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Valerii Latyshev
RUSSIA
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“As an artist, I am interested in the relationship between painting technique and our own ways of seeing, our emotional connection with images and fantasies.”
Valerii Latyshev is an artist living and working in Russia. He is a self-taught woodworker and for quite a long time is engaged in inlay on wood making wooden jewelry, accessories, home decor items. Once upon a time, Valerii was happy to draw, but he seemed to have forgotten about it.
Supernova | Colorpencil
$350
Abstract spiral fantasy on a cosmic theme looks like a supernova bang filling the universe with its energy. The drawing is inspired by photos of the Hubble telescope. Unframed ships in a hard tube.
But you can say that suddenly he felt a long-standing interest in drawing. He accidentally stumbled upon his old drawings, which awakened pleasant memories in him. He remembered again the sensations when the pencil rustled along the watercolor paper, giving birth to a new space with lines and shapes. A long-standing passion, like a dream, has now become a reality on a qualitatively new level and has turned into an essential part of Valerii's life, inviting him to move in an exciting new direction.
Spiral Of Life | Colorpencil
$400
Botanically themed, colorful abstract artwork. The unwinding spiral symbolizes the birth of new positive changes in life. Unframed ships in a hard tube.
He still creates inlaid things, but now, besides this, Valerii makes drawings, paintings, and mixed media artworks. Maybe under the influence of artists in the style of suprematism as well as his own experience in inlay, where lines and figures also play an essential role, Valerii tends to use abstract and geometric shapes in his artwork. Who knows—perhaps his artworks are the new Russian avant-garde.
"A spectator can see something completely different in the work, with absolutely different associations and a title."
As an artist, Valerii is interested in the relationship between painting technique and our own ways of seeing—our emotional connection with images and fantasies. And Valerii wants to express his feelings rather than illustrate them. The painting becomes an experiment that allows him to explore himself deeper and learn more about himself and the world around him.
Solar Wind | Colorpencil
$320
This abstract artwork reflects my inner sense of a fluid reality filled with solar energy that supports all living things. Unframed ships in a hard tube.
A colorful abstract drawing on a botanical theme inspired by the beginning of spring. Unframed ships in a hard tube.
Night Flowering | Colorpencil
$350
The painting reflects the inner feelings of the artist, which are sometimes logically inexplicable, and the creative process exposes them. That is, painting helps you realize and experience what you see more deeply, creating a visual product that other people will see. And involuntarily you look at it as if through someone else's eyes, worrying about the clarity of the message of the picture, about the clarity of visual information. Since any artwork, even an abstract painting, carries, in addition to aesthetic content, some kind of message from the author, even if it is not always obvious to everyone.
"I extract images from surrounding space, and they become flesh on the tip of a pencil or brush. In the process of working, the images can change, and Valerii himself does not fully know what the result will be. While wading through Valerii`s artworks, a viewer seems to be looking through multiple layers, double meanings, and symbols."
Globalization has led to the fact that we can wear the same clothes anywhere in the world, live in similar interiors, and use the same things. A painting in the interior may be the only unique thing. Therefore, the individuality of the painting is valuable.
His drawings very often have the character of improvisation and do not have a clearly expressed concept or idea. In the process of his work, he tries to visualize the movement of invisible energy as it flows up and down around us in the universe.
Immersion | Colorpencil
$350
This abstract drawing is an immersion into the unknown inner universe of a person. Unframed ships in a hard tube.
Valerii seems to extract images from surrounding space and have them become flesh on the tip of a pencil or brush. In the process of working, the images can change, and Valerii himself does not fully know what the result will be. While wading through Valerii`s artworks, a viewer seems to be looking through multiple layers, double meanings, and symbols.
Enchanted By The Sun Reflection | Colorpencil
$400
A nature-themed abstract multicolor drawing with lotuses and koi fish attracted by the sun's reflection in the water. Unframed ships in a hard tube.
The title of the work can also often be spontaneous and completely associative, chosen under the influence of some image, thought, memory or melody that sounds during the creative process. Although all this does not negate the fact that a spectator can see something completely different in the work, with absolutely different associations and a title,
Abstract drawing on a space theme, where two stars revolve around each other. Unframed, ships in a hard tube.
Double Star | Colorpencil
$460
“Even an abstract painting carries, in addition to aesthetic content, some kind of message from the author, even if it is not always obvious to everyone.”
The Magic Crystal | Colorpencil
$480
A colorful abstract drawing on a fantastic theme related to crystals and gemstones. Unframed. Ships in a hard tube.
In addition to the trivial need to earn a living, Valerii is interested in aspects of feedback from society. After all, any artist strives not only to express his own "I," but also navely dreams of making the world a better place. Otherwise, art would have turned into a banal craft long ago.
Abstract geometric drawing on the ship and sea theme. The mass of sails rises above the waves and carries the ship to its goal. Unframed. Ships in a hard tube.
Frigate | Colorpencil
$480
And one more thought that Valerii feels is important: a modern person lives in a standardized society. Globalization has led to the fact that we can wear the same clothes anywhere in the world, live in similar interiors, and use the same things. A painting in the interior may be the only unique thing. Therefore, the individuality of the painting is valuable. So Valerii’s desire is for his paintings to resonate in the hearts of the audience and become a part of their soul.
Vortex | Colorpencil
$460
Abstract drawing on a fantastic theme. The drawing symbolizes the vortex of energy spreading in the universe. Unframed. Ships in a hard tube.
"My drawings often have the character of improvisation. And the concept or idea gradually appears in the process of drawing."
Valerii Latyshev
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