Viktar Barabantsau

Viktar Barabantsau is a contemporary Belarusian artist who works in easel painting in the genres of landscape, portrait, still life, historical, religious, and story-based and thematic painting. A graduate of the monumental art department, the artist found his calling in easel painting, which is rich in the use of metaphors and symbols. He had already expressed an interest in the history, folklore, culture, and traditions of his people in his early works. In a series of genre paintings dedicated to Belarusian holidays and celebrations, the artist combines ethnographic authenticity with a technique that almost imperceptibly transitions from drawing to painting. The artist populates the monochrome spaces of his snowy village streets with many staffage figures. He emphasizes their authenticity by clothing them in traditional costumes and adding other attributes of folk festivals. During his long artistic career, Viktar Barabantsau has been able to address a large number of topics in works ranging from a series of religious portraits to historical paintings, but nature has emerged as the overriding theme of his work. In traveling around the world and participating in plein air painting events and festivals, he has managed to depict var...

1947 born in Gomel

1964 - 1968 studied at Minsk State Art College named after A. Glebov

1972 - 1978 studied at Belarusian State Theatre and Art Institute under G. Vashchenko, V. Stelmashonok, and N. Zalozny

1983 member of the Belarusian Union of Artists

1990 laureate of the Trade Unions of Belarus award

1999 Medal for Contributions to the Fine Arts of Belarus

2001 laureate of the "For Spiritual Revival" award

2010 Medal of Francysk Skaryna

2012 Medal of the Ministry of Culture “For Contribution to the Cultural Development of Belarus”