Vladimir Kush

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Vladimir Kushi
Surikov Moscow Art Institute
Known forPainting and sculpture
Notable workDeparture of the Winged Ship [1]
MovementMetaphorical Realism
SpouseOxana Kush
Websitekushfineart.com

Vladimir Kush (born 1965) is a Russian-born American painter, jewelry designer and sculptor. He studied at the

Miami, Florida
. The artist has become part of the American cultural environment and is inspiring others. He is the only Russian artist in the US who has his own galleries where prints account for 80% of sales. European recognition came in 2012 with receiving from the hands of Marina Picasso prestigious Artiste du Monde award in Cannes.

Biography

Kush was born in 1965 in

Lahaina, Hawaii.[2]

God is a woman". The lawsuit is now settled.[12][13]

Style and works

Kush predominantly works in the medium of

landscapes by the German romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich.[15]
The artist was greatly influenced by the work of and personal acquaintance with the French ‘magic realist’ Claude Verlinde whose paintings, full of an acute sense of drama in the story of man and his times, often paradoxical in appearance, are, perhaps, closest to his own metaphorical style.


Sky and color-saturated seascapes are frequent themes in his paintings, exemplified in the companion pieces, Arrival of the Flower Ship and Departure of the Winged Ship. Flowing water is another recurrent theme, exemplified by Breach and Current. Other works such as Three Graces and African Sonata merge human and animal forms with inanimate objects.[3][15][16]

List of paintings

Original paintings by Kush include:[17]

  • African Sonata (oil on canvas, 21 in × 24 in or 530 mm × 610 mm) – Elephants with giant tubas for faces are depicted at a watering hole on the plains of Africa.[15]
  • Arrival of the Flower Ship (2000, oil on canvas, 39+1⁄2 in × 31+1⁄2 in or 1,000 mm × 800 mm) – A white sailing ship approaches harbour on a calm sea. Its sails are depicted as giant pink flowers. Shadowy human figures approach the ship in small boats, each made from a single flower petal, while others watch from shore.[15]
  • Breach (late 1990s, oil on canvas) – Shown in the 1997 exhibit "From Gulag to Glasnost: Contemporary Art from Russia" at the International Images Gallery near Pittsburgh, the painting depicts a drained ocean surrounded by mountains, with a group of human figures in the foreground tossing a giant whale on a tarpaulin made of the sea water.[3]
  • Current (2000, oil on canvas, 16 in × 20 in or 410 mm × 510 mm) – The painting (often reproduced as a print) depicts the solitary figure of a naked man rowing a small boat through swirling water in a flooded landscape.[16]
  • Departure of the Winged Ship (circa 2000, oil on canvas, 39 in × 31 in or 990 mm × 790 mm) – Widely reproduced as a print, the painting depicts a three-masted sailing ship heading out to the open sea on a windy day. Its sails are formed by giant butterflies.[14]
  • Family Tree (oil on canvas) – A house is depicted as a giant tree with its upper branches still in construction. Greg Stacey wrote in OC Weekly: "It's like something out of a Bosch painting, a work any artist could be proud of. But ugh, that literal-minded title!"[14]
  • Fauna in La Mancha (oil on canvas size 30, 5x43) –A man stands in a field with a butterfly net, surrounded by butterfly windmills, a nod to the work of
    Miguel Cervantes-and his classic novel, Don Quijote de La Mancha.[15]
  • Three Graces (oil on canvas 11 in × 14 in or 280 mm × 360 mm) – Three dancing ballerinas on a chessboard-like stage are depicted with spinning tops for legs.[15]
  • Wind (1997, oil on canvas, 35+1⁄2 in × 43+1⁄2 in or 900 mm × 1,100 mm) – An isolated two-storey house is depicted with a huge blue shirt billowing out of its roof and windows while shadowy human figures gather with ladders. A giant pocket watch hangs from a chain over the side of the building.[15]
  • Winged Satellite (2000, oil on canvas) – A giant moth is depicted circling the earth as a metallic satellite with solar panel wings.[15]
  • Symphony of the Sun featured as the cover art on the Bill Champlin 2021 Release "Livin' For Love" [18]

Publications

  • Kush, Vladimir (2002). Metaphorical Journey. Kush Fine Art New York Inc.
    ISBN 0-9765298-0-7[2]
  • Journey to the Edge of Time (illustrations by Vladimir Kush; text by Kush's father, Oleg Kush and his uncle Mikhail Kush). Kush Fine Art.
    ISBN 0-9765298-1-5[16]
  • Artist Proof (2015) Kush Fine Art New York Inc. (a 188-page magazine relating to Kush's work).

References

  1. ^ For an image of the painting, see Kush Fine Art: Departure of the Winged Ship
  2. ^ a b c d e World and I (August 2002). "Vladimir Kush – Metaphorical Explorations, an artist finds his voice in Hawaii". Retrieved 27 January 2012 (subscription required).
  3. ^ a b c Thomas, Mary (29 March 1997). "Gallery Finds Russian Region Fertile Ground". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  4. ^ For an image of the original painting see Kush Fine Art: Pros and Cons
  5. ^ Gurnett, Kathleen (June 2006). "Flights of Shopping and Fantasy". San Diego Magazine, Vol. 58, No. 8, p. 20
  6. ^ The Coastline Pilot reported the theft of a Kush painting worth $7,500 from the Laguna Beach gallery in January 2012. See: Clay, Joanna (12 January 2012). "Police: Galleries must be vigilant". Coastline Pilot. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  7. ^ For an image of the painting see Kush Fine Art: Contes Erotiques
  8. Blouin Artinfo (28 March 2008) "Pink to Pay for Appropriating Painting"
    . Retrieved 27 January 2012
  9. ^ Honolulu Star-Advertiser (21 November 2010). "Art lifts Grand Wailea over the top". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  10. ^ Artistes du Monde Cannes 2011: winners list and press coverage (in French)
  11. ^ "The art of the sale". Las Vegas Business Press. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  12. ^ Cascone, Sarah (4 February 2019). "A Painter Is Suing Ariana Grande for Allegedly Ripping Off His Work in a Viral Music Video". artnet news. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  13. ^ Cascone, Sarah (21 August 2019). "Ariana Grande Has Settled Her Legal Battle With the Artist Who Claimed Her Music Video Ripped Off His Empowering Candle Paintings". artnet news. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. ^ a b c Stacy, Greg (7 June 2007). "Sunshine Surrealist". OC Weekly. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h Smith, Craig (13 October 2006). "Something Once Known, Something Once Dreamed". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  16. ^ a b c Midkiff, Tyler (16 March 2007). "Kush Creates new Mythologies". Sedona Red Rock News. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  17. ^ For images of the paintings described in this section, see Kush Fine Art: African Sonata, Arrival of the Flower Ship, Breach, Current, Departure of the Winged Ship, Family Tree, Three Graces, Wind, Winged Satellite
  18. ^ "Symphony of the Sun - Vladimir Kush". Retrieved February 6, 2022.

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