Valery Koshlyakov: Painter

Koshlyakov takes the subject of  majestic buildings and paints them in a gestural way onto taped together flattened cardboard boxes. This juxtapostion of 'poor'/everyday materials and quick, 'messy' brush strokes against a grand subject matter creates a sense of irony.

High-rise on Raushskaya Embankment (2006). Image by cea

For more information and galleries of further images from Koshlyakov, visit:

http://see-you-in-moscow.com/blog/valery_koshlyakov/2010-03-22-70

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/valery_koshlyakov_grand_opera.htm