Gene Kreyd

My intension is to share my experiences of joy and awakening.
I experience the art that flows through me to be a true, honest and passionate reflection of my experience. Who I am as an artist is "an observer". Witnessing the duality of creation and the kaleidoscopic nature of reality and finding the beauty in it Iook for the sublime in the mundane, I love working in traditional as well as digital media. Living in Asia for many years I travel the world Painting, photographing finding images, ideas and inspiration

I have studied painting from an early age and spent most of my adult life traveling the world for the purpose of educating myself in art forms of many varieties. Painting, photography, video, music, surfing, yoga, meditation, Tai Chi, Chinese medicine and human nature.
Gene Kreyd, was born 1964 in St. Petersburg Russia.
Gene’s art career began when he could first hold a pencil.
Exposed to art from a very young age, Gene’s parents took him to museums, galleries, and exhibitions.
As a child, he studied at an art club for children at the Hermitage museum where he won first place for a self portrait. The story and photo were published in one of the city’s main newspapers.
His parent's close circle of friends were among some of the leading Russian underground, nonconformist artists, poets and writers.
These surroundings had a strong influence on Gene’s approach and development as an artist.
In 1973 the family emigrated to the USA.
While living in California Gene discovered surfing which became a major source of inspiration for his artistic expression.
“From a very young age I loved nature, but surfing became the axis of my life”.
Gene studied Chinese internal arts and medicine, yoga, meditation as well as traditional fine ar...

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ARTIST STATEMENT

Who I am as an artist is "an observer".
I experience the art that flows through me to be a true, honest and passionate reflection of my experience.
Seeing the sublime in the mundane I witness the duality of creation and the kaleidoscopic nature of reality in this world of reflected light.
For me painting is meditation.
When I paint I become a conduit for the universal creative force that is expressed and manifested in my work.
Sharing the positive essence of my experience is the reason I do art.
My intention is to inspire and awaken.

Biography.

Gene Kreyd, born 1964 in St. Petersburg Russia.
Gene’s art career began when he could first hold a pencil.
Exposed to art from a very young age, Gene’s parents took him to museums, galleries, and exhibitions.
As a child, he studied at an art club for children at the Hermitage museum where he won first place for a self portrait. The story and photo were published in one of the city’s main newspapers.
His parent's close circle of friends were among some of the leading Russian underground, nonconformist artists, poets and writers.
These surroundings had a strong influence on Gene’s approach and development as ...