 2016
Dialogue with the Abstract and the Paradoxical, organized by SKETKE, Govedarou Art Gallery, Thessaloniki 2016
In Red, organized by SKETKE, Old Municipal Market, Lamia 2015
On the Banks of the Lethe, outdoor exhibition by SKETKE members, Trikala 2015
Ships, Titanium Yiayiannos Gallery, Athens 2014
The International Symposium and exhibition, Panagia Soumela, Veria 2014
Landscape in Storm – Tribute to El Greco, Titanium Yiayiannos Gallery, Athens 2014
Exhibition of EETE members, Municipal Art Gallery “Sophia Laskaridou”, Kallithea, Athens 2013
9th Smart Art, organized by SKETKE, Old Municipal Market, Lamia 2013
Mask, organized by SKETKE, Old Municipal Market, Lamia 2012
Thermopylae 2500 Years: Artistic Approach, Archaeological Museum of Lamia, Lamia 2011
Human Form in Art, organized by EETE, Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, Athens 2009
KETHEA: Exodus A, Kursoum Mosque, Trikala 2009
Exhibition of EETE members, Municipal Art Gallery “Sophia Laskaridou”, Kallithea, Athens 2009
Trace 2, Giorgio De Chirico Art Center, Volos 2008
Image – Space – Action 2, organized by EETE, Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, Athens 2008
Exhibition of EETE members, Municipal Art Gallery “Sophia Laskaridou”, Kallithea, Athens 2007
16th International Symposium and Painting Exhibition of Chios, Mesta, Chios 2007
For the Sake of Art, Art Hall of the Municipal Theater of Lamia, organized by SKETKE, Lamia 2006
2nd Artistic Meeting “Belle arte Lamia”, Lamia 2006
Narrow Streets of Lamia, organized by SKETKE, 2006
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS
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The International Symposium and exhibition in Pöchlarn, Austria, 2017
Best of, Gallery Thurnhofer, Vienna, Austria 2014
International Collage Symposium and Exhibition, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2014
ARTfair Innsbruck, Olympiaworld Innsbruck, Austria 2012
The International Symposium and exhibition in Pöchlarn, Austria, 2011
Museum of Contemporary History, Moscow, Russia 2011
Symposium and exhibition “Painter’s Week”, Domburg, Netherlands 2010
48 artists from SCEKTE, Municipal Art Gallery Galleria BWA, Zamosc, Poland 2009
International Painting Open-air ‘Silver City’, Olkus, Poland 2008
International Symposium and Painting Exhibition, Srokowo, Poland 2006
Theatrical Community, Yerevan, Armenia 1987
Municipal Art Gallery, Kirovakan, Armenia 1986
Art Center, Krasnodar, Russia 1983