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Russian artists

Faces of Russia: Misha

2017-03-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Misha by Vitaly Vakhrushev

Having grown up in an era of overweening ambition, Misha dreamed of nothing else but living in a big city. In 2003 he left his village for Moscow, ready to conquer the world. Years later, he realized that the world is not enough for his Russian soul, so he came back and settled in a quiet Russian village to play his harmonica and raise his three children.

Tags: Anna Novikova, Faces of Russia, people, People of Russia, Russian artists, Russian musicians, Russian villages, Vitaly Vakhrushev

Faces of Russia: Protesting Against Protests in Art

2017-03-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Liza by Vitaly Vakhrushev

This is the first of Liza’s (Elizaveta Dygdanova) solo projects with a loud name “Protest”, that has caused quite a stir among the savvy.

Tags: Anna Novikiova, Elizaveta Dygdanova, Faces of Russia, Russian artists, Yaroslavl

Faces of Russia: Artist Valeriy Selin’s Colorful Black & White World

2017-02-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Valeriy Selin

Anna Novikova profiles Yaroslavl artist Valeriy Selin, a color blind painter living in a black and white world. The Argophilia “Faces of Russia” series.

Tags: Anna Novikova, Faces of Russia, Russia, Russian artists, Valeriy Selin, Yaroslavl

Kremlin Museums Present the Jewelry Art of Ilgiz Fazulzyanov

2016-03-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming to the Kremlin Museums April 1st, the exhibition “Jewels Inspired by Nature. Ilgiz F.” will reveal the masterful work of Ilgiz Fazulzyanov, contemporary Russian jeweler. On display will be artworks from the period 1996 until 2016, some of which are world renowned masterpieces.

Tags: Ilgiz Fazulzyanov, Kremlin Museums, Moscow exhibitions, Russia museums, Russian artists

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