The artist Evgeny
Guselnikov was born in Chelyabinsk. In 1976 he graduated from the art school at
the Chelyabinsk College of Art under the direction of A.A. Solovyova (Dresden
Academy of Fine Arts).
Evgeny Guselnikov studied architecture, but he is also known as a painter, graphic artist and
sculptor. He works in a broad spectre of genres, such as landscape, portrait,
sill-life, animalistic genre, etc.
Since 1991, the
artist participates in exhibitions and various art contests in London,
New-York, Venice and Moscow.
In
1997-2000 Evgeny Guselnikov worked abroad as a portrait painter. At present,
he lives and works in Saint Petersburg.
Evgeny
Guselnikov’s works are found in private collections in Russia, Czech Republic,
Great Britain, Turkey, Serbia, China and on Cyprus.
Art critic's comment
The artist Evgeny
Guselnikov is in constant creative search and experiments with various artistic
techniques. In his paintings, Guselnikov constructs his own world enriched with
meaningful symbols.
The style
of his works may be considered as expressionism, because lines and colours in
these pieces bear emotional connotations and reflect the artist’s feelings. His
brush is directed by the impulses of subconscious mind. Visual elements in
Guselnikov’s artworks are painted on the verge of abstraction, and the story
seems to take place in another dimension.
In his works,
the artist masterly combines colours to balance composition and to make it more
dynamic. Symbolic images enrich Guselnikov’s paintings. Some of these images
are taken from daily life and may look familiar to viewers in their simplicity.
However, in the context of Guselnikov’s artworks these images acquire
philosophical meanings. As a result, not only Guselnikov’s paintings please the
eye, but they also may provide subjects for discussion among the viewers. The
artworks produced by Evgeny Guselnikov would add bright accents to and look
fantastic in both contemporary or minimalist style interiors.
