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Viktor

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BIOGRAPHYNote: Many Americans spell my first name as Victor, but it is actually Viktor.“I was born in August 1967 at Saransk, the small capital of autonomous Mordovia. I enjoyed drawing, as all children do. Understanding my surroundings was still far a way, but there were smells and feelings huge rats and headaches. It was another life strongly influenced by nature.I had been watching and examining for a long, long time, before all of his shaped itself , after many years ,into conviction and painting. It all surfaced from sub consciousness… In the mean time I finished secondary school and begun studying technical school, where I gained secondary education. It gave me nothing and did not feel even a little area of my brain hemispheres. I was feeling useless. Rationalism and routine, however, would have finally suppressed the psychedelic fever and wools have fended my minority complexes , if it was not for the striving of my sub consciousness. Taking its roots in the childhood it burst the frontiers of banality.1990 was not only the year of sun eruptions , but also of my brain. My heart confessed to me and opened the gate of creativity. I crossed it forever, without looking back , with no doubt , lost for shadow and disbelief !!! I … may prefer ambition, hysteria, love, hate, painting, party, delusion, self – sacrifice , Christ , future… - but I always will be against INDIFFERENCE.It is not sewing any seed and has no future, because it is nothing !! Namely indifference was cause of many „ melon ideas,“ flooding us by sweet and sticky sauce of a futile analysis.It is difficult , even nearly impossible , to find something important and specific, in the rubble of information. Fatigue comes before understanding, as a monotonous flow of empty ideas is not enriching us anyway. We have nothing to catch, and we are floating down the river of indifference towards nowhere, considering everything as truth.Long live, antagonism! Let us look, what we need to proclaim towards ourselfs, something that would help us survive. Opposition to, dissatisfaction with ourselves will encourage the will; through it a man would reach RELIGION. This will be starting point for the movement towards perfection, to which anybody targets, who survivd nightmare of demoralizing indifference.»EXHIBITIONS1991 – a joint exhibition in Sent-Petersburg – Exhibition Hall in “Na Nevskom20” Gallery; 1992 – an individual exhibition in Saransk, Russia – Municipal gallery; 1993 – an individual exhibition in Sent Petersburg – Exhibition Hall in “ Na Nevskom 20” Gallery; 1994 – a joint exhibition in Moscow, Russia – a competition “Gold brash”, an art palace; 1994 – an individual exhibition in Saransk, Russia – Municipal gallery; 1995 – an individual exhibition in Prague, Czech Republic – “Valentina” gallery; 1996 – an individual exhibition in Prague, Czech Republic – The police museum; 1997 – 2000 – a permanent exhibition in Prague, Czech Republic – “Jakubska” gallery; 2000 – present time – a permanent exhibition in Prague – a personal gallery “Parnas”; 2003 – an individual exhibition in Nicosia, Cyprus – residence of private collector; 2003 – a joint exhibition in Utrecht, Holland – “Paradijs” gallery; 2004 – a joint exhibition in Vienna, Austria – “Ernst Fuchs” gallery; 2004 – a joint exhibition in Going, Austria – Hotel Stanglwirt; 2004 – a joint exhibition in Riegersburg, Austria – Barockchloss ; 2004 – a joint exhibition in Las Vegas, USA – “Marpheus” gallery; 2005 – a joint exhibition in Castle Voergaard, Denmark; 2005 – a joint exhibition in Paris, France – “Michelle Boulet” gallery; 2005 – a joint exhibition in Wolnzach, Germany – Deutsches Hopfenmuseum; 2005 – a joint exhibition in Regensburg, Germahy – “Artaffair” gallery; 2006 – a joint exhibition Trophée Apocalypse Dore 2006 – a joint exhibition in Le Mont-Dore, France. 2006 – a joint exhibition in Wolnzach, Germany – Deutsches Hopfenmuseum; 2006– a joint exhibition in Regensburg, Germahy – “Artaffair” gallery; 2007 - a joint exhibition in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium; 2007 - a joint exhibition in MAF in Brussels, Belgium;MUSEUMSCollection of the Museo Internationale D’Arte Surrealista - Citta di Gallipoli ( LE ), Italia Collection of the Museum of Fantastic Realism in Zeist, HollandAWARDS1996 – An award from Masaryk Art Academy, Czech Republic; 1996 – France Kafka’s medal, ”France Kafka” European society, Prague, Czech Republic; 1999 – Awarder a title of Professor of Art, Academia Internazionale “Greci-Marino”, Italy; 2000 – The prize of Salvator Dali for art, Aliance Salvador Dali International; 2004 – Included in the academic corp as a Honorary International Adviser for Czech Republic of Art, Academia Internazionale “Greci-Marino”, Italy
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My Interests

Art, friends, and family.

I'd like to meet:

Those who love art - from the old masters to today.

Music:

Tool and Perfect Circle. Maynard Keenan is an inspiration to me as an artist. Often, his music inspires me as I paint from 7 in the morning until midnight! Killing Joke is a great band. October File is a new band, and they make powerful music, too!

Movies:

Cloverfield. This was a fun movie!

Television:

I paint from 7 in the morning until midnight. Very little time for television, though I have nothing against tv.

Books:

Reading a book on the paintings of the talented artist Odd Nerdrum, another artist who inspires me very much. His work reflects the work of the Old Masters.

Heroes:

Caravaggio, Odd Nerdrum, Maynard Keenan, but, of course, God!

My Blog

Parnas Gallery Prague

Hello! I wish to invite all who want to see more of my work to visit www.eurosurrealism.com Also, if you visit Prague, be sure to drop by Parnas Gallery and see some of my work in person. Best- Viktor...
Posted by Viktor on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:00:00 PST