Cetinje Monastery Painting

My name is Konstantin Tadorashko. I was born and raised in Zelenograd, the small city near Moscow. Being a romantic person, from childhood I felt the significant role of providence in my life. During my studying at the International University in Moscow, I became aware of the lack of interest in pragmatic management. And fate was pleased to introduce me with one artist. This meeting led to significant changes in my life. I became seriously interested in painting in the style of realism and soon felt the vital need to develop in the chosen direction and become a professional artist. The need for new experiences and sources of inspiration led to the fact that in 2010 I moved to Montenegro. This is the country of archaic beauty, where nature harmoniously combines with the fruits of human activity. Soon after moving, I realized my old dream, passed the exams and entered the University of Montenegro at the Faculty of Fine Arts. The studies lasted for six years and finally l have got the master’s degree in painting. I always had incredible delight from the epoch of the Renaissance. I am deeply impressed with the gothic vaults of the cathedral, bright stained glass windows, deep sounds of the organ, paintings: colorful, dynamic, emotional. I feel the mystery that brings that period. This art exists on the edge of the real and the unreal, like a bridge that connects the divine and the earthly. The classical western European painting brings me lots of inspiration, creative ideas, influences on my aesthetics and perception of the world. My painting is closely connected with traditional oil realistic school. Therefore in my paintings I often turn to eternal themes. For example I like to depict the beauty of the human body, the inner world of a man. I often add still life elements on my paintings which harmonies the whole composition or explain the main idea of the painting. Frequently my paintings contain transcendental, historical or religious motives. Even though I choose the universal themes, I try to look at them through the prism of the modern worldview and bring my personal pictorial and philosophical vision. It is important for me to have strong, intense emotions within the framework of the chosen theme. They basically determine the concept and the plot of the future picture. With the help of paints, I transform my emotions, thoughts and energy into a new material form.