ICONOGRAPHER

A detailed description of my personal journey to Iconography, various awards & recognitions I have received, and my full portfolio of work in list form... I was born in 1965 in Ukraine, and brought up in a non-religious family. I entered college to study mechanical engineering, and eventually earned a Master's degree in the field. I began to paint during my freshman year, and for many years thereafter created "secular" canvases. Throughout this time, one question remained foremost in my mind: What is ultimate beauty? In search for the answer, I turned to iconographic images... From my experience in painting, I found that contemporary art has no interest in anything beyond itself. Today's artists see their vocation only as self-expression. The most important feature of art today is "uniqueness," a vain pursuit that compels the artist to invent a new style or come up with a new concept instead of learning from nature. In most cases, what makes new styles "unique" is that it opposes the..

Primary location: Tyler United States