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Existart Studio
In 2007  two partners, Ekaterina Mikhailina – professional designer, graduate of Moscow Art Academy and Ekaterina Tretyakova – philologist, theologian and a lawyer, established a design studio "Existart".

Ekaterina Mikhailina

DoB: 17.07.1976 Sex: female Nationality: Russian 1995 – 2001 studied at the Stroganov Moscow Institute of Art and Design, faculty of industrial art, design department. 2001 - post graduate school of Moscow Institute of Art and Design named after Stroganov 2004 – completed post graduate course. Dissertation topic: “Applying of bionic shaping in design”. While studying at the Institute took part in annual student exhibitions. Exhibited graphical work and paintings. Since 2005 – Member of Russian Artists Union, and International Artists Federation, design section. Participated in the annual exhibition project  “Studio” at the Moscow Modern Art Museum. Participant of the first Biennale of young artists in 2008 in Moscow. Uses techniques of mixed media, painting and graphics. Exhibitions:

1.07.08 - 3.08.08 – art show "Studio 08" Moscow

15.08.07-26.08.07 - art show "Contemporary" Moscow

26.06.07 - 22.07.07 - art show "Studio 07 " Moscow

5.04.01 - 24.04.01 - Youth exhibition, Moscow.

Ekaterina Tretyakova DoB: 20.11.1981 Sex: female Nationality: Russian

2003 Graduated foreign languages department at Orthodox St. Tichon’s Theological Institute (Moscow) Specialization: Foreign Philology/ Theology 2008 Graduated law faculty of Moscow State University Specialization: Civil Law 2000 – 2009 worked as editor, translator and had vast experience in legal protection of intellectual property. Ekaterina is responsible for all the communicative, organizational and legal part of Existart studio work. She also does art projects in co-authorship with Ekaterina Mikhaylina, participating in art shows and exhibitions.

Existart Studio is an example of close collaboration and partnership of two individuals with polar opposite biorhythms, views, skills, professional backgrounds, knowledge, visual thinking and understanding of art.

Although one of them is an experienced artist with profound professional background and the other is an amateur they share a notion that two heads are better than one. For each project regardless of the field or purpose they discuss and share sketches, compose and choose images, gradually combining the best ideas into a single piece.

Their differences, nonconcurrence and sometimes controversy stimulate and motivate us to create pieces in uncommon artistic manner, as well as provoke original train of thought. Our works represent mental and creative synthesis of two individual minds.

Through art they tend to reveal the complexity and diversity of material world surrounding them. They recognize the exceptional value of person's spiritual beauty and inner world, however they would never deprive themselves the pleasure to admire the complexity and diversity of material world surrounding them. They believe that through visual aesthetics any artist brings the world closer to perfection. By combining various techniques they prove that any instrument becomes a tool of creation in the hands of an artist.

Finding the right image gives them the sense of pleasure and satisfaction. Although there is no such thing as ideal art work  just like there is no such thing as objective reality. Since perception is made up of personal tastes, they do not follow patterns and are not slaves to convention.