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

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2014 is the year of celebration of 25th anniversary of NeoPopRealism art style, created by artist Nadia Russ in 1989.

Twenty five years ago, in 1989, in her Moscow's apartment, Nadia Russ, began her serious experiments with ink pen and and later, brush. Knowing the art history and past artists' achievements, she had 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's gray matter, but to do something unique and often to understand something unique, one must involve more than 16%... Many artists rely on the drugs and alcohol trying to achieve this state of mind. Nadia Russ made it other way. She followed advice of a famous in Russia psychologist Anatoly Kashpirovski. In 1989, Kashpirovski had his program on TV. During his TV sessions, the whole country was literally and figuratively glued to the television sets. One of those sessions was dedicated to creative people. Psychologist was teaching how to destroy limits and remove restrictions that prevent our brains function in a high creative mode, and to involve more than 16 percent of the gray matter. It worked. And today, this information is included in every Nadia Russ' art instructional book in a chapter "Get Inspired."

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

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

Nadia Russ continued draw and paint. January 4, 2003, In South Florida, she created a term for her new art style she created in 1989 - NeoPopRealism. The NeoPopRealism art style explores the deep and 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 life with its 10 canons that work. These canons perfectly fit to our contemporary life and can make you feel great about yourself and to be happy. You will find these canons in Nadia Russ' website and in every book she authored. In present time, the NeoPopRealism art style and philosophy for happier life have got the acceptance worldwide. Art teachers teach NeoPopRealism in the United States' schools and abroad. In Brazil (the 3rd largest country in the world), February 2014, the text book in Portuguese "Artes - 4° ano - Unidade 2 - Ensino Fundamental I" will be published by publisher Editora Poliedro Ltda; it will teach NeoPopRealism art style little Brazilians. The copies will be distributed among schools' art teachers. More yet to come!

To celebrate 25-year anniversary of NeoPopRealism, January 5, the NeoPopRealism PRESS announced the NeoPopRealist Art Contest dedicated to the 25-year NeoPopRealist art style anniversary. Deadline: December 15, 2014. Artists are welcome to submit up to 3 images of NeoPopRealist artworks (drawings or paintings) as .JPEG files at 300dpi with brief information about the artist and work's medium to neopoprealismPRESS@mail.com. The winners will be announced December 31, 2014. Grand prize for the 1st place winner is 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 receive Nadia Russ' artwork - signed print (drawing), which they can use as a Grand prize or for school decor. To get this print via mail at no charge, art teacher must email the official letter-request with shipping address to neopoprealismPRESS@mail.com or send an official letter-request (art contest confirmation) to PO BOX 366, NY NY, 10013. The signed print will be sent unframed at no charge within 2 weeks from receiving the letter-request.

More yet to come!