SERGEI GLUSHKOV

Sergei Glushkov studies and develops traditions which originated in the works of many great Russian masters of painting and as their follower he keeps to the realistic manner. That is thy his landscapes, portraits and still-lives resemble those painted by Alexei Venetsianov, Vasily Polenov, Silvestr Schedrin, Fyodor Alexeev and Alexei Savrasov.

His specific treatment of light and rich palette make many of Glushkov's studies look more like the pictures of the father of Russian landscape painting Alexei Bogolyubov, who had a special eye for colour. Glushkov's work has been profoundly influenced by the Orthodox Church and his genuine interest in Russian history, which is felt in his serious attitude and pursuit of maximum exactness when he copies old masters. He has inherited their skill in conveying that particular atmosphere, those peculiar details characteristic of the lifestyle of past epochs which are seen in his architectural monuments of old Moscow. Such are his "Winter in Kuskovo", "Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Vishnyaky". His portrayal of Russia's provincial towns, "Pereslavl-Zalessky", "Sunset in Retretsovo" and others, amaze with the special charm of something past and gone, something difficult to spot in the crowds of the monstrous megacities. You can hardly grasp the idea of what Russia is, the profound and enigmatic "ame Slave", without understanding the beauty of the Russian wilderness, small villages or the impressive dignity of old Russian churches. As Ivan Shmelev, a great Russian author of the 20th century, said: "…It is nonsense to think that the provincial wilderness can swamp a man. The whole of Russia is living in the wilderness, creating things. It is only there that a man can get absorbed in himself to understand life…"

Looking at so seriously treated pictures as those made by a young realist artist one cannot help rejoicing at the world's amazing harmony, masterly expressed in oil on canvas. And at the figurative depth and originality of those canvases.

SERGEI GLUSHKOV

Born in Sakhalin in 1969.
1996 - graduated from Moscow State Pedagogical University, Art and Drawing Department.
Since 1995 has been regularly displaying his works at public exhibitions.
2000 - joined Moscow's Union of Artists.
2000 - participated in all0-Russia exhibition "To The Name of Yous…" in the Central House of Artists, Moscow.
Participated in ornamental painting the walls of Chris the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow and was awarded a citation by the Russian Academy of Arts.
Won the Best Decoration Project for the crypt of St. Nicolas basilica in Bari. Italy; was also awarded the Memorial Medal and Diploma of the St.Nicolas the Wonderworker Foundation (Italy/Russia).