November 21, a solo exhibition of Naila Kumysnikova titled Leather mosaic. Theatre. Painting. was held in the Exhibition Hall Manezh.
Naila Kumysnikova – designer, painter of arts and crafts, a member of the Artists' Union, a laureate of the B.Urmanche award of RT Ministry of Culture, RT Honored Artist. Her career began as a designer, creating original scenery for theaters of Kazan and Tatarstan to many famous productions.
However, particularly, a bright talent of hers was in contact with the Tatar national culture. In XX century, the Tatars began to lose awareness of their cultural identity, the only prospect was an appeal of artists - including Kumysnikova, to traditional ornaments, materials and forms. The tradition of making patterned leather shoes is unique, inherent exclusively to Tatar culture and has been famous throughout Russia. Thanks to artists such as Naila Kumysnikova, reviving of national production of shoes and accessories and interior leather mosaic technique takes place.
N. Kumysnikova today - one of the leading professional artists in the field of leather mosaics, her works have been highly appreciated by specialists, successfully exhibited at the Russian and international exhibitions. They are marked by originality and exquisite forms, high level of performance. She uses technique of mosaic in contemporary leather clothing and accessories, applying bright and harmonious combination of colors in the ornamental compositions of stylized vegetal and zoomorphic figures.
Press – service RT Ministry of culture