Peek Into The Surreal And Beautiful World Of Vladimir Kush, A Talented Artist

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There’s something about the surreal that makes everyone smile. Artist Vladimir Kush’s paintings and sculptures show us an imaginative and ever-expanding world populated by mysterious hybrid creatures and vast spaces. The worlds he creates combine land, air, and sea…and leave us staring.

The Russian-born artist got his start young, taking classes from the age of seven. Later, he would join the military, but his talent was evident even there, and he spent his service time painting propaganda posters. Later, he painted portraits on the street to help support his family. After moving to the U.S. in 1990, he began to gain international attention, and soon his work was being displayed around the world. Today, he has four galleries in the U.S. and is planning to open more in other countries.

Music of the Woods

Metamorphosis

Lovely Plant

Fauna in La Mancha

Eye of the Needle

Atlas of Wonder

Nero

Arrival of the Flower Ship

Invitation to Lunch

Current

Ripples on the Ocean

Obvious influences on Kush’s work are Magritte and Dali in both imagery and style. However, Kush’s pieces have a signature of their own, namely a playfulness that would make the paintings, at least some of them, look not out of place as illustrations for fantasy books.

One can’t say that his ideas are derivative, though; on his site, many of the images of his paintings come with a short background on the painting’s concepts, many of which stem from Kush’s own experiences and ruminations.

Besides painting, Kush also creates sculptures and jewellery, which feature the same scenes and characters as appear in his paintings.

Knight Beetle

Butterfly Apple

Aries the Sheep

Icarus