Russell Kruta

I was Born on Long Island, NY, in 1962.My goal as an artist is to put a unique style and feeling into anyproject, while maintaining the highest standards of technique. Itis about personal growth and the need to fulfill an inner drive tocreate. It is the challenge to make something out of nothing,something beautiful out of what was discarded junk, orbreathing life onto a blank canvass. I am a conduit, a filter.Everything from the music or sounds that are around me, to thephysical environment I work in all come across in the project I'mworking on. My background is an interesting blend of math,science, classical art and oriental art. I strive to combine cuttingedge technology with the tried and true. For the last several years I have been on a self imposed quest to photographically capture and document the remaining scenic beauty of my native Long Island. The style that I use are a cross between EXPRESSIONISM and SURREALISM I have been heavily influenced by oriental art, especially Bonsai, which I studied as an apprentice to a Bonsai Master from 13-19.I then studied painting and sculpture at S.U.N.Y. Albany, where the influences of numerous western masters including Bernini, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rodin, Monet, and Van Gogh, began ...

NOTEWORTHY EXHIBITS AND AWARDS4/84Long IslandArtistsAssociationBest In Show8/84Altamont FairArt ShowHonorable Mention9/84'A Few Of BigBrother'sFavoriteThings' HalfMoon Cafe,Albany NYInstallation11/86AlbanyTricentennialInvitational ArtCompetitionHighest Honors2/88Interplay '88 -RiceGallery,AlbanyInstitute OfHistory and ArtInvitational Group Show7-9/89'Offerings OfThe Soul' AIDSBenefit Exhibit- The Gallery atThe CapitalDistrictLesbian / GayCommunityCenterProduced,Organized,AndExhibited2/90'Dreamscapes'- Albany ArtGallery,Jefferson StOne Person Show9/94-6/95Ski WindhamNYFeatured ArtistICON ScienceFictionConventionInvited To Participate InArt Show 10 ConsecutiveYears (And Counting)4/95,4/96,4/97,4/98,4/99,4/00,4/01,4/02,4/03,4/044/054/064/98 NY International Film,Video,ArtsFestivalInvitational Group Show -Madison Square Garden6/98East End ArtsCouncil, LongIslandInvitational Group Show8/98Sea Cliff ArtsCouncil, LongIslandFeatured Artist8/98MountaukCouncil ForThe Arts,Mountauk NYInvitational Group Show8/00Group ShowPrism galleryPort Jefferson, NY7/06 Art Of Music Invitational Group ShowSmithtown Arts CouncilSt. James, NY,