Painter: Datsuk Kirill Vladimirovich

Datsuk Kirill Vladimirovich - Painter's Biography

Russian artist Datsuk Kirill Vladimirovich was born in 1974 in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. He graduated from the Academy of Arts, a workshop of easel painting under the guidance of V.V. Sokolov. His teachers were Kirillova L.N., Belov A.V., Govorkov I.V., Mogilevtsev V.A., Rudnev V.F. and, of course, Kirill's father, the famous St. Petersburg graphic artist Datsuk V.K. In 2001, Kirill graduated from the Institute of Painting, Architecture and Sculpture. I.E. Repin and already in 2003 became a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. The diploma work "The Dispossessed", dedicated to the problem of poverty and human hopelessness, caused a strong resonance among the audience and the State Art Council. In 2003, this work represented St. Petersburg at the All-Russian Exhibition of the Best Diploma Works.

«An invitation to take part in an exhibition is always a good reason to complete the work. The portrait waited three years to complete. finish? Never know if the work is finished? A slight dissatisfaction with oneself always remains. Seems like you can do even better.»

The artist's painting style is permeated with romanticism, his brush finds nobility and high beauty in seemingly mundane motifs. His portraits of his contemporaries are vivid images that deeply reveal the inner world of the model. Famous artists, film directors, foreign diplomats and politicians posed for him. The artist continues in his work the best traditions of Russian classical painting, finding new themes and reflecting today's reality in a beautiful and sincere language of realism. The main theme of the artist's works are rural landscapes, still lifes and portraits. All his works are filled with warmth and soul. The images in his paintings seem so familiar and familiar to the Russian audience. Everyday life in the village in the artist's paintings resembles a hot summer spent with grandparents. The artist uses large strokes and bright colors to convey a more realistic image. Freshly baked bread, a glass of milk, flowers picked in the morning in a vase, girls with wreaths on their heads or just an image of an elderly woman, all this brings us back to a distant childhood that we always want to return to.

Kirill Datsuk: where are the artist's paintings presented?

The artist has exhibited in Russia and abroad since 1993. The first personal exhibition took place in St. Petersburg in 1995. Kirill's works are in galleries and private collections in France, Italy, USA, Germany, Israel, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, Malaysia, Finland, Slovakia, Macedonia and Poland.