Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev (7 March [O.S. 23 February] 1878 – 28 May 1927) was a Russian painter and stage designer. He was an extremely talented genre-painter and authored many powerful works. His poetic paintings have a strong theatrical vibe to them; they are incredibly vivid, yet subtle and reserved and raise people’s experiences to anContinue reading “Boris Kustodiev’s Eternal Light”
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Boris Kustodiev’s Eternal Russia
Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927) was a Russian painter and stage designer from the city of Astrakhan. He was fascinated with old, rural Russia which he felt was steadily but surely vanishing. At the time of the Russian Revolution (1917), he created a series of paintings which were intended to be a farewell to the provincial “Holy Russia”Continue reading “Boris Kustodiev’s Eternal Russia”
Konstantin Panassyuk’s Flowing Structures
Konstantin Panassyuk is a passionate photographer from Russia. His works are mostly snapshots of everyday life, showcasing interesting moments of people in mostly urban environments. While not a full time pro of photography, many of Konstantin’s works are extremely promising and are the result of a talented mind. His compositions are an interplay of empty-full,Continue reading “Konstantin Panassyuk’s Flowing Structures”