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Vitali Komarov - plein air art Born in 1968 in Russia. Lives and works in Czech Republic. Studied The Junior Art School, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia The Art School №1, Saint-Petersburg, Russia The Restoration School, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Selected collections National museum of fine arts, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia The Northwestern College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Dr. J. & Dr O. Bridges, Guildford, United Kingdom First Union Securities, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, USA The Excel City Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic Edward Jones, Inc., New Castle, Indiana, USA Noresco Industrial Group, Inc., Glen Cove, USA The Northwestern College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Selected exhibitions 2004 On The Wall Art Fair, London, UK (29 September – 03 October 2004) 2004 Art Map gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 2003 Fresh Art Fair 2003, London, UK 2002 Fresh Art Fair 2002, London, UK 2001 The Taylor Jardine Art Gallery, London, UK 2001 Art Investments Inc., London, UK 2000 ArtNature salon, Prague, Czech Republic 1999 Godot Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 1998 "Prague walk," National Museum of Fine Arts, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
Publications Catalogue of paintings 2002-2003 Grigarian, Veronica, "Russian Van Gogh," Czech today, February 1, 2004 Fresh Art Fair 2003, Exhibition Catalogue Fresh Art Fair 2002, Exhibition Catalogue Calendar of recent paintings 2001 Calendar of recent paintings 2000 Lanickova, Catherine, "Colour South of Moravia," New life, November 23, 2000 Sinenki, Alexander, Prague lights, September, 2000 Weiss, Vladimir, "The Russians are coming!" The Prague post, September 1-7, 1999, p.B3.
About the artist Embedded in the European tradition, Vitali Komarov strongly inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, developing further the techniques and vision of colours introduced by the master. Vitali’s paintings are full of life, in which every season offers so many wonderful subjects. His vision of the world is full of hope; his colours are bright, yet sensitive. His paintings uplift the spirit and promise new beginnings. What really matters to him is to be truthful and simple in conveying his vision to his audience. The artist’s paintings have been featured in many exhibitions including those at the National Museum of Fine Arts, in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia and The Taylor Jardine Art Gallery in London, UK, From 2002 Komarov participate in international art fairs such as "Fresh Art" and "On the wall", London, UK. Vitali Komarov was born in 1968 in Russia. Since 1995 he has been working as an independent artist. He is currently a full time painter living and working "en plein air" in South Moravia in a small village not far from Vienna, called Lednice. He also works in France and Italy.
Artist statement "The purpose of my work is to make beautiful things. Working from nature, I am inspired by its beauty. When I paint simple things, I vitalise them and fill them with sense. Trying to reproduce exactly the light and the mood of the subject, I experiment with composition, tone and colour. I balance composition, so that on lookers can breathe easily. I make contrast convincing, and colours fresh and pure. Feelings and mood play an important role in my paintings, more so than the form. It is not the technical side of art, which interests me; hence I do not experiment with styles or medium. I am simply excited by the process of painting itself. Technical skills together with inspiration are not enough to be a good artist, unless you do not work constantly and estimate your results soberly and strictly. I regard each new work as a serious search. This produces a picture that is not an imitation of reality, but a new reality in itself. Nature is the teacher and it is nature that teaches me to see the subject and gives me immense feeling of love. "
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