"Tales" Painting

10.12.79 artist Yury KutYur (Yuri Kutlugildin) belongs to a new generation of Artists whose creationsreflect the present day life in its full diversity and dynamic. The artist was born in Yakutia, spent his childhood in the Ukraine and Bashkiria (Sibai). After that, oncehaving visited Saint-Petersburg, he decided to stay there, and already for 7 years he's been living and creating his works in this city. Now graphic works and paintings of theartist are being exhibited in galleries of Saint-Petersburg and Moscow. Some of his works can be found in private collections in the USA, Australia, Germany, France,Finland and Luxemburg. KutYur works in the style of gothic modern, on the verge of the modern and the retrospective. His art is characterized by a blend of contemporary oil painting, elongated forms and gothic symbolism, austerity of composition and afocus on ornament and clothes details. His paintings are as colorful, bright and radiant asmedieval stained glasses. The mask - like faces are full of light sorrow over lost innocence. By this means the artist tries to escape the hustle of the transient life, turning to the eternal.