vladimir kush

Vladimir Kush' is a Russian born painter, who is identified with the metaphorical realism movement.

Born in 1965 in Moscow, he learned to draw at home and started attending an art school at the age of 7. He entered the Moscow art institute at 17, and

when he went for his mandatory two years of military service at 18 was soon set to painting murals and canvases rather than regular infantry duties.

Bored with the Cézanne-style painting his art school concentrated on, Kush switched to surreal images as a teenager; he experimented with different

styles of impressionism after seeing a book of Salvador Dalí's work in the late 1980s but it didn't appeal because shape was lost in the style. Strongly

influenced by his father (a scientist), he believes that realistic paintings show the artist's professional skill and draw the viewer in so that they accept the

impossible images enough to see the metaphors in them and explore the different layers of meaning.

In 1990 he showed works in Germany together with two other Russian artists; he visited Los Angeles for a show and stayed in the United States.

Source: vladimirkush.com

Sunrise by the Ocean

Arrival of the Flower Ship

Departure of Winged Ship

Opium Lovers

Morning Blossom

Music of the Woods

Fiery Dance

Garden of Eden

Hearts for Future Generations

Hibiscus Dancer

Candle

Book of Books

Butterfly Apple

Winged Satellite

Fauna la Mancha

Green Apple

Treasure Island

Arrow of Time

Stopped Moment

To The Safe Haven

Haven

Ripples on the Ocean

Breach

Pearl

Shell

Born from the Sea

Bound for Distant Shores

Anticipation of a Night’s Shelter

Dream Catcher

Eye of the Needle

Horn of Babel

Current

Nero

Above The World

Acrobat

Always Together

Twelve

Family Tree

Genealogy Tree

Atlas of Wander

Hardwood Software

Heavenly Fruits

Red Wood Cutting

Ocean Sprout

Tide of Time

Eldorado

Red Purse

Invitation For Lunch

Wind

Metamorphosis

Lovely Plant

Icarus

Still Life with Mandolin

Black Horse

Play With Fire

African Sonata

Trojan Horse

Deep Sea Project

Our Time Together

Forgotten Sunglasses

Chess

Wardrobe

Keys

Star Target

Millennium Watchman

Walnut of Eden

Webmaster

Abandoned

Dwellings

A Second Before the Discovery of the Gravitation Law

Sacred Bird of Yucatan

Two Birds

When it was His World

Laser Tune Up