Ekaterina Moré is a self-taught Russian painter based in Meerbusch, Germany. Her work focuses on women in the modern world. Her style is influenced by

Post-impressionism Post-Impressionism (also spelled Postimpressionism) was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction ag ...

and Pop-art.

Early life and education

In 1976, Moré was born in

Saint Petersburg, Russia Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

to a family of artists. She was raised on the

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and

Vladivostok, Russia Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, co ...

. In 1990, Moré moved back to Saint Petersburg to finish her education. From 1993 to 1995, Moré studied law in Saint Petersburg. She moved to Rhineland, Germany in 1995.

Career

Moré published her first book, ''Ekaterina Moré: Bilder aus den Jahren 2003-2004'', in August 2004. Rosenthal, a German

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manufacturer, partnered with Moré to create china collections the following year. In 2005, her work was displayed in Conzen, Andreas Baumgartl, and Art Gallery Wiesbaden, three renown German galleries. Her work was also used to furnish the Maritim Hotel bar in

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that year. Moré published her second book, ''Entgegengehen- Macht und Mythos Frau'' in May 2006. Ten percent of the book's proceeds were donated to the Hannelore Kohl Foundation, a charity founded by

Hannelore Kohl Johanna Klara Eleonore "Hannelore" Kohl (née Renner; 7 March 1933 – 5 July 2001) was the first wife of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. She met him for the first time at a school party in Ludwigshafen, Allied-occupied Germany in 1948, when she w ...

to help victims of trauma-induced injuries to the central nervous system. She created a second collection for Rosenthal in 2006. In 2007, Moré created paintings for the Steigenberger Parkhotel in Düsseldorf, Germany. She traveled to India the following year to study the roles of women in foreign cultures. In 2010, Moré partnered with Lilia Sabantina, a fashion designer, to create a wedding dress. She also collaborated with Carlo Staudt, a furniture designer to create a dresser that year. She contributed to the ''Colorful Emotions: Art in Glass'' project by painting on glass objects and doors in 2012. Moré painted Jenny Jürgens, a German actress, in December 2013.

Berlin Wall

She has painted a piece of the remaining Berlin Wall located by

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with the theme "Fire and Water."

Modern Muses 2014

In 2014, Moré painted nine female celebrities as a charity project for the Tribute to Bambi Foundation, a charity that helps sick children. Each woman represented a different element of femininity. The celebrities included Annabelle Mandeng, Regina Halmich, Tina Ruland, Sonja Kiefer, Valerie Niehaus, Xenia Seeberg, Tanja Bülter, Cassandra Steen and Jenny Jürgens.

Style

The focus of Moré's paintings are women in the modern world. She uses prismatic and bright colors to create images of "long-haired women with optimism and joy." Moré also uses

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to manipulate the perspective in her paintings. She works in Human PO-sitive P-ainting, an art style developed from Pop-art.

Exhibits and displays

* BB International Fine Arts

Geneva, Switzerland Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

* Meyer Gallery

(April/May 2002) * Monaco Art Gallery's Collection Düsseldorf, Germany (April 2002) * Kunsthaus Oberkassel Oberkassel, Germany (September 2005) * Augustin Gallery

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(2006/June 2007) * Modus Gallery

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(September 2007) * F.G. Conzen Gallery Düsseldorf, Germany (December 2007) * CityLoftArt

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(October 2009) * Hof Gallery Sylt, Germany (June/September 2010) * Burgauer Gallery Burgau, Germany (October/November 2012) * Udo Lindenberg & more Gallery, Hamburg * Kunsthaus Schill, Stuttgart * AIDA Galleries

Art fairs

* Europ' Art Geneva, Geneva / Switzerland * Art Innsbruck / Austria * Art Manege, Moscow / Russia * Lineart, Gent/Belgium

Personal life

Moré lives in Meerbusch, Germany with her husband and daughter.

Bibliography

* ''Ekaterina Moré: Bilder aus den Jahren 2003-2004'' (August 2004) () * ''Kunstwerke für Schulen / Band 1 (2005)'' () * ''Entgegengehen- Macht und Mythos Frau'' (May 2006) () * ''Sensuality'' (2009) () * ''Frauen in der Kunst: Zeitgenössische Acrylmalerei'' (November 2011) ()