What are some details about 25th anniversary of NeoPopRealism in 2014?

What are some details about 25th anniversary of NeoPopRealism in 2014?
2014 is the year of celebration of 25th anniversary ofNeoPopRealism art style, created by artist Nadia Russ in 1989.

Twenty five years ago, in 1989, in her Moscow's apartment, NadiaRuss, began her serious experiments with ink pen and and later,brush. Knowing the art history and past artists' achievements, shehad a goal to create the new style of visual arts. She succeeded.In 1989, Nadia Russ created NeoPopRealism.

In our regular life, an average person uses only 16% of the brain'sgray matter, but to do something unique and often to understandsomething unique, one must involve more than 16%... Many artistsrely on the drugs and alcohol trying to achieve this state of mind.Nadia Russ made it other way. She followed advice of a famous inRussia psychologist Anatoly Kashpirovski. In 1989, Kashpirovski hadhis program on TV. During his TV sessions, the whole country wasliterally and figuratively glued to the television sets. One ofthose sessions was dedicated to creative people. Psychologist wasteaching how to destroy limits and remove restrictions that preventour brains function in a high creative mode, and to involve morethan 16 percent of the gray matter. It worked. And today, thisinformation is included in every Nadia Russ' art instructional bookin a chapter "Get Inspired."

Her first NeoPopRealist artworks Nadia Russ created in 1989. Sheused black ink pen on white paper. In 1992-1994, these her firstNeoPopRealist drawings appeared in magazine "Russian Justice",illustrating the stories, magazine published monthly. Later, moreof her work were featured in many other publications. In 1990,Nadia Russ participated with her drawings in the group artexhibition in Moscow's Manege, the most prestigious exhibitionplace in Russia, located near Red Square. The following years, shewas participating in more group exhibitions and had her solo showsin different countries.

In 1996, Nadia Russ flew to the Bahamas, where she spent 4 yearscreating and exhibiting art, driving her white convertible Mercedesunder Caribbean sun that burns out your brains, swimming withsharks, and eating fish and lobsters.Eventually, she began to missthe metropolitan city's life and flew to New York City in 2000. TheU.S. and NYC met her friendly and surrounded with the land'ssharks, who just loved her and everything she does. This love wasalmost fatal. But this is another story, which you can read inNadia Russ' autobiographical book "DECA-DaNCE," ISBN:978-0615655680.

Nadia Russ continued draw and paint. January 4, 2003, In SouthFlorida, she created a term for her new art style she created in1989 - NeoPopRealism. The NeoPopRealism art style explores the deepand philosophical themes, combining the brightness and simplicity;it carries the high energy colors and has graphic nature. In 2004,Nadia Russ created the NeoPopRealist philosophy for happier lifewith its 10 canons that work. These canons perfectly fit to ourcontemporary life and can make you feel great about yourself and tobe happy. You will find these canons in Nadia Russ' website and inevery book she authored. In present time, the NeoPopRealism artstyle and philosophy for happier life have got the acceptanceworldwide. Art teachers teach NeoPopRealism in the United States'schools and abroad. In Brazil (the 3rd largest country in theworld), February 2014, the text book in Portuguese "Artes - 4 ano- Unidade 2 - Ensino Fundamental I" will be published by publisherEditora Poliedro Ltda; it will teach NeoPopRealism art style littleBrazilians. The copies will be distributed among schools' artteachers. More yet to come!

To celebrate 25-year anniversary of NeoPopRealism, January 5, theNeoPopRealism PRESS announced the NeoPopRealist Art Contestdedicated to the 25-year NeoPopRealist art style anniversary.Deadline: December 15, 2014. Artists are welcome to submit up to 3images of NeoPopRealist artworks (drawings or paintings) as .JPEGfiles at 300dpi with brief information about the artist and work'smedium to neopoprealismPRESS@mail.com. The winners will beannounced December 31, 2014. Grand prize for the 1st place winneris signed original drawing by NeoPopRealism creator Nadia Russ.Second place winner will receive the signed print of the same work.

The Art Teachers offered to run the Art Contests in schools,dedicated to 25-year Anniversary of NeoPopRealism - 1989-2014.Every school that run the NeoPopRealist Art Contest will receiveNadia Russ' artwork - signed print (drawing), which they can use asa Grand prize or for school decor. To get this print via mail at nocharge, art teacher must email the official letter-request withshipping address to neopoprealismPRESS@mail.com or send an officialletter-request (art contest confirmation) to PO BOX 366, NY NY,10013. The signed print will be sent unframed at no charge within 2weeks from receiving the letter-request.

More yet to come!