Air Painting

Gleb Solntsev lives and works in Bali, Indonesia. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1982, he lived in Moscow before moving to Bali in 2011. Gleb studied at Serov Art School in Moscow and trained at the Institute of Contemporary Art and the Institute of Cinematography. He graduated from Moscow State Pedagogical University. He has produced work for numerous magazines and publishers and has illustrated various titles published in Russia and worldwide, including GQ, Men's Health, Forbes, Snob, Time Out to name but a few. Gleb has participated in several group exhibitions, including Art Stage 2009 and «Shoes» at Russian Fashion Week 2010, before staging his solo exhibition in Bali. Among his projects are “Grant’s Book of the Great Discoveries” for Afisha magazine and trip to the Himalayas on behalf of Snob magazine to create comic books based on Lama Tai Situ Rhinpoche’s teachings. "Drawing should always bring a touch of a game in your life. Game being the key word. I drew in Italy, because I wanted to take away a piece of its architecture and its vibe. That special feeling that I can always come back. When you sit for half an hour and chew a piece of your life by drawing, you are chewing every single bite very carefully. Nutritionists would approve that. The taste is fully revealed by bringing out more flavours. You embrace the moment. Here and now. You absolutely concentrate on this specific place. You preserve this moment. " Interview for the My Moleskine magazine.