User:Sergei Krylov

Sergei Krylov (born 18 February 1960) is a Russian artist, based in Moscow, Russia. He is internationally renowned for his large oil paintings and monumental work related to figurative art. In 1988 he graduated from the St Petersburg Academy of Arts (Imperial Academy of Arts). He is a member of the Russian Union of Artists since 1991 and a member of the Moscow Union of Artists since 2004. He is most prominent for establishing the group of artist called “Black Apple” in 1991, in Volgograd, Russia. His reflect Russian social, historical and literary themes. The works are marked by strong vigorous figurative imagery often done on large-scale formats reflecting the neo-classical style. The artists’ primary art medium is oil on canvas and some large size murals. The later periods of the artist’s life are occupied by still life and landscape paintings that are influenced by Giordio Morandi and Paul Cezan.